Providing web hosting services since 1999 we have been asked this question many times. We will try to make our answer as simple as possible, but the answer is not always simple unless you know the correct (tech) words in the web hosting industry and already know what it is you’re looking for in web hosting products and plans. In our humble opinion we’ll try to break this question down into 5 main parts or categories. Obviously some technical and additional more detailed information has been excluded in the interest of simplicity but in this short outline of 5 main parts, but you’ll get a good feel for what-is-what in web hosting services and options.

• Research on your part is always instrumental in your quest to finding the right web hosting service for you. You must ask yourself what services products and hosting plan do I need in web hosting to provide me with what my web site needs to do the job you expect from the web host you finally choose in the end. Knowing some of the technical words of services or products will also reduce your stress level and reduce any miscommunication between you and you’re soon to be web hosting provider.

• Knowing what web plans your web site uses or will use in web hosting products is key in picking the correct web hosting basic plan that you actually need to start with such as; shared web hosting environment , VPS web hosting environment or a dedicated web hosting environment. Then look for any additional product services you web site might need such as; standard IP address or dedicated IP address, serverside applications that can be accessed by your web site that are included with that web hosting plan.

• Once you have the basics in mind look for a web host that can provide additional products and services that at some point as your web site grows (and it will) there is already the infrastructure in place by your web host to provide additional resources and products you’ll need such as; any web hosting plan changes or upgrades, more server space, more bandwidth, additional features, there are many.

• There are over 600,000 web hosting providers out there, so how can you possibly pick one. It’s fairly simple. Our 1st rule of thumb is to get a referral from someone you already know and who has done most of the real hard foot work finding that right web host, and with any luck they can also tell you just exactly how good or bad their current and past experiences have been with theses web hosts. If you don’t know anyone who is in that category then our 2nd rule is refer again to rule #1! You can go to additional web forums just like this one and read other posed questions and other replies from the others who have already done the real hard foot work finding that right web host, and with any luck they can also tell you just exactly how good or bad their current and past experiences have been with theses web hosts.

• We left our reply about price to the end. This answer is about as bad as looking at 600,000 web hosting providers for the right one without a referral to go by. Price is a strange thing; it ranges from dirt cheap to very high against the market. As you can’t tell a book by its cover you can’t tell a web host by price. We have by our own experiences found price is not relative (most of the time) to services and products of web hosing in the market place. Our example is (our past history) when we started our web hosting company in 1999 we had to charge a fairly high price for our services and web hosting plans. Really more that we wanted to. But as time goes on web hosting equipment, server locations (farms), and fiber optics costs have all come down because of high demand and high competition, just like computers have drastically come down in price today. Cheap is not always a bad thing theses days. But another example is the way the record label and recording industry was back 10 years or more ago. Only a select few could provide services to a captive audience and charge what every price they wanted to. But not anymore.

We hope we have provided some small amount of insight that will help you decide what web hosting is best. Its really up to you, as the more knowledge you gain the easer it will become to see clearly all the possibilities what web hosing plans that so many good web hosting providers can offer you and for a reasonable price.

Regards!

Uhm, your signature link doesn't work. Or, at least, for me it doesn't...

Hum, always works for me! Maybe you have a loss in connection currently?

Originally Posted by paullopez

Signature link works for me as well. However Article is nice. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for reading Paullopez,

We're certainly glad to have the opportunity to share some points in our ten years of web hosting experience with everyone. What we said before is certainly no secret, but hopefully we cut through some misconceptions and shortened our outline to be concise and an easy read.

With over 600,000 web hosts its understandable just how hard choosing the right web host and hosting plan can be.

All the best in your web host search!

Looks like a copy-paste job but what I can tell you is that the whole article is too long. Why not just simplify it to you NEED to try out a host before you commit!

Buying web hosting is like buying a car. You need a test drive to see if it is the "one" first. ALWAYS. No ifs ands or buts.

Originally Posted by cantletugo

Looks like a copy-paste job but what I can tell you is that the whole article is too long. Why not just simplify it to you NEED to try out a host before you commit!

Buying web hosting is like buying a car. You need a test drive to see if it is the "one" first. ALWAYS. No ifs ands or buts.

Thanks for the Kudos cantletugo!

We're glad you noticed our original (not copy or paste) work. And I suppose your entitled to your opinion. Just shows others how your run your business by making trash comments about other posts that are trying to help people find there way to good web hosting in this web forum. Too bad you don't have the same view of others and their needs as we do! Its your loss.

Have a great day, and thanks for reading this!

Yeah the link is working for me now. Maybe I just had a connection hiccup or something.

With regards to the article itself: it's good for people just looking for their first host, although it's mostly common knowledge (of course put quite succinctly which is always nice), I found the last part to be quite illuminating as many people would consider "cheap" hosting to be of poor quality which can sometimes be true, but not always.

