Web Hosting Checklist- Must For Every Webmaster!
By Mahesh, Mon Dec 26th
Before rushing for a web account, you need to check thefollowing features which are important for any web hostingaccount. Many people overlook this features and pay the pricelater. So here are the important features you need to check withyour company before paying for it.
Technical Support: Technical support is one of the mostimportant factor you need to consider when a choosing a webhost. Test different companies before you sign up by sendingthem an email with a question or two. If they respond quickly,this is a good sign.
Uptime: The more uptime they guarantee, the better. 99% uptimeis the minimum acceptable standard. Look for 99% plus guaranteeduptime. 1% of uptime is about 87 hours in a year.
Disk Space: Decide how much disk space you will require. A basicweb site with few images and about 10 to 20 pages will not takeup much web space . If you require a lot of graphics ormultimedia or you need to store a lot of information, you willneed a bit higher disk space. Again you can increase your webspace as required with almost all the hosts by paying the extracharges.
Data Transfer: This factor is usually overlooked until the datatransfer limit is reached. If you go over your alloted datatransfer, you will get a hefty bill. If you are running a sitewith lots of downloads, or a site with lots of images such at aphoto post site, your data transfer will be higher than a sitewith mainly text. The average website uses less than 200MB ofbandwidth per month.
Scripting Languages support: If you using a scripting languageto output your html, you need to check
