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How to Set Up 301 Redirects in HostEase

December 19th, 2011  in Web Hosting No Comments »

Redirects allow you to make a specific web page redirect to another page and display the contents of that page, which is benefit for both search engine and website management. Therefore, as a website designer, we should be familiar with this function. In fact, some website owners may know how to use 301 redirects while some do not know how to use it. Today I will share with you about this feature.

i.Achieve this function in cPanel
Firstly, log in your cPanel. Go to “Redirects” under “Domains” column. Click it and then you can set 301 redirects here. Please note that there are two types of redirects, permanent redirects (301) and temporary redirects (302). The difference between them is: the permanent redirect will notify the visitor’s browser to update any bookmarks that are linked to the page that is being redirected, while temporary redirects will not update the visitor’s bookmarks. People may choose permanent one at most cases. Now, let’s come to the point. You need to fill in with the domain which you want to make 301 redirects, and also the domain you want it redirects to. Then choose one condition of the three listed as following—only redirect with www, redirect with or without www. and do not redirect www. After this, click “Add” button, and now a 301 redirects would be set up successfully.

ii. Set up the redirects via .htaccess file
Go to the root directory of your website contents hosted, and type such code to .htaccess file under this directory:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^olddomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://newdomain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
Then save it. In this way, a 301 redirects can also be achieved.

In a word, 301 redirects is a effective way for your website when you plan to move your website or change the domain of your website. Hope this can be helpful to you.

The Advantages of Dedicated IP

August 3rd, 2011  in About HostEase, Web Hosting 3 Comments »

Hostease has three choices in purchasing web hosting. They are blog, basic and business. Among them, only those who choose business one can get a free dedicated IP. Maybe there are many people who don’t know about dedicated IP too much, so just let us learn more about it together.

Using a dedicated IP has more advantages than using a shared one. The following are some reasons that can explain it.

1.People can access your site via your dedicated IP, while using shared IP can not achieve this goal. So your site can be accessed in two ways. Shared IP just can open the default page.

2.Having a dedicated IP allows your site to be separated from other sites on the server. If you want a stable service, dedicated IP is a necessity. If you use shared IP, your site will easily be affected when one of the sites on the server has something wrong and leads to the suspension of the shared IP. Or, when share IP is attacked, if we can not be sure which account is attacked, then all of the accounts on the server will be influenced. What is the function of dedicated IP? That is to say, dedicated IP does not have the risk (which) talked above.

3.Furthermore, if you want to use SSL function, a dedicated IP is a must. Only if you have dedicated IP, then you can install SSL certificate. Because SSL certificate can only be installed in a certain IP which excludes shared IP for you can not set up a safe site based on shared IP.

4.Meanwhile, a dedicated IP is also a necessity of using anonymous FTP in Hostease. To have the function of anonymous FTP, you should buy a dedicated IP. Anyway, a dedicated IP is a better choice.

Obviously, there are more than these advantages above. Anyone who uses dedicated IP will benefit from it and will find the good points of using dedicated IP. So, are you ready to have one?

Something about the Mail Policy in Hostease

July 31st, 2011  in About HostEase, Web Hosting 2 Comments »

Nearly no one knows the policy of mail when they purchase hosting or domain in Hostease. Here I will tell you something about it.

Many people are likely to ask whether we support post office or not. I am glad to tell you that we do support it. You can build email account by using your domain name as the mail suffix. What’s more, it is very convenient for you to build email account in your control panel and configure it by yourself. The biggest surprise is that we don’t have any limitations on disk space for basic or business shared hosting, so you can build countless email accounts and allot different amount of quota for your accounts.

There are many advantages for you. Firstly, for shared hosting, every domain name can send 500 outgoing emails per hour, which also applies to mailman. Secondly, mailing list is important enough for one company, which can simplify sending messages to a large group of people. In addition, mailing list is very useful when sending newsletters or other updates to large group of people. In Hostease, different hosting plans have different limitations on the number of mailing lists. For blog hosting, you can build 20 mailing lists, basic hosting have 25 and business hosting have 50. However, it does not mean you can create unlimited email addresses for one mailing list although you can build mailing list. For shared hosting solution, mailing list should be no larger than 5,000 addresses and any mailing list over 900 email address is only allowed to be sent to during off-peak times. You must have confused the meaning of off-peak time, which qualifies as 1AM-8AM Eastern Standard Time Monday – Friday, and all day of Saturday and Sunday.

