1. WEB
HOSTING
By Christina Hasher & Jacqueline
Smith-Knepp
2. WEB HOSTING
Explanation of Web Hosting
Terms and Definitions
Five examples of Web Hosting
companies available
3. What is Web Hosting?
Web Site – Consists of files and programs that can be accessed
through the Internet.
Web Server - A computer that retains information for a web site
that allows others to view.
Web Host – A company that maintains servers that allow users
to put their web sites on the Internet.
A Web host is like a Landlord
4. Why have a web host?
To avoid having to perform
maintenance, leaving you more time to
run your business more efficiently and
effectively.
Protection
Technical support
No major investment
5. How do I decide what I
need from my web host?
How essential is your web site to your
business
The number of email accounts your business
(# of employees/departments)
The size of your web site includes pages,
images, music files, video files (disk space)
How often your web site will be accessed
(data transfer)
6. Things to consider when
choosing a web host.
Remember the old saying, “you get what you
pay for.” Low prices do not mean a good
deal.
Data storage may come cheap however you
need to ask yourself the following questions:
Does this web host have technical support and
customer service? Is it available bye-mail, online
and phone support? Is it available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year?
Are you guaranteed “uninterrupted high-speed
access?”
7. Things to consider when
choosing a web host.
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What is their guaranteed uptime? “If a web host
guarantees only 95% uptime, keep in mind that
this translates into 8.4 hours of down time per
week: the equivalent of a "closed" sign on the door
of your 24-hour business.”
Do they offer security measures? (firewalls,
password protection, protection against
“spamming and hijacking”)
8. Things to consider when
choosing a web host.
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Do you have access to the “site management
tool?” (gives you access to billing, disk space
remaining, bandwidth use, and allows you to
easily update business information)
What platforms does the web host offer? Multi-
platform web hosts offer the greatest amount of
flexibility.
9. Recommendations and
Warnings
It is recommended to contact the
potential hosting companies’ technical
support before obligating yourself for
their service.
Some things to watch out for:
“Unlimited” hosts may ask to upgrade or
ask to leave
Daily or Monthly “transfer limits”
10. Recommendations and
Warnings
Continued
Hidden setup charges
Limited payment options
Limits on size for individual files
No downloads allowed!!!!!
Limited FTP use
Misrepresented uptime guarantees
Terms of service may limit size of database
11. Recommendations and
Warnings
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Extra space is usually available; however, it
will usually cost much more than your original
plan.
Emergency technical support may not be
available by phone after hours or on
weekends.
May be limited on the number of hits per
month
Lengthy contract may be required
“No money back guarantee”
12. Other Terms &
Definitions
Co-location- Allows the client to control “both
hardware and software.”
Dedicated Server-Allows the client to control
software and allows for easy upgrades.
Domain-“The unique name that identifies an
Internet site. Domain Names always have 2
or more parts, separated by dots. The part on
the left is the most specific, and the part on
the right is the most general.”
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21. DellHost Affiliate
A benefit of DellHost is the ability to link
their homepage address on your site
using their logos and banners. If a
purchase is made as a result then you
could qualify for “$30-170 for each
qualifying sale.”
