The 5 main characteristics of a great hosting

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Selecting the perfect web host to build a website is now more of a Herculean task for most people. And thousands of different web hosts do not make this process easy.

Of course, almost everyone knows that finding a solid web host is one of the most important aspects of building a website, as you’ll be relying on this company to keep your website up and running for years to come.

That is why you should always be careful when choosing a hosting provider for your website, especially when it comes to VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting because many companies have great features but provide poor services.

So how exactly do you find the best company to host your website among thousands of others? Are there any particular features I should be on the lookout for?

Before we find the answers to those questions, let’s take a look at what makes VPS hosting so special.

Why choose VPS Hosting?

Why would anyone pay for VPS hosting when they can buy a shared hosting plan for a cheap price?

Try to think of VPS hosting like a first class flight on an airplane. You pay a slightly higher price than an Economy Class flight, but in return you receive more personal space, tasty meals and better services compared to Economy Class or, in this case, shared accommodation.

But, in the end, the overall experience depends on the quality of your web host.

Whether you’re looking to build a business website or a personal site, here’s how to find the best VPS hosting provider for your project.

1. Amazing customer support

Imagine you have set up an e-commerce website on a VPS and all of a sudden your server goes offline. When you contact customer service to see what’s going on, you get no response. Your website is down for hours to your customers and you have no way to fix it.

Think of all the sales you will lose.

Regardless of the type of website you have, it is extremely important to keep the site up and running at all times.

All web hosting providers claim to offer “99% site uptime”, but you may want to put it to the test. Give them a call or submit a support ticket and see how long it takes them to respond.

A good web host will get back to you in just a couple of hours or even minutes.

2. Ability to climb

Your small business won’t stay small forever.

As your business starts to grow, your website will grow with it. You will start getting much more traffic and add more and more content to your website.

Eventually, your existing VPS hosting plan will need an upgrade to handle all that heavy traffic.

Check to see if your VPS hosting provider allows you to customize or upgrade their plans as needed. And also learn how they handle sudden spikes in website traffic.

3. Affordable prices

Cheap is not always the best price.

Also don’t look for the cheapest VPS hosting provider because quality products don’t come cheap. So instead, look for a hosting provider that offers a balanced and affordable price.

There’s a reason most people consider Apple’s iPhone to be the best smartphone, even when there are hundreds of other cheap phones on the market.

4. Free backups and security

What would you do if someone hacked your VPS server and deleted your website? Or has a server crash corrupted some of your website files? Did you remember to keep a backup of your website?

“On average, 30,000 new websites are hacked every day,” according to Forbes.

If you choose a quality VPS hosting provider, you don’t have to worry about that. And you can always rest easy knowing that they keep a daily backup of your website for free.

5. Experience and reliability

There are tons of web hosting providers available on the internet with dozens of new companies joining every day. However, many of those new web hosting companies don’t last long.

It is crucial that you choose a VPS hosting provider that has been around for many years and has a lot of experience working with clients and handling VPS server related issues.