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If you’re going to sign up with a web hosting service, you’ll obviously want to sign up with the best one you can find. After all, it’ll be difficult to build your entire website and advertise its domain name to your customers, only to have to change it and start all over again at some point. Below are some tips that should help you when it comes to how to choose the best web hosting service.

There are so many web hosts out there it can be difficult to know where to begin. First, decide what type of web hosting service you want to work with. Dedicated servers are very expensive, but ideal if you’re going to need a ton of bandwidth and web space for your site. Shared hosts are the cheapest but can be slower and a little more restricted. Virtual private servers are somewhere in between when it comes to price, speed and space. When you’ve decided what kind of server you want, look for companies that advertise an uptime of ninety-nine percent or higher (meaning the server works—and thus people can access your site—at least ninety-nine times out of a hundred). Try logging onto sites hosted by that company. Are they fast or slow? Make sure you can add shopping carts to your site if you’ll need them. Try to work with a hosting company that will offer you a control panel. And when you work on your site, you should have at least several options when it comes to the scripts you can use. Finally, try to estimate how many gigabytes of bandwidth your site will use each month—consult a computer expert if you need help with this calculation. Then make sure that whatever company you sign up with will allow you at least that much bandwidth each month. If not, you’ll be charged for however much you go over your allowed bandwidth, and even if your web hosting company offers cheaper rates, it still won’t be worth these additional charges. (Of course, chances are strong that if you’re running a small business you won’t need too much bandwidth anyway, but it’s good to be sure.)

Finally, when you’ve narrowed your list of potential web hosting services to a few that meet all of your needs and desires, you should compare their prices and choose the one that will offer you the most value for your money (meaning, the cheapest). You might be tempted to go with a free website, which is fine if you’re just setting up a family page, but a bad idea if you’re making it your business site. You won’t have many options or much control over your site for one thing, and many customers probably won’t take seriously a business with a free web page. It’d be kind of like making your own billboard out of construction paper.

Ten or fifteen years ago, people might surf the Internet for an hour or so in search of a little information and entertainment.  Now, people live a good part of their lives there.  Businesses rise and fall, romances blossom and crumble, friendships are made and dreams are fulfilled, and people go to college and to work, all in that magical virtual world they access through their phones and computers.  As such, it’s critical that businesses, no matter how small, reach their customers on the Web and advertise there. And the best way to do that is through web hosting.  When you sign up with a web hosting service, you can publish a website available to the entire world on the World Wide Web.  In basic terms, you use space on the web that the hosting service either owns outright or leases.  On this space, you build the site on which you’ll upload your informational files.  Now, there are three main kinds of web hosting services: shared, virtual private serving, and dedicated hosting, and we’ll examine these presently.

Shared hosting simply means that you “share” your web space with a bunch of other people.  If you imagine your web page as your apartment, then the shared server is the apartment building.  You might have only a few “roommates” on your server, or you might live in a giant, sprawling apartment complex with thousands of others living in the same building as you.  You and the other tenants not only share the server, but you share an Internet Protocol address as well.  While there are many great things about shared serving, including the low price, keep in mind that response times can be slower and the server can occasionally crash, shutting down all the websites on it.

A virtual private server, or VPS, is one where a server is split, as though that one server were actually multiple servers.  Each of these partitioned pieces of the server actually employs its own operating system.  VPS costs more than shared hosting does (and its users are less prone to spam than those who sign up with a shared hosting program) but does not cost as much as a dedicated server.  Again using the metaphor of a place to live, a virtual server might be thought of as a condominium complex, where each individual condo is sold separately and functions as a separate unit, while all the condos are still part of one complex, a complex owned by the same people.  At ChimeHost, we specialize Xen VPS hosting, OpenVZ vps hosting and Windows VPS hosting.

