Website Hosting

For those of you who are unsure about what is meant by website hosting it is really quite a simple thing that unfortunately is over complicated by people in this industry. Basically your website needs space on a computer that is connected to the internet 24 hours a day 7 days per week. Just as your word document needs space on your computer when you save it, so does a website need space on a web computer. That is a very simplified description but in essence that is what website hosting is.

Why are hosting packages different prices ?

People used to talk about how much space they had with their hosting packages. One person would say their business had 100 Megabytes of web space, another would say they had 200 Megabytes and it was this space that used to, in part, determine how much hosting would cost. The reality now is that space is cheap and with Kiswebs hosting packages you can have as much space as you want or need.

The difference comes in with the added features and benefits that you may get from a hosting solution;

• Do you have access to your statistics anytime you want to find out how many site visitors there has been as well as lots of other information ?
• Is this information presented in a fashion that is easy to understand and follow
• Do you have the facility to create as many email accounts as you require ?
• Can you have databases associated with your hosting package ?
• Is there a spam filter included ? How much bandwidth are you allowed and what happens if you exceed that ?
• What happens if there is aproblem ?
• Is there support ?
• How long will it take to fix any issues that might arrise ?

So make sure you have answers to all these questions when chosing a hosting package that suits your needs.

What hosting package is right for you ?

There are 2 main types of hosting package that the vast majority of businesses use. 1. A virtual hosting account, or 2. A dedicated server.

Virtual Hosting Account

This type of hosting solution is suitable for the vast majority of small businesses. Basically what it means is that your website is sitting on a web computer that also has lots of other websites for other businesses on it.

There is nothing wrong with this and this is the situation the vast majority of businesses have.

The web computer / server is set up in such a way that separates all the websites and you have your own space on this server for your own needs.

This is also the least expensive option of the 2 options mentioned above.

Dedicated Hosting Server

The main difference between this type of hosting account and the virtual hosting account is that your business has the use of the entire web hosting computer ( server ).

There are no other businesses on this computer other than yours. You may chose to use this server for one single website or you may have a number of your business located on this server.

You usually find that the types of businesses that use dedicated servers are bigger businesses or small businesses with big websites that have big demands on bandwidth or databases.

As you might imagine this solution is a more expensive one than virtual hosting.

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