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There are a number of hosting options, from free
to dedicated servers. Let’s spend a few moments
and look over the options.
Free Hosting
The first and not recommended is free hosting. Remember
what they say, there is nothing free. Well it’s
the truth about this also.
Your webpage on a free hosting server may have banner
ads from companies that may not compliment your business
or page theme.
Another common problem is the third level domain (http://yourpagename/theirdomain.com)
Now that doesn't look professional as a business.
Would you share your business name with some other
company on a business card? I’m sure that would
be out of the question.
Shared Hosting
Shared hosting for the small business is the best
way to go. Shared hosting has the server divided up
with other websites allowing a lower cost for hosting.
In most cases you are allowed more than enough disk
space (Usually Between 100-500 Meg) and data transfer
per month. The rule of thumb for small business is
a minimum of 100 Meg of disk space and 1 gig of transfer.
Dedicated Servers
The big boy on the block and the most expensive! Dedicated
servers are used usually by medium and large size
companies. The advantage to this form of hosting is
complete control with the most disk space and the
largest amount of transfer (Most companies selling
dedicated servers allow a minimum of 500 gigs of transfer
a month). Keep in mind that this requires a lot of
technical ability; most companies hire a network administrator
to oversee this form of hosting.
As you can see there are many options based on size
and needs of your business. Hopefully you are a little
more aware of choices out there now and will make
the right choice on one that best suits your companies’
needs.
Copyright 2005 Terry Henry ( Henry Marketing and
Development), all rights reserved
About the author
Terry Henry is operations manager for Henry Marketing
and Development (www.hendev.com) and the PowerZone
Hosting Group (www.powerzonehosting.com)
Terry can be reached at terry@hendev.com |
