Choose A Web Hosting Plan Just On Cost Will Fail Your Business

Managing a business successfully includes choosing a web hosting plan supporting your site’s need for super-fast loading pages. Therefore never allow a non-techie to select the web hosting plan for your business. Why? Well, all is not as it appears. Yes, the hosting plans are presented in a language best understood by the non-tech decision-maker; however, bad decisions are made when we don’t fully understand what the service delivers.

When you arrive on the hosting plans page, you’ll see the price prominently displayed in a larger font than the rest of the information about the plan. This grabs your attention and remains first and foremost in your mind over anything else. This is an intelligent sales technique as the buyer of services for a business is usually a business manager.

Don’t Make A Decision Just On Cost

When the decision-maker is focused primarily on cost, they’re less likely to ask questions about the hosting plan’s capability. Nor are they likely to start the process by delving into the detail of what the business requires now and shortly with planned growth. Therefore, it’s common for price to decide what hosting plan is chosen over what service is best for the business.

As a rule of thumb, always seek input from technical specialists when it comes to understanding the needs of the business. For startups and small enterprises that don’t have the in-house technical expertise, engage the services of third parties who can provide consulting services for the company. Even for a primary online business with one website, choosing the suitable systems and services is crucial,. Focusing on cost alone will inevitably result in poor service delivery to your customers and website visitors.

As a CEO or business owner, don’t leave all the technical knowledge in other people’s minds. Make sure you’re tech-savvy too. Ignorance is not bliss in this day and age. Irrespective of what your business provides, technology will be a vital part of it, and a lack of knowledge can hold a company back from its true potential.

Understand What The Hosting Service Offers

As a non-techie, you may understand what ‘uptime’ means and ‘speed,’ but you’re less likely to know what a third-party automation tool ‘cPanel’ is and if your business needs it. Nor are you likely to ask a quick question about the web hosting infrastructure.

Infrastructure

How important is the type of server? There are a few different types, from Linux (Apache) to Windows-based servers. Yes, I know we’re lost to you now as we are into the technical stuff easily avoided when you just choose your hosting plan from the ‘sales page’ on the hosting provider’s website.

Does your business need a VPN? Or a Dedicated Server? Or is a shared plan all you need for now? You will likely be disappointed with the service when you base your decision on cost.

It may be the lack of control over what you can upload and how you access your assets online or the uptime or speed to load your website. You’ll unlikely strike it lucky with a hosting plan that perfectly matches your business requirements if you choose on price alone. Pay it forward by engaging an expert to work with you on the selection process, asking the right questions to get the correct answers.

As part of your research, find a hosting plans review that educates in layperson’s language why the cost is what it is, i.e., what can the cheaper plans offer. What features come with a plan, and what is its downside? When you review, you’ll see a trade-off is required, e.g., less uptime for a cheaper plan. Or less storage or speed.

Summary

Avoid failing your business with the sales trap of choosing a hosting plan based solely on price. Remember, you get what you pay for, and a wrong decision may have long-lasting implications for your business, including a damaged reputation for poor website delivery, among other vital requirements we’ll discuss in another blog post very soon.