Which Comes First, Web Hosting or Web Design?
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Which Comes First, Web Hosting or Web Design?
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When deciding to start an online business, many people begin with
a search for free or cheap web hosting services. However, this is
putting the cart before the horse because the features contained
on your site such as a database, flash, images and CMS, will
determine what type of web hosting you will require.
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Which Comes First, Web Hosting or Web Design?
Copyright (c) 2009 Kevin Kielty
Raleigh SEO Company
http://www.raleighseocompany.net
What is the relationship between web hosting and a website which
performs well?
Choosing your web hosting plan can make or break your online
business. It requires some level of technical knowledge and for
most people, is too important a decision to be made on their own.
To be truly successful online, you should begin your search with
a web designer and establish a relationship with that person.
They will then guide you in finding the best web hosting service
to fit your needs.
How well your website performs is strongly dependant upon your
web hosting plan. The hosting plan you choose directly effects
the experience your prospective customers will have on your site.
When shopping for business web hosting, people often make the
mistake of looking for the cheapest plan they can find. The
problem with this approach is that you are not just paying for
hosting, you are paying for bandwidth, which directly effects how
fast your web page will load. If your page loads too slowly your
prospective customer will never see your site, but bandwidth is
not the only factor that effects page load time. Other factors
include:
1. The number of people connecting to your site at the same time.
2. The type of content you have on your site (the number of
images, flash, video, audio, CMS).
3. How well your website is coded.
4. Back up and restore capabilities
5. Pre-loaded open source software
6. Security features
Of the six factors listed above, #3 is the primary offender for
page load delays. Poorly coded websites are most often the result
of machine-generated code, from do-it-yourself website builder
applications.
Choosing a Web Designer first - Knowledge and Relationship
There are many choices for web hosting companies and many
different types of web hosting services. Knowing what web hosting
you will need for your website before it even exists is
difficult, if not impossible. That is why you will need to begin
with an experienced web designer. That person will be able to
build a custom website for you and will know what type of hosting
will be necessary to accommodate your site. When you hire a web
designer, he or she will begin with gathering requirements from
you in which you will discuss all the features and content you
would like to have on your site. Your designer will then choose a
web hosting service that can handle all the requirements of the
site that they are going to build for you.
Another reason to begin with choosing a website designer or
developer first, is that they will design your site based on the
idea that they will provide the hosting and that there will be an
ongoing relationship. Business web hosting often includes the
hosting as well as some type of website support contract so that
you will have someone you can go back to on a consistent basis.
You will get personal one-on-one attention and ongoing support
from someone you have a history with, and who thoroughly knows
your website and your business model.
Choosing Web Hosting First - A Space in Need of a Site
If you begin with choosing your hosting plan first, then look for
a designer, you set yourself up for several problems. First of
all most web designers will not take a job building a website
that could potentially be more than the hosting plan can handle.
Secondly, many hosting services have different shareware
applications that come with the hosting. You could have trouble
finding a developer who is familiar with the shareware that comes
with your hosting plan.
Another problem with choosing the hosting plan first is that a
hosting company is concerned only with selling the hosting and
nothing more. If you encounter any problems outside of hosting,
the hosting company will not be able to help you. You will be
essentially orphaning yourself before the project has even begun.
Most web designers and developers offer their clients web hosting
as well as maintenance contracts, but if you choose the hosting
company first, then the person who builds the site for you does
not have an ongoing relationship with you. Since there is no
contract tying you to them, they have no vested interest is
making your website successful.
Choosing a web hosting service for your website can be a
complicated but very important decision. You will have the
greatest chance for success with your website, if you begin by
choosing a web designer or developer first and then have a
hosting and maintenance contract with that person. That will
ensure that your hosting plan will be appropriate for your
website and that you will always have a website professional
available when you need them.
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Kevin Kielty writes for Internet Marketing Advantage in Raleigh,
NC, providing web hosting and design solutions to small and medium
size businesses. Internet Marketing Advantage specializes in
bringing together web design, Internet marketing and web hosting
solutions for clients in Raleigh, NC and across the country.
http://raleighseocompany.net
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