Seven Points to Consider When Purchasing URL Hosting

Once you have chosen a unique URL and your registrar has listed it on your behalf with the Internet’s ‘Big Address Book,’ The Internet Domain Registry, where all registered public access websites are listed, it is time for you to purchase URL hosting.

Your URL is the address that directs traffic to your web presence BUT, your hosting site is where your website and all its content are actually located.

Because of this fact, it is very important when choosing your hosting service that:

1. You choose a service that is reliable with a solid history of uptime (“of staying live in the web” 24/7) to facilitate your potential clients and customers with easy access to the information your site provides and with little to no interruption or loss to you.
2. It should provide a backup system for your content if the undesirable “web down” scenario occurred for any reason.
3. It should offer ample space on the server to accommodate your site’s size and the bandwidth needed for your anticipated traffic.
4. It should offer 24/7 FTP access so your site can be maintained, upgraded, or improved whenever you feel it is necessary.
5. It should provide an easy to use and clearly defined hands-on control panel for you or your technician to navigate.
6. It should staff knowledgeable, well-trained customer support technicians who understand how to tailor information to your comprehension and assist you with any technical needs that may arise.
7. It should be well priced for your project’s budget allows you to pay for your service promptly for as long as the service is needed if indeed fees are required.

There is quite a variety of URL hosting situations, and some are offered free of cost. These offerings are usually supported by advertising. Although they can be adequate for simple data sites, they are usually quite rigid and not diversified enough to meet the needs of a more developed web presence.

A shared server is another option for effective hosting. The server bandwidth is systemically apportioned out to each user. This makes the service very cost-effective, often as little as $2 to $25 per month, while providing the user with a powerful, professionally managed system capable of performing a consistent 24/7. It comes coupled with a simplified technology that makes it possible for even a first-time webmaster to develop a creative and effective web presence. Although the user is limited to the hosting service script, no special technical skills are required. The first time webmaster can maintain a reliable web presence easily. Because shared servers can accommodate as many as 900,000 users, the speed of information access, response to traffic, and technical administration can be affected more than with less populated server systems.

For the company anticipating massive traffic, the recommended type of server would be a dedicated hosting server. This is a ” leave the driving to us” server system where the hosting needs are primarily outsourced, minimizing the need for costly administrative teams and leaving the user (client) free to focus on the success of the business rather than having to address the technical aspects of a web presence. The MPS system is referred to as mid to advanced-level hosting. This server system can handle unlimited downloads, many software options, massive data, scripts, graphics, video, and various multimedia streaming.

On the other hand, although it is the more costly of the server hosting opportunities and does require a technician with mid to advanced skills to program, configure and manage the server, the fastest and most flexible of hosting services is the dedicated server, which is one computer that addresses the needs of one client. Because there is no sharing of RAM, disc space, or connectivity, the dedicated server provides the most powerful performance and greater capacities in all ways over other server types, especially in terms of security, data-driven material, traffic, and sustainability. Any organization looking for serious power and greater control should look into the possibility of securing a dedicated server as its hosting resource.

At the time of this article’s writing, there are exactly 124,256,313 Generic TDL (Top Level Domains) hosted on the Internet. This count omits TDL with a suffix comprised of only two letters like .ca or. The UK, which acts as a country code, does not include 3 letter codes like .gov or .edu, specific to the government or public facility. The greater portion of these sites is hosted on shared servers giving the users a more cost-effective way to purchase URL hosting and share their business ideas and valuable information with the rest of the world.