All these are direct at shared hosting, you can see some limitations. But for dedicated hosting solution, we don’t have any limitations on sending outgoing emails, building mailing list and the addresses that mailing list contains. So please feel free to use it when you purchase dedicated hosting.

According to the Terms of Hostease, any form of spam is strictly prohibited.HostEase.com  takes a zero tolerance policy against the sending of unsolicited e-mail, bulk emailing, Junk E-mail and UCE (collectively, the “spam”).Once we got the complaint from others or we ourselves found subscribers who send out spam to others we will remind you at first and then if you haven’t taken any measures to stop this behavior we will have your account terminated negotiable. So someone who is likely to build e-mail box for your employees should tell them the details just in case.

So have you made up your mind to purchase our hosting?

Which One

March 3rd, 2011  in Web Hosting 20 Comments »

If you have made the decision to start a website, then the first step you will need to take is to decide on a web host. Since Hostease will be responsible for keeping your website up and running, you will definitely want to choose its hosting package as the right one.

If your site is written in .Net or Active Server Pages then you definitely need Windows hosting as those technologies only work with Microsoft operating systems. It’s the same if you use Microsoft databases like SQL Server or Access. You do not need to waste time on this article.

You may say that “I have a good idea of space and bandwidth requirement of my site: Disk Space less than 2000M and Bandwidth less than 20000M. I am a beginner putting up a simple site which uses no programming or advanced features. And I plan to invest less than $4/month for my hosting.” Blog package would be the preferred choice. What’s more, you can upgrade your package if you need to in the future.

You can also say that “I need enough bandwidth and space for my site, and several domains and subdomains.” Website heavy with pictures or videos will need more bandwidth and space, so you will need certain amount of bandwidth and space. Further, dedicated IP isn’t a big issue. Basic package is customized for you.

If you say that “My site is for business and involves ecommerce features.” Then you should be concerned with other package. And if you need added features like free dedicated IP and SSL certification, this can be great if you want to connect Hostease database remotely or connect other server databases remotely in Hostease, the dedicated IP would be very beneficial. You would likely be fine with the business package.

It pretty much depends on what sort of requirement you have, it is not just the economic factor which should guide you to decide which hosting package you should choose. High quality of customer service may further polish Hostease hosting.

Benefits of business web hosting

October 18th, 2010  in Web Hosting 10 Comments »

If you are looking for an effective hosting plan for your online business website,it is very important to have a business plan which meets your requirements. There are many advantages of owning a business hosting plan, even if you do not particularly need all of the features associated with one.

Typically, business hosting plan has a great deal of features that are necessary for online business. These features include ,but are not limited to, free powerful shopping carts, mailing list software, SSL(Secure Soket Layer) Certificate, facilities etc. Your site may benefit from a secure area, or mailing list software even if you don’t have an online business website.

A sub-domain is a great way to organize your site’s content and content areas. It makes your job easier to keep track of all of the aspects of your site for business hosting plan normally includes this feature. If you have an online store of a catalog, this is a very useful way to separate your content area from your store’s catalog.

Unlimited addon domains are another feature which is typically included. This means you can create numerous websites on the same web hosting account instead of purchasing another one for extra websites. It will absolutely help you save a lot.

Undoubtedly, a professional business hosting provider understands the importance of your data and how crucial it is for your business, that is why they take a weekly backup of your site. All the data on your website, such as images, content transactions, emails etc. are safely stored, so you can get it back conveniently once the server comes into downtime or something is wrong with the server or even your site.

You’ll need SSL certificate if you are going to processing secure information on your website, such as credit card payments online. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer. If you are on a shared hosting plan you’ll have to purchase a dedicated IP address. That’s because SSL certificates can’t be installed on a shared IP address. There’s a bonus for you. Hostease business hosting plan offers a free dedicated IP and free SSL certificate. Have you noticed that if you want to get free SSL certificate from hostease you have to purchase the business hosting with annually payment plan.

Business hosting plan usually offers many site analysis tools which give you a very good idea of your site’s popularity. It is very important for sites that need to track promotional campaigns, click through and other aspects of traffic that need to be analyzed. So it is specifically designed to suit the long term needs of small to medium sized business. It offers a variety of features, flexibility, professional support as well as great control. If you want to host an ecommerce site, a business hosting plan is undoubtedly the best choice.

Selecting an Outstanding Web Host to Aid Your SEO Efforts-What to Consider?