Last, a dedicated hosting service is one where you’ll get your very own web server, a server you can control, configure and operate however you’d like, even though you most likely won’t own it.  You can have as many domains as you like, and response times are usually fast.  You can also use as much space and bandwidth as you like, and the IPU is all yours.  Naturally, dedicated servers are very expensive

Shared web hosting is a form of web hosting service where you and other users share space on the World Wide Web, and share an Internet Protocol address as well.  There are some drawbacks to this kind of web hosting: you don’t get to control everything that goes on the server; the response times can be a little slow now and then; if there are spammers on your server, they could send you spam email as you both share an IP address; and a problem with one webpage could send the entire server crashing, which means you might not be able to use your site for a while.  But many website creators, especially people who run small businesses or use web hosting for personal reasons, will tell you that the benefits of shared web hosting far outweigh any potential drawbacks.

For one thing, shared hosting is the most affordable kind of web hosting available.  You can get on the Web, and build and maintain your web site for as little as four dollars a month!  Think of all the customers you can reach for that tiny sum.  (By contrast, a dedicated serving program could set you back a couple hundred dollars every month!)  And if you have a relatively small web site, you won’t need the larger amounts of bandwidth that a dedicated server could provide anyway.  In fact, it’s fair to say that the amount of CPU, webspace and bandwidth that the average shared web hosting service provides is enough for most Internet users—most Internet users by far.

Another benefit of shared web hosting is that it’s very easy to use.  You don’t have to be an expert in computer technology to get on the Net and start designing your page.  The software is controlled and maintained by the server, so there’s nothing to worry about there.  And in many cases the server will even offer you templates or help you get started with your web page creation and design, so you’ll be well taken care of if you happen to be a Web novice.  And there won’t be anything for you to have to install or program, either.

To sum up, there are good reasons why shared web hosting programs are so popular and so sought after.  Their ease of use and low prices help make webpage design a joy instead of a cause of stress.  After all, if you’re starting a small business, you’ll have plenty of things to take care of and to worry about; why add your website to that long list?  Simply sign up with a shared web host, send a few dollars their way every month, create your website with the site builder and use it to tell the world about the great products or services you offer.  It’s so easy, you might want to get a webpage for your dog or your goldfish while you’re at it, just because you can.

- Clients can now add funds to their account. This will prevent suspension or termination in case you forget to pay your monthly invoice.

- We have fixed the VPS ordering page. if you still encounter errors, please let us know by submitting a ticket.

- We have changed setup fee from $5 to $1 for free web hosting package. Setup fee is required to prevent fraud accounts.

- We also added customer feedback feature – http://chimehost.uservoice.com/

Clients now have the option to order dedicated IP for their website.   If you wish to order a dedicated IP for your website, please visit our web hosting order page.

So what is the difference between shared and dedicated IP address?

Every single computer that is connected to the internet is assigned a specific IP address and this IP address aids in communication.  An example of an IP address is 196.168.0.1.  I am sure you are familiar with that IP address if you have a router in your home.   When it comes to web hosting, you have two options for IP address – Dedicated vs Shared IP address.

Dedicated IP is a static IP address where your website will have it’s own IP address.  Therefore, if you type web domain name or the IP address in your browser, you will get the same website.

Shared IP is where multiple website are using the same IP address.   In this case, when you enter domain url in your browser, the webserver figures out which website to show you.  If you enter the shared IP in your browser, you will get a default server page.

Usage of Dedicated IP

Dedicated IP is mainly used for SSL certificates and anonymous FTP access.   If you wish to provide secure access for product ordering, login or membership site, you will need a SSL certificate.  For SSL certificate to work properly, they need to issued to domains with dedicated IP.

Some marketers also believe dedicated IP can help with search engine optimization because if you look at search engine listing, you will find that majority of the website are on dedicated IP.

Chime Host is proud to introduce 1 month free web hosting option for new clients.  Simply sign up using the coupon “1monthoff” during the sign up process and that should give you discount towards the setup fee and 1st month web hosting fee.  If you currently don’t have a domain, you will be required to pay the $10.00 fee for the domain registration.

Today, we are proud is introduce a new member to our family.  ChimeHost is part of Profuse Solutions family and we specialize in cheap and reliable hosting.  Our main hosting package features unlimited space and unlimited bandwidth for only $4.95 per month.  You also get php, mysql, cgi-bin, shell access, email, ftp, auto script installer and 24/7 support.  We also plan to offer free one time custom design for new clients in the future.

If you have any questions about our services, feel free to submit a ticket