-= Method Computer Technologies =-

Finding a Web Hosting Service::

The best way to find a good web hosting service is through recommendations. Talk to friends and collegues about hosts they've used. If you have an IT department or know someone in that field, solicit their opinions on hosts.

Most importantly, talk with your designer. Your site may require specific features in a server. For instance, if your site uses advanced functions such as CGI, you will probably need access to a cgi-bin. Your designer may ask for additional server capabilities.

Other things to consider when choosing a host include:

The best hosts offer easy-to-use account control panels.
The account should include enough email addresses for everyone in your organization. Spam filtering is also helpful.
Most hosts offer adequate disk storage and bandwidth, but check with your designer if you're unsure about this.
Most web sites will require FTP abilities.
Daily site statistics should be easily accessible.
If MySQL and SSL are not part of the account plan, make sure you at least have an option to upgrade to them later if needed.
Customer and technical support should be easily contacted and helpful.
The price should be within your budget—many web hosts offer all these things and more for under $20 a month.

With so many web hosts offering their services, you should be able to find a good match with little trouble. You may also view our "Hosting Plans" to see if any of our plans suit your needs.

Still have questions? Contact us and we'll do our best to supply the answers.