Affordable Web Hosting 4 u

Whether you are starting an online business or creating a personal or hobby website, one of the first issues you will have to deal with is how to find affordable web hosting. Although, initially, it may seem a simple case of comparing the price charged by each hosting company and selecting the cheapest, there are a variety of other considerations you should take into account.

When choosing affordable web hosting, there are three things to spend your time researching.

Firstly, you want to know the cost per month. Included in this assessment is whether or not the company provides you with a free domain name (or multiple free domain names), rather than forcing you to buy a domain name separately and transfer it to your webhosting. Not only should you look at the cost of buying the domain separately, often for around $8, you must also factor in the cost of transferring your domain name to your host.

Secondly, you want to know the bandwidth allowance. Although probably not as important for personal or hobby websites, this is of extreme importance to an online business. Bandwidth allowance is essentially a measure of how many people can access your website, the higher the number the more traffic can reach you and consequently the greater your e-business’ potential revenue. Some hosting plans provide unlimited bandwidth which means there is no limit on the number of people who can access your site. It is always worth checking before purchase whether it is possible to upgrade from one plan to another. This provides you with a degree of flexibility, and is particularly important for the internet entrepreneur.

Finally, you want to know if there are any further issues with the hosting, in order to check whether it is affordable. Are there any advantages to buying from this host, such as free website creation and forum creation software? Spam and virus filtering? Multiple email accounts to match your domain? If you are new to the field of web hosting and website creation then it may also be worth checking if the host has good support, for example 24-hour technical support via online messaging services.

After having researched these three areas fully you will be able to make an intelligent and informed decision in order to choose affordable web hosting, tailored to meet your needs.