10. Does the web host have the products and services to handle your growth? You
might be surprised how many sites that once started for fun or as a hobby have grown into some of
the most popular sites on the Internet. Hence, you never know when you’ll outgrow your current
product or service and need to move up the ladder to the next rung. Make sure that your web host
can meet your anticipated growth, not only within the product range of shared hosting, but should
you ever need a dedicated server or co-location solution, your host is there to discuss and provide
the best solution.
Do your homework by using the above questions as a template and you will likely save yourself some
major headaches down the road. If you’ve gathered information about multiple hosts, you can now
compare apples to apples and decide on the best host for your needs. Hopefully, the work that
you’ve done will avoid forcing you to use your gut, but rather make an informed decision based on
the facts. Perhaps, the best piece advice that you will find in any article or forum about choosing
a host is, if something seems too good to be true, then it probably is.
About the Author: Bob Roth is a Marketing Consultant and the Director of Marketing for
SimpleNet.com Web Hosting. He has worked for some of the most influential and successful companies
in the world. Distribution of this article allowed by linking back to http://www.simplenet.com/jump/articles
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