Dedicated web hosting is costly but you get a full control of your server. Shared hosting is cheap but you share CPU resources with many other web sites.

Well, dedicated website hosting is much more secure than Shared Web Hosting U. If any site on shared sever is hacked then it can affect other web sites too.



Type host operating system: If your website is based on technologies such as JSP, ASP, etc, and require others, to complement or Microsoft MSACCESS MS SQL database that should go for windows hosting. On the other hand, if the user is using technologies like cold fusion, then you can run on Linux and Windows platform.

You can save on the cost of setting up a website. This is the most obvious benefits that new business owners keep in mind when selecting a provider. Today, there are many Affordable Web Hosting out there and they become a great option for newcomers to start a business.

It also comes with fantastico, cpanel. All this for about $109 annually which is pretty cheap. Please note this hosting plan is no longer available and is replaced with multisite dynamite plan. It is basically the same as my previous plan except for more diskspace and bandwidth. As I'm writing this, they have a promotion where you can get this hosting plan for 2 years at only $149 which I consider to be a good deal.

Web Host Country - Depending on your market, this could be the most important consideration, and often the most overlooked. The physical location of your host servers can have an impact on your business if your target market is in your own country. Google UK, for example offer the option of either a UK only or a world-wide search. If you want to feature in the UK only searches it is far better to have your website hosted by a company who has its actual servers in the UK. Be aware that some Shared Web Hosting UK hosting companies who appear to be UK based companies actually have their servers located in other countries. Always ask!

For me good customer service is important. This involves both online training and reference resources and the ability to email your particular questions and get a quick response. I would also look for a web host that has their own website builder that enables me to create all the features I want. Some website builders are very formulaic, based on template layouts that are not flexible.

Cheap web host providers are the ones that likely go bankrupt in the web hosting business. This will result to the shutting down of web sites - and this means, loss of business for your part. Moreover, transferring to another web host entails a lot of inconvenience for yourself as well as for your clients.