June 7th, 2010  in SEO, Web Hosting 283 Comments »

The online business is increasing day by day. Every webmaster like you will certainly expect to make your website a cut above the rest and bring high sales volume. Well, this is not an impossible dream; however, it requires a lot of work to be done to fulfill your dream. There are many aspects you need to change or add in your website, such as, great design and informative content. Personally, I think the first most important thing you should make is to find a web server that is smart, realizable and conducive to search engine.

A web server is the backbone of every online web site and it can influence the success of your website or blog. For one thing, all of the great design and quality content you are going to post on your website need the networking connecting service so that they would be accessible to users from all around the world. For another thing, as e-commerce is a cut throat business nowadays, many ecommerce website pay great efforts on Search Engine Optimization, which is one of the most prominent marketing techniques that everyone uses on the internet today, if you are able to select an outstanding web hosting provider and package that would aid your SEO efforts, you can be rest assured that your usage will totally sprout up and the popularity of the blog will rise. Conversely, if you choose the wrong hosting company, you will not able to get a large audience base.

A top ranking can bring thousands of visitors to your website, to find an eminent hosting provider to keep step of SEO effort, you must keep in minds of a number of factors. Reading through this article will help you find the right SEO web host to empower your website.

Location of your target audience
Actually, getting traffic to your website is not so hard. Instead, getting the right traffic that would increase your business possibility and help you generate money will be not so easy. To expect a higher the click through rate, you need to make sure that your website is physically located in a place where your target audience are. Imagine that you are running a business in US and focus on delivering product or service within your own geographic region, it is necessary that your website is located in that area. If you choose a cheap hosting on a server that located in Asia, which will be harmful for you to attain top search engine ranking in your target places, then you will shot yourself in the foot. You should choose the right hosting company with its servers located in the right region.

For my own point of view, the majority of website owners and bloggers target their audience to Americans and fortunately, most online web providers have their servers in the United States, therefore, as far as geography is concerned, it will be very easy for you to find an ideal one. If most of your readers are from other countries, such as, Spain, Germany, you should never forget to choose a web server that is located there. When picking a web server for the benefit of search engine optimization, this is the main thing you need to aware of.

IP Addresses
Another factor that you need to take into account when choosing a hosting company for SEO benefit is the IP address that provided by the company. A lot of people are wondering whether IP addresses play role for SEO result. The answer is definitely “yes”. Firstly, you need to consider about the history of the IP address. Assuming that you are using an IP address that was used to ant other website and keep close relationship with any illegal online activity such as, spam, phishing or anything else, then it is very likely that the search engines will lower its ranking on search results, or even worse, it will not index your website. Secondly, if you are going to run more than one site with different IP, then it is essential that the IP addresses of your website should not reside in the same C class group. It will be hard for you make a network in the future for the search engines might consider it as artificial linking which will do harm to your search engine optimization.

Company Reputation
The web host provider should have a good reputation in web hosting industry. A hosting company that has the best reputation should have a record of dealing with infractions quickly and strictly. If you mistakenly choose a company that pretends to withhold those spammers, hackers, and then you website will be affected as well. You should at least pay a visit to their website to see their customer feedbacks. It is necessary to type the company name in the search engines to see what their customers are talking about them. If you are luckily enough to find out that most of their customer feedbacks are positive, it is a good sign that the company could offer satisfying service. Without doubt, the biggest things to look for are dependability and reliable customer service.

Your Future Neighborhoods
Since your website is hosted on a shared server with numbers of other website, the neighborhood of your site will also plays a role to the Search Engine Optimization. Even though some people may think that this might be obsolete in the near future, however, currently you are suggested to take it into account as long as you hope to get your website ranked higher. Imagine that when you are choosing a house for your family, you should ensure that the environment around it is secure enough so that your family can be protected and free from crime and indecent activities. So does finding a home for your website. Although you have no choice to choose who to be your neighbors, if you check out with the hosting provider that they promise to be strict when dealing with spammers and any other indecent websites, then I can say that you have made a good choice. Of course, the best practice is often to buy a dedicated IP address for your own website and to keep your website in safe.

With the increasing important role of SEO, finding a SEO web host that helping you to reach the best result is terribly important for every webmasters. Hostease.com now is serving for a large number of websites from all around the world. Get hosted with Hostease.com, your websites will reach top ranks on all major search engines.

Shared Web Hosting is Your Best Choice

June 3rd, 2010  in Web Hosting 155 Comments »

With the development of the network, the websites play increasingly important role in it. It is very essential to utilize the facility of web hosting.

