| A web hosting review is an excellent way to | | | | to allow for though, is growth and change of |
| discover the type of web host that will fit your | | | | requirements. Picking up a host with a tiny |
| personal circumstances. You will get your key | | | | allotment of disk space might be ok now, but if |
| questions answered and be satisfied that if other | | | | things change you might be left with a major |
| people use their services and recommend them, | | | | headache. So allow for expansion. |
| then they should do a good job for you. | | | | If you intend hosting images, video or audio from |
| So what are the 3 key elements of a web | | | | the outset, then you will need much more from |
| hosting review? | | | | the start. Running a blog will also increase the |
| Well, there may be some argument over the | | | | overhead. In my experience, an allowance of |
| most important aspects of any web host's | | | | 100Mb should cover most bases. |
| service, but in my opinion, the critical elements are | | | | The other requirement is for bandwidth. This is |
| as follows:- | | | | calculated on a monthly basis, and allows for |
| 1. Mission Critical Web Hosting Support | | | | usage of transfer time, which includes, but is not |
| To my mind, the most important part of any | | | | limited to, the transfer of the basic web files from |
| service, let alone web hosting, is the support they | | | | your server to the client's web browser. |
| offer. And I don't mean the broad smiles and | | | | The amount of bandwidth required will vary based |
| white teeth when you sign up. I mean the real | | | | on usage. Audio, video and email are all bandwidth |
| help on offer when things go wrong (and one day | | | | hogs. I personally allow for 10 times the disk |
| it will with web hosting). That is why any web | | | | space as a bandwidth allowance. |
| hosting review worth its salt will address the | | | | 3. The Cost Of Web Hosting |
| subject of support and the kind of help you can | | | | The cost of web hosting does vary depending on |
| expect when things go wrong. | | | | the allowances made for resources. You can get |
| 2. Crucial Web Hosting Resources | | | | some very good monthly deals for webhosting, |
| There are two elements of resources that any | | | | so it is important that you view the cost in |
| web hosting review could and should address. | | | | relation to the points raised in questions 1 and 2 |
| These are the questions of disk space and | | | | above. The cheapest will not always be the best. |
| bandwidth. | | | | Equally, you should not start paying for things that |
| Disk space is the measure of hard disk space | | | | you don't need. |
| allowed to hold the files that make up your web | | | | I hope that this has given you an idea of the |
| site. If you are wanting to host a simple test | | | | what to look for in web hosting reviews. You |
| based web site, with purely html files, then the | | | | should at least be better equipped to make |
| overhead here will not be great. A few | | | | informative decisions when deciding on your |
| megabytes of space will suffice. What you need | | | | webhost. |