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Best Web Hosting For Beginners (Part 2)
In order to choose the best web hosting for
beginners, we identified several factors for you to first consider about
your website. Some of the factors considered in Part 1 of this article were
website complexity, the type of content it is going to contain, and your
level of technical expertise in setting it up and getting it online. In this
example, you want to get off to a quick start, so you're just going to
publish a basic personal website. (We're also assuming that you've already
registered your new website's domain name with GoDaddy.com or some other
Internet registrar.)
Since it's a basic site, we learned that all the best web hosting packages
for beginners provide enough online resources and tools to satisfy your
site's basic requirements. A easy-to-use web design program, file manager,
and email system are always provisioned, along with enough storage space and
monthly network bandwidth to get your site up and running. ("Unlimited"
storage and bandwidth allowances are now quickly becoming the norm.)
Additional services can always be purchased later to meet more advanced
requirements as you become more adventurous with your website.
Now that you have identified your website's basic requirements, it's time to
consider several more issues. The first one will be how long do you plan on
keeping your website up and online. The best web hosting for beginners
providers all offer monthly plans, and all also offer discounts on annual or
multi-year hosting plans. I'd suggest hosting your site for at least a year,
so not only do you give it time to become established on the web, but it
also allows you to take advantage of any annual discounts.
When signing up for any hosting package, you'll be prompted to provide a
credit card number to pay for your hosting services. Your host will probably
keep your credit card number on file so that they can auto-renew your web
hosting account when it comes due; you'll also be emailed renewal reminders
closer to the date. I'd suggest setting up your account that way, as the
last thing you'd want would be for your hosting account to be suspended -
and your website disappear from the web! - for any length of time due to
accidental non-payment.
The reliability of your hosting company and network should be important to
you too, so you'll want to surf some of their sites and do a little
research. Here are a few things to look for when comparing the best web
hosting for beginners providers:
- Refer to each hosting plan's full list of features and make sure your
website will be hosted on a quality server like Dell, HP, Sun, or Compaq.
Generic "white boxes" are cheaper to deploy but are less reliable.
- Is toll-free technical support included in your web hosting package? Email
and chat support are common, but you may want - or need - the ability to
talk "live" to a technician for some support issues.
- Will your account be using a shared IP address? It will only be a problem
if another hosting account on the same IP address engages in bad behavior
like spamming. The IP may then be "blocked" for some length of time. If it
happens, then request your own "static IP"; it should cost you only a couple
of dollars a month.
If you keep these issues in mind while evaluating potential providers,
you'll come out way ahead when making your selection. Competition between
the best web hosting for beginners providers is keen, so take full advantage
of their specials if you can. It won't be long after that before you have
your own personal website up and running on the Internet. Have fun and
welcome to the fray!
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