Chủ Nhật, 5 tháng 6, 2011

Hosting Your New Website

By Gregory Trune


If you want to set up your own website, be it for business purposes or communicating to the world, there are a number of things that first time web site owners should be aware. The modern market place is such that it is infeasible for a firm not to have a presence on the internet. There are so many benefits that come with having a proper structure in place and having strong sales, promotional and marketing channels available which makes them necessary for any startup site. Of course, many new sites or firms do not have a large budget for such items and they need to create their website in a way that promotes efficiency and is extremely cost-effective.

There is no doubt that the website of a firm has a large part to play in generating interest in potential customers, announcing the power of the company to the world, generate traffic to the site and place itself firmly in front of a specialized market. Of course, if your firm is only based on the internet then it is imperative that there is a priority to place your website on the internet.

There are many web hosting companies that offer special packages for the startups. The web hosting packages offered by them are designed keeping in mind the requirements of a new business and of those wanting to share knowledge. The SEO experts of these companies are specially to provide you with potentially strong techniques to drive traffic into your website

Processes that startup firms need to follow for web hosting:

Hosting a website for the first time in the internet may be a little cumbersome. Here are some simple steps following which one can easily go with the process of choosing and selecting a web hosting company to host the website for a new company or an individual.

* The initial task should be to search the internet and try to obtain quotes from a number of web hosting companies who specialize in providing services for startup companies.

* Make a choice depending on what level of budget you have available and one hist best suits your business requirements. Make an observation about the range of support, facilities and services that are offered by the web hosting company and compare the prices and products that rival firms offer.

* Having chosen your firm, sign up online. Go through the join up process and offer up the details that they request, which may include name, address ad credit card details.

* Wait for approval from the firm which may take a number of days.

* Wait for the official confirmation and having a hosting account set up for you and then go about hosting your very own website on the World Wide Web.

What goes into a Startup package provided by Web Hosts?

Many companies provide special Web Hosting Startup package for those wanting to host a website for the first time. These are mostly those starting a new business or starting a website to share their knowledge and experiences with blogs etc. The requirements of new business are not too farfetched and the budget is also low. Keeping this in mind, most of the website developing and hosting companies offer special packages for them.

What should be in the typical Startup package provide by Web Hosts:

Here are some of the general features that you must look for in any startup Web Hosting package. However the below mentioned features may differ slightly from company to company:

Web Management system - This includes a minimum of 20MB - 50MB disk storage space, at least 10GB monthly data transfer, full FTP Access and Anonymous FTP, Static IP Address and Secure Server (SSL) Transaction Encryption .

* Email Features - Every web hosting package should feature email facilities. The majority of packages for startup firms have roughly 10 email accounts, which are commonly POP/Web accounts. There should also be the facility for email aliases and forwarding, the opportunity to have PGP Email Encryption, Personal SMTP Mail Server and lastly be equipped to provide an auto response facility within the email.

* E-Commerce - With so many firms offering services like PH4 Server-Side Scripting, SSH - Secure Shell or Server Sides,these are all common additions to any startup package. Many firms may also offer Pssword Protected Directories.

Technical Support - Many companies provide 24-hour Trouble Ticket Support and 99.9% Uptime guaranteed per year

Website Monitoring - It includes the Daily Data Backups, Downloadable Raw Access Logs and Wusage 7.0 Graphical Statistics

* Additional Software - Some users may find their package also contains other software such as Web Based Control Panel or an increased level of support for FrontPage Extensions..

Hardware & Network - Many of the startup packages include Dual- 1 Ghz Pentium IV Servers, Custom Red Hat Server OS, Apache Server Software, 10-T1, 5-DS3, and 1-OC3 Network Connectivity and Uninterruptible Power

* Advanced Features - There are also a great deal of additional features of a more advanced nature that many web hosts are including in their startup packages. Some of these features include offering a 30 day money back guarantee, Custom Error Documents, Pico & Cron Tab, .htaccess and Joe. This is in addition to the following features: elm, vi, Pine, Emacs 20.4, Python & TCL Compilers, Java JDK, Perl, C and C++. And if that is not enough, some customers may also be offered CGI Bin, Custom MIME Types, bash, csh, tsh and Unix Shells.

Vital information that Startups need to know:

Before embarking on anything new, people should be aware of what goals they want to achieve and this is true for those starting a new business and who are looking to create a website. There is only the possibility to store and archive so much on their website so people must be aware of what they want to do in advance. Having a pre-advances clarification of their aims is vitally important to anyone looking to create a website. The following tips will be able to help someone focus their mind on what they want their website to do.

* Many visitors to websites have short attention spans so the start-up website needs to be attractive and able to grab peoples attention very quickly. Thinking about what will bring people to the website will help the owner make the website more attractive to visitors.

* Good use of search engine optimization facilities can be vital for any startup website and these should compliment the existing content on the site.

How do you want your company or the products to be marketed in the web?

The website must be search engine friendly but also ensure that it is interactive and engages the user into the contents of the website.

With so many internet-based businesses sprouting throughout the world, ensure that your website is not just one among the crowd.

Do not go for shared web hosting services as it has no performance guarantees.

* Fast connections are important to your site so make sure that the web host company is able to provide them.

* Ask if there is any back-up system in store in case your web host provider loses power.

* Contact the customer support service and ask questions of them.

* If you need a secure server for order processing, ensure this is offered by your firm. Also enquire if they have an online Web Site Manager or do they provide an online support manual.

Like all walks of life, creating a new website has many difficulties that need to be avoided. Having a structured website and utilizing search engine optimization techniques can bring growth and custom. As there are a number of web hosts out there, seek their advice about what you need and what services will best suit your requirements.




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