The Importance of a Reliable Web Host
Posted 08-29-2011 at 08:04 AM by healtheworld
Majority of internet marketers rely on their websites to make them money. They use it to build their list via squeeze pages, gather facebook and twitter followers, etc. Majority also rely on shared hosting to run their business thinking that's enough. But how do you know that your website is accessible 24/7? Little did you know that while you were away from your computer, your website went down for a couple of minutes and while it was down, a couple of online users found a link to your site and was greeted by a connection timeout. Potential subscribers and clients lost.
If you really want a stable host, stay away from shared hosting. Shared hosting companies can't help but oversell. Go with VPS (virtual private servers). For a couple of bucks more you know that even if you're asleep, the chances of it going down is slim. But not just any VPS. Go for Xen or a KVM VPS because OpenVZ powered VPS can also be oversold. Although Xen can be oversold, it's much harder to do. With Xen and KVM you get real isolation. Other users can't affect your VPS. These are more expensive hosting but how much do you value your business?
I used to rent this dedicated server for the longest time. It has 8GB RAM, i7 260 CPU, and 1TB HDD. I was paying $119 per month for that. It was stable and running ok. I decided to transfer to a KVM VPS with 1.5GB RAM for $60 and I was surprised that my websites are still running ok coming from a dedicated server. So I save another $60 by doing that and my websites are still loading fast.
The bottomline is if you value your online business choose a VPS with Xen or KVM and monitor your website's uptime with 1 minute interval so you know your site's uptime. Remember that even a minute of downtime means you are losing potential buyers. I would also like to recommend our new website called KnowYourVPS.com, which reviews VPS companies and provides lots of information that you need to know.
If you really want a stable host, stay away from shared hosting. Shared hosting companies can't help but oversell. Go with VPS (virtual private servers). For a couple of bucks more you know that even if you're asleep, the chances of it going down is slim. But not just any VPS. Go for Xen or a KVM VPS because OpenVZ powered VPS can also be oversold. Although Xen can be oversold, it's much harder to do. With Xen and KVM you get real isolation. Other users can't affect your VPS. These are more expensive hosting but how much do you value your business?
I used to rent this dedicated server for the longest time. It has 8GB RAM, i7 260 CPU, and 1TB HDD. I was paying $119 per month for that. It was stable and running ok. I decided to transfer to a KVM VPS with 1.5GB RAM for $60 and I was surprised that my websites are still running ok coming from a dedicated server. So I save another $60 by doing that and my websites are still loading fast.
The bottomline is if you value your online business choose a VPS with Xen or KVM and monitor your website's uptime with 1 minute interval so you know your site's uptime. Remember that even a minute of downtime means you are losing potential buyers. I would also like to recommend our new website called KnowYourVPS.com, which reviews VPS companies and provides lots of information that you need to know.
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