Web Hosting Services

What do you look for when choosing a web hosting service? There are a number of different web hosting packages which can include full service site management, self service site management, web statistics and web mail. When choosing a web hosting package you should consider what services you require and choose services that offer the best value for money in line with what your business requires.

Full Service Site Management

Full service site management web hosting solutions are for those who want their web hosting service to deal with all of their needs from web design and maintenance through to e-commerce and marketing. These full service site management solutions are often more costly due to the extra work required of the hosting service but may be useful for some companies who need a lot of work done on their web site and don’t want to employ extra staff to handle this.

Self Service Site Management

Self service site management web hosting solutions provide professional web hosting services but leave all the details of providing content, handling e-commerce, and marketing the website to the site owner. These web hosting packages are generally less expensive and are best suited to small businesses on a low budget, or large companies that employ special web design and IT staff.

Web Site Statistics

When choosing a web hosting package, you should consider the web site statistics that they offer their clients. In order to improve your internet marketing it will be important to know statistics such as how many visitors you are receiving, how they came to visit your website, entry page, exit page, time of day and perhaps any other details that you can find. It is therefore important that your web hosting package offer at least some kind of web site statistics tool to give you this information.

Web Mail

Another basic service provided in web hosting packages is web mail. Web mail enables you to send and receive e-mail wherever there is an internet connection. Your hosting service should provide you with a number of e-mail boxes using your domain name. Although you should be able to receive this e-mail using your normal e-mail software, your web hosting provider should also provide access to web mail services.

Choosing a Web Hosting Service

When choosing a web hosting service you should start by considering whether you want a full service or self service site management solution. You also need to take into consideration the different tools that the web host provides such as web statistics, web mail and any other web services, and the uptime of the hosting company. CDN Technologies’ hosting servers are located globally, in a cluster environment to ensure maximum security and uptime, so that your website can always be found, and your e-mail accounts always receive e-mails. It is not necessary to go for the provider that offers the most, but you should think about what your business needs and who can provide these services at the best value for money.

	Bronze	Silver	Gold
	Popular with new businesses, this affordable web hosting plan offers easy-to-use tools, customizable templates, and 24-hour support.	For small businesses on the rise, this web hosting plan offers the basics, plus tools for communicating with customers. Extra storage and bandwidth too!	For businesses that demand high performance, this web hosting plan includes top database and scripting tools, SSL encryption and lots of capacity.
Monthly Fee:	$34.99	$44.99	$59.99
Email Accounts: Includes Spam Filtering, Virus Scanning, Web Mail, Catch-all, Auto-responders & more	10	20	20
CGI Support: PHP, Perl, FormMail	Included	Included	Included
Windows Services ASP/ASP.NET, JSP, Coldfusion MX	--	--	Included
Database: MySQL, MS ACCESS, MS-SQL	--	--	Included (MS-SQL optional)

CDN Technologies offers 24/7/365 Support for all webhosting packages www.24hourwebhostingsupport.com

CDN Technologies’ Web Hosting Services

Where were you during the GTA’s blackout in 2004? If your website and e-mails were hosted with CDN Technologies, you did not lose any e-mails, your website was up, and all of your customers and employees outside of the GTA had no idea of the chaos that was happening, because your internet presence was uninterrupted.

CDN Technologies’ web hosting services are grouped according to three different packages. The most basic is the bronze package which offers easy-to-use tools, customizable templates, 20 email accounts, CGI support and 24 hour 7 days a week, 365 days a year of support via email, phone or live chat. The more advanced packages include more tools and services. Speak to CDN Technologies about which web hosting package best suits your business.

When choosing a web hosting package, you should consider whether you need a full service or self service site management package. You also need to consider the uptime of the hosting company, and the accessories offered by the web hosting company such as web statistics, web mail, spam and virus filtering, etc. Choose a package that contains all that your business needs and that provides value for money; do not necessarily choose more than you will need.