How to Find Good Web Hosting for your Blog?
If you own a blog or a site then probably you may know what is Web Hosting. It is the most important thing cause all files and database are stored there. Choosing a bad Web Host can cause a very bad effect, it doesn’t matters whether its a new or a old blog cause in both it has the same effect.
So how to choose the best Web Host for your Blog? There are certain things one should keep in his/her mind before choosing hosting space for his/her Blog.
1. 24/7 Support :
The most important thing one should look for, cause you can kill your Blog if they don’t reply you in time. In support system you should look for following kind of supports like
(i) Live Support: It is the best way to contact your hosting provider for help, and this is the quickest and best way to get help or solve your problem.
(ii) Support Tickets : It is not the quickest way to contact your hosting provider or to sort out your problem cause many times it may take upto 24 hours to reply your support ticket.
(iii) Toll free numbers : Many hosts do provide these kind of support to help there client’s may be it can’t be a toll free number but they might provide you a calling support too.
2. Server Uptime :
After looking and getting satisfied by their support the second most important thing is Server Uptime. Server Uptime controls the life of your Blog. Almost all web host guarantees 99% uptime but many of them fail to provide that much uptime of the server, and because of that your blog has to face the downtime for several hours or days,.
3. Backup :
Usually most of Web Host don’t make the backups of the sites they host, but many reputed hosts makes the backup of the sites which they host. The backup can be done on weekly basis or monthly basis. Even though you can create backup of your sites by your own as there is a backup option in the cpanel.
4. Pricing Plans :
You can find different host with different hosting plans it can be high, it can be low but I what would suggest is that if you see any low pricing plans then never go for it until you are satisfied with all the above things, because the low pricing plans is just a lure to attract the users. Most of Web Host have high pricing plans but its not like that if they have high pricing plans they it will be good for sure, if you are thinking so then you are wrong having high pricing plans doesn’t means that the web host is good. Company’s use high pricing plans on the type of the service they provide like 24/7 support, weekly backups, etc, If your web host does not have all those services for you then its useless to pay them high prices.
5. Choosing between new or old web hosting company :
Choosing a old or a new web host doesn’t matter that much if they are strong in all the above points, but still it’s good if you choose the old and reputed web host cause they are well experienced and they know what kind of services their clients needs.
Hope these things will help you out to find better web host for your blog.
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the word of mouth.. and feedbacks from ur friends is very important..
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yes…i agree with this +1
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Good article, will help some people. Friend recommendations are the most important, usually.
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Thanks a lot Mark…..
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These are good tips. With the pricing plans it is important to look at how many months they make you pay for up front. Some of the better deals make you commit to long periods of time, which might not be ideal for everyone.
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nice one mate pradeep keep posting
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Thanks anuj
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I wish i knew about these things when i first went around buying web hosting. Didnt have a clue what i needed back then, and ended up going with a company which was way overpriced.
I think if i was to buy webhosting now i would always go with hostgator.
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Nice tips and awesome post. For me is a good repution, feedback, email support and time in market.
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I run a hosting web site, and I find many customers ask how long the host has been in business. When they hear only a few months they are worried about how long my host will be around. I love to run a hosting website, and will always be around if I have a client on my server.
Still you have to try hard to get more clients by adopting the good and useful points pointed here…….Best of luck…………!
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Yes Leon, The amount of experience you have certainly is a trust factor that a lot of clients vie for, if your clients think that since you have been in the business only for a small time, then you can build more trust around your web hosting site by giving best uptimes to your current clients and then ask your clients for testimonials and paste them on your site. That will help you gain more trust from customers even though your site may have less experience.
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I totally agree to shiva for what he said…..+1000
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These are all basic things you should check out before investing in a hosting service. I agree it seems that every provider says that they have 99% Server Uptime…but how can a potential buyer confirm this?
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The best way to find the correct uptime of the hosting is ask your friends if they are using it…if not then google it there are many reviews written in many websites and forums. That will certainly help.
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Ya Web hosting plays a major part in online world so need to take right hosting from good hosting providers anyways nice post
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Web hosting plays an important role in a weblog or website success. I experienced worst problems with my previous hosting provider where so many traffic get hit due to their poor so called tight security system in place. Which Bans many of the legitimate traffic.
