Choosing a Website Host Based On Price? Don’t !

There are so many companies offering cut-rate hosting - loaded with astounding post-futuristic techno-gizmo features ! - that it just makes sense to save a few dollars, right?

If you run a business site, saving $5, $10 or even $15 a month is not a big saving. No going concern will become a stopping concern on account of even $15 a month. But the wrong website host can stop a business cold.

How to choose a right Website Host ? Here are three reasons to look beyond price when choosing your website host.

1. Usability. Confession time: I chose my first website host based on price. I switched to my second website host based not just on price, but on usability, and I instantly became a pro. Not bad for a newbie who couldn’t even find his files on his previous host’s server.

2. Service. I thought my second website host had great service. They even answered my emails. Until the dreaded day that some guy with a chip on his shoulder filed a phony spam complaint. That ISP is now my third website host. I pay a little more, but the personal service is worth it.

3. Reliability. When that phony spam complaint struck, my website was down for four days. Ouch! What is your website host’s uptime? Search engines don’t like sending people to unreliable sites.

Sure, save a few bucks on hosting, and pay a whole lot more in lost sales and increased stress. Your website host is your Internet landlord. Take as much time choosing your website host as you would the place you live in. - by David Leonhardt