3 Things You Need to Know Before You Buy Web Hosting

If you type the word “buy hosting” in the search engine, you will be flooded by thousands of search results and hundreds of service providers that claim to offer the best, the cheapest, the fastest, or the most reliable web hosting service you can ever find. 

Web hosting is a web service that allows you to place and store the content and the files of your website on the internet to be accessible and called upon anytime by your visitors.

Look at web hosting as if it is your hard drive where you store your documents and files for later access.

When you buy hosting, you should be mindful of 3 things during the selection process.

Storage

 Web storage is the amount of disk space on a web server available to host and store the content of your website including text, images, audio files and videos, code, databases, and so on. Although many companies market their web hosting service as unlimited storage, be aware that it may not be really unlimited. As a small business, you should be fine as long as you use the space reasonably. However, if you noticeably exceed certain limits, you’ll be asked to pay a fee or upgrade your hosting plan.

Scalability

When you buy hosting for the first time, scalability may not be your top priority. However, it is important to choose a web service provider that can accommodate the organic growth of your business, as well as the seasonal fluctuations that your business may experience. Basically, will it be easy to upgrade your hosting plan at any time without causing any service disruption?

Server Location

When you buy hosting, always opt for a web provider that physically hosts your website data in a nearby data center to the target audience. For example, if your visitors are coming mainly from the Middle East, do not buy hosting from companies that their data centers are located in the US or Australia. The closer a data center is to your visitors, the faster the page loading will usually be.

Are you still confused about choosing the most suitable web hosting for your business?

Reach out to the IM Solutions team, for more than 15 years, they guide small businesses and multinational companies to make informed decisions about buying web hosting.