The Anatomy of a Terrible Web Host

The Anatomy of a terrible WEB HOST presented by websitehostreview.com A web host is a company that provides a platform that people can use to create their own websites. 52 MILLION 634 MILLION In 2012 websites were created for a total of by the end of the year Most expensive domain name sold: Largest domain name registrar: Investing.com > $2,450,000 GO Daddya .COM The web is your Domain! 32.44% Market A The average web page became 4% slower to load Share What should you expect in a good, reliable web host? Excellent tech/customer support • A proper web host will have tech and support staff who not only speak English and are willing to help, but actually know how to fix your problems. 24/ Stuff goes wrong all the time, so your web host should always be available to help. A near-perfect uptime : time is money • A web host's uptime is a percentage that shows how reliable the site is in terms of server availability. • When your web host experiences technical errors, such as a server crash, your site, and everyone else's hosted on that server, goes down. • The lower the uptime, the less people can get to your site in any stretch of time. • 99.5% UPTIME means that, for 50 minutes every week, your site is inaccessible. Most web hosts have an uptime guarantee between 99-100% (not including scheduled maintenance) All the design features you want for the price you're paying A control panel with numerous features Useful software and Room for expansion E-mail configuration configuration options BEWARE of promises that include "unlimited" bandwidth, disk storage, etc. READ THE FINE PRINT There is always a limit KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO AND READ REVIEWS BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON A HOST What should you expect from a terrible web host? Useless tech/customer support • They simply don't answer the phone or respond to messages, and if they do they use robotic and automatic responses that make getting anything done a nightmare. They'd "like to help you but just can't access that information", or they "just don't have the ability to change that at this time". Inexplicable charges • They increase your subscription fee with no warning or force you to purchase premium accounts. ESS • They make payment cancellations near-impossible and won't refund. • They continue to charge you after you cancel. Overpacked servers THIS CAN CAUSE YOUR SITE'S PAGES TO LOAD UNBEARABLY SLOWLY 40% of internet users will abandon a web page that takes more than 3 seconds to load. websitehostreview.com presented by: Sources http://www.whoishostingthis.com/hosting-reviews/ http://befreeblogset-up.com/what-is-web-hosting/ http://www.doteasy.com/web-hosting-articles/is-your-free-web-hosting-provider-promising-you-things-it-can't-deliver.cfm http://www.pixelpoke.com/web-host-guide.html http://bzevolution.net/web-hosting/blog/tips/web-hosting-getting-started http://lifehacker.com/591 1651/five-best-web-hosting-companies http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/findhost.shtml http://websitehostreview.com/8-important-features-of-a-good-webhost-for-blogs/ http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/10936-site-speed-case-studies-tips-and-tools-for-improving-your-conversion-rate http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2013/10002/world-internet-stats-websites-email-social-media-and-more http://royal.pingdom.com/2013/01/16/internet-2012-in-numbers/ DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING