This is the most common question anyone would get if they they have no idea about what hosting is. This article is for them who have no clue what to do if they want their own website on internet.
The very first thing you have to do is design a website with the help of a web designer, if you are planning for online shopping then you need to choose an Ecommerce Software, http://www.hostdepartment.com/blog/2014/05/05/ecommerce-business-guide/ this link guides you how to start your business.
Choose a Domain name:
When you are ready with your website to put it online , the firt thing to do is to buy a domain name for your website.You can choose the domain name and tld (.com,.org,.ninja so on)of your choice.Host department provides you varieties of domain names and tlds click here(http://www.hostdepartment.com/domains/) . Now your wesite is totally ready to go online, You need to choose a proper Hosting Company and a suitble hosting plan.
Choose a Hosting Plan:
Hosting Company is nothing but they host your website in their servers, maintain and shows your website on internet. There are different hosting plans like shared hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated hosting, database hosting. Each has its own significance. Let us know more about these Hosting plans.
Shared Hosting:
Under Shared Hosting, many of the customer’s domain content would be hosted on a single server and server resources like allocated would be shared among all the customers hosted on that server.In Shared Hosting, their is no additional setup/configuration required. Signup and start using hosting services.
Who can choose (Suggestion): Any one who just started a small business and expecting 200-300 visits per day and have a low budget.
VPS Hosting:
Customers who doesn’t want the server hosting resources to be shared with other websites and cannot afford the dedicated server costs, would go with VPS service. VPS hosting service is provided on Virtualization? environment almost similar to that of dedicated server, where in customers would be provided with container access with specific Operating System installed. Using this service, customers can manage the domain name and associated services on his own. Resources allocated with VPS hosting service would be specifically used by the domains/applications hosted on the VPS container provided. Customers can install any applications/software as per his requirement. So, VPS hosting service gives dedicated server features at very affordable price.
Who can choose (Suggestion): A company business which is growing and expecting more visitors. It is similar to dedicated Hosting but is more affordable than dedicated hosting.
Database Hosting:
It’s very difficult to manage/store huge amount of content/data related to any application or software on a hard drive or any storage medium. Also, if we ever want to retrieve the old/any specific content/data then it would be a hectic task. So, here database comes to rescue. We can store huge amount of content in the database and can easily manage it using software or application specifically designed. MySQL and MSSQL are the popular databases that are mostly used by the developers/web designers.
Who can choose (Suggestion): A business which is related to managing only data can opt database hosting.
Reseller Hosting:
It is mostly for those who want to get into hosting business(http://www.hostdepartment.com/reseller/) without major investment or setup.With reseller hosting, account holder resells the allocated disk space, bandwidth and features to his clients by creating multiple plans with own pricing.
Who can choose (Suggestion): Any one who wants to start their own hosting business, can go with this plan.
Dedicated Hosting:
In this hosting an entire server is allocated to the customer and will not be shared with anyone. Here customers can install applications and softwares as per their requirment.You can choose this hosting if you have a really large buisness and if you are expecting more than 10000 visits per day.
Who can choose (Suggestion): A company which runs high end business and expects huge number of visitors. This is a bit costly compared to VPS hosting.
How to sign up for a hosting plan(http://www.hostdepartment.com/):
1. Choose a domain name.
2.Choose a hosting plan and choose a category which servers your requirment.
3. Sign Up for the plan, choosing the billing period(check for the discount in the offer zone).
4. Submit the required details asked in form.
5. Make the payment( After the payment your account will be activated in 0-30 minutes).
6. If you have the domain name purchased from hostdepartment then domain would be directly updated to your account.
7. If you have purchased domain name from another company then you need to update host department name servers in you registar domain Managemant account.
8. After addition of the domain to your account , your website will be activated in 00.00 - 04.00 hrs.
SSL Certification:
A SSL Certificate is a way by which the web servers prove their identity to the web browsers, allowing a secure site to communicate privately with the browsers through http protocol. It is digitally signed by a certificate authority that most of the web browsers trust, there are many certification authorities including government agencies . A company can purchase a SSL certificate for its web server from certificate authorities which verify the company’s identity. It inspires trust as each certificate contains identification details and the browser can share the details and it would be private and secure. It is also a bit of coding on web server to provide security for online communication.
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