Why So Much Importance is Given to Web Hosting? [Part 2]

In [Part 1] I explained the importance of web hosting in a website's success. Here are some more facts which imply that web hosting should be taken very seriously:

User Experience:

Have you ever came across a website that is very slow? If yes then chances are that you closed it even before it loaded completely. If you don't want this to happen to your website then understand the needs of your site. If it's a site with lots of audio and video then you must choose a low end VPS hosting solution. If it has only text-based content then shared hosting account would do. Remember that you may want to upgrade to a better hosting solution in the future so make sure that your web hosting company has some flexibility.

Site Functionality:

Every webmaster wants his site to stand out from the crowd in terms of both design and functionality. Here too, web hosting is important. Some web hosting companies have their own template galleries that provide hundreds of website templates for free to the costumers. Also, not all web hosting companies support all the features. The key to success is to look for a company that fulfills all your needs. For example if you are aiming to build a php based site then Linux based hosting must be chosen. This is because Windows hosting does support php but it can't run it as smoothly as Linux based hosting solution does.

The Extras:

Some web hosting companies are better than in terms of some extra features and goodies like free backups, adwords vouchers and Facebook advertising coupons. These coupon codes can help you jump-start your online business for free, driving targeted traffic to your site. Moving to a new hosting company for these goodies is totally worth it.