Hosting Information

Hosting is where your website is "parked", making it accessible 24/7 for your audience to find. Some small hosting companies use their own servers that are succeptible to security breaches, crashes and slow restoration when your data has been compromised. A good web hosting service addresses all of these issues for a reasonable cost.

Not understanding hosting options and services can cause problems down the road. Not only could be spending way more than you should be on your hosting account, but lack of automated services or round-the-clock customer support can result in extra epenses due to developer costs incurred when they have to do the work that should be included in your hosting account.

Large web hosting companies such as GoDaddy do not compromise customer service and assign specific representatives to your account to ensure you are getting the support you need. In addition, many hosting companies offer free, automated setup for shopping carts, blogs, forums and other software add-ons, saving you time and expense.

If you are unsure of what hosting company to choose, or are ready to switch and need assistance, contact Red Humpy Design for a consultation and learn what your options are and what questions to ask.

What should you expect to pay for hosting?

Sadly, many business owners do not understand what web hosting entails and end up paying much more than they need to for poor hosting services and support. Most small business sites can be hosted for less than $10 per month. A good price to pay for standard web hosting that involves an online store, a Wordpress blog, photo gallery and unlimited pages is $5-$8 per month.

Expect to pay more for web hosting if you have a site with over 10,000 visitors per month or are a video-intensive site that needs extra bandwidth to stream content. Otherwise, if you are paying over $10 per month to have your website hosted, you should probably call your hosting provider to find out why.

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To schedule an appointment, call Natalie Carpenter at Red Humpy Design:

970-335-8218

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