Important Questions You Should Ask A Web Hosting Company - Part 1

Luckily, most recruiting software has jumped on the bandwagon of providing embedded or associated software options for doing mass mailings straight from your database. So now instead of a long and expensive process to send out mass quantities of emails at a time, it's merely the click of a couple of buttons and you can reach thousands of people with your message. But now the question is - is this a good idea?

I quickly learned about cpanel hosting interface vs. GoDaddy's proprietary interface. The standard is cpanel which is an interface that one can learn to navigate fairly quickly. Plus, most training you will find online provides cpanel instruction. An easy to use hosting control panel is very important when you are creating blogs and websites. HostGator, also provides the Fantastico hosting interface which I haven't tried yet.

The few things you will need to find out are: your SMTP server and POP3 server (or sometimes IMAP), your outbound (SMTP) and inbound (POP or IMAP) ports, as well as the username and password of your email hosting.

Just like you wouldn't go to a dodgy car dealer to get your car fixed you shouldn't go to a dodgy email hosting provider to get a hosting account. There are rogue providers out there with crap services on offer so just remember that! Your probably wondering how you can tell if a company has a good reputation or not - well its probably easier than you think to find out. Run searches on Google for reviews and complaints e.g. ItemBidder reviews or ItemBidder complaints. Check out their own forums because thats usually where any angry customers go and complain - assuming of course the moderators don't remove any negative feedback.

In this article we are going to concentrate on the features of Linux Shared web hosting Plans because that is the most common type of plan out there. Sorry windows but when it comes to shared hosting this is the battle you loose.

A good hosting company will be glad to provide you with a list of happy customers and will not mind if you contact them for references. You must know the people you are working with. If you can't look at any references for the web hosting company, look somewhere else. You must understand that web hosting is not only business, it is partners working together. Are you considering a hosting company that understands this?

Web Business Hosting is now more affordable than before with different packages to choose from; shared, VPS or dedicated. If you can not afford VPS and dedicated because they are little bit expensive, shared hosting is your best bet. With as low as $3.95 a month, you can get one from a reliable company. What are the features you should look out for on a shared platform?

Try to avoid companies that have just been established. Let others do the testing for you. It's wiser to choose those web email hosting providers, that already have lots of customers and have received many positive reviews. That usually costs more, but you will always know that you get what you pay for.

Firstly it's important that we discuss what web hosting is in order to fully understand what the different plans offer. In layman's terms, when you put a website online, you need space on a server to place the files that are then accessible via the world wide web. This is called "email hosting a website".

Although you can ask for the customer service representative to help you change data in your website, you cannot possibly seek help every now and then. It is important for the web hosting provider to offer you a proper control panel so that you can work on some basic structure in the website, such as changing password or altering your email address.

The Linux software is very user-friendly and if you are a newbie in the world of web hosting and websites, you will not find it hard to get used to how it works. Linux is very convenient for anyone who uses it.

Try out the settings. It's vital that the email is functioning and the content is correct. Don't depend completely on the Test Account Settings in Outlook. While they are actually working, older versions will look like they aren't. I don't know the reason -- but attempt to send an email before you call technical support - it might just work.

You want to do your research before choosing any web host. It shouldn't be a decision that's based on cost because you can get quality hosting at a low monthly cost in this highly competitive realm of the W3.

For hosting a website, it is possible to set up a server on your own pc & host sites there, but it's a complex process & requires high performance PC with high speed & reliable internet connection. It also requires running that PC 24 hours a day to avoid downtime. This is why it's recommended to buy hosting services from professional hosting providers.

Let's have a look at Bandwidth. Bandwidth is the amount of data transferred from and into a web server. When a web page is displayed then it means some data has been downloaded from the server. Also reading emails, sending emails, accessing ftp accounts, etc. count as Data transfer. Usually it is bundled with the Business Hosting plan as certain amount of data transfer per month. For example: 1 GB Web space and 10 GB Bandwidth.