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#1 Basic Web Hosting Tip

Don't buy based on price. Buy hosting based on the level of customer service you think you will need. If you are new to maintaining your own web site, look for hosts with a good amount of free support with every hosting account. Avoid hosts that charge a fee for even basic support. Basic support is usually covered using a 'submit a ticket' system which should be enough to get your problems solved and shouldn't cost you anything extra. Some hosts even include limited phone support at no extra charge. Do your research.

Here, we never rank web hosts. Firstly because there are just too many of them. No legitimate reviewer could hope to do any sort of justice to the consumer as it's not possible to rank enough hosts for a meaningful comparison. Secondly, the exposure most seasoned web professionals have had with web hosts is usually limited to those few who the professional has first hand experience with. So every web professional is jaundiced, both pro and con, when it comes to evaluating web hosts. The hosts we have had good experiences with, we will expound favorably upon, and vice versa, for the negative experiences. Of course one individual's dealings with a particular hosting provider are not a reliable barometer in either case. Lastly, reseller hosting has become a cottage industry in itself, so it's very likely that any individual web host is actually just reselling the web hosting services of another service provider. Finding these connections is possible, but takes a lot of sleuthing and detective work. Reducing even further the number of web hosts a reviewer can hope to truly review.

So you may say, why not just make a site where users have the opportunity to post reviews. In fact several such sites exist. But you have to ask yourself, what would motivate someone to take the time to fill out a web hosting review, when a web hosting choice is only even under consideration once a year or sometimes once every couple of years. Well most of the time, customers of a business only comment when an experience is negative enough to invoke an emotional response or when desire for the product or service is especially strong. So most review posting sites can't give you enough of a cross section of experiences because the average customer doesn't comment. You will sometimes see principals of a web hosting company reviewing their own services under some psuedonym, though. In glowing terms of course. The competitor of a web hosting provider could also leave unscoupolous comments on a public review site. There is simply no way to tell.

No, unfortunately, there are no short cuts. You will have to do you due diligence, and research the industry as much as you can before making your decision. Once you decide on a web host, you could be stuck with that choice for a full year. And changing to a different web host, while easier than it used to be, is still fraught with possible problems and issues. You'd much rather make a more informed choice initially. You'll also want to closely monitor the relationship closely in that first year. A good web host should operate at a high level, in the background. Supporting your online endeavors without getting in the way. If there are any problems, you want to know about them early on, so you can plan your an exit strategy that doesn't result in significant downtime for your web site.

On the left, we list various web hosting subjects by the types of web hosting accounts available on the internet. You will also find some general informatino links such as the steps to buying web hosting and a glossary of common web hosting terms. Our advertisers are all web hosts we have had positive experiences with. Does this guarantee a positive experience for you? We sure hope so! But nothing is guaranteed. Make sure you do some study before you buy.