Its all in the wording …
Let’s face it you always want the best “bang” for your buck. Even when choosing hosting. Shared hosting is very competitive and there are many choice and offers. Free upgrades when you sign up for a year, free ssls, more bandwidth and didkspace than you will need in one lifetime, value added services such as fantastico instalations, shopping carts, and sitebuilders. Not to mention points of contact such as live chat, tickets, forums, instant messaging and phone support. I have sucessful hosting companies who rely strictly on tickets or stick to one niche for thief customer base. I’ve seen resellers make a living off of personal customers as in people, small business and web site clients they managed over the years.
In chossing a web hosting company you should answer the following questions first:
What time of day would I need tech support?
What type of communication will I be happy with? Most hosting companies staff around busy times. This is usually 9 to 5 thier time zone Monday through Friday. Most billing and sales are only open at these times also.
Do I need value added services included with my web hosting package?
Do I want to pay for the whole year upfront? Most site advertised prices are for the year and require you to use a credit card or paypal. There are some plans Thant are monthly,quartly or semi annual they usually require a setup fee and have a higher monthly cost.
Will I need support for running my ecommerce store? When starting a new ecomomerce store you will realize all the things you need to get started including shopping cart software such as oscimmerce, ssls to secure your transactions, and a merchant account. Some hosting companies can save you money with there partnerships with providers who offer these services.
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