Choosing a web hosting provider is one of the most important decisions to make in process of building your online presence. But with hundreds of Cloud Computing providers, how do you choose the best for your business?

What is Web hosting?

Think of hosting like a car engine. Without the engine, the body is useless and the car would not move.

Web hosting makes your website to be online and accessible to viewers all over the globe. Cloud Computing companies, like Growsyn, provide you with space and resources on their servers to design, upload and store websites, thereby making them accessible over the internet. (i.e. www.)

But, how are you sure that you are picking the right hosting company for your website? Here are some few things to consider when choosing a web hosting company:

Reliability

This is a big one. Before you decide to host your website with a company, make sure that their server uptime is optimum. You can check out their reviews and ratings on their server reliability. If your host with a company that experiences frequent downtime, it would definitely affect your website performance and ultimately affects your business.

Speed

The importance of good site speed cannot be over-emphasized. We all know how important it is for your website to load up fast. Nobody wants to visit a slow website nowadays. Also, your site’s speed affect its Search Engine Optimization (SEO) performance. A good website speed is likely to have better SEO score and lesser bounce rate.

Support

Support is a very important factor to consider while choosing a web hosting company. If you ever experience any problems or difficult with your website that you can’t fix, you should be able to speak with someone in the hosing company’s technical team  who knows what they’re doing to help you get things back up and running. Be sure that the hosting company provides great customer service. Check and see the contact options  available when you need help (i.e. toll-free phone number, email, chat, etc.)

Price

Even though most people decide their hosting company because of affordable cost, price should not be the deciding factor here.  It is always  important to remember that: you get what you pay for. More often than not, the cheapest option isn’t always the best. Cheap is always cheap! It’s better to take a look at the fundamental requirement of your site and compare hosting plans that satisfy those needs first. Otherwise you will likely end up spending more in the long run in terms of money, time, and even frustration.

Control Panel (Interface)

Another factor to consider while choosing a hosting provider is to make sure that they have  an easy-to-use interface to carryout your web activities. Complex interface will even make building a website much more confusing  and difficult than it should be. Tasks such as installing WordPress, setting up email accounts, uploading files, adding domains, configuring FTP accounts, etc… should be easy to find. Some hosting providers like Growsyn let you play with a demo hosting account, so take advantage of the opportunity to test their platform before you sign up.

Features

Finally, consider what makes your top hosting choices ideal. Do they offer extra features if you decided to host with them such as free SSL certificate, regular backups, a free domain name, web programming languages like Python, .Net, NodeJs etc. Do they support the most recent web applications ? Do they offer one-click upgrade of services to make it easy to expand your hosting account when the need arises and/or extra add-ons services like website design to help you build out your dream website faster and more professional?

These are just some of the important factors to consider when selecting your web hosting provider. As you build your website, you’ll start to understand more about what should matter most to you and your business. We hope these tips were useful to you. Let us know if you have any additional questions in the comments below.

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