There are many webhosts out there: big companies and small companies, reseller, and personal servers that people give free webspace away. However, what is the right host to choose?

A lot of webhosts are giving unmetered hosting for as little as $6 or $7 per month, which is okay and quite affordable, but as explained in the previous blog, if you are a reseller or a shared hosting client, you may happen to be put on a server with sites that could stretch database resource to it limits. It could run the server up and in the end, all of the clients on the one server may suffer downtime. Now, a lot of webhosts do try to gauge how many client accounts to put on a single server, but here are some things to think about when considering your next (or for those who are new, your first) hosting:

1. Check out the webhosts reviews from not just the webhost, but other resources like the search engines (even Google.) You would be surprised on some webhosts and their history.

2. Although having VeriSign and Better Business Bureau to back a company is great to sign up for, it is not always necessary. There are also other resources and for some smaller webhosts, they are unable to afford the $300 membership fee unless they wrote for a grant to start their business. Usually the uptime and reviews of the webhost are proof of the webhost’s integrity. However, if you do business with a webhost, at least try to business so that your information has some protection. Paypal is safe and free to use. It is also a way to prove the transaction and it will hold up in court if used as evidence.

3. How long the company has been open is also a factor. Although some smaller webhosts are run by one or two individuals on a website network, they rely on the network of people they usually reach, that is not something to deduct from them. A reseller or a dedicated host are no less than the large company. In fact, some are friendlier and have better response times than larger companies.

4. Does the webhost have a trial time that you can get your money back? This is a great way that a company risks their time and effort to please you the client. If you do purchase with a webhost, ask as many questions as possible. A webhost, even a small company will never be bothered with your questions and should NEVER be bothered. It is your right to know what you paid for.

5. What kind of information the webhost gives out. You can find this out either by FAQ, the webhost’s blog, or contacting their support.

Never feel pressured to make a decision when purchasing webhosting. It should be without a contract and hassle-free. Situations always change and a webhost must understand if you wish to just stop having a domain or are moving your site.

Of course, with Host Solutions, we encourage that you be curious. We will help you as much as we can as we want your business and we want you to have good service, so please feel free to contact us anytime.

Sometimes shopping for hosting might be confusing, especially to those new to it. There are terms that you are unfamiliar with. Well, here are some explanations of the different types of Hosting we provide at Host Solutions to make you more comfortable with choosing what you want. We offer 3 types of hosting at the moment: Shared, Reseller, and Dedicated.

Shared Hosting is where you have one Cpanel account with us that is hosted on a server with many others. Depending on the server and host, this number could be small or large. These sites are for regular sites that could be blogs, small businesses, personal websites and moderate e-commerce type sites. With Host Solutions, you can use your Cpanel account and host unlimited domains. In fact all packages, you can have unlimited domans.

Reseller Hosting is where you buy a large amount of space and bandwidth. You can use it to start your own hosting business as it includes a webhosting manager (Cpanel WHM – latest version). These are also great for people with a larger network that prefer a separate Cpanel for each domain or for your business as a web designer to cater to your clients.

Dedicated Hosting is where you have your own server. You lease it (rent it.) You get control over the root of your server and can do what you like. If you have been hosted before and had problems due excessive database usage (like stock photo sites, large forums or large writing sites like fanfiction), you might want to try a dedicated server. Most webhosting companies suspend or even terminate accounts that create excessive bandwidth.

Host Solutions offers no-hassle webhosting with no contract. So even if you purchase Dedicated Hosting, you can tell Host Solutions (of course, we hope that you would not be dissatisfied with our service) that you are either moving or you no longer want to be hosted. You also can upgrade or downgrade your account anytime.