{"id":8072,"date":"2018-05-02T08:22:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/blog\/?p=8072"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T18:24:19","slug":"things-remember-choosing-domain-hosting-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/blog\/things-remember-choosing-domain-hosting-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Remember When Choosing a Domain Hosting Provider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated May 2, 2018<\/h2>\n

How to Choose a Domain Hosting Provider<\/h2>\n

Choose the right domain hosting provider<\/a> by understanding the key differences that will help you decide on which one is right for you.\u00a0 Questions asked and answered will help you decide right, the first time <\/strong>in choosing a hosting company.<\/p>\n

Most business owners know the importance of creating high quality online content and they have finally begun to understand that in order to take their business to greater heights, they must develop a responsive website.\u00a0 When business owners decide to set up their new website, they face a decision: “Who should I choose for domain hosting?<\/strong>” <\/em><\/p>\n

Selecting a domain hosting provider is a big deal as everything from the security and speed of your business website, to its uptime and stability depends on the choice you make!\u00a0 According to the digital director at Wingard Creative, Adam Berry, “Great hosting boils down to the three S\u2019s: speed, support and security”. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you select a domain host and set up your website only to realize that another host could have provided better services, migrating your website can be extremely difficult.\u00a0 Choose a wrong host and you\u2019ll end up with hours of headaches and a loss of your valuable dollars.\u00a0 But, if you choose a great domain hosting provider, you life will be a breeze<\/strong>! So, how do you choose the domain hosting provider that is right for you?<\/p>\n

KnownHost’s Shared Hosting offers 99.99%+ Uptime<\/a><\/strong> – Packed with Features, Fast and Reliable. Hosting has Never Been So Good!<\/p>\n

Domain Registration is Often Paired with Web Hosting<\/h3>\n

Tandem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domain registration is generally nothing more than paying a fee for someone to register your blahblah.com or mememe.net type of name so that when that name is searched for, or clicked somewhere, online, it will resolve to your website hosting and your web pages will be served to the masses.<\/p>\n

The trouble is, sometimes poor web hosting companies get their hooks into domain registrations and make it extremely difficult to get that domain moved to another domain hosting provider, just as they make it nearly impossible to get files, images, emails, databases, and more, migrated away (once a customer realizes they are of poor quality).<\/p>\n

Choosing a domain hosting provider generally means making a smart choice about website hosting – and living with the two (domains and webhosting) with one single company.<\/p>\n

The purpose of this article is to help you understand some of the ins and out of deciding about domain hosting, and more importantly the website hosting that goes along with it.<\/p>\n

Know the Web Hosting Server Types<\/h3>\n

Shared Servers <\/strong><\/p>\n

Shared servers provide the cheapest hosting where hundreds of sites are run on a single box. In this case, your site\u2019s performance depends on the total load that all other sides put on the domain host.\u00a0 Shared hosting can have limitations, so be forewarned.\u00a0 Also, the differences<\/strong> between the cheapest shared providers and more capable, managed shared hosting and managed shared cloud hosting providers (like KnownHost<\/a><\/strong>) are massive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Virtual Private Server (VPS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A virtual private server (VPS)<\/a><\/strong> is divided into virtual machines acting as independent dedicated servers<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Customers using VPS options are sharing a server, but they all have greater portions and more control than people who use shared servers.\u00a0 VPS’s can be traditional (physical drives), SSD (with high speed SSD technology) or Cloud (which an vary from NAS to SAN to SSD – check your storage types to see the differences – SSD is what you want in the cloud<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Dedicated Server <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you do not wish to compromise the performance of your site by sharing it with other websites, then a dedicated server is the right option for you.\u00a0 With a dedicated server, you get an entire server just to power your site or applications. You have total control over the architecture meaning that you can customize load balancers, operating system, security systems, and more.<\/p>\n

However, this kind of dedicated love does not come cheaply and you\u2019ll have to spend dollars if you want to choose a dedicated server.<\/p>\n

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What Kind of Site You Are Building?<\/h3>\n

The total amount of server load or expected traffic affects the type of domain hosting server plan you would want while the type of site you are building determines the features that are most important for it. For example, some domain hosting providers, promote functionality of eCommerce websites while others are more focused on SEO and blogging.<\/p>\n

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How Much Traffic Do You Expect?<\/h3>\n

Generally domain hosting providers will charge you based on bandwidth and storage usage. If you expect that only few people will visit your website then bandwidth will obliviously be low. But if you somehow make it to the first page of a Google search and your services go viral, your website visitors will increase and you requirements of bandwidth will increase.<\/p>\n

If you think that your website will attract a huge amount of traffic, don\u2019t pick a web server<\/a><\/strong> or virtual private server as you won\u2019t be able to get the performance you desire from these servers with large amount of visitors. Instead, choose a dedicated server to meet your requirements.<\/p>\n

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How Much Storage Does the Domain Host Provide?<\/h3>\n

The total space your site is given for its content is called storage. This includes all your databases, web pages, videos, images, etc. If your site is not heavy in content, you likely won\u2019t need a large storage.<\/p>\n