Starting an online business or personal website requires a secure and reliable host. If you are new to the industry, it may be confusing to determine what to look for in a hosting company. What’s important? What are the key differences? Below are a few tips to keep in mind when choosing a host for your site.
Some of the key elements when selecting a host are: support, down time, backup options, plugins or widgets, whether you can upload using FTP, whether you have access to a control panel, what other sites would share your IP address, where their servers are located, price by bandwidth and site.