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101 Introduction To Web Hosting

The document discusses the importance of web hosting and how to choose a web hosting provider. It explains that websites need to be hosted online through a hosting service to be accessible and run efficiently. It then outlines different hosting plan options like shared, VPS, dedicated, and cloud hosting. The document emphasizes the need to ask prospective hosts questions about their plans, technical support, hardware, user interface, add-ons, pricing and ability to scale resources. Choosing a host that provides cutting-edge technology, 24/7 support and flexibility to meet future needs within one's budget is recommended.

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101 Introduction To Web Hosting

The document discusses the importance of web hosting and how to choose a web hosting provider. It explains that websites need to be hosted online through a hosting service to be accessible and run efficiently. It then outlines different hosting plan options like shared, VPS, dedicated, and cloud hosting. The document emphasizes the need to ask prospective hosts questions about their plans, technical support, hardware, user interface, add-ons, pricing and ability to scale resources. Choosing a host that provides cutting-edge technology, 24/7 support and flexibility to meet future needs within one's budget is recommended.

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Introduction to Web Hosting

What you need to know about web


hosting and choosing a web host

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Websites
The face of your business
Small scale or large scale, the only way to establish a prominent
online presence in the digital world and up your sales, is to have
a website.
Not having a website is equal to becoming extinct in the online
world!

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Benefits of having a
website
• Establishing business identity.
• Wider business reach.
• Greater lead generation.

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Helping platforms
Considering that there are far too
many platforms available to Help
you create a website, It isn’t really
much of a task!

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Consider that
You have a website in place. But you’re
not creating as much impact online.
Don’t start panicking. There is solution.

Get your website hosted!

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Why web hosting
If you want your website to not only be easily accessible but also
run efficiently at all times, you need to publish along with a
webhosting service provider.

User User

User User
Internet

server

Website files are hosted on servers. The servers 'serve' those files to individual computer users upon request. The internet makes it
all possible.

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Why get hosted?
Lesser
Bounce Offs.

Better Online More


Presence! Conversions.

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But how do I know
Which hosting plan fulfills my website needs?
Well, let’s take a look to the options available.

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Shared hosting
It is not only the most popular, but also the most affordable web
hosting plan. The web server is shared by multiple websites in a
common hosting environment. They share the same IP address
and server resources (disk space, RAM, bandwidth, uptime, etc).
(firstsiteguide.com 2019)

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VPS hosting
In this hosting plan, a server is divided into multiple virtual
units and each unit acts as a dedicated server that hosts only
one website. (firstsiteguide.com 2019)

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Dedicated hosting
Here, the user rents the entire server to host his/her website.
The user can either choose to host one of his/her websites or
all of them on that server. It is best suited for websites that
require higher server performance, security and control.
(firstsiteguide.com 2019).

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Cloud hosting
This hosting service utilizes the trending cluster server
technology. A Cloud Hosted website is supported by a number of
servers in the network. The server resources are distributed
amongst the websites on real time basis, leading to proper
configuration and load balancing. (firstsiteguide.com 2019).

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Reseller hosting
In this hosting plan, a business rents a number of servers from a
web host to offer web hosting services to a third party. In other
words, the business acts as the middleman offering hosting
services of the parent host to the end customer, and earning in
the process. (firstsiteguide.com 2019).

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Being aware
Being aware of what’s available in the market isn’t going to land
you with a good web hosting service provider. Asking is always
better than assuming!
Following are a few things you should ask your prospective
provider.

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What’s Their plan?
Every web host has one plan in which
they are best at. It may offer all plans, but
its strength lies in that particular plan.
Opt for a plan that fits your bill and a web
host that is the best at it.

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Does it provide enough
disk space?
On an average, a website doesn’t need
anything more than 1GB of disk space.
Don’t fall for the ‘unlimited’ trap when
it comes to disk space.
Opt a web host that is transparent
about their resource allocation.

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Do they have 24/7
technical support?
A website has dozens of programs and
extensions running in the background; a
technical glitch can arise anytime. To
ensure your website doesn’t break down
and suffer bounce offs, choose a web host
that offers 24/7 prompt technical support.

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What hardware
are they using?
Always enquire about the hardware
being used by web hosts to provide you
services. Hardware has a direct impact
on the efficiency of your website. Don’t
go for hosts hesitant on giving out
details.

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Is their user
interface for you?
Before you sign up for any hosting
plan, go for a free trial to test if the
user interface and control panels fulfill
your needs; you don’t want to be
switching hosts later.

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Does it offer email?
Ensure that your web host offers
emailing features like smart inbox,
autoresponders, etc. This helps you
make your website fully interactive.

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What’s there to add?
With time your website is going to evolve
and you might want to have more
functionalities than it currently does. Opt
for a web host that has a range of add ons
like social sharing, RSS feed, etc. to choose
from and allows you to install them easily
on your website.
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Can it flex?
Your website resource needs might
change with time and your plan should
be able to cater to them. Look for a web
host that lets you scale resources up or
down easily; or upgrade from one
hosting plan to another. Changing hosts
isn’t a good idea as your website could
incur content loss and will be at the risk
of being hacked.
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How much does it cost?
One of the prime factors that affect your
hosting decision is the pricing. Web
hosts may charge you according to the
resources your website utilizes or the
plan you sign up for, on a periodic basis.
Spend some time to research and
compare hosting plans offered by
different web hosts, and pick the one
that suits your hosting budget.
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Conclusion
Don’t get Oversold services.
Even though the offer of unlimited resources might seem alluring,
your website isn’t going to need any more than 1GB disk space to
run efficiently; unless you are planning to make it the next
YouTube!
Ask yourself “Do I know my website’s requirements?”
Then try to find a web host that covers the following:
a. Cutting edge technology at affordable prices.
b. Ability to scale hosting plans as per requirement.
c. 24/7 technical support to ensure your website runs efficiently at
all times.
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References
1. P. Pollock (2013), “Web Hosting For Dummies” 1st Edition,
United States, John Wiley, CHAPTER 1.
2. https://firstsiteguide.com/fsg_web_hosting.pdf
3. https://pagely.com/blog/managed-wordpress-hosting/

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