Cheap Hosting can be harmful-here’s why

Opting for a cheap hosting service in order to save money can actually harm your business and end up being a more expensive option.

The Hidden Costs of Cheap Hosting

Setting up a business involves lot of money and before you start making enough profits, its best to cut costs wherever you can. But when it comes to hosting your company’s website, Cheap Hosting is not always the right choice.

Is cheap hosting all about marketing?

The Bargain price tag attached with your web hosting service could just be a marketing gimmick to lure you into paying for a bad service. Here’s a list of problems that you might encounter when you opt for a cheap hosting provider.

Poor Site Performance

Many cheap hosting companies make up for their low rates by buying low-priced hardware and by loading their servers with multiple sites. While the former results in poor site performance the latter jams the server, giving your site visitors a hard time of visiting your site.

Just imagine how risky it can be to have a website that takes ages to open and links that do not load at all. Web surfers have thousands of options in front of them and they will never return to a site that is too slow. Your web hosting service should ensure all pages load fast and the visitors enjoy an optimum browsing experience.

Excessive Downtime

Another common problem with Cheap Hosting is the Downtime i.e. the time required for server updates and maintenance.  It refers to the time period when a system is unavailable or when it fails to perform its primary functions.

Aim for a hosting service that has 99.9% uptime atleast. With cheap hosting companies, the downtime is high which means your website will not open on a lot of days and you would end up losing traffic to your website!

Home for Spammers

You must have seen a wide variety of unsolicited email messages that load your message box each day – yes we are talking about spam mails and spammers. Low-priced hosting services are the first choice for all spamming websites, as it helps them to host 100s of websites at minimum costs. This could end up being be a huge problem for you if the entire IP address gets banned from the search engine results. Not only will you lose lots of money but also your site’s credibility.

Security Features

Security of your website should be your main priority especially if yours is an E-commerce website. For secured online transactions it is essential that your hosting service has provisions for installing shopping carts on your website. With cheap web hosting companies, security is a major concern since most of them do not provide authentic SSL certificates.

Finding a cheap hosting provider is easy but finding good quality hosting at cheap prices is not so easy. Find out about Bandwidth, disk space, security, downtime etc while looking at various options. This doesn’t mean you need to choose the most expensive hosting plan to get premium quality services, but you do need to research the right cheap hosting packages.