HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH HOSTING PLAN IS RIGHT FOR YOU

For people who are new to web hosting and do not have much background on technical stuff, choosing a web hosting plan can be quite confusing. This article presents a simplified guide to choosing the right web hosting plan, without the confusing mumbo jumbo.

So first thing's first. Let's start with the disk space. This refers to the amount of data you will be able to store on the hard disk of the web server. Your choice will mainly depend on the size of your website. If your website features a lot of photos and flash animations, you will need more disk space. If it is text driven, then a supersaver plan would be a viable choice. It is advisable to keep each web page within the 50-60 KB range. This is mainly in consideration for your site visitors who may be using slow connections usually under 56 kbps. Higher page sizes will take a lot longer to load, which will possibly translate to considerable loss of sales opportunity for you.

Another major consideration when choosing a web hosting plan is the bandwidth, which refers to the amount of data your site is allowed to transfer per month. This will include the regular uploads and downloads. Your choice will depend on the website size as well as average number of visitors in a month. If you have about an estimated of 20, 000 visitors per month and an average page size of 30 KB, then you will probably need about 1.8GB of bandwidth allowance per month.

The figures are provided to give you a rough estimate and idea on what would be the best web hosting plan to choose for your website. If you are still unsure, then by all means ask technical assistance from your web host for recommendations.

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