When searching for just the right web host plan to meet your hosting needs it is important that you know what some of the basic features are available with various plans out there. Many hosting providers offer a variety of features and services but not all of them offer the same by way of features and services. Here are some basic features that you should expect to get with any hosting plan.
Disk Space
The amount of disk space that you will be offered will vary based on price of the hosting plan. “You get what you pay for” applies here. If you choose a lower cost hosting plan for instance you may not get as much disk space allocated as you would with a higher cost plan. This is an important consideration when choosing a web site host because if you have a lot of files, especially multimedia files, you may need a lot of disk space to store them on. If you plan to run an Internet business you also need to take into consideration the possible future expansion of your business and make sure that you have adequate disk space to accommodate additional files.
Email AccountsHosting plans usually offer various types of email accounts as a feature of their plan. This is pretty common among all types of hosting providers regardless of cost. In some cases, you even get the chance to control certain aspects of your email account such as the settings, adding restrictions for maximum space allocated to email and so on. Some host providers will setup your email account for you but others prefer that you make those choices yourself.
FTP AccessFTP (File Transfer Protocol) access is another of the more common basic features that you will find offered by various host providers. You can upload files to the server and edit and delete content on your website with this feature. This is much easier to do with FTP access than it is with a web-based interface. In some cases, depending on what type of system your host provider is using, you can even change file permission settings using FTP.
Prices and features will vary among hosting services. The more money you spend, the more features you will get. If you are just going to sell an information product, you don’t need all the bells and whistles, just get the basic service.
Here are some hosting services that are considered to deliver the best service, support and prices on the net.HostGator http://www.hostgator.com
IX http://www.ixwebhosting.com Host Monster http://www.hostmonster.com
Dot 5 http://www.dot5hosting.com
BlueHost http://www.bluehost.com
InMotion http://secure1.inmotionhosting.com
Ipower http://www.ipower.com/
AN Hosting http://www.anhosting.com
MidPhase http://www.midphase.com Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com/