Your website has become successful and at last you are getting the sort of traffic you have been dreaming of. Then you get the dreaded email, your web host informs you that the high traffic is monopolizing the server and your account may be terminated (often without a refund) for breaking its terms of service.
So what are your options now? How can your website grow without the fear of your site being terminated?

Well you will be pleased to know that there are several different options available to you! This article will cover each one, so that you can be sure you choose the option that is most suitable for your individual business needs.
Premium Hosting Benefits: –
Premium hosting is very similar to shared hosting except the packages have far more bandwidth (traffic) allowance and they are guaranteed to have a maximum number of accounts on each server.
The benefit of premium hosting is the fact that you are sharing the server with far less accounts (normally just 30-70); therefore your website can have high traffic without affecting the server speed or causing downtime.
The other great thing about premium hosting is that is requires no extra technical knowledge and of course you still have peace of mind knowing that you still have 24 hour technical support (of course this depends on the host you choose).
The last benefit of premium hosting is the fact there are several different packages to choose from, this means you only have to pay for the resources that you need at a given time. As soon as your website grows even further it is very easy to upgrade with only a slight increase in cost, which means your costs are always kept to a minimum.
Reseller Hosting Benefits
Reseller hosting is designed for individuals who wish to split up the resources allocated in their plan and resell each of these parts individually.
Resellers are normally web designers, or customers that have many websites or entrepreneurs who wish to start their own web host company. (Reseller hosting is also not suitable for audio, video downloading or video streaming websites and free/email providers for the same reason as above)
With reseller hosting you can host unlimited domains, so you decided how many accounts you want to create and you decide the price you want to resell them for.
Each of the reseller customers has their own control panel, personalized email and FTP accounts, fantastic scripts. The reseller can even have their own name servers which make them look very professional. The other benefit of reselling is that although it requires slightly more knowledge of the industry, there is always technical support close at hand.
The great thing about reseller packages is the fact that the web host will continue to provide the technical support to these customers anonymously, which means you don’t have to worry about getting your own staff.
Dedicated Hosting Benefits
In a dedicated hosting service, you are the only user of that server. The price depends on the quality of the server and whether it is a ‘managed’ or unmanaged one. (Always be sure that the server you get is from a reputable company).
An unmanaged Server is generally cheaper, however you must know first hand how to run your server (or hire a system administrator that does) as you will be responsible for all the server side problems and configurations.
With a dedicated server you have
– Full root access so you can modify the configuration of the server to
whatever suits you best.
– You can also install any software or scripts that you choose (all of which are
not possible with shared hosting.
– Better reliability. If you are the sole user, no worries about other domains
affecting your server speed or security.
The second option is a managed server. Although this option still requires technical knowledge, you have peace of mind knowing that your web host will always have technicians there to assist you, which means you do not need to hire your own administrator.
When considering an upgrade to your existing e-Commerce hosting service, these are the key options to consider. While certainly not an exhaustive listing of everything you need to consider this should get you on the right path to narrow your choices down to at least three or four services.

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In today’s times, a trustworthy website hosting service has become a very important criterion of an online business. That is why, as a Webmaster, you should know all the important features of a website hosting service provider before selecting one:

Disk space: One of the most pivotal concerns that any Webmaster always has is the disk space. It makes sense because larger the disk space, you can definitely have more information in your website. With a space of only 20 MB, you can only have text in your site. But to make the web site more entertaining, and to add graphics and animation, more disk space is required. One should make sure that he is promised a disk space of at least 1GB which equals 1024 MBs to have a desirable website.

Bandwidth is also another important factor that that can have an impact on the online presence in the long run. It determines the data transfer or downloads that your website can allow to its visitors. Usually all web hosting service providers supply a monthly supply of bandwidth to their users. Ask for a bandwidth of more than 5GB if you want to have an enormous amount of visitors on your site.

File transfer protocol is another facility that can be extremely useful when you want to upload your website to the host’s computer. With unlimited FTP, it would of quite convenience to you upload your website easily.

Technical support, offered 24/7 is a must if you want your website to be continuously present on the net. It can be quite hassling if you are not able to avail any troubleshooting help, in a case if a server crashes down. In a situation, without any help, you would be losing all the important prospective customers.

One should always have a record of the site statistics so that there is a continuous track of how any people is constantly surfing your site. These numbers merely give you an idea of how well your site is faring and an idea of the efforts that have to be put in further.

Provision of email addresses is also important for the success of a site. Always look for a service provider that is able to provide you with the maximum number of multiple email addresses. In my opinion, all the above-mentioned features can guarantee that your site scores well with the users. There can also be more important addons like use of the right scripting languages like (PHP, PERL, CGI, SSI) to go well with your site.

In the end, reliability of the service provider is a very crucial determinant that ensures the success of your site. All that needs for a high traffic is a site that is present all the time and behind it a web host that keeps it running ad infinitum. A site that has a high uptime has higher chances of winning customers. Always look at the uptime guarantees of website service providers, that should not be less than 99.9%, before picking up one.

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