Evaluating Personal Web Site Hosts

One of the key differences between a commercial and personal web site host is the issue of legal obligations. Whereas a commercial website hinges on contracts, a personal website operates on an agreement.

For example, if you have an ecommerce shop, then you are required to provide after sales support for a specified period of time. A personal website is not obliged in this direction.

For this reason, it is usually prudent to make advance payments for you web hosting service if you are going commercial so as to keep the site running for returning customers.

So a commercial website will demand a yearly billing method from a host. They know you are obliged to your customers for a length of time.

A personal hosting service will not have to go for this billing method. The reason is that, if the host does not perform to your satisfaction, you can withdraw without locking in hosting fees.

At worst, you will only have a month's fees to litigate on. Some web hosts have the feeling that their customers will leave because of their poor service and so lock you in annual fees.

They know many people will not pursue refunds and can make a catch out of their poor service.

So, apart from price, bandwidth, customer support and disk space, one other thing to look at when you are evaluating personal site hosting is the method of billing.

In choosing a payment term for your web site hosting, go for a monthly billing host and if you are satisfied with the service, you extend your hosting.

Remember that refunds can be difficult to claim. Many people do not read refund policies which are carefully crafted to benefit the web hosts in the event of a dispute.

Play it safe and find it easy to back out.

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