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    How To Choose The Best Web Host for Your Online Business

    Lisa DinhBy Lisa DinhSep 6, 2021 Hacks 5 Mins Read
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    If you’re starting an online business, you should probably find a good web host for it. Web hosting is one of the most important aspects of any online business, and the wrong decision can spell the end of your online business as customers will opt for better options.

    Finding the best web host for your online business is challenging. There are so many web hosting companies, and it is hard to tell who is the best for you. You will see a lot of hosts claiming to be faster and more reliable than the others.

    Web Host - Online Business

    There are so many factors to consider before choosing a web host apart from ease of use.Ā  This blog will look at different factors that an online business owner should consider when choosing a web host. We will also look at why you need a web host for your online business.

    Here’s How To Choose The Best Web Host for Your Online Business

    Check Out The Web Host’s Security Strategies

    Security is a significant factor for a website owner. Web hosts offer a variety of security strategies for different needs.

    Web hosting services have also made security a top priority. For example, 256-bit encryption is one of the most potent forms of data encryption available today. It ensures that your website will be safe from hackers even if you store sensitive information such as credit card information on your website.

    Web Host - Security

    Some web hosting providers go as far as offering nightly backups of your site, making it easier to recover and keep your website running if you experience problems with the server or an attack from hackers.

    Some providers offering WordPress hosting have an industry-leading DDoS protection system. Besides this, they dedicate the servers for maximum performance when running WordPress websites. These servers outperform ordinary web hosts with generic settings that cause lagging and resource overuse.

    As an online business, using WordPress hosting company for your website guarantees security to your data as they offer protection for all your clients’ information.

    Check Out The Web Host’s Uptime and Reliability

    If you have ever clicked on a link to find that the page is unavailable at the moment, you know how frustrating this can be. Therefore, above everything else, the uptime of a website is the first thing you should check. Uptime is the time your website will be online and available when a searcher clicks on its link.

    Web Host

    Most web hosts who are reliable provide an uptime of 99.9%. It means that the time in a month that your website will be available is less than 45 minutes. These sites are highly reliable.

    Search engines such as Google rank sites that have a high uptime time as clients prefer them. It leads to more clicks on your site and an increase in sales and revenue. Thus, to increase the chances of ranking, choose a website hosting site with a proven record of having a guaranteed uptime of 99.9% and above.

    Find Out About The Web Host’s Storage and Backup

    For an online business, the amount of storage the host provides you is a big concern. You will need it to store your information and details of your products. In addition, as your business grows, your need for space also increases. Therefore, get a host that provides sufficient space to prevent you from running out of storage and deleting some products from the site.

    The company should also have an excellent backup system in case you lose your data.

    Check Customer Service Availability

    Before picking a web hosting company, ensure that their customer service is always available. The personnel should be able to answer important questions and help you resolve issues with your website.

    Customer support helps you if your site develops a problem or when you have questions. You need prompt answers to prevent your site from going offline for long whenever the server encounters issues. Excellent hosts have the support that is available 24/7.

    Check Scalability & Speed

    As a business owner, you would love to grow and the customer base to increase. Having an online business means that the number of visitors to your site per time will also increase. You need a web host that can handle the increase in traffic without downtime not to cost you revenue and lower ranking.

    A reliable web host enables your website to cope with the increased workload and the content you add. You should find it easy to add resources to your hosting account right from your dashboard. You might have to ask the hosting provider about this feature before you sign up.

    Besides scalability, check the loading speed. It is the deciding factor between customers getting into your website and abandoning it for competitor sites. People don’t have the time to wait as your site loads slowly when they have quick options.

    Take Away

    Choosing the best web host for your online business can be an arduous task. It is essential to know what you need and what you expect from your website host so that you don’t end up paying for features you don’t need.

    Below are the most important features to consider below hiring a website hosting company.

    • The reliability and uptime of the host company ensure your website is always online.
    • The scalability and loading speed of the site- significant factors in attracting and keeping customers.
    • Availability of an efficient customer support service that is easy to contact.
    • Sufficient storage for your virtual products and a backup plan in case you lose your data
    • Complete protection for your data, product information, and other company information that is private.

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