Most web hosting companies offer a variety of different plans to
fit every website’s need. These plans differ in several ways; including
bandwidth, disk space,
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domains, databases, email accounts, and anything else they think they can charge
you for. But how much of this do you really need?
There is no definite
answer to that question, because it depends on the website that you have, or are
planning on creating. Most of the time if you’re looking at buying a new web
host, you don’t already have a website with a lot of daily traffic. So for most
people it doesn’t make sense to buy a web hosting plan with loads of bandwidth
and disk space, because you won’t use it. Also, you don’t get a refund for the
bandwidth you don’t use each month, and most likely it doesn’t roll over to the
next month. So why would you want to pay for something you’re never going to
use? It just doesn’t make any sense. Even if your website has a couple hundred
page views a day, the amount of bandwidth you’re going to use still isn’t much
compared to what most hosts give you on their basic plans.
A lot of hosts will advertise
loads of bandwidth at low prices to try to get you to buy their plans. Most of
the time, this is a sign that they are putting way too many websites on one
server. This means that your site is going to be slower during peak hours if you
do actually use most of that bandwidth. The reason they can advertise more
bandwidth than their competitors, is that they expect most people to only use a
fraction of that bandwidth. They use this to oversell what they can actually
handle,
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more problems for you and your website down the road, so try to avoid falling
for traps like this. Chances are you don’t need a whole lot of bandwidth anyway,
so look for different features when deciding on your host. Things such as
customer support, reliability, and data speeds are far more important.
Of
course everything just mentioned doesn’t apply if you plan on hosting large
images, videos, or file downloads on your hosting account. These kinds of things
do need a lot of bandwidth, so pick a plan that will allow you to expand and
grow without any problems. Keep in mind however, that most hosts allow you to
upgrade your plan at any time,
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upgrade as your website grows. If you do plan on hosting large files and you
think you need a lot of bandwidth, make sure the host you choose not only allows
lots of bandwidth, but also maintains high standards in customer support,
reliability, and data speed. All of that bandwidth won’t matter if your site is
down frequently or it is slow during peak hours. This will drive your visitors
away, which is the opposite of what you want. A good way to know if the host
you’re looking at keeps these high standards is to read reviews of what their
customer think. It is always a good idea to do as much research as you can
before choosing a host. This will make sure you have the best web hosting
experience as you can.
I hope you keep all of these things in mind when
you are shopping for a new web host. All of those flashy plans with crazy
amounts of bandwidth are usually too good to be true. There is almost always
some catch, whether it is their speed, reliability,
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best to stick with the web hosts that have highest standards in everything they
offer,
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don’t offer you as much as bandwidth or other stats that some other hosts offer.
This will enhance your web design experience and allow you to grow your website
as fast as you want it to.