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employee · 09-10-2005, 09:57 AM

This is what I usually look for when choosing a host.

First, decide on a budget for what you think you should pay.
Second, find a few hosts that meet your technical requirements.
Third, find a few that meet your monetary requirements.

When you have all those send them and email, a support ticket, a phone call, an IM, then call their support line.

If they answer the email within a few minutes give them a point, if they anwer the support ticket in a few minutes give them a point if they are online on the IM to answer your query give them a point. If someone actually answers give them a point. If they replied to you in a few minutes then you seem to have yourself a good host so far...

Hot sauce · 09-10-2005, 06:21 PM

Ya but that prob wont happen..

Jodohost · 09-11-2005, 12:29 PM

You may also check the relability of the host by trying their services, if they are also giving you some trial period, as we are offering and then you can decide to get it paid.

Hot sauce · 09-11-2005, 08:30 PM

ya i guess thats good to but how many hosting has a trail period lol i wouldnt waste my time with a trial period seriously

Jodohost · 09-12-2005, 01:17 AM

Agreed with `employee`

You should first create a "Checklist" of
# Services you want.
# Costs of services.
# Additional features.
# Credibility of company.

Then do reasearch with companies in your mind/list.

I hope you would get best out of rest.

Ravi Agarwal

tado · 09-12-2005, 06:46 AM

and dont forget the 99% server uptime..IMO, this is the most important factor for choosing a webhost..

cristobal · 09-13-2005, 12:01 AM

Fast support reply may not be the best way to see if the host is good or not.
Because if the host is new, the person who start it could be very in to it an replies fast because there are not a lot of users to start with.

Go to their support forum and see if there are any outstanding issues they are facing would be a better research method.

allon · 09-13-2005, 05:57 AM

I agree with cristobal about the fast support reply thing and for uptime, its what THEY have stated on their site. Do you really believe it?
I have seen some boosting on 100% uptime. Does that mean that they don't even do maintainence reboot? Sure sounds fishy to me.

Timme · 09-13-2005, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jodohost

Agreed with `employee`

You should first create a "Checklist" of
# Services you want.
# Costs of services.
# Additional features.
# Credibility of company.

Then do reasearch with companies in your mind/list.

I hope you would get best out of rest.

Ravi Agarwal

Yep, and keep on continuesly looking around at different webhosting plans. There are HEAPS or web hosting sites out there, and you are bound to find one that will fit exactly what you want, with the right price.