The first brick that lays the foundation of the pillar of your online presence is a domain name. When we talk about domains, it becomes important to mention top-level domain names (TLDs).

TLDs contribute considerably in the structuring of Internet. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN, manages the creation of TLDs, which are operated by different registries. Each registry, like us, pays a fee to ICANN for getting the rights to operate TLDs.

Dot Com (.com)

The ‘.com’ TLD is the king of the jungle of TLDs since 1994. Nearly everyone, from individuals & SMBs to big corporate houses, who steps on the Web wishes to grab a ‘.com’ TLD at the first instance since it stands for ‘Commercial’. It reflects that the site is for commercial purpose. However, now this domain extension has become more or less a ‘defacto extension’ used by almost everyone.

Dot Net (.net)

The ‘.net’ TLD stands for ‘Network’. This is one of the original TLDs mostly used by Internet-specific providers /businesses, such as social networking websites, SEO, web hosting etc. It’s the one of the most coveted domain extensions after ‘.com’.

Dot Info (.info)

The ‘.info’ TLD stands for ‘Information’. This TLD is mostly used by information & resource-based websites, which are not involved in commercial activities. This domain extension can be used for lead generation, knowledge sharing and community building. You can use this TLD for providing information to reinforce your brand.

Dot Org (.org)

The ‘.org’ TLD stands for ‘Organization’. This domain extension is mostly used by non-commercial & non-profit organizations. This TLD can also be used for building your community & leveraging your branding endeavors to win over your potential customers.

Dot Biz (.biz)

The ‘.biz’ TLD stands for ‘Business’. This domain extension, originally created in 2001, is mostly preferred for creating business websites. This open TLD is exclusively for “bona fide business or commercial use”, and has an immense sales pitch.

Dot Name (.name)

The ‘.name’ TLD stands for ‘Name’. This domain extension, originally introduced in 2001, is mostly used by individuals, who use this domain extension to represent their real names, fictional names, display names, nicknames, pseudonyms etc. These days, this domain extension is being popularly used as a web address for Digital Identity applications.

Dot Mobi (.mobi)

The .mobi’ TLD stands for ‘Mobile’. This domain extension, created in 2005 but available for public registration since 26 September 2006, must be used for all mobile-compatible sites as per the standards. This TLD is financially supported by biggies such as Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Vodafone etc.

Dot Tv (.tv)

The ‘.tv’ is a country code top level domain (ccTLD), introduced in 1996 for the islands of Tuvalu. Its intended use is for all entities related to Tuvalu, whereas it’s promoted commercially for television/video sites. However, it can be registered for any purpose by anyone.

Dot Me (.me)

The ‘.me’ TLD is yet again a country code top level domain (ccTLD) introduced in 2007 for Montenegro. This domain extension is being promoted adequately for its global use, and become more like a personal name space. It can be registered for any purpose on the Web. However, it’s being marketed on the Web by the registrars as ‘.ME domains all about you’.

Dot Cc (.cc)

The ‘.cc’ TLD is also a country code top level domain for Cocos Islands, Australia. It was introduced in 1997, and administered by VeriSign as the ‘the next .com’. This domain extension is put to different assortment of sites, some of them especially referring to Cocos Islands.

It is expected that a dramatic change in the creation of new TLDs would be observed in 2010. We hope that many more new TLDs would flow in the New Year on the Internet as well and we shall be able to offer you more of such TLDs.

Currently, LimeDomains is offering 10 major TLDs to its users at mostaffordable prices in the market. Register yours now!

Brainpulse Technologies launches Free Web Hosting services

Brainpulse Technologies, a leading web hosting company introduces Free web hosting with zero Ads.  Free Web hosting package is a lucrative deal for all college students and newbie developers wishing to run their projects and start their own online ventures but cannot afford the expense of availing web hosting services. The account provides basic hosting requirements so that the clients can maintain their online presence at least expense.

The Free web hosting package is completely free from adverts, terms of restrictions and hidden charges. According to the M.D of the company, the package encompasses a productive pool of features including Cpanel Web hosting Control Panel, 25 MB Disk Space, PHP, HTML, XHTML, JAVA Script Support, and High End Technical Support. In addition, lightning fast speed, utmost reliability and fervent customer support are some of its other very beneficial features that all clients get to enjoy at absolutely zero cost.