Deciding hosting is very important step that every blogger should think of getting advice from fellow bloggers and searching for some reviews across web. Spending even a month time in finding a good host with positive review is worth as it is almost like a home for the website which going to breathe freely there after. You have covered some usual points that we can find in web, but ofcourse its good to remind people often about the hosting selection.
Looking forward for more …
Cheers.
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It is really important for the web hosting business owners as well as for the end users to know what the web hosting service should offer and which facilities should be included in a good plan.
With the help of web hosting you can run a site, which will feature the information, images, audio files, videos and many more thoroughly describing the site’s purpose. Entire world will be able to know about your products, services and ideas through the web network. The main intention of web hosting is providing the customer with a server space on which he can store these files.
Very useful tips. Thanks for this post.
Choosing a good host is the main this for starting a blog.
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I am using hostgator since 2003 for some of my own and clients sites and didn’t have a lot of problems yet. Their support is pretty responsive and they update their servers frequently wit the latest software which is important regarding security.
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the basic things to look for in the Hosting Service also their Feedback is important…an also do have a chat with the staff once before entering into a Deal..
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No doubt for hosting our blogs or sites, hosting with a good and reliable Host company is very important. Your mentioned above 5 points to take care before selecting a host company are very useful and important. …………… Thanks for sharing so important points!
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With my first webhost, all my sites got cracked by some mexican hacker, and it took them 3 whole days to restore the sites! That’s 3 days of being offline. You can be sure i changed the host the first chance i got, and i never looked back.
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This is the most irresponsible and un-professional….host that they can’t even secure there server…and back it up on time.
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Excepts good support and uptime, I don’t think that there are any special requirements for blog hosting. Most of the time blog hosting is trivial.
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Even we need to look is the server optimized for wordpress or not….i have encountered with this many hosts.
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M y site is hosted with hostatree, they are new in the industry and so far so good, the only downside is that what they claim to be 27/7 support doesn’t seem to be true.
I am happy with my host. They’ve got a superb 24/7 Customer support over phone and live chat. It’s not very expensive and they’ve been in the business for years.
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There is so much competition when it comes to hosting. Some cheap priced hosting works great and other times not so well. It really depends on how many sites and what kinds of sites are on a server along with your web site. I’ve had some cheap plans that are very good, and others that are extremely slow. Kind of the luck of the draw sometimes. If you are not pleased with your hosting provider, there are plenty of others out there to try, and most do have a 30 day money back guarantee.
i am using blogger for redirecting my blogs to the domain name which is a free service, but for quite some time I am trying to shift to a better platform and this information provided by you will definitely help me out.
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After having some unpleasant experience with free hosting, I prefer using only paid ones. It’s more reliable and worth it. Hosting in online business is very essential and should be considered carefully.
Great tips on how to choose a good web hosting service for your blog. I agree that most of the times the price is one of the issues that most bloggers are considering, especially for those who are just new to opening a blog.
Thanks for sharing!
The most important factor to look is the security aspect of the hosting service provider. It also ensures a high uptime, and it is essentially important fore commerce sites…
Nice info.
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Thanks for sharing here the important points for how to select a good host company before hosting our sites to avoid any further hesitation.
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Yes, I am agree with Anna, After having some unpleasant experience with free hosting, I prefer using only paid ones. It’s more reliable and worth it. Hosting in online business is very essential and should be considered carefully.
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I am happy too with my host. They’ve got a superb 24/7 Customer support over phone and live chat. It’s not very expensive and they’ve been in the business for years.
One of the most important things i look out for when choosing a host is support. Especially hosts with a live chat system.
There is so much competition when it comes to hosting. Some cheap priced hosting works great and other times not so well. It really depends on how many sites and what kinds of sites are on a server along with your web site. I’ve had some cheap plans that are very good, and others that are extremely slow. Kind of the luck of the draw sometimes. If you are not pleased with your hosting provider, there are plenty of others out there to try, and most do have a 30 day money back guarantee.
i am using blogger for redirecting my blogs to the domain name which is a free service, but for quite some time I am trying to shift to a better platform and this information provided by you will definitely help me out.
We provide web-hosting and domain registration services in India at affordable rates. Choosing the right one from a list is very difficult only because no one how the services turn out to be.. So most important thing is visit their website and search over the web for some good/bad reviews.
One thing that sets apart most of the top web hosting companies from the rest is the support. It also helps to research on how long the company has been around? Hosting companies cannot survive if their products are not all that good.