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How to avoid being cheated
Web hosting companies these days offer more and more disk space and bandwidth to attract customers. But this "war" for new customers has turned into a disaster where hosting companies forgot what is possible and what isn't. So unbelievable offers appeared on the market seeking for easy targets, such as newbie webmasters. Here is an example for a fraudulent offer:
- 400GB of disk space, 4000GB of monthly bandwidth, free domain name registration, only $4.95/mo
Well, if it's your first time on the internet and you are searching for hosting, this will probably sound great. But those who have watched over the market for years will probably laugh and continue searching. Here is how this offer should look right:
- 400GB of disk space, 4000GB of monthly bandwidth, free domain name registration, $495/mo.
Now it's real. The main thing you should be alert for when choosing a web hosting company is whether the package offered is real. Yes, it is true that 400GB of disk space and 4000GB of bandwidth cost $495/mo. It is an average dedicated server.
If you're searching for a shared webhost and want to spend no more than 10-15 bucks a month (which is normal), you should be more interested in offers like this one:
- 4GB disk space, 40GB of bandwidth, free domain registration, $12.95/mo.
Now that's more like it. That sounds like a real offer. However, it is not only the value of the package you should be looking at. There are several other factors you should examine before making the decision to sign up:
- how long has this company been in business
- how many websites is it currently hosting
- what do others say about this company
- what are the support options
- what is the average response time
- cheaper is never better. Make sure it is not the cheapest offer you found on the net.
- does it look professional. If the company's website looks like the first website you have created by yourself - there is a good chance that this is the first time they are dealing with hosting too.
- what is the loading speed. If their website loading speed is slow, yours will load even slower.
- money back guarantee. Check the terms and conditions to make sure that you can get your money back for any reason within 15 days for example.
It is a good insurance against fraudulent companies. It they refuse giving you the promised refund, you can always request a chargeback of course. Now good luck in finding the right hosting company for your website!
Web hosting companies these days offer more and more disk space and bandwidth to attract customers. But this "war" for new customers has turned into a disaster where hosting companies forgot what is possible and what isn't. So unbelievable offers appeared on the market seeking for easy targets, such as newbie webmasters. Here is an example for a fraudulent offer:
- 400GB of disk space, 4000GB of monthly bandwidth, free domain name registration, only $4.95/mo
Well, if it's your first time on the internet and you are searching for hosting, this will probably sound great. But those who have watched over the market for years will probably laugh and continue searching. Here is how this offer should look right:
- 400GB of disk space, 4000GB of monthly bandwidth, free domain name registration, $495/mo.
Now it's real. The main thing you should be alert for when choosing a web hosting company is whether the package offered is real. Yes, it is true that 400GB of disk space and 4000GB of bandwidth cost $495/mo. It is an average dedicated server.
If you're searching for a shared webhost and want to spend no more than 10-15 bucks a month (which is normal), you should be more interested in offers like this one:
- 4GB disk space, 40GB of bandwidth, free domain registration, $12.95/mo.
Now that's more like it. That sounds like a real offer. However, it is not only the value of the package you should be looking at. There are several other factors you should examine before making the decision to sign up:
- how long has this company been in business
- how many websites is it currently hosting
- what do others say about this company
- what are the support options
- what is the average response time
- cheaper is never better. Make sure it is not the cheapest offer you found on the net.
- does it look professional. If the company's website looks like the first website you have created by yourself - there is a good chance that this is the first time they are dealing with hosting too.
- what is the loading speed. If their website loading speed is slow, yours will load even slower.
- money back guarantee. Check the terms and conditions to make sure that you can get your money back for any reason within 15 days for example.
It is a good insurance against fraudulent companies. It they refuse giving you the promised refund, you can always request a chargeback of course. Now good luck in finding the right hosting company for your website!