Easy to use manageability and least requirement of programming knowledge make this free web hosting package all the more sought-after. The company has specifically designed the Free web hosting services to express its ever- mounting commitment to the web world. It is an initiative taken to ease out some of the burdens that many of these enthusiasts face to come up with their own online venture. Any individual enthusiastic about his or her own online business start up is qualified to avail the free web hosting program.

About the Company: brainpulse is a leading web hosting company having experienced professionals to give 99 percent uptime with the competence of proven hosting services. In addition to its highly efficient web hosting solutions, the company also renders complete web solution including SEO, Web Development, and Web Designing to online companies worldwide with the help of the latest technology and state of the art infrastructure.

For Detailed Information Please Visit:
BrainPulse Technologies
C-102 Sector 65
Noida -201301
Web: www.brainpulse.com
Email: sales@brainpulse.com

eUKhost announced the availability of DotNetPanel control panel

The DotNetPanel is a feature-rich solution for simplifying the Windows Hosting management operations.

eUKhost.com, a UK based web-hosting provider, announced the availability of DotNetPanel control panel on their existing Windows Shared Hosting and Windows Reseller Hosting plans.

The company states that DotNetPanel is a feature-rich solution for simplifying Windows hosting management operations. The on-demand control panel manages multiple servers, is scalable, uses the most advanced security technologies and is very simple in use.

It further adds that DotNetPanel offers notable features – Advanced File Manager, ability to manage websites and virtual directories, database backup/restore utility for end-users of DotNetPanel and Simple Resource Navigation, “Work on behalf of” Mode, Access to Audit Logs for Reseller accounts. According to the company, the DotNetPanel will also allow customers to run SmarterMail Mail Server, SmarterMail that provides them with a Webmail interface complementary to the DotNetPanel.

The company avers that it offers a 30 day money back guarantee on all of these Windows Shared and Reseller Packages, giving clients the opportunity to experience this simple to use control panel.

Ryan Watson, Business Development Manager at eUKhost, states ”We remain committed to the continual development of our services in line with the needs of our customers. Besides, our reliable staff will provide full support for the control panel to our customers and continue our commitment of providing the best support services.”
More information at- http://www.eukhost.com/windows-web-hosting.php

PacificHost drops bandwidth limits and revamps hosting plan lineup

PacificHost, a leading provider of Linux Based, Shared and Reseller Hosting solutions announced earlier today that several major changes have been made to its entire hosting lineup. Changes include a drop in bandwidth limits, various plan name and price changes. This move comes in an effort to stay competitive and expand its hosting audience.

In addition to the dropped bandwidth limits, the company also added 2 additional plans to its offering. The “Basic” plan was added to its shared hosting plans which lowers the base price for PacificHost services to $2.95/month. In addition, the “Economy” plan was added to PacificHost’s Reseller plans, lowering the starting price to $13.95/month. All existing PacificHost clients will see that their plans have automatically been upgraded to the new plan specifications.

“We’ve been able to create an exclusive partnership with our datacenter, Gigenet. This partnership has given us an ample amount of bandwidth which we are now passing along to our customers. Our quality of service that our clients have come to know will remain the same as we beef up our servers and continue to have a strict limit of number of accounts per server.” said Thomas Perry, the President and CEO of PacificHost.

This announcement comes in conjunction with this months earlier announcement of the availability of Magento with all PacificHost hosting plans. Magento is an open-source ecommerce script that allows individuals and organizations to build their own ecommerce website.

For more information about PacificHost’s Services, please visit PacificHost at the following link:

http://www.pacifichost.com/

About PacificHost
Originally formed in 1999, PacificHost provides high quality shared and reseller hosting solutions to clients worldwide. Hosting includes, 24/7 Technical Support, 99.9% guaranteed uptime and a 30 Day money back guarantee.

123Together.com Expands Its Suite of Hosted Business Services with the Addition of Desktop Data Backup

Web-Based Automatic Desktop Backup And On-Demand File Recovery Ensures Data Protection And Provides Peace of Mind to Small Businesses at a Cost Effective Price.

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts – February 10, 2010 – 123Together.com – a mindSHIFT Technologies company and the leading provider of hosted email and collaboration services – today announced the immediate availability of its Desktop Data Backup service to its small business customers. This online data backup service, powered by Iron Mountain, successfully removes the constant threat of data loss from PC or Mac desktops and laptops by automatically backing up users’ files as they go about their normal business day.

