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Flexibility in your web hosting account gives you room to develop your web sites and your skills. Consider account upgrades account extras, and how to change your web hosting provider.

Your needs can change as your website(s) evolve, and your current web hosting account might not fulfill your new needs. You can buy extras to your current account, upgrade to a more extensive package or find a web host more appropriate for your new website habits.
Account extras
An option is to buy extra disk space or …

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Support is maybe the most important factor in web hosting. This article describes how you can find out if your potential web hosting provider offers good support.

Support is very important when something goes wrong or you need help with something regarding your web hosting account. Good support is really worth a few extra $’s. Unfortunately, it is one of those things that are hard to find out about without experiencing it personally. Here are some features that can be used as indicators of the web hosting …

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The size of your web hosting account decides how big your online presence can be. Get the right size web hosting account to avoid growing pains.

There are many ways to determine the size of a web hosting account. Some factors to count in are disk space, email accounts, allowed data transfer and the number of domains you can host with the account.
Disk space
The size of a typical web page is around 10 to 30 kb. And remember, most of the disk usage is graphics that are reused …

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The pricing of web hosting accounts vary between web hosting providers. here is a description of different pricing strategies, payment periods, account extras and value for money.

The cost of two web hosting accounts with the same “poster price” is not always equal. Different payment periods, set up fees etc. can also add to your cost.
Payment periods
Most web hosting accounts are given in monthly prices. But sometimes the given price is valid only if you pay for x months in advance. Common options are prepayment for 3, …