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With so many hosting companies out there, selecting a web host for your blog or web site can be overwhelming. Here are a few things to think about when selecting a web host.

First, the price must be right. Competition between hosting is fierce but that is good for the consumer. There are free web hosts out there, but their services can be unreliable and might not grant for your site to grow. Often, it is ideal to have more resources and options acquirable to you when your site’s traffic or content increases.

Another important aspect of a hosting company is support. With so many of the huge web hosting companies offering unlimited bandwidth, diskspace, etc, support can be a distinguishing bourgeois that might be advertised well on paper but comes up short once you are a paying customer. The majority of hosts offer 24/7 support but what does that mean? Do they have a full staff acquirable or just someone occupying a desk during off peak hours?  Take some time to whittle down your hosting choices by contacting the hosting companies you are considering. Can you get through during peak hours? Do they respond to your tickets and live chat in a timely manner?

Finally, take a look at the uptime statistics for the hosts you are considering. You don’t want to have your site down for extended periods of time. While all hosts have occasional downtime during off-peak hours for necessary maintenance, make sure your host offers an uptime guarantee as well as a money back guarantee. If your host did a great job to get you to sign up for their hosting but are not living up to their promises, the money back guarantee will protect you.

These are just a few things to think about when choosing a web host. We have found that Web Hosting Pad delivers on all three of these crucial areas. It is astonishing that they can offer such a robust, unlimited hosting service for just $1.99 per month! When testing the Web Hosting Pad support, we had no problem reaching a friendly voice and their team was helpful and knowledgeable. Additionally, their uptime has been stellar and they definitely live up to their 99.9% uptime guarantee and stand by their services with an iron-clad 30 day money back guarantee. When selecting a web host, make sure you keep Web Hosting Pad on your short list of choices!