“For many small business owners, their livelihood is on their computer and data management and protection are a constant concern,” said William Flynn, Senior Executive Officer for 123Together.com. “Online data backup and recovery is a great complement to our suite of online communication, file protection, storage and data management solutions. We can now provide our customers with a comprehensive small business insurance policy, protecting their most valuable business assets.”

Faulkner Information Services, a leading market research firm, has found that 50% of businesses that lose their information due to disasters go out of business within 24 months, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor has reported that 93% are out of business within five years. 123Together.com’s Desktop Backup service effectively removes the threat of data loss from lost or stolen laptops, computer viruses, data corruption or human error.

This web-based hosted service provides users with automated protection of their entire desktop or select files at a time that can be pre-selected by them or done on-demand – ensuring that data is backed-up at a time that is most convenient. This “set it and forget it” capability enables users to carry on with their daily activities while the Desktop Backup service runs in the background. On-demand data restoration can be done quickly by the user from any computer with an internet connection. 123Together.com provides all users with live 24×7 technical support. The ability for users to restore their own data on-demand and contact 123Together.com with any questions at any time, dramatically reduces the workload of a company’s IT staff, enabling them to focus on their primary responsibilities.

123Together.com customers are able to leverage the expertise of the larger mindSHIFT Technologies organization which currently provides online data backup and restoration services to its small and mid-size customers. mindSHIFT backed-up 372 terabytes of customer data in 2009 and restored more than 11,000,000 files which totaled 360 gigabytes of data. mindSHIFT’s advanced systems and processes, along with its highly secure, off-site Equinix data center, ensure the highest level of physical and data security. All files are encrypted at the users’ computer before data transfer begins using 128-bit encryption and remain encrypted during transfer to this International Business Exchange (IBX®) data center. Data remains encrypted while in storage and the network is monitored around the clock.

123Together.com offers hosted Desktop Backup and all of its online business services for a small monthly fee. No new hardware or software is required and there are no upfront expenses or contracts to sign.

About 123Together.com
Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, 123Together.com, a mindSHIFT company, is the leading provider of hosted email and collaboration services to small and mid-size companies who want to increase productivity and decrease cost. The Company’s suite of hosted services includes Microsoft Exchange Server, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, archiving, and spam filtering. Users of popular smartphones including BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm Pixi, and Google Nexus One stay connected with its hosted Exchange mobility service. All customers receive live, 24×7 U.S.-based technical support and up to a 100% uptime guarantee. Additional information can be found at www.123Together.com.

Contact:
Lisa Masiello
123Together.com
781-418-1652
lmasiello@123Together.com

There are many different kinds of hosting for businesses to choose from, and depending on your business model, some kinds of hosting will make more sense than others.

When it comes to tech companies — i.e. companies that exist and operate primarily online — there two alternatives to actually having to invest in the infrastructure of having your own servers in-house. For companies that are relatively well established and are experiencing stable growth, dedicated hosting probably makes the most sense. But for newer companies still in the start-up phase of their existence, cloud hosting will probably make a lot more sense. Let’s take a look at how these two kinds of hosting differ, and why your tech company should rely on one rather than the other.

Cloud Hosting

In a nutshell, if you’re a tech start-up that (1) relies on its web-based technology, (2) doesn’t yet have the resources to invest heavily into your hosting, but (3) plans to experience several significant growth spurts during the next few years, then cloud hosting is probably what your business needs. Basically, yours is a businesses that’s primarily web-based, so you can’t afford to experience any significant down-time. But at the same time, you still have to be prudent with your budget because you’re a start-up; you have to be careful to not invest in more than is necessary at any given moment because those resources might be better invested some other way.

Cloud hosting is a kind of hosting that lets businesses rent a virtual server, and then scale it as their business grows and fluctuates. This means that your hosting packages can be adjusted on an as-needed basis as your traffic fluctuates. Many cloud hosting providers will also let you choose your preferred operating system (Windows or Linux), will give you the self-service flexibility offered through dedicated hosting, offer flexible billing, and server configuration controls via an API or web-based interface.

Overall, with a cloud hosting package, your business can save money by not spending more than you need to, but still harness all the benefits of cloud computing — such as scalability and enhanced server performance. Such features are ideal for a company that’s tech- and web-reliant, but doesn’t yet have the resources or need to commit to something as comprehensive as a dedicated hosting package.

