Web Hosting: To Switch or to Stay?Web Hosting: To Switch or to Stay?
Author: Joelene Wickens Orlando
That's a question that can only be answered by you. Depending on your current status and relationship you have with your provider, along with your evolving business objectives and needs, can determine what course of action to pursue. What are your issues and concerns? Ask yourself some basic questions and see where you stand after you've answered them. -Are you no longer satisfied with your current provider? -Did they deliver on the level of services that you signed up for? -Has technical support and customer service been to your satisfaction? -Or has your business grown considerably, and the hosting company cannot provide you with the level of capability and technical support you require?
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Bandwidth Explained
Breal Web Design
Bandwidth Explained by Breal Web DesignWhat is Bandwidth and Data Transfer?
Simply put, bandwidth and data transfer are synonomous, referring to the amount of data sent to and from visitors and your website. It is calculated by the size of your web page and includes all scripting and images on a page. For example, if you have a page totalling 20KB in file size, then when a visitor loads that page on their browser, they are receiving 20KB of data.
This means to calculate bandwidth, you need to consider a) the size of your pages (or website) b) the number of visitors to your website c) the kind of files you offer your visitors.
Most personal websites have only a small amount of data transfer, as their websites are small in file size and they do not have a lot of visitors. Business and professional sites are larger with more visitors and therefore use more data transfer. Breal's entire site is under 2 MB in file size. Some sites may be significantly larger, especially if they offer many graphics, audio, video or download files.
Using Breal as an example, if 1,000 visitors viewed every page on the site, the total data transfer would be 2 GB (1,000 x 2 MB = 2,000 MB) or a single 10 KB file could be viewed 200,000 times and the data transfer would be 2 GB. Most professional level websites will use less than 2 GB bandwidth per month.
Why do some companies charge for bandwidth and data transfer, while others claim you can have unlimited bandwith and data transfer?
Strangely enough, free on the Internet often means fee. Look closely at many of the unlimited offers and you will discover that there is a limit to bandwidth. You may need to contact the company and ask them to define what they mean by 'unlimited'.
For information on Breal's hosting plans, visit http://www.brealweb.com/hosting/hosting.asp
Breal provides cost effective web site design and hosting with a full 30 day money back guarantee. Web hosting even comes with six months free hosting on yearly accounts. To find out more visit http://www.brealweb.com For a complete list of current articles, send any email to mailto:articlelist@brealweb.com
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Choosing a good HostPoints to know a good Web-Hosts
Here are a few things I consider a good web-host to have. Also if you are considering starting a web-host these are some points you should breeze through.
•Professional Layout - It is very important for a web-host to have a great and easily navigable layout. •Support emails - This along with a help desk system is a must •Response time - This is one of the most decisive factors in choosing your Web-Host. I believe a good response time is anything between 4 hours, if its later then that I would not consider purchasing anything from them •Live Chat - This handy tool can help you bring immediate sales if you know how to use it. But Web-Hosts having ‘Live-Help offline' for most of the time would also not be in my To-Buy list •PageRank - No matter how good the site is, if it doesn't have a PageRank greater than 3, I'd just hit it close. •Language - The overall language used on the site would spell its level of professionalism to me. •Testimonials - Really essential to convince future buyers and also if I saw a testimonial of a site I visit, I would definitely consider this host. Another instant sale method!
I consider these are the general essentialities a good Web-Host should have. However there are many other nitty-gritty techniques to boost your sales in addition to the above.
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