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Earning Money From Your Web-HostThere are various web-hosting companies
available on the internet as well as different types of web-hosting
accounts to choose from. Following are 3 basic types of web-hosting
accounts available to online entrepreneurs: Dedicated
Web-Hosting is where your site is the only site on the server which
gives you more control but is considerably a more expensive option. Shared-Hosting
is the most common type of web-hosting . With this type of web-hosting
you are allocated a pre-set amount of space and bandwidth. Of course
you have less control and fewer resources available to you, but costs
are a lot less than dedicated web-hosting. Reseller Web-Hosting
is a type of web-hosting that is derived from the web-host who buys in
bulk from another company who may own as well as maintain their own
server. The reseller then divides the bulk plan into smaller plans and
then resells these smaller plans to other individuals. Reseller
web-hosting packages offers an individual an opportunity to have an
internet-based business without having the expense of managing their
own equipment. Customers are beginning to demand more from their
web-hosts. They want the best products and services and web-hosts are
enhancing their offers. The competition is stiff especially in light of
the fact that a number of places offer free web-hosting. In a recent
survey on web-hosting regarding what consumers want, small to medium
business customers identified marketing tools as key to helping their
online businesses grow. However, not all web-hosting companies
are created equal. Here are a few things you may want to consider
before engaging your web-hosting company: If you start out with a
"free" web-hosting package you stand a great chance of having your
website visitors distracted by clicking on the advertising banners or
ads that are placed on your website pages. Let's face it, we need all
the traffic we can get and this is somewhat self-defeating. My
suggestion is to spend the few extra bucks to get off to a good start. And
if your free web-hosting company experiences 'downtime' and your
visitors are not able to access your website, you lose valuable
income-producing revenue. So before considering a "free" web-hosting
account research this subject well. Following are a few considerations
you may want to ponder before engaging your web-hosting company.
Exactly what does your web-hosting company support: Free Web-Hosting Companies Check
to see that services are available 24/7. Also inquire as to whether or
not adds/banners and pop-ups will be placed on your webpages. Find out
the amount of disc space available, and whether or not sub-domains are
supported, and if FTP transfer is available? Fee Paid Web-Hosting Accounts Check
to see if set-up fees or transfer fees are required. Check amount of
disc space, and whether FTP Transfer is enabled, or if they support
Front Page Extensions, Sub-domains, Url Redirects, or MYSQL Databases.
Also, check for availabilty of the following: Mail/List Newsletters,
Auto-Responders, POP E-mail Accounts, E-mail Aliases, Site Stats, Mail
Manager, Control Panel, Site Creation Tools and Page Counters. You
may not need all of the above tools currently to successfully run your
online business. However, you should have them available if you are
promoting any site on the internet for the long haul. Additionally,
most webmasters have more than one site to promote, so having these
tools available are to your advantage! My recommendation is
Host4Profit, your e-commerce solution, specializing in virtual servers
web-hosting, unix servers, domains, web-space, money making websites
for resellers and so much more. This is reliable web-hosing at it's
best.
If
you ever decide to change your web-host and your transition is not a
smooth one -- or if you experience any trouble -- customers can take
their complaints to the ICANN.
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