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| What is the most important factor in choosing a web | | | | response that you get is on Monday morning, which |
| site hosting company? Many new webmasters | | | | simply says that the matter is now being looked at. |
| overlook the most important factor in making the | | | | Is that enough? No, it’s definitely not enough. |
| selection. | | | | Your website could be down the whole of the |
| Some of the most important factors in choosing a | | | | weekend, do you want that? No, you definitely |
| web site hosting company are cost of a plan, | | | | don’t. Good round the clock technical support |
| features provided in that plan, technical support, | | | | not only ensures a good uptime of your website, but |
| location of the server, money back guarantee policy, | | | | also of all its associated services like email, ftp, |
| uptime etc. There are so many factors actually. But | | | | database etc. |
| which one of them is the most important? | | | | What you need from a good web site hosting |
| Without any doubts, the king of them all is prompt | | | | provider is a true 24/7/365 technical support. |
| technical support. You can live with a higher priced | | | | Anything less is not desirable and not acceptable. The |
| plan, you can live without a few less features, you | | | | technical support staff should be available all days of |
| can live without the money back guarantee, but can | | | | the week, all days of the month and all days of the |
| you afford not to have round the clock prompt | | | | year including all public holidays like Christmas and |
| technical support? No, you can’t. | | | | New Year. |
| Imagine this. You have some technical issue at 2 a.m. | | | | Next time you are out looking for a good hosting |
| on Saturday and you find out the hard way that | | | | company for your web site, you know what to look |
| there is no one to answer your emails and provide | | | | for first and foremost. You know what the most |
| technical support at that hour, what happens then? | | | | important factor is. |