Foreign Perspectives

Selecting webhosting is always something of a gamble as it’s difficult to get a truly objective view of what a new host will be like.

There’s also the not inconsiderable problem that there are hundreds if not thousands of hosts out there, all with different hosting plans and prices. This at least you can do something about with services such as Web Hosting Choice which offers you a fairly comprehensive range of search options to find that “perfect” hosting service for you, or at least to thin out the choice somewhat.

Although they offer loads of options on the search, in reality you’d be crazy to attempt to use all of them. In fact, for most people perhaps the most significant ones to go for are probably:

• the cost. Don’t go too low: remember that you usually get what you pay for;
• the diskspace. Don’t go overboard with this as you can always upgrade your plan;
• the bandwidth. Don’t believe “unlimited” if you really do intend to use a massive amount of bandwidth;
• any special software that you require and in this context remember that even apparently “standard” software isn’t included in all plans (typically MySQL may be omitted from the very cheapest plans).

If you’re intending to host more than one website, add to that “addon domains” which saves a fortune by allowing you to host more than one domain in a single account.

Once you’ve reached a sensible number of potential hosting services, that’s the time to check up on their reputation.

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