How To - Choose a Web Hosting

Find the proper web hosting for you.

This page is intended for beginners and is based on three factors as follow:

Web Design
First thing you need to decide if your website is made for Windows or Linux
For example, if you designed an ASP or ASP.NET Web site, you need a Windows hosting plan. If you have a Web site that uses CGI or PHP, you need a Linux hosting plan.
Traffic All hosting plans have a selection to make it either windows or unix

Estimated Traffic
1-10 Visits per day (Go Economy Plan)
10-50 Visits per day (Go Deluxe Plan)
50-Unlimited Visits per day (Go Premium Plan)

Website Content (disk space)
Under 5 GB (Go Economy Plan)
Under 100 GB (Go Deluxe Plan)
Under 200 GB (Go Premium Plan)
Note: Most small business web sites need less than 5GB, however you can use the reset of the space to upload files that you might need to download from other computers, it serves as a virtual hard drive to download and upload files. Consider using a larger disk space.

Database
If you plan to use a SQL Server (MS SQL) Database or an MS Access database, you must have a Windows hosting account. If you plan to have a My SQL database, you can use either a Windows hosting account or a Linux hosting account.

To select your web hosting package click here