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Choosing The Right Hosting Solution

2004-11-29by Mark Klink

Offers are abundant on the Internet, and the one thing they all have in common is they're all feature packed.  Sometimes the consumer can be so overwhelmed the everything that is available, that they will need help, or just give up.

The thing to remember is that choosing a solution for your site is not very hard.

Most websites on the Internet can be broken up in to types or styles, that best describe the intent of the site.  This can then be broken down into the type of hosting that best fits your needs.

The best way to do this is to determine what style of site you have.  Usually this is broken up into; Personal Site, Business Brochure site, eCommerce site, or Information/Portal site.  Likewise, hosting solutions can be broken down into types; Virtual or Shared, Dedicated, and Co-LocatedDefining the type of site you have will greatly increase your chances of picking the right solution.

Let's break it down:

Virtual or Shared Hosting

Basically this means that you are on a hosting provider's server, and share the resources with multiple other user's determined by the provider.  You can easily and comfortably run a personal, small business site, or even a small ecommerce site on this type of hosting.

Dedicated Hosting

This means that you rent a server from a datacenter.  You do not share the resources with anyone else, and you have more control over the server's operating system, control panel software, etc.  The software is typically bundled with the servers, and can be very cost-effective.

This type of solution is geared more torward the more serious site.  While you can host practically any of the above mentioned styles of websites on this solution, there are few things to consider.  A dedicated server's cost may be a bit overkill for a small site. It provides much more space and bandwidth than needed by the average small site.

Co-Located

Co-location is actually buying the server, and renting the datacenter space.  You have ultimate control over your site and server, but this option can be very expensive.  You have to pay for techs, datacenter space, in some cases shipping, and software.

Co-location is not for everyone.  If you're running a very large site regardless of style, such as an information portal, or large ecommerce site, then co-location or a dedicated server is probably something you might consider investing in.

Summary

Hopefully this helps clear up the confusion or frustration that you may be having, when it comes to choosing the right hosting solution.  Breaking down your site into the category it best fits, will definately help you make a much better, and wiser hosting decision.

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