(Newswire.net — April 3, 2020) — Whether you’re planning on developing a large or small website, web hosting offers a variety of options for putting your site up on the web. However, each web host provides different options, and you’ll want to choose the one that best caters to your needs. For eCommerce sites, in particular, you need to consider the impact that your site’s delivery will have on potential customers. If your site is slow or buggy, this will detract from potential sales. This is why it’s essential to choose the right web host for your online store.
There are three main types of web hosting: shared hosting, virtual private server (VPS), and Dedicated server.
Shared hosting is best used for a small eCommerce site with one or two products. Of the three options, it’s the most economical option. With Shared hosting, your website is on a server that is also hosting other websites. This is why the price is so economical — the cost is shared between multiple websites. Unfortunately, in addition to sharing the price, you also share the capacity of the server. This means that you may encounter slow page load time, downtime, and inadequate security. On the plus side, because so many clients are using the same server, the support and maintenance are quite rapid. So although your site may go down, it likely won’t be for long. Shared hosting is also a user-friendly option as the web host takes care of configuring the website upload onto the server. Furthermore, the control panel interfaces are easy to use for any skill level, making it simple to update files, upload photos, customize your site, and perform general maintenance. Additionally, the web host will usually provide an email account, marketing tools, and visitor statistics.
VPS is ideal for eCommerce sites that are expecting a medium amount of traffic and plan on selling a fair amount of products. VPS is similar to shared hosting in that multiple clients share one server. However, this one server acts like numerous separate servers. So although each VPS shares the same hardware resources, each client is allocated their own dedicated piece of the computing resources. This means that with a VPS, you have your own amount of CPU’s, RAM, disk space, and bandwidth. This separation is the key benefit of a VPS because it means that another user’s activities won’t impact your server. So if a user on your host’s services has a lot of traffic, it won’t slow your site’s load time. With a VPS, your loading time is guaranteed, as is your memory space.
Furthermore, if your site experiences a sudden surge in traffic, you can add the necessary resources to your server space. Additionally, VPS offers root access to install some programs. Complete root access to your resources allows you to manage and customize your private server environment easily. Lastly, VPS hosting provides a safe and secure web environment because the servers are isolated, and the SSL certificates are not shared.
A Dedicated server is ideal for high traffic sites with a significant amount of products. This is because a dedicated server is a physical hosting platform that is entirely dedicated to hosting only your website. In other words, you’re leasing an entire server. You have full control over the server, including the choice of hardware and operating system. For this reason, this option is the most expensive. There is no sharing with a dedicated server. You get all the resources of a single server and don’t have to worry about other servers taking up CPU or RAM. It’s the only option that guarantees that bad scripts or spikes in bandwidth usage on other sites won’t decrease the speed of your server. You also get more reliability and stability with a dedicated server then you do with shared hosting or a VPS. This option is particularly advantageous for large companies or sites with extremely high traffic volume. It’s also the most secure option. You can be sure that you aren’t sharing space with a potential spammer or malicious website. Also, you can install enhanced security, which is crucial if you’re handling sensitive transactions through FTP or SSL. Another advantage that a Dedicated server has over Shared hosting and VPS is that you get a unique IP address. When you share hosting with other websites, you also share an IP address. This can be problematic if a website in your network is a spam site, as it may push the rank of your website down. Lastly, with a Dedicated server, you can customize your server specifications to meet the needs of your business.