Stability of the site, its smooth operation and fast loading is ensured by good hosting. Many novice site builders use free hosting to host their first sites, but the time comes when the functions and capabilities of such hosting begin to be lacking. At such moments, the question arises of how to choose a hosting that matches the price and quality.
Instructions
Step 1
Authoritative independent forums will help you choose a hosting, where the quality of services provided by hosting companies is discussed. It contains reviews not only from satisfied webmasters, but also from offended clients. Usually, through the forums, you can find out how a particular hosting service answers customer questions, what level of technical support, whether there are problems with site transfer or payment. Immediately cross off from the list of hostings to choose those services that offer an unlimited number of connected domains and / or a huge amount of disk space at a low price.
Step 2
The hosting itself should be self-explanatory. Management on the hosting site should be intuitive, nothing should raise questions. Pay attention to the design, payment methods, reviews on specialized sites, the company's customers.
Step 3
Determine how much space you need for the CMS and materials: photos, videos, various files. If you are making a blog on WordPress, the distribution itself will take no more than 40 MB, 200-300 MB will be enough for files. The news portal requires downloading videos and podcasts - you will need at least 1-2 GB of space for the site. If you are making a video portal, you may need a server at all, not hosting.
Step 4
If you are going to create more than one site, look at how many quotas the tariff offers. Some tariffs limit the site builder to 2-3 sites per account, while others offer attachment of 100 or more sites. If you need to create a forum and attach it to the site, pay attention to the possibility of creating subdomains.
Step 5
An important indicator is the hosting uptime and response time (ping), as well as the availability of IP addresses. This affects the availability of the site in different cities and the speed of page loading.
Step 6
After registering the trial period, check the control panel (admin panel). It should fit you. If something does not suit you, it is better to leave the hosting immediately.
