What is the difference between web hosts?

[kalmakuran]

Hello friend,

I want to know that, What is the difference between web hosts?

[Leigh]

Price: A common mistake when looking for website hosting is to just try and find the cheapest web hosting company for your website. Keep in mind that choosing the cheapest host you can find may cause problems which will actually cost you more over time. Some cheap hosts oversell their servers so you will experience slow website response times and lots of downtime (in other words your site won't work right). Another common problem with cheap hosts is that they can't offer the same level of support, so you can find yourself having long hold times and poor quality tech support.

[Leigh]

Reliability and speed of access - Not only should the web host be reliable and fast, it should guarantee its uptime (the time when it is functional). Look for a minimum uptime of 99%. In fact, even 99% is actually too low - it really should be 99.5% or higher. The host should provide some sort of refund (eg prorated refund or discount) if it falls below that figure. Note though that guarantees are often hard to enforce from your end - the host usually requires all sorts of documentation. However, without that guarantee, the web host will have little incentive to ensure that its servers are running all the time.

[Leigh]

Technical support - Does its technical support function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (often abbreviated 24/7), all year around? Note that I will not accept a host which does not have staff working on weekends or public holidays. You will be surprised at how often things go wrong at the most inconvenient of times. Incidentally, just because a host advertises that it has 24/7 support does not necessarily mean that it really has that kind of support. Test them out by emailing at midnight and on Saturday nights, Sunday mornings, etc. Check out how long they take to respond. Besides speed of responses, check to see if they are technically competent. You wouldn't want to sign up for a host that is run by a bunch of salesmen who only know how to sell and not fix problems.

[thachhaicute]

linux all the way

[Hostkoi]

Everything. No two providers is 100% the same. Even when two services are owned by the same company they can be totally different. This is why you have to do your homework when picking a new provider. Some might include support 24 / 7, others might have a set amount of hours. Some might even charge you extra for support.

[seo_master]

reliability, speed and support.

[smithvider121192]

Technical support - Does its technical support function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (often abbreviated 24/7), all year around? Note that I will not accept a host which does not have staff working on weekends or public holidays. You will be surprised at how often things go wrong at the most inconvenient of times. Incidentally, just because a host advertises that it has 24/7 support does not necessarily mean that it really has that kind of support. Test them out by emailing at midnight and on Saturday nights, Sunday mornings, etc. Check out how long they take to respond. Besides speed of responses, check to see if they are technically competent. You wouldn't want to sign up for a host that is run by a bunch of salesmen who only know how to sell and not fix problems.

[ultimezabdul]

Speed and pricing differs on all kind of servers.

[mikechan12]

There are three primary components that make up any present day site: The area title; The net-internet hosting, or server

[nickypowell]

it is right