Check This List Before You Buy ecommerce Hosting

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If you are planning to start online ecommerce business, this check list will help you to understand basics of web hosting and will make your process easier to choose ecommerce web hosting providers: If you are planning to start online ecommerce business, this check list will help you to understand basics of web hosting and will make your process easier to choose ecommerce web hosting providers:


·         Learn Basics:

It is very helpful if you learn basic technical terminology in web hosting buzz. Even if you are totally new in this field or you don’t have interested in learning more. Basic information will help a lot to choose best host providers for your business. Here are few basic terms you should start with:
ü  Domain and Hosting
ü  DNS and IP address
ü  Shared vs. Dedicated Hosting
ü  Hosting space and Bandwidth
ü  Hosting server operating systems
ü  SSL certificates
ü  Server backup
ü  Database software

·         Email:

Check for their email facility as it will be an important part of your ecommerce business. You should check for email forwarding, autoresponder, and email aliases.

·         Identify Needs:

First learn about your requirements in terms of hosting space, hosting type and support.

·         Search for ecommerce hosting Specialist:

Not all hosting providers are specialist in ecommerce hosting. You can find the best support if you choose ecommerce hosting providers. Now days, there are specialist hosting providers for Magneto, Ecommerce or other Open Source shopping carts; choosing them will make your technical integration and error resolution process easier.

·         Hosting Up-time Review:

Once you are filtering few hosting providers, check for their up-time review which should be at least 99.99%. When you are running ecommerce business, small downtime can result in big business opportunity.

·         Hosting Price:

Sometime you may have to upgrade your plan and choose additional hardware in business expansion. You must check pricing for such additional features. Just keep in mind; it will be difficult to transfer your ecommerce website to another host.

·         Payment Gateway Integration:

While you are selling products online, payment gateway integration is crucial part in which you need to integrate merchant account with PayPal or other third-party payment gateways. Make sure your hosting providers can provide support in this   process if you require.

·         Backup & Restore:

Kindly check whether your hosting provider offer backup support or not, also check how frequent they took backup; as some hosting providers offer regular backup at free of cost and some may charge for it.

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