What are things to be aware of before building your automotive website? - Web Hosting

May 17, 2010 - PRLog -- If you are running a small to medium sized dealership you probably have been searching for an affordable, quality web design firm to launch your website. You may have been searching for a while, may even signed a contract with a design company only to find out you are not their priority when it comes to deadlines. The obvious solution is to look for automotive specific web template services, there are few big names to choose from, but they are not cheap to come by. There are few things you should be aware of before venturing into any commitment for your website. For one, your website is your virtual office, if is not done correctly it will be ineffective and sometimes down right embarrassing. Choosing the right web hosting company is the same as the location of your property. Web hosting companies are dime a dozen, but to choose the right one usually takes experience. Because of the nature of the business, you will only be able to see the performance and capability of your hosting company after sign up. In another word you can only see how good your hosting company is after you have spent the hosting fee for one year.

Don't let that discourage you, you can usually consult your web designer or developer for valuable information. But if you want to test out your hosting company yourself, I would suggest you to make a call to them first. Hosting companies usually post a 1-800 customer service number for inquiry purposes. If you get an answer machine by calling the 1-800 number, you should definitely stay away from that particular company. It is expensive to run a web hosting company, the heavy investment usually means latest technology, equipment, and customer service team. A hosting company without that usually is a re-seller rather than the actual company. Customer service is important, it is important to speak to a live human being 24 hours a day regarding your hosting issues in case your web site crashes. There are two distinctive types of hosting services, one is called "shared platform" where you, amount hundreds of other client share a server. It is compared to the "dedicated" service, where you and you alone take over a single server, in another word better performance and security. But a dedicated server can cost in range of $300-500 per month, and if you are running your business in the beginning stages, a shared platform should be more than enough.

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