1. Disk Space
One of th
e biggest concerns you may have is how much disk space (including disk storage or web space), you may need. It all depends on how your website is created. First, let us tell you that Web host providers will show you disk space they give you in either GB (gigabyte) or MB (megabytes). 1 GB equals 1024 MBs. A website with text only can get by with about 20 megabytes. But if you add graphics and video, you need more disk space. The more things you add to your site, the more disk space you need.
2. Bandwidth
Bandwidth (or download) is the amount of information your site can deliver to the visitors to browse your site. When someone surfs your website or download something from your site, they are using bandwidth. A web hosting provider usually gives you a month to month supply of bandwidth. If you plan to have a site with few visitors, so the smallest bandwidth allows your provider (between 1GB and 5GBs) should be enough.
Here is some information you need to know when you are calculating bandwidth:
1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte (KB) 1024 Kilobytes (KB) = 1 megabyte (MB) 1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte (GB)
Note: Some web hosting providers do not calculate bytes in the 1024's. They instead use 1000 to make it easier. It is something to remember, if your calculations are slightly different than the providers. You should ask your provider if you want to know which number the user.
3. FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a way to transfer files from one computer to another. This allows you to upload your site to your web hosting provider. Moreover, it makes life easier because you can copy a lot of files at once.
4. Customer Service
Technical support is very important. You need to find a company that gives you 24 / 7 customer service. You may have some problems with your site that need to be taken care of immediately. The longer they wait, the more potential visitors to your site, you can lose.
5. Email Service
You certainly will have email access so you do not have to give your personal e-mail address to visitors on your site. You should get a couple e-mail addresses used for different reasons.
6. Site Statistics
Site Statistics are important because you can keep track of how many people are visiting your site. Therefore, you know where your site is doing. In addition, you will be able to determine how much bandwidth is used.
7. Reliability
If you find a cheap web hosting plan, it does not mean you can not trust them. In addition, you should have a provider you can count on to keep your site up and running. Most web host can guarantee your site will be up and running 99.9% of the time. If you encounter a web host that ensures less uptime, we will not recommend you use their services.
Conclusion
These seven features, in our opinion, are features you must have a basic website. Now, if you plan to do more than provide basic information about your site, so you should look at other features that may pertain to what you will do. For example, if you want to run programs on your website, you will need to look at the different types of scripts (PHP, CGI, Perl, SSI, etc. ...). Another example is if you shop online so you will have security on your website as SSL. As we said earlier that there are a lot of features that come with your web host package, but most of them you will not need. If you need more than the seven listed above, chances are you already know what you need because you have built your website around these functions. These seven are a person who wants to put a basic website with information about their business. Now all you need to do is find an affordable web hosting provider to go with these functions, you are well on track.
