| There are many web hosting subscriptions being | | | | running a large business, you will likely need the |
| offered. They commonly fall into two categories: | | | | features and resources that come with business |
| personal hosting and business hosting. Personal | | | | hosting. If you want to share your creative side |
| website hosting is more affordable and basic; | | | | with your friends, you might not need unlimited |
| business website hosting costs more but has | | | | MySQL databases or a thousand email accounts -- |
| added features. Below are some questions that | | | | so personal website hosting would be a better |
| you can ask yourself when trying to select | | | | option. |
| between the two: | | | | How much money can you spend? |
| | | | Of course, making a business website does not |
| 1. Why are you building a website? | | | | automatically oblige you to select business hosting. |
| 2. What hosting features do you need? | | | | If you're creating a basic catalogue website for a |
| 3. How much money can you spend? | | | | small business, personal web hosting might be |
| 4. Is having added security important to you? | | | | more significant for you. However, if you're |
| Why are you building a website? | | | | building an e-commerce or community site, |
| Do you intend to market your products and | | | | business plans do provide additional resources and |
| services? Do you like to blog about your | | | | security features that would benefit you and your |
| thoughts? Are you planning to show off your | | | | site visitors. |
| artistic side? The purpose of your website is the | | | | Is having added security important to you? |
| primary factor in deciding on your web hosting | | | | SSL certificates are mostly supported by business |
| subscription. If you have no time to consider all | | | | hosting, but not personal hosting. An SSL |
| the aspects, just purchase personal hosting if | | | | certificate enables encryption of data during online |
| your website is for personal use, and get business | | | | transactions. This translates to better security for |
| hosting if your website is for business. | | | | your website. If you have an online store |
| What hosting features do you need? | | | | processing credit card payments, or if your site |
| Personal plans have simpler features than business | | | | retrieves sensitive details from your visitors, it's |
| plans. Determine your requirements in terms of | | | | better to avail of business hosting with SSL |
| disk space, bandwidth, domain hosting, email | | | | support. In the end, the decision really depends on |
| accounts, FTP accounts, and more. If you are | | | | your specific needs. |