web site design services Once you have registered your domain name, its time to find a reliable web host. There are plenty of low-cost and free web site hosts available, however reliability of your host and its ability to still be in business in the long run is imperative.
We can assist you in locating a web site host that provides quality service at a reasonable cost, or you can search the internet for recommendations.
There are some questions you should keep in mind when searching for a web host: reliability: Ask or search on the web host's site for information about backups, back-up servers and backup power. storage requirements: How large will your website be? We can help you in determining how much space you may require - a simple site's needs can be met with 10 MB of space, a site with many pages may require 30 MB of space, and if you will be serving your internet audience with multimedia files, look for at least 100 MB or more of space. security requirements: Will your site require a high level of security (encryption) for ecommerce? If so, you will require SSL certificates (Secure Socket Layer) to enable the encrypted transfer of confidential data such as names, addresses and credit card information of your customers. bandwidth requirements: Some website hosts allow you to have only a limited amount of data transferred from your site each month. Every visitor to your site is, in effect, downloading those files to their computer during their visit. If your web host does not allow adequate data transfers, part way through each month, visitors may not be able to visit your site, or you may be required to pay hefty additional fees to increase your bandwidth allotment. dynamic content: If your site will use special scripts, programming languages or databases to allow interactivity with your visitors, you will have special requirements from your web host, usually at extra cost. You may not fully know the hosting requirements of your website to function optimally. We can assist you in identifying your site hosting needs and selecting the best web host. On the right-hand side are links to pages with more detailed information about each of these steps. Please read on for more information, or contact us any time by phone, fax or email for more information.
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