Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Web Hosting

By Peter Hansen

The "Next Frontier" for astronauts and scientists might be outer space, but for businessmen, it's the internet. Already, the World Wide Web has turned nobodies into billionaires, creating a whole new aristocracy in the world - one that could consist of anybody, regardless of race, gender, heritage, or even age. Indeed, this is the best time for people to get rich. In fact, these days are exactly like the idyllic days where the pioneers settled and explored the rich new land. Only, this time, it's not land that will earn you money. It's web sites. Indeed, create the perfect site and you could find yourself swimming in money. The key to it is to understand what the people like and to be able to give it with good consistency and outstanding accuracy. And to do this, you need a good web host. To determine whether a web host is good or not, you must take note of these services:

Firewall

Hackers - we've all heard of them. But the true reach of a hacker's actions can only be understood when you are attacked by them personally. With just one powerful attack, you could see your life's work dwindling down the drain. So, to defend yourself against these hackers, your web hosting service must have a good firewall set up.

Website Back up

When the hackers do get in and break into the web hosts defenses, however, they have to have some back-up plans. They can't let down all their patrons because they couldn't recover when they were attacked. Good web hosting services have to give daily website back up where all their customer's files and data are stored in different back up servers to ensure that, should the need arise, they can still put everything back where it was.

More than 99% Uptime Guarantee

A good web host must always be reliable. There should be no downtimes that last for days on end. In fact, there has to be an uptime guarantee of more than 99.9%. Remember, if you are going to conduct business through your website, then you can't upset your customers by being unavailable. And your website's availability will depend entirely on your web host. You can't have it breaking down in the worst moments. So there must be some kind of guarantee.

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