For a webmaster its one of the most annoying thing to see his website down. When a website is not accessible, it stops all your business activities. Its little bit fair if such downtimes are informed by web hosting provider ones but unexpected downtime affects very badly to your businesses. There are various reasons of nonexistence of your online presence in the form of website’s downtime. In this post I would like to mention some frequent ones.

1. Server connectivity failure :- This is the most frequent reason to make a website down and which takes place when Server is down or unreachable due to some issues with network or firewall and such issues causes a web server times out while attempting for connection.
2. Timeout event while pageload :- When the connection is successful but web page takes more time to get loaded due to overloading of server or network connection, timeout event takes place.
3. Error 503 Service Unavailable : When Server is temporarily fails to receive request of pageload due to corrupted software or getting overloaded.
4. Connection refusal by server :- When server responds but refuses any connection due to get overloaded or internal server issues.
5. DNS lookup Issue :- Due to faulty setting or incorrect configuration of DNS server setting related to domain name, DNS lookup issue arises and domain name can not be resolved.

So here we can understand the importance of the role which web hosting companies have to play to keep a website up for maximum time which is generally called Uptime. In case of Dedicated servers user has right to  take charge of the server but due to some malfunctions performed by him may cause to suffer a downtime of the websites hosted on it. This is also applicable to VPS Hosting as Virtual Private Servers also provide few rights to their clients up to a certain limit.

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Today, web hosting is one of the most preferred and the most populated online business. You can find number of companies who offer hosting for Big as well as for Small businesses. This makes it tough for an individual to choose the best suitable web host to host a website. One can follow the below mentioned simple factors that can ease you from the pain of shortlisting one such company.

A# Uptime : Uptime is one of the most important aspects when choosing a web hosting service provider. It is the uptime that determines the functionality of one’s website over the Internet. An uptime of atleast 99.95% can be considered to be ideal. 100% uptime is possible, it hardly does, as there might be a hardware failure or a planned maintenance of the server, which can cause downtime of the website. So, better be careful with the web hosts that claim to offer an uptime of 100%, unless technologies such as Server mirroring or Cloud technology is applied to the servers on which a website is hosted.

B# Connectivity and Speed : After Uptime one should know the speed or connectivity offer by the web hosting service provider. No matter if the web host offers maximum uptime, but if the speed is low and takes a longer time for the website to load, it’s a major set back for your website’s success. Therefore, the web host should offer good server speed. In this, bandwidth is another factor that must be considered. The web host should offer appropriate bandwidth with the package. For that you must analyze the packages and configurations offered by various web hosts. The processor is equally important for gaining good speed.

C# Security : With the ever increasing threat of online attackers, intruders and hackers, it is important that your website is hosted on a secure server. Your website data should be protected from the uninvited malwares and intruders, this should be one of the very basic requirements of any website owner. Therefore, it is important to check the security measures taken by web hosts for protecting the servers from such attacks.

D# Data Back-Ups : Its necessary that the web host takes or atleast offers optional plans for back-ups of websites hosted on a server. Usually most of the reputed web hosting provider offers such service for free with their dedicated server hosting plans. If such services are not displayed on their website, one should atleast ask them about it.

E# Post Sales Technical Support : Once you have chosen a web hosting service provider and have signed up for a package with them, it is important that the web host offers round the clock technical support. Usually,  people give least priority to technical support, but IMO. this one of the most important criteria when choosing a hosting provider. Inorder to have the web-site function very smoothly, it is necessary that the host experienced and knowledgeable technical crew to help you out during various paths of web hosting.

F# Money Back Guarantee : Take for example you have chosen a web host and have also signed up for a plan with them considering the points stated above. But, later you realize that the information and services stated by the host on their website were not true, in that case you must have an option to withdraw your data and money from them.

Following these simple steps can help you get a better web hosting experience.

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