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There are still many things to be completed for exposure of your site which includes Web Hosting. Web hosting is a combination of web server, domain name registration, email services, space for web pages to be stored , and so on provided by most commonly ISP(Internet Service Provider) or reputed web hosting service provider as for example winwinhost.com. There are two options for you to host your site:
Hosting by yourself
Hosting by ISP or renowned web hosting companies
1.Hosting by yourself: You have to keep in mind some notes while you decided to host the website yourself. The first step is to manage powerful server hardware along with 24 hours high speed connection. Do not think that low cost components such as a primitive pc will do the job. It may cause many limitations on users when you choose server- license that, most of the time, is much expensive than client-license. Besides, dealing with bugs, viruses, hackers, malwares, and not letting your server down for any period in 24 hours is not as easier as you think. Overall, it can cost you unnecessary expenses and hard work. 2.Hosting by ISP or renowned web hosting companies: ISP or web hosting service provider can ensure you very fast and reliable connection speed ,robust web servers with the advantages of load balancing and required backup services. Moreover, you can expect more than 99% uptime server, software patches, and a reliable virus protection. Before you contact a hosting provider, you need to analyze several matters.
Make sure the hosting provider has a daily backup; otherwise, there is a possibility to loose important data.
Your provider let you use the essential email facilities. Some companies are, now-a-days, offering unlimited email accounts.
You need the confirmation that they have the options: FrontPage server extensions and Database access.
In case of publishing pictures, videos and sounds in your site, there should not be any bandwidth and content restrictions.
Another important part is unexpected traffic volume generated by your website when it is popular. You will see the extra traffic will be damaged if your provider restricts your website traffic volume.
Make sure that you are able to fix complex problems regarding your site at any hour of the day.
Domain names: To publish your website you need to have a domain name which can be registered by different domain name registering companies. They offer advantages of searching and choosing for an available domain name. Suppose you have a website offering hosting services, can be given a unique domain name as winwinhost.com. After registering your domain name, ip address and information of your site are stored on DNS, Domain Name System, server which will let all computers on the net know about your domain name and website address. You have to be tactical with some important points while selecting a domain name.
Try to keep your domain name short. Because, most of the people feel boring to type, read or remember a long domain name.
A short domain name doesn't mean that you make it difficult. Name should be relevant with your site so that people can understand your service by your domain name. For example, a web hosting company’s domain name, winwinhost .com, is much easier to read, type, remember and relevant as well rather than a domain name,3i5hnhost.com.
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