Monday, October 15, 2007

What to Really Look for When Enrolling in a Hosting Account

Number of email accounts, transfer speeds, and price are all items that are taken into account when enrolling in a hosting plan for your email account of website. However, an extremely important aspect to look at is customer service should you run into issues. In some businesses, downtime is crucial to a business and the owner can't spend all day being on hold. While most of these larger hosting companies will have minimal downtime. You may have questions with surfing through your dashboard regarding autoresponders or redirecting emails. You want a company that will respond quickly. My favorite hosting company is Argon Hosting. Their dashboard is easy to navigate and when I do have a question, I get immediate response. It's the best of both worlds. Go Daddy and Yahoo have very short wait times as well but their dashboards can be a bit overwhelming for the beginner. For the local Florida area where I live, I recommend Bright House over BellSouth. BellSouth's customer service is not up to par with other hosting companies. Also, stick with larger providers unless you are referred to an exceptional provider. It may save you time in the long run.

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