By Eddy R.
07/27/99

Choosing a host for your web site is one of the most important things you'll do as a web builder.

There are thousands of companies that offer hosting services, the only problem is finding the right one. Before you sign up for hosting services with a company, think about the following and then, make your selection.

Web Server Space

Some companies will offer you 10MB of disk space to host your web site. This is only good if you are not planning to update your site frequently. If you are going to update (add new stuff) your site frequently (daily), then you definitely need more than 10MB of disk space. A decent amount of space would be between 20MB and 50MB.

Support for Scripts

If your web site is a dynamic one, then you definitely have to make sure that the hosing service you sign up for, supports/allows the use of scripts (PerlScript, ASP, etc.).

Tech Support

Tech Support is extremely important. Why? Well, who are you going to call if the server in which your web site is hosted is down?

Price

Always remember: You get what you pay for.
These days, the prices for hosting services vary and so do the features they come with. Depending on what you need, you can expect to pay from as low as $9.95 to thousands of dollars.

Remember, always make your selection based on what your needs are. If you do, you'll be less likely to be disappointed by the services you choose.