Website Hosting Considerations
With all the emphasis on price and performance, what else you should you be looking for in your website hosting package?
Website Hosting - Space & Traffic
Many website hosting companies will base their rates not only on the specification of the web server, or the services being offered, but also on the amount of disk space and bandwidth required. The majority of websites require only a few megabytes (MBs) of disk space and the amount of traffic they will command is rarely an issue. However, once you start dealing with eCommerce websites and large databases, the demands on the server increase hugely and more disk space and bandwidth will be required. This is where the costs of website hosting increase.
Email & Website Hosting
Considering the fact that email is essentially the lifeblood of an online business, this is often overlooked when considering website hosting requirements. You need to be sure that your website hosting package allows enough email mailboxes and aliases, preferably an unlimited number of both. You may find that you pay a disproportionate amount for a few extra mailboxes, in fact it may even be cheaper to upgrade to the next website hosting package and gain other extra features too.
Website Hosting - Customer Support
One of the most common complaints people have with their website hosting company is poor customer and technical support. At Xtra Internet we pride ourselves on being among the best in this area, offering a prompt, friendly and competent service at all times. One look at our testimonials page will confirm this. Our freephone number is at the top of every page of our website, as well as on all correspondence, and we are available on Skype, Messenger and via email.
Website Hosting and Website Statistics
Most website hosting companies offer some form of website statistics package, although these do vary in quality, ease of use and range of data reported. We offer both Webalizer and AWStats, two of the leading statistics solutions on the market. We also offer a Google Analytics setup service.
Using these statistics, you are able to view information about your website's visitors such as where they come from, which pages they viewed, how long they spent on your website, which browser they are using, and much more - an invaluable component of any website hosting package.
Scalable Website Hosting
To start with you should select a website hosting solution that corresponds with your immediate business needs. Purchase only the website hosting services that your website requires, unless you are likely to be adding to it in the near future and would prefer to be prepared for this from the outset. Our upgrade options allow you to scale your website hosting as your requirements change.
Contact Xtra Internet for Website Hosting
Xtra Internet provide a range of website hosting solutions, computer systems, IT support, web design and web development and will be happy to discuss your requirements. Contact us free on 08000 84 24 64 or by email at info@xtrainternet.net or complete our online enquiry form and one of our team will be in touch.
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