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Your website is your electronic billboard to the outside world, not just Fort Myers, Cape Coral, or Southwest Florida. Maybe your presenting your products and services, or maybe providing information in real time to potential clients or even your employees. What happens when your website is not available? Does your potential client that found you through an advertisement or possibly through a Search Engine simply wait until later and then try again? Maybe if your lucky. However, in most cases this potential client simply moves on to the next business that is available and they benefit from your misfortune. The importance of a quality web host is often understated or widely unknown.
Every customer needs vary and there is no standard answer for what your company might need. Generally, most web hosts will provide packages that will fit most all of your needs and provide the availability for expansion. This is very important as you do not want to be stuck with a web hosting package that limits your ability to expand your site as you or your business changes. The difference between these hosts is how the website\'s are handled. Experts state that there are different types of web hosts available to customers: Free Hosts, Cheap Hosts, Quality Hosts. What\'s the difference? A Free Host is just that, free. In exchange for them hosting your website for free, your site will be displayed with advertisements, usually in the form of pop ups or banner ads. This is not a great choice for hosting your business website for obvious reasons. A Cheap Host offers their customers cheap hosting solutions but usually at a cost to you in terms of service, support, or performance. These hosts usually have upwards of hundreds of website\'s running on each web server. That\'s right, hundreds! How does this effect your website? Slow load times, security risks (think about E-commerce), space limitations, outages, and more. Customer also suffer in the form of service and support, as these companies cannot or will not provide timely and professional support as would a Quality Host. A Quality host, in addition to superior support, also limits the amount of website on each server, ensuring top performance for each and every website customer. The facility in which the website is hosted is top notch, providing redundant power (ensuring your website is still running in the event of a power failure), onsite support staff 24 7, redundant internet connections into the facility, and much more. Smart shopping will lead you to a Quality Host at a surprisingly affordable price.
Customer Support
One of the frequent complaints customers have with their web hosts is a lack of customer service and support. Rightfully so. When your business depends on your website, it\'s important to know you have someone there to assist in the event you require support. E-mail support can be fine, but you should make sure that your support services are available by telephone as well if needed. Be wary of any hosting company that doesn\'t post their phone numbers in clear view should you need to speak with someone directly. Another consideration? Response time. If your in need of support, do you really want to wait hours or days for a response? Be sure to check what type of support your web host offers and the estimated time of response. This could make the difference between you gaining a new customer or loosing one when you need assistance with your website.
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