What to look for from a hosting companie. If they can't provide 95% of the service listed below then you might not want to invest your hard earn money in them. Let alone start your business using their service
Member Operations Control Panel
DNS Management
24/7 FTP Access, FTP Users
Web-Based FTP File Manager, Site Manager
Password Protect Directories
Custom Error Pages
SnapShot Instant Click and Restore Daily Backups
Unix Platform
Supported Software
FrontPage 98/2000/2002 Extensions
PHP4 & PHP5 w/Zend Optimizer, Perl5, Sendmail
CGI-BIN, SSI, .htaccess, Cronjobs
Flash, Shockwave, Midi, Multimedia Support
Web Statistics & Logs
MySQL Database
phpMyAdmin
Daily Database Backups
Email Service
Mailboxes (POP3/IMAP & SMTP)
Web Mail Access (secure login)
Email Forwarding/Email Aliases
Email Virus Scanning
Spam Filters (Black/White & Greylisting Features)
DNS Text Record/SMTP+SPF
30 or more Days Money Back Guarantee
E-Commerce Ready and more.
Marketing Package, Web Tools & Web Templates
FREE! Search Engine Submission
Site Utilities, File Permission Calculator
HTML Checker, Image Optimizer & Image Site Detection
Web Tools, Popularity Check & Meta Tag Generator
And they need to be well known in the online Web Hosting Community. Watch out for Re-sellers.
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Byte Conversion
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