Shared web hosting is rapidly gaining popularity among the internet community because it is the most economical way to get a place on World Wide Web. Everyone from individuals to small companies and from small website owners to large business giants wants to have an online house then they can share files over the network through shared web hosting. For maintaining and developing websites, it is very vital to take advantage of the facility of web hosting as these web hosting companies provide space for clients on their own servers for maintaining a data center. There are many kinds of web hosting services available. And shared web hosting is the most popular among them. For instance, HostEase can provide three kinds of shared hosting, including blog hosting, basic hosting and business hosting .Clients can feel free to make the best choice. The optimum facilities are fair enough to share sufficient information provided and feature on line. The expenses of shared web hosting are much cheaper in comparison with other kinds of web hosting facilities available.

Shared web hosting has the authority to designate connectivity on the internet for many other servers which are actually not owned by them. HostEase can provide 100Mbps Public Port. This helps the websites get better visibility. Shared web hosting allows many websites to rest in one platform or server with the help of different Internet protocols. At the same time, the websites can still remain a very fast connection. These web servers are very powerful even though many other websites are being hosted on the same server. The websites will not be hampered in any ways and there would be a partition separating from all of them so that there is no mixing of files among different websites. The websites setup and installation time is very less. And the websites get activated very soon and `web pages do not take long to get live.

One of the other features of shared web hosting is system administration and there are many kinds of control panel systems namely H- Sphere, cPanel and Plesk. HostEase can provide cPanel for the clients. Web hosting companies are responsible for the management and control of the server, installation of all the essential software needed on a server, security updates and all the other necessary details which are taken care of perfectly. The functions which are provided along with shared web hosting are multiple domains and multiple email addresses. There are many software installations which come along with the shared web hosting service.

Shared web hosting provides their clients with multi platform site solutions. There are many packages they can choose, including file transfer protocol services, the ability to send and receive data, considerable amount of optimum disk storage and email forwarding services.

Shared web hosting can provide shared IP and dedicated IP in terms of services from which clients need to select what they need. For one thing, it is based shared web hosting where the IP address remains the same. For another, different and unique IP address is provided for oneself.

Shared web hosting services mostly guarantee uptime and others. For example, HostEase can provide 99.9% uptime guarantee, 30 day money back guarantee and so on. It is a good idea for people who are new to make use of hosting services.

Shared web hosting also features excellent technical and customer support services which are available 24×7×365 and this is one feature which makes more attractiveness.

To sum up, shared web hosting is the best choice in terms of facilities as well as budget.

Linux vs. Windows Hosting Platform- Which One is Right For You?

May 7th, 2010  in Web Hosting 378 Comments »

After you have finished your web design and you think you are well prepared to publish your website to the people from all over the world, then it is essential to purchase a web host for your web business online. Web host is divided into two categories when it talks about operating system, Linux and Windows hosting plans. Which one is better, Linux or Windows? This is a real dilemma especially if you are lack of understanding.

In this state of things, it is natural for you to fall into the popular debate of which platform is better. Actually, both have pluses and minuses. Leave the debate alone and think of what is best for you. Many people who have little computer knowledge may make a decision according to the operating system that is installed on their personal computers. This is an error of judgment as the operating system of your PC is totally irrelevant to your selection of web hosting operating system and there is really no need to take it into account. Instead, the basic criterion for your selection should be in accordance with what platform will help you the most. In short, it is your website requirement rather than operating system of your PC should be considered.

Do you need to use following components or technologies that is only compatible for Windows server? .NET scripts, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Access databases, ASP or ASP.NET scripts and other Windows scripting applications will not compatible with Linux server. Therefore, if you are a fun of Microsoft, it is advised that you should choose a Windows based platform so that you will make full use of different software and application of that company.

On the other hand, with Linux server, you will be able to run PHP scripts, MySQL databases, Python, XML and many other languages. If you are planning to run your website with platform independent languages such as, PHP and MySql, it is a wise choice to go with a Linux server. Linux is an open source system, where anyone can contribute to the development and it is well known to possess remarkable power and stability. As long as they are administered properly, Linux servers are able to execute several queries at the same time. Linux based databases, such as MySql and PostgreSql are relational databases and they are both inexpensive and very efficient. With either of these database, you website can operate very well. Linux servers are famous for dependability as they often maintain a very high percentage of uptime, at least 99.9%. Linux web hosting servers enjoys great popularity among webmaster and developers also contribute to its great reliability.

