Should I Order Dedicated or Shared Hosting?

Let’s say you own a business and are heavily pushing online sales. You come across a website that offers dedicated hosting and shared hosting. What’s the difference? What should you, who are attempting to start your own professional looking page, choose? Naturally, everything you read about dedicated hosting is going to be better than shared hosting. Dedicated hosting involves renting your own server which will be used exclusively for your website. Shared hosting involves sharing server space with other websites.

Dedicated hosting is usually far more reliable and also allows you far more control over your operation. Don’t fret that you will have to spend too much time working on the system instead of handling administrative tasks; after all, many dedicated web hosting companies offer their own managerial services for installation and operation, while you are left to focus on content.

Shared hosting does operate similarly, since the web hosting company will be the one to manage the server. However, you will have to share web space and I.P. information with several other sites. Thus, you might be associated with these others sites, or other users who use this system.

Now you are beginning to understand the importance of a dedicated server. While everyone likes the idea of a dedicated server, not every enthusiast can afford such a service. Dedicated server rentals could cost upwards of $100, compared to shared hosting, which is usually between $5-10 a month.

Some companies are now offering dedicated I.P. addresses in compromise. This may be something to consider if you cannot justify pursuing the expensive option of a dedicated server. You really have to have the numbers and the cash flow to justify a dedicated server contract. You can’t simply write off a $100 (or more) liability as an everyday business expense. Maintaining a positive cash flow is the most important aspect of business right now. The only way keeping a dedicated server would be beneficial is if it resulted in numerous online sales, the likes of which could easily out-gross $100 in expenses.

Just because you have money to spend doesn’t mean you should invest beyond what you can reasonably afford. Believe that there will be plenty of other non-controllable expenses in time that could be paid with that extra money. For more information on web hosting and choosing dedicated or shared services continue to look online. Check review sites for more specific information about brand name services.