Small business hosting

Selecting the right hosting package for your small business is very important. Though you can always change your web host if you are unhappy with its services, it may be troublesome and can result in website downtime.

When shopping for a hosting package write down what you need so you can clearly see your requirements. This will help you to compare small business web hosting companies' offerings with your needs.

If you need help getting started, use our Information Center to determine your needs. We have a series of articles written to help you sort out all the available information and make an educated decision about your small business hosting package.

Some of the key features to consider are the amount of disk space and bandwidth, number of email addresses, and availability of proper technical support.

The shared hosting packages that we recommend will meet (and probably exceed) the needs of most small business websites with moderate traffic. If your websites outgrows the original package capacity, you can easily add more features to your hosting account later.

If, however, you need to host a big website with substantial traffic we suggest to consider getting a dedicated server. Having a separate server exclusively for your website is more expensive, but it offers many benefits such as better performance, more secure environment, and the ability to accomodate unlimited website growth.

We recommend a few feature-rich packages from the following small business web hosting companies:

• Yahoo! Small Business Web Hosting
• 1&1 Internet Inc.
• iPowerWeb Hosting
• Apollo Web Hosting