Granted, all this also means that your IT team will have to be standing by to manage your cloud hosting package to suit your business needs. After all, as your traffic and user-base fluctuate, so will your server configuration and hosting package. Of course, if you’re a web-based start-up, that’s probably most of what your IT team does anyway

Dedicated Hosting

What a dedicated hosting package consists in, is when a company leases one or many servers and has complete control over how it (or they) work. There are three main advantages that dedicated servers offer. First off, a dedicated server is located in a data center that is already secure and stable. This means that your business doesn’t have to invest in any hardware or infrastructure (e.g. redundant power systems) or the additional space that comes with having your servers on-site.

Second, a dedicated hosting is dedicated to your business’s websites, applications and platforms. This means that, unlike shared hosting where your site is sharing a server with other sites, your business enjoys the full and complete power and bandwidth of your dedicated servers, and nothing should affect server performance (such as load times), unless you choose to let it.

Finally, with dedicated servers, your IT team can fully customize server performance to the needs of your business. In other words, they can optimize server performance to best suite your business’s technology.

So who is dedicated hosting right for? Pretty much any large, stable business that depends on it hosting as part of its core infrastructure, but don’t want to have you own servers right on-site, then dedicated hosting is probably right for you. Essentially, your company can’t do business without the internet. It needs its site and applications to be running smoothly because it relies on them to interact with your customers and makes sales.

An example of such a company would be a large online retailer that uses a custom CMS to manage its immense inventory of stock. Such a retailer would be processing thousands of queries a minute, so every minute of downtown could mean a loss of hundreds or thousands of dollars in revenues.

Another example of such a company would be an online advertising network. This would be a business that would be operating an an ad platform that processes hundreds or thousands of ad campaigns across thousands of domains for dozens of advertisers. If those banners don’t render, clients don’t have to pay them, and publishers will stop working with them. So maximum bandwidth and up-time is essential to the businesses survival.

Choosing a Business Hosting Provider

Once you know what kind of hosting your business model calls for, choosing the right provider can be tricky. After all, while some hosting providers might excel at providing one kind of hosting, that doesn’t mean that they’re good at providing the kind of hosting your business needs. So start by looking for reviews not about web hosts in general, but on the kind of hosting you’re shopping around for.

Then, after you have a shortlist of potential hosting providers, involve your IT team in the decision making process. They are the ones who will be configuring your servers, so they’re going to be in a very good position to evaluate a hosting provider’s technology and help you make decision about hosting that makes the most sense for your business.

PacificHost unveils new cPanel skin and adds new auto-installer software

PacificHost, a provider of linux based, shared and reseller hosting announced earlier today the release of a new cPanel skin for its shared and premium hosting customers. PacificHost also announced the addition of a new auto-installer which allows customers to automatically install a wide variety of new and supported scripts on its services.

cPanel is the most popular control panel used in hosting services today. Pacifichost just unveiled its new “PacificPanel” skin which hopes to bridge the gap between billing, support and managing a website. The new panel features a new twitter widget allowing clients to view the company’s twitter updates in their control panel. It also comes with a list of new icons allowing the customer to switch back and forth between their Client Portal, Support Center and cPanel account.

With the new skin came a few new custom icons, including the “Inode Distribution” and “Running Processes” icons. The Inode page allows customers to view the amount of Inodes or Files on their account. The Processes page allows clients to view processes running on their account and gives them the ability to “kill” any rogue processes that might be hanging.

“The hosting market is a very competitive market and will continue to expand as our reliance on hosting services continues to grow. Our new skin sets us a part from the competition and helps to establish our name in the hosting industry.” said Thomas Perry, the President and CEO of PacificHost.”

Earlier in the week, PacificHost replaced “Fantastico”, a well known script auto-installer in the industry with a new auto-installer known as “Softaculous”. The up and coming installer allows users to pick from over 130 scripts and advertises to be up to 2x faster than Fantastico. Additionally, Softaculous states they update scripts after releases much faster by taking only days to push out a software update.

“Even though Fantastico was free, I truly believe this increases the value of our hosting services and thus makes any cost completely worth it. This is only part of a long list of features we plan to implement as we go deeper in 2010.” said Mr. Perry.

For more information about PacificHost, please visit the following links:

Main Website: http://www.pacifichost.com/
Softaculous: http://www.pacifichost.com/softaculous-hosting.shtml

About PacificHost
Originally formed in 1999, PacificHost provides high quality shared and reseller hosting solutions to clients worldwide. Hosting includes, 24/7 Technical Support, 99.9% guaranteed uptime and a 30 Day money back guarantee.

