Easy Web Hosting - Two Must-Have Features

Easy Web Hosting means getting a web host that does not complicate your life, but instead simplifies it. But how do you know which one will meet or exceed your needs without confusing the crap out of you?

Tip #1 - Ignore Techno-Babble

Just looking at the advertisements for web hosting will make your eyes glaze over: "Go with XYZ hosting because we have triple-redundant RAID array servers sporting the latest Perl necklaces made by authentic Apache Indian handlers smoking PHP 5.0." (ha!) But you get the picture...

If you've spent even ten minutes comparing webhosts, no doubt you were romanced by ads full of techno-babble. About the advanced server technology each host has, and all the software they can run. I've been a full-time web marketer for years now and I still don't know what the heck they're talking about.

And how about all the plans? You can drive yourself nuts comparing Host A's servers to Host B's which seem faster than Host C's, but Host B has a cheaper plan but Host C has a reseller program, but extra bandwidth is only $25 on Host C, etc. Meanwhile, you've wasted precious time and still aren't sure you've made a wise choice.

Tip #2 - Phone Support Anytime By On-Site Trained People

I think it was Armand Morin who said that no matter what else, make sure your host has good customer service. Specifically, that there will be someone available 24/7 to answer the phone. No truer words were ever spoken.

...A real life example of this was made clear to me one time: At around 1:30 am - during one of those marathon work sessions online - I needed my shared server's "safe mode" turned off. But I couldn't get this done because my (then) host company was home asleep, while all calls were routed to their "24/7 - 365 phone support"... in a foreign country where only very general advice and help could be offered.

Remember that you don't want just a live human being on other end, you want one who is technically savvy and familiar with your system! Which is an impossibility with outsourced phone help. Just because a webhosting company advertises "24/7 - 365 phone support" doesn't necessarily mean squat. Make sure you test their "phone support" before signing up and laying down your money. How long do you have to wait before someone answers? How about after hours? Is the phone help made up of trained webmasters who are actually on site?

By the way, "Live Chat" help is not even in the same league as live phone support. No way. Email doesn't cut it either, when you want an answer NOW by trained personnel in the same building as your web server computers!

Tip #3- Get cPanel Hosting

There's one other thing you need: cPanel hosting. Cpanel is becoming the industry standard interface between you and your server; it's the GUI (Graphical User Interface if you want to get technical), the "control panel" that you will use to adjust settings, upload and download your website files to the internet.

I hope this helps you find easy web hosting!

Charles has been writing articles online for nearly 5 years now. Not only does this author specialize in website design and copywriting, you can also check out his latest automotive website on hybrid car reviews on his site at http://www.hybrid-electric-car.net.