How to Choose The Best Web Hosting? Guide For 2022

Q: Do I need an email domain for my business?

Yes, email domains like my@shopname.com help you and your business in building a bond with your customers.

Choosing the best web hosting can be a little confusing with a lot of options available in the market.

Some of the names that keep ringing all the time when you think of hosting, in general, are Hostgator, BlueHost, Hostinger, and various others.

When choosing any of the hosting services you have to consider some essential points like affordability, Uptime, security, the kind of hosting plan you would need, features the hosting comes with, and last but not least the customer support service.

Also, understand that there is nothing like FREE HOSTING. That is a trap one should avoid at any cost. Let us know the points one by one.

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Price And Affordability

Just like taking any other product or service, you check its affordability, you would need to check it while choosing the hosting too. All the different platforms have different pricing models. You have to understand your budget before you decide on the hosting platform.

Shared hosting on Hostgator starts at 2.75 USD while on Hostinger it starts at 1.39 USD.

Hosting Plans

When choosing a hosting provider you must have a plan in mind. There are various hosting plans, and some of the most common ones are offered by almost every host are given under.

Shared Hosting

This is the basic hosting plan that is offered by the hosting platforms. Does not include special features related to WordPress. In terms of affordability, this is the cheapest. Generally preferred by people who are beginning with hosting.

WordPress Hosting

This one is advanced-level hosting. Preferred by people who want to manage different websites, and wish to update plugins and themes. However, this does not come with email hosting but is still a preferred hosting plan.

Cloud Hosting

This hosting is not new, it has been there for a long time now. This is Linux-based. There is no active involvement of the user here. This hosting service has its fair share of advantages and disadvantages. Like storage is on the cloud but the confidentiality and the dependency on the internet tag along.

WooCommerce Hosting

This is very similar to WordPress hosting, which is being offered by only a few hosting providers right now. These hosting plans come with extraordinary things that make running e-stores easier. This is a fairly new concept that is helping customers manage eCommerce websites smoothly.

Reseller Hosting

This is a hosting that is generally preferred by web agencies. This helps them keep their clients separate. It is like using shared hosting but you get the resources to manage client websites at the same price.

VPS

Virtual Private Server is very similar to cloud hosting except this comes with a cPanel to manage your websites. There is constant support from the hosting providers or those who choose this plan and hence one has to shell more to take this one.

The VPS hosting also offers the features of reseller hosting.

Uptime

The uptime is a very crucial thing to note when choosing any web hosting. This is an indication of how well the server is up and performing. Good web hosting has an uptime of 99.94% and above.
There are a few websites that are dedicated to showing these ratings. Hosting Checker and Hosting advice are two of them.

Server Locations

The server locations should be taken into account before deciding to opt for any hosting provider. The server locations are responsible for better or best uploading or downloading time. Some of them are given under.

Hostinger servers are located in 7 locations around the world namely Lithuania, Singapore, the USA, etc.
Hostgator has its data centers in Texas, Utah, Provo, etc.
BlueHost has its servers located in the USA, Mumbai-India, Orem etc.

One should check the server location before choosing the hosting.

Features

You ought to check all the features that come with the plan. For your own ease look for some of the major ones before deciding on choosing a hosting provider.

SSL Certification

This is essential and is provided for FREE by most of the good hosting providers like HostGator, and BlueHost. This if not provided by the hosting provider would cost you 8 USD for a year. Advisable is to take the hosting that is giving this in their package.

cPanel Backend

This is the website management system. Many hosting providers have cPanel Backend included in their hosting plans for free. If not you should check how much that would cost you because this is essential to manage domains, creating websites, easy publishing, and more.

BlueHost, Hostgator, and GreenGeeks are some of the hosting providers that use cPanel.

Also, watch this Google guide to sign up in google workspace. That can help you manage your business emails.

Email

Official email domains are provided for free in most of the hosting packages. This allows the business to talk to its customers efficiently. When choosing the hosting provider see if the plan includes them for free or is charging a fee.

Storage

This is the space on a server that will be used by you. To launch a WordPress website one might need 1 GB of free space. The decision to choose the hosting provider should be taken after checking the storage that is being offered in their plan.

The Icing On The Cake

Some of the hosting providers go the extra mile to serve their customers. They provide special features related to WordPress like spaces where you can test the plugins, test different designs before making the content public.

Some of them provide free uploading of websites for you. Be it for one time, but that is better than not having these services.

Customer Support

It is important to know about the customer support service of the hosting provider. But how will you know about it before you purchased it? GoodWill of the hosting provider company will help you answer this question.

The response time, availability of the support tech, and all these things should be taken into the account.

FAQ

I am a cloth merchant, which hosting provider should I choose?

Depending on your nature of work you should choose WooCommerce hosting. This kind of hosting is provided by Hostinger and BlueHost at present.

Do I need an email domain for my business?

Yes, email domains like [email protected] help you and your business in building a bond with your customers.

Summary

The journey to choosing the perfect hosting provider can be difficult. Also, what may be perfect for someone else may not be perfect for you. Thorough research should be done. The nature of your work and the factors mentioned here can help you make the right decision.

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