| When shopping for a great
deal on web hosting services, don't fall for price alone. Rest
assured there are many differences between a budget web host
and a cheap host. When many people think "cheap web hosting"
they think some old server plugged sitting in someone's closet
serving up a few hundred web sites. Well, that actually is what
a cheap web host may be, but a quality budget host is quite different. Here's how.
State of the Art
With the drop in server costs, the advances in hosting automation
software and the vastly unfilled data centers across the US
it has certainly become possible for a quality budget web host
to provide cheap web hosting services while leveraging premium
grade equipment and facilities. Whether they admit it or not,
the majority of shared hosting providers, budget or not, are
in fact leveraging third party facilities.
Space and Features
So many hosts offer a cheap plan these days just to get you
in the door only to find the plan offers a tiny amount of space,
no features, limited bandwidth and of course stiff overage penalties.
With a true budget host there is no loss-leader plan to get
you in the door. A good cheap hosting plan, for example, is $3.95 a month and has
enough space and features to serve most people's personal and
business sites for life. There are several quality budget
hosts available today - find one that's right for you.
Customer Service and Support
Budget or not, too many hosts think it is acceptable to have
to wait 24 hours or more for a response to support issues. Most
customers would rather pay more and receive faster service -
smart hosts know this! If a host cannot not provide a high level
of support and service at the rates they charge, then they need
to charge more in order to do so. Clients should receive a personal online service account where you
have access to friendly and knowledgeable technicians day or
night. In most cases customer service tickets are handled in
about an hour or two.
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