In the world of online blogging you will find multiple writings about how to successfully gain new readers and improve your SEO position. There are very few blogs about some of the basic building blocks that can make or break your entire blog. One of the key foundations that any good blog needs is fast reliable webhosting. We learned this very early on as we started to build various channels and really started to learn more about the power of blogging and how to best support our sites. You can find high end servers that can run $500 a month and beyond or you can find cheap hosting for under $100 a year. The key is to understand what you need at that moment and how fast do you anticipate your site will grow.
Many bloggers will cut their teeth on some of the free services like blogger.com but come to realize that while it is a great deal the ability to scale your site and really customize your templates can be limiting. Many of the hosting companies got this ideal early and saw the explosion in blogging so they started to advertise their blog hosting capabilities such as Bluehost and even GoDaddy has gotten more into the game.We can say that we have tried a few different companies and the traffic and uptime can vary greatly between hosts. A few things to ask or explore before settling on a host are:
Can they scale up your server in the event you start getting more traffic than you had anticipated?
What do they do if there is a spike in traffic that may put a heavier load on their servers? Some will shut your account down while others will work with you to find a better solution.
What type of up time do they guarantee?
Lastly, if this is shared plan how many sites do they usually host on one server.
Keep a few of these points in mind and you will find that your blogging will be less frustrating and allow you top focus more on developing your content and customers.