Linux hosting plans are generally 20% cheaper than Windows hosting plans. This is mainly because that Linux server and its supporting technologies are open source technologies and many online communities make various contributions without any charge while Windows is developed the stuff of Microsoft Company at very high operative costs and the company force people to pay for their license fee before using the Windows server. To use Windows server software it will cost your hosting company much more than using the free of charge Linux server software. And less cost for your hosting company will means less cost for you.

In addition, with Linux server, you will enjoy the greatest of ease when it comes to switching over to Windows system. If a user’s requirement changes with the website development, it is also fairly easy to upgrade a Linux server to meet that needs. Due to the great versatility, Linux has become a platform for many new technologies that become widely used in hosting industry.

To sum up, if you do not need support for some unique Microsoft products to set up unique features for your website like a searchable database or a chat facility, then Linux hosting servers will perform beautifully and flawlessly without doubt. Finally, it all depends on what you need rather than on the merits and demerits of the server. Except for website requirements, for many people the major factor in choosing a web hosting plan is usually the cost.

A Completed Guide to Web Hosting Reliability

April 28th, 2010  in Web Hosting 324 Comments »

Nowadays, it is quite common for anybody to have his own business online. And as we all know the first necessary step is to pick out a reliable web server for your website. You should pay special attention to the reliability of the web hosting service. Following I will explain why.

The importance of reliability
Professional web master should know the fact that reliability is the key to the success of a website, especially one that deal with online business transactions or other mission-critical functions. Actually, whether your website is hosted on a reliable server or not can directly affect your website visitors. Imagine, how pity it would be if a visitor come to your website for only one time and never come back again because your website is down while he is looking for something he needs. Your website should be attractive enough for he to become your frequent visitor, unfortunately, you give up the chance if you invest your money on poor hosting provider. Well, if you do not want to have frequent website failures, data loss and sale loss, then the easiest way is to go for a reliable web hosting solution.

Some aspects of web hosting reliability
As you have noticed that an unreliable web server will drive away your visitors, then you will need some attributes to judge whether a particular hosting is of high quality or not. Then those following parameters are for your reference: customer support level, server configuration restrictions, web site speed and hardware reliability. If all of these are satisfying you, then you will be able to have a good sleep over the nights.

A.Customer support level
On the hosting marketplace, most of hosting providers claim that they are able to offer excellent customer support. However, not all the companies are in that position. From my personal point of view, it is not wise to believe in web hosting reviews nowadays, as most of them are paid by hosting company and will not give you a true picture about the real level of a particular company. However, you can acquire it by asking some pre-sales questions. By asking these questions, you can not only get the answer to anything you want to know, additionally, you will be able to understand the level of quality customer support that is provided by the technical support staff. By asking questions about their power supply, the specifications of their servers, information about network connection and data center, you should know whether they are responsive and professional enough.

B.Hardware Reliability
A good hosting provider will never sacrifice hardware quality for profits because they should know that low quality hardware will be equal to suicide themselves. Therefore, they will be willing to invest a fair amount of money in hardware and keep the server up to date regularly. Generally speaking, they will need some scheduled downtime for hardware replacements and maintenance. It is a smart idea to know some information about scheduled maintenance before you sign up. Base on my own experience, you can judge whether a particular hosting company is a larger company with their own data center or a pretty small company who simply lease servers from the large company and resell it to you via checking out the hardware they have.

C.Server Configuration Restrictions
I put this in the third place because most inexperienced webmasters will not need much server configuration options, however, some experienced webmaster would like to have more control over your website. You are strongly recommended to pick out one from a couple of most popular control panel, CPanel and Plesk so that you will be able to perform most configuration changes and run your website successfully. You will be allowed to do following task within Cpanel and Plesk:
•Manage email account and set up webmail client
•Manage file with built-in file manager
•Analysis website traffic with stats software, like, AWStats
•Manage domain and subdomain
•Manage your MySQL database
•PHPMyAdmin web manager
•More…

D.Server response time
You must have this kind of online experience: clicking on a particular search result and waiting for several seconds, you are still not accessing the website then you turn to the next option. These days, web users expect more and more from internet so if your website can not provide instant accessibility, they will not be coming back to your site again. Well, we can say that your website speed will directly affect your website traffic, your earning ability and finally you potential revenue. In fact, your server response time is the key factor to your website speed. When a visitor clicks on a link to your site, firstly, the address of the site is required to be looked up in the DNS records, and then it will be able to know the location of your server. Next, the request is sent to your server. Therefore, your server must responsive enough and handle the request in a quick way. To ensure this you should make sure that the CPU (which determines the “start-to-load” speed) of your server is not overloaded. In addition, you should make sure that you are offered with enough resource so that the loading speed of your website will not be affected due to limited bandwidth or other resource.

