Having a Great Web Hosting can go a long way in bringing success to your current business. Without a good web hosting provider, you cannot spread the message about your products and services to users across the Internet. A poor hosting provider will never do. If your website is offline too often, you will lose out on new sales from both current and future clients. Of course, if your website is very slow to load or very slow when customers are placing orders, the same is true. Here are just a few things to look for when finding a host to entrust with your business website. Great Uptime You must find a host with a history or providing excellent uptime. Most hosts have uptime guarantees of 99.9% and so there is no reason to settle for less. Do not sign up for a host that says they offer this uptime, but rather find a web hosting provider that proves they do and backs that proof with a guarantee. Easy to Reach Customer ServiceFind a hosting provider with customer support that is never difficult to access. If there is ever a problem with your website, a fast repair will go a long way in preventing the loss of clients and sales. Search for companies offering 24/7 support and more than one way to contact the company. Reliability ReputationLook for a host with a strong history of providing reliable hosting solutions. Use reviews and your own research to help you weed out the unreliable companies so that you can focus on those with the best history of providing hosting you can depend on. These are just a few things to look for. Of course, you need to find a hosting provider that can offer you with bandwidth and disk space you need to handle your online business operations.
Some hosts now even have uptimes of 100%. You are right that a good reputation goes a long way in the hosting Industry. I always recommend contacting customer support before you purchase your plan to see how it really operates. Even though top of the line customer service is important most will also want to make sure the 24/7/365 technical support is available. You never know what time of the day or night it might be when your website decides to have issues.
I'm skeptical of the 100% uptime claim. I don't think many providers can manage this. Close to it, yes, but 100% is virtually impossible.
I am waiting for the LIMITED HOSTING trend to pick up. It's far more transparent than the unlimited thing.
it won't, does not have a chance. If I want to host simple about me 1-page site, I am surely prefer UNLIMITED vs LIMITED for that