Assess Your Needs

Assess Your Needs

Shopping for a web hosting provider without understanding what you need is like buying a new car with no idea of ​​the capabilities it needs to have: Do you need to carry with her? Does it need to accommodate more than two people? Is it necessary to have power windows, door locks? Etc.

The first thing you should do is asses your needs. Here is a small series of questions that help you think:

1. How much disk space do I need? 5 pages a site may require 50mb, but a site may require 500mb 200 pages to store all the pages.

2. How much bandwidth do I need?

3. Will I have access to public services such as databases, chat rooms, forums, blogs or other media where information can be stored and clients can connect with me?

4. Will I need to install and run special scripts? For example, opt-in mailing lists, calendars or help desk software? If so, are specific operating (Windows or Linux) system?

5. What am I willing to pay each month for the service?

Once you've answered these questions, you are ready to begin your evaluation of different web hosting providers. If you are unable to answer some of the questions above, or if you want extra help determine your needs, please contact Krista Garren for a free consultation.