| see what you have to consider before you plan | | | | business goes down as well because you cant be |
| to set up a website. You will either go for buying | | | | sure when their site will become all right. You |
| a web server along with its support equipments | | | | can’t rely on them but if you go for a |
| and a qualified technician to run it properly or you | | | | paid shared web host then this problem is solved. |
| will pay a monthly fee to a company that runs | | | | The amount you have to pay them is decided by |
| websites to hold your website on their equipment. | | | | the size of your website and the expected traffic |
| A big company who wants to go online can | | | | to that site. They will make sure that you get |
| afford to spend this kind of amount but for | | | | their support 24/7 throughout the year if you |
| others, it is better to go for the second option. | | | | face any technical problem. You can use the |
| You don’t need to spend buckets full of | | | | services of a web hosting company Hotgator and |
| money on setting up the required web server | | | | use one of the three packages (varying from |
| infrastructure. So all you need to do is rent a | | | | $4.95 to $12.95) offered by them. Don’t |
| server space from one of the web server | | | | forget that you will have to buy another shared |
| companies. If you think it is as simple as it sounds, | | | | web hosting plan and therefore spending double |
| read ahead. | | | | amount if you decide you set up another website. |
| When you start looking for web hosting services, | | | | Reseller web hosting is more flexible and has a |
| the number of options available will surprise you. | | | | major advantage of economies of scale. If your |
| The very first thing that you have to decide is to | | | | business is expanding or you are running multiple |
| choose between the shared and the reseller web | | | | businesses then you will have you pay a lot for |
| hosting. Do you know the difference? | | | | renting multiple shared web hosting every month. |
| The main difference between the two is their | | | | But if you choose reseller web hosting, you will be |
| scale. A shared web hosting requires you to pay | | | | able to set up as many websites as you require.. |
| for server space for only website with one | | | | Even after they grow, you can relocate the |
| domain name. If you want to set up more than | | | | resources among them. You can also utilise the |
| one website, you will have to pay additional fee | | | | left over space by renting it to other small |
| for each website. A reseller web hosting requires | | | | businesses or individuals. With proper planning, you |
| you to pay for a server space that can be used | | | | will realise that the reseller web hosting will prove |
| for more than one website. You can divide the | | | | to be cheaper that shred web hosting on a large |
| space to host all your websites and if some | | | | scale. |
| space is left, you can even sell it to someone else | | | | The main disadvantage of reseller web hosting is |
| and become a web-hosting subcontractor. Both | | | | its cost. You can get Hostgator’s ( shared |
| options have plus and minus points. Lets discuss | | | | web hosting package at the cost of $5 to $13 |
| them to help you decide which one you should | | | | per month but the reseller web hosting package |
| choose. | | | | will cost you $25 to $100 for each month |
| The simplicity, efficiency and the low cost are the | | | | depending on your website’s size and |
| three main features of shared web hosting. If you | | | | traffic. You can reduce this expenditure if you sell |
| require it for personal use or for running a small | | | | the unused space to someone else but then there |
| business website then this is perfect for you. | | | | is no surety that you fill find someone to but it. |
| Along with one website and one domain name, | | | | You may not find a customer when you want |
| you will generally be allowed to set up sub | | | | one. It is possible that in some months you will |
| domains for different parts of that website. You | | | | have to pay for all the space even when you |
| pay them the rent for the space on their web | | | | don’t use all of it. |
| server equipment and you get their support as | | | | Another problem is that when you sell the free |
| well. In a way they become responsible for | | | | space to someone, you have to provide him |
| making sure that your website is not only | | | | support whenever there is a problem. Since you |
| accessible all the time but also that it is running | | | | yourself have no control over such technical |
| without any problems. They will be ready with | | | | problems, it becomes a major problem. You can |
| their technical support whenever you require it. | | | | provide some kind of administrative help but |
| This takes care of a very important aspect for | | | | problems like an Internet outage will not get |
| any businessperson. This option also requires less | | | | solved by you without the help of your |
| expenditure (5 –20 times less than reseller | | | | web-hosting provider. When you are unable to |
| web hosting) as you may have to spend around | | | | help them, you will end up losing not only the |
| $5 or even free. | | | | confidence of your customers but the customers |
| The free web hosting is not the right option if | | | | too. They will shift to other web-hosting provider |
| you are running your business on your website. | | | | and you will ruin your name in the business. This |
| Since they don’t charge you anything so | | | | will have adverse effect on the financial conditions |
| you cant expect to get their support when some | | | | of your business. |
| problem occurs. If their site goes down, your | | | | |