Every single day, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people looking to get up and going with their own web hosting account. I thought, with that in mind, it might be a good idea to go over the basic questions you need to be able to answer when shopping for a web host, and the questions you need to ask the web hosts you are looking at.
Web Hosting Questions for You
Before you go shopping for your first, next or any type of web hosting plan, you should be ready to answer these questions:
- What type of web site do you want to host?
- Are you going to need any special server side technology?
- Have you ever gotten in trouble for using too many “server resources” (usually RAM or CPU)
Web Hosting Questions for Your Future Web Host
As far as questions that you should ask, I would make sure that you at least ask them these questions.
- What is the price/time period ratio? (sometimes you can get a better deal if you sign up for a longer time)
- Do you have any example web sites or server speed tests?
- Can you handle my needs (be sure to give a full list of what you would want to install or need)
- How can I reach and how responsive is the support team?
- How long is your money back guarantee? (if they have one)
Now, your own list of questions might vary depending on what type of web site you want to host and how complex it will be.
