Finding The Right Hosting Service

by Gigabyte

The most important criteria for selecting a good hosting company is Service! Most people end up dropping their hosting provider within the first three months because of bad service. The best way to find a good hosting provider is through a referral. Ask a friend or college that is happy with his hosting service.

Here are some guidelines in selecting a good hosting company.

1. Compare what you get in the the hosting plan (e.g. free site builder, free software scripts etc.). A lower price plan may offer less features or benefits.

2. Compare disk storage space, data transfer, email accounts, MYSQL database provided in the package.

3. Understand the difference between Giga byte and Mega byte because this can be very misleading if you are not familiar with these terms. A Giga byte is 1000 times bigger then a Mega byte (i.e. 1000 MB = 1 GB). The more Giga byte space you get the more storage space you will have for your account.

4. Does the company offer Free setup and registration. Free bonus software (e.g. Site builder)

5. Does the company provide Domain Registration and Transfer service. Most companies charge around $8.00 for this service.

6. Offers dedicated customer support 24/7 days per week. This is probably the most important. You want to ensure that weekend support is available to help solve your account problems.

Here are some examples of hosting companies that offer all the above.

1. http://www.dynonames.com/

2. http://www.myhostgenie.com/

Compare their benefits and see what you get for the price.