The TeknoSurf AdWave
Basically, web hosting services fall into one of 3 categories:
1) Free, no frills, someone else's domain, 1-5 pages or a few meg of storage, usually no real support.
2) Budget, free set-up, under $US30 a month. This is the option I chose more than once, until I learnt better.
3) Full service, nominal set-up fee, $35+ a month, 24-hour, 7-day live response support.
A must for serious cyber-business owners.
At first glance, there is no simple choice especially for the "new to the web". You may be tempted to save a few bucks when signing up with a web host provider. (I certainly was until I learnt from my mistakes!)
Let me explain why this decision deserves careful consideration . . .
Choice one above is excellent for personal, family, hobby or club, and "for fun" webmastering - NOT for business. To operate a profitable business online, you will need much more file storage space and ownership of your own domain name. Without a professional appearance, a business loses credibility instantly before it even starts. Remember, you get only one chance to make a good first impression.
Choice two looks, at least on the surface, to be a good choice. After all, most of the low-cost web hosting companies "promise" free tech support. However, there is a big problem with many of these companies which you do not learn about until it is too late. The fact is, they simply cannot deliver on their promise. Their low rates and constant customer turnover simply do not allow for the proper staffing required to deliver on this promise of "support".
What you are left with is a level of support and assistance far below what most small businesses require to prosper online. (I know this first-hand, as my and several hundred other business sites disappeared when one such low-cost host's server failed! Even worse, their back up tapes didn't work, so they were unable to restore our sites!) Other businesses have been left with e-mail and order forms not working for over a week!) The simple fact is, web hosting companies of this category will actually COST you more money in downtime and time-consuming non-support than you could ever save with their low rates.
Which brings us to choice three - professional, high quality web hosting.
Oh, you'll pay a little more to get set up and a bit more monthly, but the fact is,
in business, just as in life, you get what you pay for. This adage rings true in web hosting as well.
If you are serious about your business and more importantly, your time, consider starting at the top.
Use a web hosting company that will be ready to help you - any hour of the day, any day of the week.
Make sure you also get web based site management - instead of just FTP, and the most current technology available online, like Fast T3 lines, Java, stat reporting, RealAudio, RealVideo, and your own web search engine.
Now that you have the facts, isn't it time to join the growing mass of "web wise" customers at Virtualis?
Featuring 24-hour "live tech support", a proven, flawless service reputation, and the most current technology on the web - including VSA - a graphical web management interface that makes FTP management a thing of the past.
Simply put, Virtualis offers the best web hosting on the Internet and they
have affordable hosting packages for business of all sizes, from the
very, very small to gigantic corporations.
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