With so many hosting companies available, it\u2019s easy to assume that all hosting companies are equal. But they\u2019re not. If you want a site with very little downtime, then doing a little bit of research about which hosting specifications you\u2019ll need for your website is absolutely essential.<\/p>\n
First, always check out the reliability of the hosting company because it won\u2019t do you any good to have a website if it frequently goes down.<\/em> An easy way to research a company is to go to Google and type in the Company Name + Complaints. If you see multiple complaints about the company\u2019s reliability, then look for another company.<\/p>\n If the reliability of the company passes the test, then check out additional features.<\/em> There are three major things you should look for. The first one is the Cpanel<\/strong> you\u2019ll be working with.<\/p>\n You want an easy to use control panel since you\u2019ll most likely be using your hosting company for years. The second thing you\u2019re looking for is a mail host<\/strong>. Some companies will allow you to have as many mail accounts as you want, but they limit your storage to one gigabyte. Others will allow you to have a certain number of mail accounts, but they won\u2019t limit storage. Be sure to read about any restrictions on the mail accounts.<\/p>\n The third thing you\u2019re looking for is Fantastico<\/strong>. This system will allow you to install various software scripts to your website without having to pay a designer. Follow three easy steps and you can install WordPress blogs, forums, and more.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019re satisfied that your hosting company has these features, then it\u2019s time to look at their customer service track record.<\/em> A few minutes spent searching the web will show you if they routinely ignore support tickets or if their staff is unprofessional or rude.<\/p>\n Now it\u2019s time to compare prices<\/em>. You should expect to pay between five and ten dollars a month for hosting one or more websites, but not more than that. If a hosting company insists you\u2019ll need to pay more than ten dollars, then shop around for a new one.<\/p>\n Hostgator<\/strong> is one of the best hosting options out there. It has excellent customer service and a long history of reliability. They allow you to host as many websites as you like for ten dollars a month and include unlimited data storage.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll want to choose to host based on where you\u2019re going in the future with your business, not where you are now. You may only have one site to start with, but when you grow more, you\u2019ll want the right hosting already in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With so many hosting companies available, it\u2019s easy to assume that all hosting companies are equal. But they\u2019re not. If you want a site with very little downtime, then doing a little bit of research about which hosting specifications you\u2019ll need for your website is absolutely essential. First, always check out the reliability of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[70,71],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.affwebsites.com\/workfromhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}