Would you sign up for a web hosting offer that is branded as “Web Hosting for Life?” I doubt you would and neither would I. Web hosting is a volatile industry and especially smaller players come and go faster than most of us would expect. As a web hosting customer it is always risky to go with “the little guy” for web hosting as you never how good or bad this web host is and if he is still in business tomorrow morning. Of course on the other side you might miss out on a web host that offers a much more personal approach to web hosting. Sometimes these web hosts are the best out there and they will go the extra mile to make you happy.

When looking for web hosting I always recommend to listen to friends and family that can recommend a certain web hosting provider. These personal referrals are worth so much more. No money back guarantee can make up for that personal recommendation. Your chances to go with a bad web host are greatly reduced if you follow a friend or family member to a certain host. See it like your personal edition of “consumer reports”.

Believe it or not, but there is web hosting for life out there. As a matter of fact I do have 3 reseller hosting accounts with a specific company since 2003. There was a time when I was ready to leave the company because the owner decided to sell out at the peak. The new owner had a completely different approach to business and the quality of service was declining fast. Fortunately he was bought out by another web hosting company which then in return turned things around dramatically. For now (knock on wood) I am really happy with this host and have no reason to leave at all.

However, buying web hosting at a wholesale level is not for everyone. There is more work involved for yourself, but as I am hosting over 150 domains, I a) do have a certain level of experience and b) do need wholesale resources. A normal consumer does not need this kind of web hosting. If you are just looking to host 1 or 2 domain names there are many cheaper and better web hosts available to choose from. My recommendation is to look for a web host that has at least 3 or more years of business history. Their servers should be located in a larger data center with many Internet uplink providers or even in-house in a data center owned by the web host. You also want to look for a web host who offers a web hosting control panel like cpanel or Plesk. Pricing should be less than $10 per month and the more you prepay the cheaper your web hosting package should be. Support needs to be 24/7 and the more support options available, the better it is for you.

Conclusion: Web hosting can be an adventure, but your ultimate goal should be a calm passage. My biggest goal is reliability and super-fast support. I do not care about the latest and greatest feature as you would barely use those anyway (they’re eye-candy). Spend some time researching the new web host you are looking at for your website. This will not guarantee that nothing goes wrong, but it will greatly reduce the risk of signing up with another bad web host. Maybe you find web hosting for life the next time.

About the Author: Chris Puetz has been involved with the web hosting industry for over 10 years now. He has been a web hosting customer as well as he has been a web hosting provider. He frequently writes about Top Web Hosting providers at the Web Hosting Resource Kit website. Chris Puetz is the author of the books “The Web Hosting Manager” and “Web Hosting Manual”.

Now that Microsoft Exchange 2010 is available, many business are looking at a considerable investment to upgrade their infrastructure. But the costs of doing so can be stifling. After all, in addition to actually migrating all your employees over to the new system, there also costs associated with ensuring that your IT staff are fully trained in how to configure and maintain the new system. Many businesses can get around this, however, by partnering with a reliable Exchange hosting provider and simply outsourcing all these headaches.

Why Upgrade?

When it comes to dealing with such IT upgrades, it’s easy for many business decision makers to say “well, if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” But there are actually 9 good reasons to upgrade to Exchange 2010 from whatever earlier version that your business is using. Specifically, Exchange 2010 offers:

• Reduced deployment cost: Exchange Server 2010 can help your business reduce costs by addressing common infrastructure requirements such as backup, e-mail archiving, mobile e-mail access, and voice mail.
• Simplified high availability and disaster recovery: Exchange Server 2010 has also introduce a mor esimplified approach to high availability and disaster recovery than previous versions, and this can help your business achieve new levels of reliability and reduce the complexity of maintaining business continuity.
• Easier administration and decreased help desk dependence: Another benefit of Exchange Server 2010 is that it provides new self-service capabilities that help your users (i.e. employees) perform common tasks without calling the help desk and taking up your IT team’s resources.
• Greater mobility: Exchange Server 2010 also offers a better universal inbox experience, letting your users with access all of their business communications from a single location.
• Decreased inbox overload and increased productivity: The latest release of Microsoft Exchange Servers also adds new productivity features that let your employees organize and prioritize their emails.
• Transformed voice mail: Microsoft Exchange 2010  can actually let your team creceive and preview their voice mail in text form right in their inbox.
• Simplified compliance: Microsoft Exchange 2010 also offers more efficient archiving, which will simplify compliance and discovery.
• Safeguards for sensitive information: Through centrally managed and enforced data protection and control features, Exchange Server 2010 makes it easier to encrypt, manage, and control your company’s communications.
• Reduced risk of malware and spam: Exchange Server 2010 features enhanced built-in defenses against junk e-mail and support for an array of third party security product.

