Tips on Web Hosting for Bloggers
Whether you have only recently decided to become a blogger, or have
been blogging for quite some time, you will be keenly interested in
what advantages a web hosting company offers you. Remember that since
you are embarking on a blogging career, that you are mainly interested
in features that will simplify the process of blogging or enhance
it. What are some of the most important features that bloggers look for
in web hosting? Let us start with the most important factors:
web space. You need to ensure that you have enough storage space to
post for years on end and that you will not inadvertently violate any
contracts. Itis not uncommon for bloggers to seek out contracts with
unlimited storage space, which provides total peace of mind. In
addition to web space, bandwidth is an important issue. Bandwidth
refers to the amount of data transfer that is allowed every month.
Most websites believe they are quite generous in providing up to 33
gigabytes of data transfer per month. However, bloggers are
more impressed with unlimited bandwidth options. In addition, bloggers
might want the ability to use or install various applications on their
blog, such as SSH, SSL, FTP, Stats, CGI, Perl, PHP or MySQL. Bloggers
also want to have freedom to post streaming video content as well as
streaming audio and other features that standard web hosting companies
may not offer. It can be difficult to design your own blog using HMTL
or Front Page Express. Therefore, one of the most important features
for new bloggers is a drag-and-drop site builder, which gives users a
What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get style program to make the blog creation
process very easy to follow. Blogging can be serious business
and if there is a technical problem you want to know what is
happening. Therefore, there are two important features to look out
for, including 24-hour technical support (and toll free at that) and
24-hour server monitoring. A 30-day satisfaction guarantee is also
recommended in case you run into an unchangeable feature you simply
cannot stand. Bloggers today might also demand compatibility with top
programs like WordPress, B2evolution, PMachine Pro and Nucleus.
How do you know which blog hosting company offers the best
deal? Read the reviews of your favorite sites and take note of the
averages, noting any site that has pages of negative reviews, as well
as sites that have average-to-stellar reviews. Choose carefully so
that you can share your blogging knowledge with the world for many
years to come.
