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What is Hosting?
Hosting is the action of hosting your website on the internet. You have to do this
through a hosting service provider, which houses physical servers to locate
websites and their data. It is common to host your website with the same
company that sold you the domain name.
A hosting service provider should offer storage capacity for pictures and files,
decent or unlimited bandwidth for handling traffic, and technical support.
Optional features include email extension for your website and integration with
external applications and services.
Hosting for eCommerce should be influenced by each particular website’s
needs. Factors influencing selection of provider are the type of products to be
sold and how are they going to be promoted, because hosting a large volume of
files, like high resolution pictures can take up lots of storage space.
Also, bandwidth needs to be considered when the site gets popular, especially
during holidays. If you want to present a professional presence, you'll need
email extensions plus website building options and templates.
Hostgator.com, for example, offers you different options with each plan. You
can click on “webhosting” and see the different plans and their features,
starting with the “hatchling plan” priced at $3.50, the “baby plan” at $4.95 and
the “business plan” at $8.95, all billed monthly!
What are the best Hosting solutions out there?
For eCommerce, one of the best options around is inmotion’s eCommerce
solution, because it offers one of the best suite of features for starting an
eCommerce website from the ground up in the market.
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