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Freight Software
Freight Software
Freight Software is a broad term. Large shippers and carriers
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Tips on Finding a Web Host
Most of the people haven`t spent a lot of time considering what
they want their web host to be like. Here are some critical
things you should know about finding a web host that will save
you time and headaches down the road so you can spend your time
enjoying the finer things in life rather than worrying about web
hosting.
1) Cost Issues
Free hosting: There are 3 things to consider when looking at
free hosting. The first is can you accept not having your own
domain name, i.e. if the website is
http://WebHostName.com/YourSiteName instead of
http://YourSiteName is that going to bother you? Second, can you
accept the web host advertising on your web page? Third, there
are a lot of free web hosts out there that will promise you your
own domain name and no advertising but when you read the fine
print what they are offering is a free trial offer. Free really
is free but make sure you find out the terms free hosting
service is being offered on.
Shared/Dedicated hosting: Here are a few important cost factors
you should check on before you sign with a host. Find out if
your host offers a money back guarantee and what their refund
policies are, whether there is a requirement to sign up for a
minimum period and if your package is scalable. That is, if your
site grows will you be able to expand the amount of bandwidth,
disk drive space, and email accounts that you are using at a
reasonable price. If you are locked in to a year contract with a
host and you start running over your transfer limit you can
really get killed on over-run charges. Watch out for unlimited
bandwidth or space offers. The bandwidth offers usually come
with an escalating price scale and the space offers usually
don't include file types like .jpg and .gif files and other
large media file types. Sure, it's unlimited, as long as you're
only storing text!
2) Customer Service
It's a good idea to find out about a web host's customer service
before you sign with them. Make sure they offer 24-7 phone
support if you need it. Test their email support as well before
you sign up to see what kind of response time they give you
compared with what their advertising says. This is a good way to
test a web host's integrity as well. If they promise email
response within 1 hour and you wait 3 days to hear back from
them you can bet their 100% uptime guarantee isn't any good
either.
3) Registering a domain name
A host should offer the ability to register domain names for
you. Ideally your web host will be an ICANN certified domain
registrar or be able to tell you which domain registrar they
use. Make sure your name, not the host company's name, is listed
as the administrative contact with InterNIC for your domain
name. This way you can transfer your domain name to another host
more easily. If your host doesn't provide you with the services
they promise and you withhold payment they can hold on to your
domain name when you try to transfer it. If the company goes out
of business you may also run into problems trying to move your
domain name if you aren't the one registered with InterNIC.
4) Security
Ask the web host about your security if you plan to be involved
in ecommerce. Their security should be multi-layered to protect
you from today's hackers. With DNS poisoning, cross-site
scripting, URL hijacking, spam, phishing, and DDoS attacks to
worry about they should be able to tell you what they will do to
protect you from the network side although it's not the web
host's job to make sure the code on your site is secure.
5) Long term contract
Many web hosts offer a much reduced monthly rate if you sign a
long-term contract with them. You are better off signing a short
term contract and upgrading before you make a
long term
commitment. If you sign a long-term deal and come to find out
the host is frequently down you will need to buy out the
remainder of the contract before they'll let you switch to
another host. It's better to take a test-drive and buy the long
term deal only once you're satisfied with your host's service.
6) Server access
Make sure to check out what kind of server access you'll have
and how you will be controlling your site. If you have a
web-driven control panel it may not allow you to do everything
you need if you are running a complex site or conversely if you
just want a simple site with low/no hassle then virtual access
to the server and an FTP account may require more technical
research than you care to do to get your site going.
7) Figuring out how much Bandwidth you will need
Before you sign on with a new host run some numbers on what
bandwidth and other services are going to cost you. The key here
is planning ahead and making sure your agreement with your
hosting provider is flexible enough to allow you to expand in
terms of space, email and especially bandwidth.
As a rough index to figuring out how much bandwidth you'll need
use 10 gigs of monthly bandwidth per 500 daily users you expect.
Check out how much bandwidth or speed will cost and think about
how much it will cost if your site really takes off. Flat
monthly rates are better than usage rates. If you suddenly get
an influx of users because of a new product, advertising
campaign, or sudden coincidental flood of Google searchers and
your usage exceeds your bandwidth usage agreement you may be in
for a nasty shock when you get your hosting bill.
8) How well is your web host connected?
How fast your host's servers are and how fast your site will be
depends in part on the connection your web host has with the
Internet. You should ask them how they are connected if speed
will be a factor for you. They will tell you something like, "We
are using T-1/OC-3 lines." i.e., Web hosting companies typically
connect to the Internet through "T" (Transmission), "OC"
(Optical Carrier), and/or "DS" (Digital Signal) lines. Many
smaller web hosts still use T1's to connect your site to the
world at a rate of 1.544 megabits per second. The biggest and
fastest hosts use redundant, multiple OC3 (155.52 Mbps) lines to
offer their clients the bandwidth they need for multiple user
sessions on their site(s).
The best web hosts today use redundant lines to ensure that
customers' sites remain up and active, even if their primary
Internet connections are temporarily unavailable. It's a good
idea to check which hosts offer backup connections fast enough
to maintain your site's performance in case of a primary line
failure.
Of course, as with everything, you pay more for premium service.
If you are looking for the cheapest possible solution you may
want to make sure your web host DOESN'T have 24-7 phone support,
OC3 lines, or the latest hardware in their data-center.
By following these tips you should end up with a reputable,
quality, web host and a hassle-free hosting experience. Good
luck.
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