What Is A Good Web Hosting?

DO YOU KNOW what web hosting is? 

Well, I asked about it to Uncle Wiki, and he said that, "Web hosting is a type of internet service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server owned or leased for use by clients, as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for other servers located in their data center, called colocation, also known as Housing in Latin America or France."

Web hosting is considered as a GOOD one when the criteria of web hosting categories have been completed well. What are the categories and their criteria? Check it out, guys!

1. Customer Service 
What to look for :
- Lots of support options (chat, phone, email, etc.)

- Provides online documentation

- Allow customer forums - with responses from hosting staff

2. Disk Space
What to look for :

The disk space is the amount of space that you are allocated for your website. Some hosting providers offer unlimited space, while others allocate space at a cost. Either way, you should make sure you have a plan that offers you at least 20% more space than you’re currently using or plan to use. That gives you some room for growth.

3. Bandwidth

What to look for :

Bandwidth is the amount of data that your website can pass to customers over a period of time. Some hosting providers offer unlimited bandwidth, while others charge different prices for the amount you use. Make sure that you know what will happen if your site goes over the allocated bandwidth, and that you’ve got enough to support the people viewing your site.

4. Uptime
What to look for :

Uptime is the percentage of time that the hosting server has been up. Most hosting services will announce huge percentages like 99.9% to 99.999% uptime. While you do want a server that is up and running more often than it’s not, the reality is that all hosts go down, and even 99.999% uptime is more than 8 hours in a year. (Tips : The more "nines" the host offers (99.9% versus 99.999%), the more it will cost.)

5. Programming Services
What to look for :

While you can create web pages with just HTML and CSS, most designers and developers will eventually want some type of programming and database ability. This includes languages like PHP and ASP as well as databases.

6. Price

What to look for :

While I don’t recommend using price as your only evaluation, it shouldn’t be your most important one either. In most cases, you can find a provider with all of your requirements for a price that is worthwhile.

Free web hosting may seem like the best way to go, but most free hosts pay for the services with advertising that is placed on your website. There also may be extreme rules about what can be posted on your site. Free hosting is better for testing and personal pages than for business websites.