The Best Website Hosting Company Criteria Review

But having a cheap web host doesn't mean that you'll be using the best website hosting company available.

And having a website doesn't just mean success on the web. You actually have to build the website properly for that... and by having a quality webhost you can make that task so much easier.

So please check the following criteria when choosing the best website hosting company for your site...

Best Website Hosting Criteria Review:

Below that are some extra tools to look for in a web host that will really make building a successful website a lot easier!

Click here for a really important criteria.

1. Server Space - Your host should provide a good amount of server space.

   You'll probably only use a couple of gigabytes for your site, but just make sure you have enough to expand your site to its desirable size. A real good website host should provide unlimited server space.

2. Bandwidth - This is the amount of data transfer your website is allowed.

   Ex. If your bandwidth limit is 1000 megabytes (1 gig) a month, and each page on your site is 10 KB. You will be allowed 100,000 per page visits to your website… After that no one will be able to view your website until the new month!

   As with server space the best website hosting company for you should provide unlimited bandwidth.

3. Traffic and Site Stats - Your webhost must have traffic and site stats. Knowing how much traffic your website has, where it is coming from and onto what pages it is going is very important!

   It will help with evaluating your site's success, and will show what is working on your site and what is not.

   These are the stats that should be provided:

   • Unique visitors – The amount of different individuals that have visited your site during a given time.
   • Individual page views – As well as entry page and exit page stats.
   • Referral URL's – Where people have come from to get to your site, like Google, or another website. It would be a good bonus if you can also get keyword stats (what keywords your site is found with).
4. Your Host should provide you with a good amount of email accounts. At least 5, but preferably an unlimited amount. And they should run with your domain name… ex. email@yourdomain.com

Extras Tools You Should Have:

• Keyword Brainstorming and Selection software. The webhost I use provides this software at no extra cost.

  It will help you pick the right keywords for your web pages and is invaluable… Unfortunately there are very few hosts that provide this type of service.

• Domain name included in hosting service cost… or else you'll have to use a company like GoDaddy to register your domain names.
• Page Analyzer. A page analyzer will evaluate a page on many different search engine optimization criteria and inform you on what you've got right and wrong. As well as providing guidance on correcting what is wrong.

  A tool like this is invaluable, and once again provided by very few! In fact, as far as I know, Site Build It! is the only host to provide this tool.

• An Autoresponder is a great timesaver for any website.

  It is what it says… and for example will send out automated reply emails, or a set thank you email for online donations given. Which means you won't have to spend time doing it yourself.

• An RSS Blog Feed. A good traffic builder and also a super way of retaining visitors.

  Every new page you build or update goes onto your RSS feed and informs all your subscribers about the addition! Unfortunately very few non-blog webhosts will provide this service...

If the Host you choose doesn't provide these tools and services you may need to outsource them. There are many online companies that provide say Autoresponder services or blog feeds which you can add to your site.

Obviously finding a host that provides all of these tools for one single cost will save you a load of money and time. As far as I know SBI! is the only webhost that provides all these tools for one price.

They also provide training and tutorship through their excellent 10 step action guide and "tips and techniques" section. They are the webhost I use and I have to honestly attribute all my success on the web to them!

Which brings me to another really important criteria...

Really Important - Training & Education:

A really important thing that your host should provide is training and education on how to build a successful website for whatever your need is.

There are a lot of companies that offer basic education on how to set your site up, and this is where SBI once again is miles ahead of everyone else with...

As they offer a comprehensive action guide that takes you through step by step the process of how to build a successful website. Focusing on what's important!

On the other hand you may not want to learn how to build a website, and then you'll need to get a specialist to build it for you. Not a bad option.

Ending Off:

Please make sure you do your research when deciding on the best website hosting for your website. It is important, trust me!

If you can't find the right info on the webhost's sales website, send them an email detailing what you would like to know about their hosting service. If they're worth their salt they'll reply with the info you requested!

Be sure to also check testimonials from people who are using that webhost service… The more the better!

Now let's go design your fundraising website.

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