| Are you planning your web hosting
needs for 2008? Maybe you are ready to buy a web hosting plan for
a new blog site or that online video family website you're planning?
Then it's a great time for you or your company to consider the following
tips for a successful year of hosting! By following these simple
steps, you can not only save money, but also ensure that your website
has its most successful year ever.
Tip 1: Upgrade to an Annual Plan - If you are happy
with your hosting provider, consider moving to an annual payment
basis. By doing this, you can benefit from a lower prorated monthly
rate. If you are looking to transfer to a new web host, you might
also wish to consider an annual plan as they often come with no
set-up fee. Even better, consider the discount of adding a 2nd year
onto that annual hosting plan; sometimes adding the 2nd annual time
period results in very little extra cost since you get a web hosting
discount on the first year as well. For example, Creative Web Hosting
offers a 1 year hosting plan. Learn more------------link it here
http://www.creativewebsols.com/windows-shared-price.htm
Tip 2: The Internet economy continues to grow and
global Internet traffic is predicted to continue its steady usage
increase during 2008. Is your company website ready for an increase
in traffic during 2008? With monthly fees for dedicated servers
coming down rapidly over the past year, your business may wish to
consider moving to a dedicated environment which will offer more
capacity for servicing your online customers. You can review 2008
dedicated server specials at our Dedicated Server Showcase------------link
it here
http://www.creativewebsols.com/dedicated-server.htm
. At the very least, be sure that your current plan has adequate
bandwidth allowances. Even the shared space now offers close to
unlimited bandwidth (considering what the average website actually
uses). Take a look at Creative Web Hosting - they provide 6,000
GB of monthly bandwidth Just like a cell phone, if your current
website is experiencing traffic overage charges, then it is time
to consider a larger hosting package.
Tip 3: Check out your Hosting Service Agreements. These agreements
contain the "legal terms" of your hosting contract and
may be changed from time to time. The 'New Year' is a good time
to review the latest documents surrounding the relationship between
you and your web host. For some customers, you may find that you
are on a high-end SLA and could lower your monthly service fee by
accepting say a 99.8% uptime guarantee vs. a 99.9% standard.
Tip 4: Secure a support domain for your company. Many
companies are now providing technical support and service follow-up
online. With Internet access still growing on a worldwide basis,
you may wish to consider reserving the domain name for a potential
service/support site. For example, usxmodeltrains.com might wish
to reserve usxtrainsupport.com. Also, think about registering some
of the new top levels domains including .info and .biz - these can
be useful in driving more traffic to your website. Most web hosting
companies now offer to purchase a free domain------------link it
here http://www.creativewebmall.co.uk
for you as long as you purchase their annual web hosting account.
Tip #5: Watch for software upgrades! Each year, many
providers of web design and server software launch new versions.
For instance, is your web host delivering the latest Windows------------link
it here http://www.creativewebsols.com/shared-web-hosting-prices.htm
or ASP.NET------------link it here http://www.creativewebsols.com/shared-web-hosting-prices.htm
versions? Also, make sure your company is using the latest design
software to maximize your site visitor's experiences. By checking
to see if your provider has the latest server versions, you can
verify their technical knowledge, ensure maximum website uptime,
and create a website that is more competitive vs. your peers in
terms of website interactivity and features.
By following these simple tips, your business can maximize it's
online efforts in 2008 by ensuring a stable hosting environment
while gaining better knowledge about your web host.
Want more tips, check out our 2007 web hosting tip
sheet Click here------------link it here http://www.creativewebsols.com/web-hosting-help.htm
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