Indeed, you must always conduct proper research before committing to a hosting company.

Thank you for sharing.

your signature link work for me.

Originally Posted by Mime

Yeah the link is working for me now. Maybe I just had a connection hiccup or something.

With regards to the article itself: it's good for people just looking for their first host, although it's mostly common knowledge (of course put quite succinctly which is always nice), I found the last part to be quite illuminating as many people would consider "cheap" hosting to be of poor quality which can sometimes be true, but not always.

Indeed, you must always conduct proper research before committing to a hosting company.

Thank you for sharing.

Indeed our humble offering of our succinctly (marked by compact precise expression without wasted words) insight and opinion is only a brief explanation for some, and a lengthly bunch of cut & paste for others!

We feel we did our best on both sides of the coin to cover all the sides. We certainly would appreciate, and encourage all who have something constructive to add to please feel free to jump right-on-in, the waters fine, and give this post a life of its own.

Thanks for your reply Mine. Glad our link is working for you today!

I hope you don't think I was being critical of it; it's a perfect starting point and perhaps could link to more articles for further reading?

Originally Posted by Mime

I hope you don't think I was being critical of it; it's a perfect starting point and perhaps could link to more articles for further reading?

No, not at all... we like all the input!
Thanks Mime

Cheers!

you are absolutely right, choosing a web hosting provider is not easy task, especially for those who are choosing web hosting for first time. Anyway, I like your tips.

Originally Posted by irena

you are absolutely right, choosing a web hosting provider is not easy task, especially for those who are choosing web hosting for first time. Anyway, I like your tips.

Thank you Irena, your very kind to say so! The real truth is all our information comes from over 10 years of web hosing services and experiences. We are only too glad to offer up our knowledge to help others keep their sanity while looking for that right web host. Keep us in mind some day when you find yourself needing a knowledgeable and experienced web hosing company for your needs.

Thanks again for the kudos!

Although it's quite an informative article,it's too long for one to go through.
So, can these points be summarized in few sentences? It'll be a great help to me.

Originally Posted by MichelBachkhem

Although it's quite an informative article,it's too long for one to go through.
So, can these points be summarized in few sentences? It'll be a great help to me.

So MichelBachkhem, you know that knowledge is power! With that said I'll shorten my knowledge down to your few sentences request. So all will have a chance to understand our helpful information.



ONLY 3 SIMPLE POINTS!

1 - Research on your part is always instrumental in your quest to finding the right web hosting service for you. You must ask yourself what services products and hosting plan do I need in web hosting to provide me with what my web site needs to do the job you expect from the web host you finally choose in the end. Knowing some of the technical words of services or products will also reduce your stress level and reduce any miscommunication between you and you’re soon to be web hosting provider.

2 - Our 1st rule of thumb is to get a referral from someone you already know and who has done most of the real hard foot work finding that right web host, and with any luck they can also tell you just exactly how good or bad their current and past experiences have been with theses web hosts. If you don’t know anyone who is in that category then our 2nd rule is refer again to rule #1!

3 - We have by our own experiences found price is not relative (most of the time) to services and products of web hosing in the market place. Our example is (our past history) when we started our web hosting company in 1999 we had to charge a fairly high price for our services and web hosting plans. Really more that we wanted to. But as time goes on web hosting equipment, server locations (farms), and fiber optics costs have all come down because of high demand and high competition, just like computers have drastically come down in price today. Cheap is not always a bad thing theses days.

Have a great night!

Well, can add my 2 cents that there is no best host ever, there is only the best for a client specific needs and budget.
Time-tested hosts are more preferable!

Really helpful for me. I'm a totally newbie in this career, though i manage some wordpres blogs for two years, i don't even know how to write php language. Recently i'm planning to build my own websites, i bought 5 domain names from godaddy, but i don't know choose which web hosting now,

I found above points really interesting but I want to add one more that is reviews before we final any deal with any web hosting company it is necessary to read review about it.Thank you so much for sharing great information.

Originally Posted by StoneWilson

Really helpful for me. I'm a totally newbie in this career, though i manage some wordpres blogs for two years, i don't even know how to write php language. Recently i'm planning to build my own websites, i bought 5 domain names from godaddy, but i don't know choose which web hosting now,

Don't you feel you overpaid for those domains unless you got a coupon? Their original prices are outrageous! $12.99 for a domain? No way. That is $70 down the drain for you.

Originally Posted by Shirlyn

I found above points really interesting but I want to add one more that is reviews before we final any deal with any web hosting company it is necessary to read review about it.

Can agree. Customer hosting reviews are really useful to make final decision.
Furthermore, it will be a good idea to contact the company's support and see how fast they will respond and how professional they are.