| When searching for web hosting for a personal or | | | | engine rankings as it shares the same ip address as |
| 'hobby' site the brief is usually very simple - find the | | | | the dodgy site. |
| cheapest available plan with enough features to get | | | | In the shared hosting environment your site can also |
| you by. Searching for small business web hosting is a | | | | be affected by other high-traffic sites on that server. |
| completely different kettle of fish. Many of the basic | | | | If a customer or potential client has to wait a long |
| 'cheap' plan features just don't cut it when you're | | | | time for your site to load you can guess what that |
| dealing with yours or someone else's livelihood. | | | | will do for business, your competitor with the fast |
| For instance the majority of personal sites are | | | | loading, easy access site is more than likely going to |
| hosted in a shared environment, meaning that the | | | | get the business! One answer to these problems is |
| server that is used to host your site also hosts many | | | | choosing a dedicated server or virtual private server |
| other sites as well. Usually this doesn't pose any | | | | plan however this also has to fit in with your budget |
| problems however if something was to go wrong | | | | so it is wise to take a look at all the options. |
| with one of the other sites there is a good chance | | | | Finding good quality, reasonably priced web hosting |
| that you're site will be affected also. This shared | | | | for your small business doesn't have to be difficult or |
| type environment can also cause problems if a site | | | | confusing but as you can see there is a number of |
| that is sharing server space with your own is known | | | | things that need to be kept in mind. |
| to be 'spammy'. Your site may suffer in the search | | | | |