If you have ever attempted to set up and design your own web site, then you will know that it’s quite simple to get a basic web site up and running, as there is lots of guidance out there. One of the hardest and most important things is selecting which organisation to host your web site, unless you are a large organisation, you will not want to fork out for a dedicated server as they can be very dear. So what should you look for in a reputable web host for your company’s web site?

First of all, you should look for a hosting organisation that guarantees 99.9% up time, as you do not want your web site suddenly being unavailable as this may destroy any Online Marketing campaigns and also have a negative effect on your Search Engine Placement. The second most important thing is to have an unlimited download limit, as you do not want your limit to be swallowed up half way through the month, because you have had a lot of unexpected visitors, say because you have been running a campaign as part of your Online Marketing proposal. The other things you should be browsing for in a web hosting package is a domain name, a few e-mail addresses, a large amount of storage, at least 500Mb, support for a database or two, support of cgi, php, java and perl scripts, and also a comprehensive guidance system. But how much should all this set you back ? Not as much as you may think, about