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What is the best web hosting site for a small business?

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Posted on 30 May 2012 by Tavis.H

When you have an enterprise with a lot of capital, you have plenty of options for good hosting, but when you are a small business owner, those options are severely limited. Whether your business employs 50, 10, or even just you by yourself, there are still ways to get good web hosting at an affordable price.

We could simply tell you who we think the best host is for small businesses, but we would rather give you a more complete answer so that you can come to the same conclusion on your own.

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The following are five key features a small business should look for in web hosting:

  1. Reasonable Pricing – Particularly for small businesses, this may be the number one concern. You want the most for your dollar, but you also need quality services. Since your website will probably not be huge or generate Facebook-like traffic, features like unlimited space and bandwidth are less important than web development tools, free script installation, and multiple support options. With all of the hosting competition out there, you should be able to get all of that and more for a good price. Moreover, look for hosting deals. You may save money by paying an annual fee as opposed to monthly.
  2. E-Commerce Add-ons – Assuming you plan to do business on the web, you will want to have a variety of e-commerce options without having to jump through hoops to get them. Good hosts will offer add-ons such as SSL certificates and extra IP addresses without charging you a lot of money. Furthermore, some may even have special e-commerce or business hosting packages that fit the needs of most small to medium-sized businesses (SMB).
  3. Hosting Automation – Chances are, if your business is small, only a few people or possibly even one person will manage your website. A web host that offers poor hosting automation will cost your business time and money. Therefore, the next item on your list should be a good hosting control panel, and you should not have to pay a lot to get one. There are even quality free options if you are running an unmanaged server. But beyond basic control panels, good hosts will add value to their hosting automation by including additional features, such as script installers and third-party web analytics integration.
  4. Content Management – Not all content management systems (CMS) are ideal for business. You should make sure your web host either provides installation for business-oriented content management systems or at least meets the system requirements for the CMS you want to use.
  5. Scalability – Your business is small now, but do not assume it will always be small. Once you get it going, you may soon find yourself running out of space and running into a bandwidth wall. A good host will provide you with a reasonably priced upgrade path so that you do not back yourself into a corner. Whether you simply need the next step up in shared hosting or need something more powerful, such as a VPS or dedicated server, your host should make it easy to take that next step.

As you develop your small business, your website may become one of the most important aspects of it, especially in today’s technological world. You would not trust your money with a mediocre or even average bank, so why trust your website in the hands of a low quality web hosting provider? In this case, the right choice is very simple.

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