Website Hosting Guide

Web Hosting Guide
Guide to Web Hosting
For Web Designers

Topic
Getting Started
Types of Hosting
Hosting Needs
Bandwidth
Choosing a Host
Service & Support
Ease of Use
Hosting Features
Best Practice

Getting Started
Select a Web Host
Sign up
Change Name servers
Upload Your Site - FTP
Sit Back, and Enjoy!
Your site is now online for everyone to see!
Not So Fast!

Hosting Types
Free
Shared
Virtual
Dedicated
Reseller

Types
Free-Shared Hosting with other websites, usually have ads, limited space, bad neighbors
Shared - Low Priced, Shared with others sites, full feature, bandwidth fixed, limitations
Virtual -Software acts like servers, IP issued, server space can be divided up.
Dedicated - For Serious Hosting, Secured etc…
Reseller -You plan to host a lot of sites for customers.

Hosting Needs
LAMP (LINUX, APACHE, MYSQL, PHP)
Linux or Windows
Support
Ease of Use
Content Management
Email Hosting
Ecommerce

Today’s Offering
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited HDD space
Average Site:
2GB bandwidth
250 Mb HDD space

Typical Usage
Small Business
Affiliate Sites
Blog
Personal
Community Site
Forum

Choosing a Host
Do Research before buying
Transparent Support Information
Read Real Stories and Reviews about the Host
Use different password for Registrar and Hosting
Read the Terms of Service
Look for a 30 days money back guarantee
How long has the company been in business
Are they reselling from another reseller

Finding the Best Web Hosting Service
Assess Your Needs
Price
Reliability and Speed
Data Transfer and Disk Space - Limits
Technical Support
Scripts and Special Features
Ease of Use: Control Panel

Consideration
Special Needs
Video Hosting
Forums
Ecommerce
Email Hosting/Marketing

Service & Support
99% Uptime
Money Back Guarantee
24/7 Technical Support
Support Portal
Live Chat Support
Direct Contact Numbers
Help Forum
Video Tutorials
Knowledge Base

Hosting Features
Email Auto Responders
Catch All Email & Forwarders
Spam Control
Auto Script Installation (Wordpress)
Website Builders / Promotion Tools
Add-on & Sub.Domains
Backup Features / Monitoring
Multi-media Support Features
Site Stats Access

Best Practice
Buy Domains Separately
Go Daddy For Domains
Own Your Domain
.Com is best
Don’t Host at Go Daddy
Free is Never Free
Shared Hosting is sharing space with other websites (good or bad)

Hosting Monitoring Service
Key Things to Look For:
What is the interval between each time they check your site?
What methods do they provide to alert you to down time? SMS, Email
What Reporting do they provide for tracking long term site performance?
What are the price options?

Monitoring Service
Key Features
Monitors every 1 min
Packages prices: Free and Paid
Alerts by SMS, Twitter and Email
20 SMS alerts are free as well as email
Excellent reporting
Reputable
30 Day free trial on the paid services

Backup Service
Software Based
FTP Backup Tools
Online Vault
Cloud Backup
Server Side Backup
Manual Website Backup
Best Solution:
Automatically Scheduled Online Backup Service

For Freelancers
WHM (Web Host Management)
WHMCS (Complete Billing & Support System)
Use with Reseller Accounts
Use to Manage Multiple Clients
For Complete Control of Website Development
Use for Selling Hosting, Domains, Web Design…
Auto Invoicing & Billing
Complete Auto Support System

Search Engine Friendly Host
Geographically Relevant
Separate ips
Dedicated ips
Spam Control / Malware Free
Reliable Uptime
Fast Load Time
Good Neighborhood

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Website Hosting Guide

by Pay Per Click Houston - Houston Internet Marketing & Advertising on May 15, 2011

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