Obtain a reliable web hosting solution
If a hosting company cannot provide you with a reliable service, it can be very difficult for you to success online. 99.9% uptime guarantee has become industry standard, therefore you should never try one with a lower percentage uptime promise. Some companies are offering alternative infrastructures to enhance server reliability. Your web host should be your partner that helps you succeed with a website or online business rather than simply a supplier.

How to Choose a Qualified e-Commerce Hosting Plan for Your Online Business

April 20th, 2010  in Web Hosting, Website 309 Comments »

To run an online business, you are required to choose a suitable ecommerce web host. Since you need to conduct online transaction, your web host should have the great capacity to store products files, the sufficient bandwidth to handle website traffic, the flexibility for customization and the functionality for online transaction. As you can see, it is not an easy job to find an ecommerce solution, especially if you are not familiar with ecommerce hosting requirements. So to help you make a right choice, following are some tips and guidelines.

Your website requirements

First and foremost, you need to know your need in a web host. This is the fundamental step in the process of selecting the perfect ecommerce hosting for your internet business. Only know what you need, you will be able to find out a solution that will fit those needs. For example, what you will be selling will affect your hosting requirements. You need to have an idea of the size of your product images to select a suitable hosting package with sufficient disk space and bandwidth. If you are going to display your product with flash files, more disk space will be required. Try to estimate the number of visitors per month for your website, which will directly affect your bandwidth requirement. If you mistakenly purchase a hosting plan that provide you inadequate server resources, then the performance of your business website will be suffered without any doubt and you will be of high likely to lose customers. Website can be developed using various programming languages. Ask your web developer about the preferred scripting languages that will be used in your website, which will help you to choose the right operating system to host your websites. If asp scripting is not a must, you can simply choose Linux platform.

Uptime and customer support

Secondly, any downtime is unbearable to your ecommerce website. Either poor hardware equipment or server overloaded will lead to website outages, which is a big disaster for you. Your ecommerce website should be always available online, irrespective of wherever the visitors are coming from. To be exact, you need to find a high uptime percentage hosting, something above 99.9%. Only a responsible provider with redundant service can guarantee this performance. If any problem occurs, then you will need to make sure that your provider will give you help immediately. The availability of customer support should never be overlooked.

Shopping cart system

Another primary concern for online business website is a perfect shopping cart that will enhance the user’s experience. A shopping cart is a software application that typically runs on the web server, which allows your customers to do things such as searching for a product in your store catalog, adding a selected product to a basket, and placing an order for it. With shopping carts, it is very easy and handy to purchase. For the majority of online buyers, they like shopping online mainly due to the convenient of online shopping. If your website can not offer this advantage, they will certainly turn away from your website. Applying smart, feature rich shopping cart system will make your website easy to navigate hence enhance ease of users and allow a purchase to complete in a very short time.

Features to enable customer interaction

To make your ecommerce website with profession look and feel, you had better to integrate products reviews, forums into your website. This also one of the best ways for you to keep contact with your clients and it offers the buyers the chance to show their own idea. Ask your hosting provider whether they offer these features so that you can easily add such functionality to your website or not. Real positive reviews from your customer will increase your sale since it instills confidence in your site visitors. An active forum is a great way to increase your website visited by target audience. What is more important is that a forum with flesh content everyday will increase your website visibility to search engines.

Security measures
Security measures are required to protect your online transaction in safety. Your website should be encrypted with Secure Sockets Layer. Therefore, you need to make sure that your hosting provider will offer SSL certificate for you. Most of them will provide you with shared one. If you need to have a dedicated SSL, you may need to purchase for extra money. To help the transaction data secure from thieves over the internet, it is strongly recommended to at least hold a shared SSL certificates on your ecommerce website.

Settle your decision
After you have checked all the above key attributes of an ecommerce hosting, you are able to make your final decision. Keep in mind that high price is not equal to best service, especially in this competitive hosting market. As long as you are willing to pay some time and effort to search around the hosting reviews or forums over the internet, you will definitely find an ecommerce solution that best meets your requirements.