Upgrading to Exchange 2010: Taking the Leap of Faith

If these are benefits that your business wants to enjoy, your decision to upgrade will then come down to some old fashioned number crunching. After all, as much as the upgrade is in an investment, and you’ll likely realize the ROI, we are in recessionary times, so some longer-term investments are better put-off until after the economy has rebounded before.

But there are ways your business can implement an upgrade, but not incur the costs of new hardware, data migration, and training your system admin and other IT staff. Specifically, by partnering with a recognized hosted exchange provider, your business can considerably reduce the costs of both the upgrade an ongoing system maintenance.

And to help your business choose a reliant Exchange hosting provider, Microsoft also offers a list of such certified Exchange hosting providers here.

By partnering with one of these recognized hosted exchange provider, your business can enjoy the support, experience, and knowledge of their highly specialized staff. After all, their staff will be intimately familiar with the ins and outs of exchange servers, and will be able to anticipate your needs and requirements much more quickly than your in-house team. This will mean avoiding many of the unanticipated pitfalls of undertaking and exchange upgrade in-house, as well as being able to more quickly rectify any bugs or glitches that may arise in the future.

Furthermore, it will take time and experience for your own in-house team to become familiar and understand Exchange 2010. A certified hosted Exchange partner, however, will have the expert staff on-hand. This means that you can (1) avoid the costs of additional IT training, and (2) free up your IT staff so that they actually focus their resources on supporting your core business mandate.

Moving Forward with Microsoft Exchange 2010

The Microsoft Exchange 2010 servers clearly offer benefits that no serious company should forgo. However, the economy these days isn’t so amenable to investing in auxiliary, non-essential infrastructure.

But businesses who are serious about secure and efficient email communication can still reap the benefits of Microsoft Exchange 2010 without incurring most of the costs of upgrading. All they have to do is choose a reliable Exchange hosting provider that can offer the requisite expertise required to support you business needs.

There’s a certain element of luck involved in finding a perfect web host – not all free web hosts suck and not all hosts who charge sky-high rates are the best in the business. Some people get lucky with the first host they sign up with, and for them, it’s a lifelong relationship that has its ups and downs, but which survives nevertheless. Others however, have to undergo a number of divorces before they find their perfect match. Although a lot of thought and research go into the process of finding the perfect web host, you know you got lucky with your choice if:

• Your site is up 99 percent of the time: If your web host has servers that are not capable and that get pretty slow when they are overloaded, you know you’re out of luck. Your page does not load and the status is often “not found.” This annoys visitors who are specifically looking for your site and drives away those who are arriving for the first time based on search engine results. So if your site is up and running 99.9 percent of the time, you’ve struck it rich in the world of web hosting.
• Your visitors don’t complain of slow access: When your server is capable of loading your pages in the blink of an eye no matter how large your files are or how heavy the traffic is, you know you were lucky enough to find a good web host. Most web users are frustrated with slow load times – even if their speeds are at DSL-level or higher, they are limited by the speed of the server that loads the page they’re looking for.
• You know how to reach your hosts in case of any problem: Not many hosts are great with customer support and service, so if your provider answers your calls and takes care of any issues immediately, you’re luckier than a man who just won a lottery. When you’re able to avoid downtime and frequent technical hassles because your customer support is top notch, you know you have a web host worth staying with.
• You have the option to upgrade your space requirements as you go: Your storage space depends on what you pay for your web hosting service. When you start out on the Internet, you don’t expect too many visitors and your needs are limited. But then as you gain in popularity and your traffic increases, you expand accordingly. And if your web host accommodates your storage needs as and when you need more space, then you know your partnership was a stroke of luck.
• You don’t find that your site has disappeared overnight: We live in a world of fly-by-night operators who close shop without a word and disappear into the dark when they’ve made their money. They don’t bother to inform people who depend on them to run their sites, so if you find that your website has disappeared, it’s because your service provider has shut shop to cut their losses. If your host has been around for a while and you’re never worried about being left in the lurch, you know you got lucky with your choice of web host.

About the Author:

This guest post is contributed by Barbara Williams, she writes on the topic of Computer Technician Programs . Email her at:  barbara.williams07@gmail.com .