Each site requires a server that will host it . Even your computer can be used for such a server, if it works without interruption and was not purchased years ago. However, I advise against hosting from your own computer because it has little to do with a professional approach. Another solution is to buy a server, put it somewhere at home, and configure it. However, own servers is a solution more for companies with huge traffic on their sites. The most common and best solution for most start websites is to find an internet provider .
Hosting can play a role in your site’s positioning. As you probably already know, just creating a website will not bring you customers. You come practically only from the first page of google , and to get there you must know at least the basics of SEO. From the point of view of website positioning and server issues, the most important thing is for the server to be available without any interruptions. If the crawler finds your site, just when the server is unavailable for some reason, it may end in a decrease in the position of your keywords. So, first of all, when checking web hosting, read reviews about failure rates.
Another important aspect is the speed at which the page loads. This is one of the most important google ranking factors . At least that’s what the general public of website promoters say. From my point of view, improving this aspect has never affected my position. However, there is an even more important issue here.
If your page will load too long, the user will leave the page before it even loads. For algorithms it is also important whether the user after clicking on your link and going to the page will not bounce back from it. If he spends a certain amount of time there, it can be considered that the site has fulfilled its task, i.e. it is valuable, i.e. it deserves to be promoted.
The long loading times of various items can be rejecting so it’s worth choosing efficient hosting. In terms of speed, I could raise factors such as the http 2.0 protocol or argue which will be better with more processors, but with less clock speed or less, but with more clock speed. However, if you hit this post, I assume that you do not know much about these matters and you do not need to know about them. Price and reliability should be important to you when choosing a server.
When it comes to SEO, one should also pay attention to the place where the server is located. When living in the USA and making a website for this market, it is worth having hosting in this country. It can be circumvented in some way but it brings additional costs.
Another aspect to look out for is IP. It is best to take hosting that offers its own IP. One of the last things you want at the beginning is for your site to share IP with sapper sites or questionable quality. Once you buy hosting you can check the IP on the pages hidden under the phrase Reverse IP.
I assume that if you are working on a serious project that is supposed to have thousands or even more page views a day, you are in any way familiar with the topics of servers and hosting or have a person who deals with these issues. However, if you have such a website and expect detailed advice, this is not the entry, here I discuss issues of servers at a basic level.
You’ve got your website, X money has cost you its assumption is to achieve traffic at a maximum level of ~ 10,000 visits per month. In this case, there really is not much difference on the offer of which hosting provider you choose.
Disk Space
A larger disk size is almost always a psychological service of companies. People who are unfamiliar with creating websites may not have a clue that such 500 GB is too much, and even 50GB is enough. You see, I myself hold about 10 pages and uses about 4GB. They are a site similar to this one, I do not post movies directly and I do not have a huge photo gallery. If your site will not be based on multimedia, do not look at the size of the disk, everyone will be enough for you.
This is an important parameter for:
Multimedia websites
Services where the content of online stores is updated frequently
Number of pages
It’s good here that hosting has no limit, you never know what comes to mind. When you are sure that you will need only one page, go ahead and reach for hosting with restrictions in this matter.
This is an important parameter for:
People interested in creating at least 2 websites.
Number of mailboxes
As with websites, here you should think about how many mail addresses you will need . Even if each of your employees would get one , how many will be a dozen or so? Anyway, this is not a very important aspect, because most hosting offers an unlimited number.
This is an important parameter for:
Large companies
People with many sites
Data transfer
A factor from ancient times. Currently, virtually every hosting offers unlimited data transfer, with the exception of free hosting. Despite this, hosting companies have left information “without limits” in their offers. An unconscious customer may think that this is an additional advantage. However, as I say, even the cheapest offers have unlimited data transfer. If you meet the limit somewhere, in my place I would give up such an offer.
This is an important parameter for:
Virtually every person
Number of FTP accounts
Using FTP accounts you can connect to the server to upload or delete files. If you do it yourself , one account is enough. However, if you would like to give access data with limited permissions to a person from the company or from outside, you will need more accounts. Currently, the vast majority of websites offer unlimited FTP accounts. However, when you see the offer with a limit of 10, this is not a terrible flaw. As I mentioned, up to several accounts are often used.
This is an important parameter for:
Companies in which access to the server is granted to many employees.
Database
The number of databases is an important parameter, but in most cases one database is enough. This is the case with this page, for example, but it will be similar with an online store. Most websites offer an unlimited number of databases.
This is an important parameter for:
People wanting to own several pages or pages using several databases.
If you want to create your first page, it is worth hosting WordPress installer . A large part of companies offer such a solution on their servers. However, if you do not have this option then do not worry, it will show you how to install the mentioned system from 0.
As you can see, choosing the right hosting is not such a difficult thing. I’ve simplified a lot of things, but at the beginning you don’t need information overload. If you had questions despite this, leave them in the comment and I will definitely answer.