Hosting
Some Helpful Tips
- Understand What You’re Getting From Your Web Host – investigate your prospective host carefully before you sign up
- know the monthly bandwidth limits
- know the cost for extra bandwidth each month
- read and understand the Terms of Service guidelines = if you violate, they reserve the right to immediately shut down your site and keep the hosting fees you paid in advance
- verify the amount of server storage allowed = if you’re going to store a large number of images or multimedia file, you could quickly consume your allotted storage amount and have to upgrade to a more expensive plan
- understand the policy regarding CGI scripts
- verify database access and eCommerce shopping cart access = many hosts support a particular eCommerce package, make sure it’s the best one for your site
- confirm your access to server logs
