Web Site Hosting
These Web Hosting tips are brought to you by Web Genius, Web Site Designers in Melbourne.
In lay mans terms “web site hosting” means having your web site located on the hard drive of a computer that is linked to the Internet 24 Hours a day, so that people can view your web site at any time. Through a “Delegation” process your domain name is pointed to the Hosting computer, wherever that may be, so that when someone types you web site address into their browser they see your site. The visitor will have no idea where the site is located, this doesn't mean that the location your site is in is unimportant, far from it, it just means the visitor won't be able to tell.
The location of your server will effect such things as the speed with which people are able to view your site and the way search engines index the site, these are both critical areas for your sites success.
Hosting varies widely in price. The usual scenario is you pay more to get better service, a faster computer hosting your site with a faster connection between the hosting computer and the Internet. Other factors include the number of email address’s the hosting company provides and the way the host computer is configured to run with other programs.
We recommend a particular hosting company we use for all our web sites, but we have no problems in dealing with any other hosting company if you have a preference. It should also be noted that the hosting company we use does not charge a re-delegation fee.