Web Hosting with a Large Service Provider
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea
Choosing a Large Web Hosting Service Provider
With the numerous options available, why would you want to choose to have your Web site hosting with a large service provider? The answer to this question is what this article will address.
Advantages and Disadvantages for Personal Web Hosting
Most people have their ISP with one of the many large service providers. Included with your access account is the option to have a small Web site for your personal use at no additional charge. Although the disk space provide is usually small, they will provide you with the support that you will need to get your Web site created and published on the Internet. The advantage of using your ISP is that you do not have to do the research needed to obtain a free Web hosting provider.
The disadvantage is that they usually do not provide templates or a user interface to make your site creation easy like a free Web hosting provider will.
Advantages and Disadvantages for Business Web Hosting with a Large Provider
The advantage of choosing a large Web hosting service provider for your business is the reliability of their company. Even if that company should merge with another, which sometimes happens, they will still be able to provide support for your business Web site in a seamless manner.
Another advantage to a large provider is that they have the necessary funding to have the latest hardware and software to host your Web site. You can feel confident that your Web site is secure even for e-commerce and the transactions that are required.
The disadvantage is that you will pay for this service. The cost of obtaining and maintaining a Web site with a large Web hosting service provider will be much greater than with a smaller company. Their hosting fees can run from $20 to thousands of dollars per month depending on the size of your Web site and the technology needs that your site requires.
Disadvantages for Any Web Hosting with a Large Service Provider
Support for any type of Web site hosting with a large service provider is limited to the technical staff that they employ. They usually provide telephone support that is quick and fairly easy to access, but this support is often limited to what is provided in their service manuals. If you have a unique problem, their support staff will have trouble providing the help that you need. Oftentimes, their support staff are not technicians but customer support personnel with little to no technical knowledge.
Most large companies also require that you have enough technical knowledge to write your HTML code and have a working knowledge of FTP to upload your Web site.
Conclusions
As with any personal or business decision, you must weigh the pros and cons for choosing a large company for your Web hosting service provider. Try contacting their customer support and see what type of assistance you can obtain. Read their Terms of Agreement and make sure that your Web site does not violate any of their policies.
