Reno Web Hosting
To get your website up and running in Reno web hosting is required. This doesn’t mean that your web host has to actually be IN Reno, in fact few webhosting companies actually are. Usually smaller companies will buy what’s called “reseller” web hosting, which as the name implies, allows them to “resell” the larger hosting company’s space under a private label.
I recommend these two:
They are both excellent from my experience. Midphase uses Cpanel which is awesome, and Thinkhost offers a 100% uptime guarantee and runs on only green energy.
Web Hosting Explained
Look at your website as a bunch of text files with code on them on your personal computer. In order for those file to be visible on the Internet, they need to be transferred to a special computer that CAN be viewed on the Internet. Commonly called “servers”.
Companies offer you access to their “servers” so that your files can be “seen,” or “served up” on the Internet. Every time another computer views your files on these servers, data is transferred from the server to that computer viewing the files, allowing them to “see” the files the server has “served up” to them. This is “bandwidth”.
The more computers accessing the files on the server, the more data is being transferred, or the more “bandwidth” is being used.
Important Web Hosting Considerations
Key things to know about web hosting:
- Uptime
- Compatibility & Scalability
- Support
Uptime
The thing to worry about with Reno web hosting is “downtime”. Downtime is, as it implies time in which for one reason or another your files are not accessible on that server. Lately this has also been referred to as “uptime,” which represents the amount of time they are “up” rather than the amount of time they down. You would want a host that has a verifiable “uptime” of 99.9% or higher.
Because we are in business, and downtime means we can’t get our information to our customers or visitors, we need to avoid downtime at all costs. So it is important that whichever Reno Web Hosting company you choose have as little downtime as possible.
Compatibility & Scalability
Another important thing to consider is compatibility. Some webhosting companies use a proprietary control panel. This means their control panel is specific to them and uses it’s own system.
I have learned this is a huge consideration. I have had to change webhosts many times, and have come to realize that proprietary means pain-in-the-rear when it’s time to move to a new host.
Cpanel is the most widely used server control panel on the web. It’s user friendly, but there is a learning curve, just like there is with any control panel. The difference is, once you learn this one, it will work the same on any other webhost you ever use that uses Cpanel. If you ever need to transfer, usually the new host will do it for you for free if your current site is hosted on a server that uses Cpanel. This process is called “migration”.
Support
Other than the obvious considerations like space and bandwidth, uptime, and compatibility, support has to be mentioned and is arguably the most important. Anyone that has any experience with webhosting will tell you support can make any hosting experience painless or a nightmare.
You want to have options. Ideally, your web hosting company will have multiple ways for you to contact them for support should you need help or if something goes wrong. Good hosts will have live chat, phone, email, and a support desk where you can fill out a ticket.
Hopefully, you will never need support, and if you do, you will usually only end up using one of these options, but it demonstrates a commitment to customer service for a host to have them all. Of course, they actually have to answer their phones, chats and tickets for these options to mean anything, so it’s always a good idea to try at least one of the options for a few pre-sale questions before you buy, just to check out the hosts response time and attitude toward your questions.
Getting a Web Host in Reno
If you are doing or hoping to do business in Reno web hosting should be no more than $10 a month for the typical website. Hopefully the guidelines above can help you to make a good choice for your website’s home.
If you are having me build your website, I have to recommend Midphase. Overall, using Cpanel will pay dividends in the long run.
My name is Tom. I’ve been Internet marketing for about 4 years. When I started, my quest was to make full time money online. I have over 15 websites of my own, built by me, marketing various products and offers.