| No
FTP |
Regardless
of whether you seek "free" webspace or fee based
webspace you should avoid any service that does not provide the
ability to ftp your content to their servers. Loading web
files one at a time can be tedious even when there are only a
handful of files to be uploaded. Providing FTP support does
not compromise security and such support makes it much easier to
upload files. With a webhosting service providing FrontPage
support you "publish" web files, which makes the process
even easier. |
| Limited
Traffic and Transfer Allowances |
There
are literally hundreds of quality webhosting services affording
their clients with unlimited traffic and transfer. While it
is true that most reputable webhosting services will be unhappy
with a client that uses bandwidth inappropriately there is little
risk that a webhosting service is going to be unhappy with a
client simply because they receive a large amount of traffic at
their website. Webhosting services that limit bandwidth
generally do so because they are operating with limited resources
to begin with and are not really prepared to provide a quality
service. In addition, some of the webhosting services that
set limits for traffic and transfer have "excess"
traffic and transfer fees that can significantly exceed the basic
monthly cost for the webspace. |
| Limited
Bandwidth Resources |
Most
quality webhosting services provide service that is connected to
the Internet via redundant high capacity (DS3 or better) lines,
and they upgrade their service well before maximum capacity is
ever approached. It simply makes no sense to have your
website hosted with a service that provides a T1 or less
connection. |
| No
Mail Server |
When
searching for a webhosting service always check to ensure that the
service includes true POP3 and SMTP support for your email.
When you setup email for your domain you should be able to
designate mail.yourdomain.com as the POP3 and smtp.yourdomain.com
as the SMTP. Avoid any webhosting service that insists that
you use your ISP's POP3 and SMTP. |
