Finding the right web hosting company is the first important business relationship for a website owner. How your chosen web host will look after the server which hosts your site, will reflect on you as the owner of the site. If the site is often unavailable due to unreliable servers, poor server configuration or more traffic than the server can handle, this will give the impression that you are someone who don't really know what you are doing.
If your website is a business site, not being able to view the website may cause a loss of revenue. Personal and hobby sites could also lose revenue during the time the site is unavailable. Even sites that are not for profit may get a bad reputation if the site is unavailable or slow to use.
Potential loss of revenue is just one of the reasons for wanting to choose a good host. A problem with the host will affect the other services connected with the domain. Services such as email and FTP could also be affected and checking emails may become difficult. Messages could also be sent back to the sender and your visitors could come to the conclusion that your site no longer exists.
ProsperO Digital Agency offers two kinds of hosting:
Dedicated Web Hosting
Dedicated hosting is a good option for someone who wants more storage, bandwidth and control over the server. There are advantages to having dedicated hosting such as unlimited databases and email addresses, as well as unlimited bandwidth. Generally, a dedicated server plan offers the user a monthly bandwidth usage contract. Also, it is important to note that there are two types of dedicated web hosting plans: managed and unmanaged. Managed hosting is hosting that is still controlled by the hosting company. In unmanaged dedicated web hosting, the user is the server administrator, which permits the user the greatest amount of control and flexibility. Unfortunately, unmanaged hosting is complicated and takes more time than a managed hosting solution. This is a quick summary of the plethora of web hosting companies. Yes, we admit, it is a daunting task to find the best web hosting service for your needs. Firstly, you need to know that the function of the website usually determines the type of web host required. Then, the features, support, reliability and control determine the pricing of a hosting account. At web hosting search, you can browse the site and learn more about hosting, buy a hosting plan and get your website online.
Shared Web Hosting
Shared hosting is the most popular and basic web hosting plan. Shared website hosting permits more than one site to be hosted on the same server. Here, the web hosts provide the system administration and the server maintenance. Benefits of a shared hosting site include programming features such as ASP, PHP, MySQL, large bandwidth and multiple email address capability. Compared to free web hosting, shared web hosting allows a user to have their own domain name. Shared hosting is a way for a hosting company to offer affordable web hosting to their clients while having more users on one server and thus cutting overhead costs.
Backup and database facilities
It is important to remember that backup of the website and database is not always included in your contract. If you have backups, it is important to make sure of how frequently they are done and for how long they are stored.
ProsperO Digital Agency offers backup services in various forms. We will ensure that the options are explained to you when hosting with us.
How we charge for hosting:
Our clients may choose one of two options:
Option 1:
This is where we charge a flat rate for bandwidth used with a minimum of R99 per month or 500MB. The client will then pay an additional amount for every MB they exceed the package selected by. The packages available start from 500MB at R99 and go up to any size you might need. This option is geared for users with low traffic. We recommend that clients, who expect high traffic volumes, make use of Option 2 below.
Option 2:
This is where we charge a set fee for server support, firewall, backups, remote access and monitoring. The bandwidth on the server is then charged at a reduced rate. If the site receives, a lot of traffic, this will be the more economical option.
