Jan 29. 2013
Once you decide to buy VPS hosting for your website, there are quite a few things that you should to be conscious about. In this blog post, you can find a list of the most important stuff that ought to consider before buying Windows VPS hosting from any service provider.
The price of the VPS hosting package is not always a sign of a VPS hosting service provider. However it could sometimes be dependent on the level of customer support to kind of control panel you get with the server. Nonetheless, I have always believed the level of customer support and Flexibility as two of the most significant factors when searching for a reputed VPS hosting service provider.
Level of Customer Service
As already mentioned above, customer service is one of the most significant factors on finding an excellent VPS hosting service provider. Your online business or website will do any good if you fail to choose a VPS provider that offers a high-quality customer support service. Therefore, make certain that your VPS provider offers around the clock (24/7) customer support.
Flexibility
How to Spot a Good Windows VPS Hosting Service ProviderFlexibility can actually be seen as the second key factor when selecting a reputed VPS service provider. Although this may not come across as a “very important” factor at the start, once your little website starts getting bigger and gets more visitors, you must have the capability of upgrading the existing VPS plan by adding more resources to it.
Physical Security
This is also very important. Your servers must be as far away as possible from places that have a tendency of being affected by natural catastrophes (far away from the seismic zones). If something bad happens to your server, you could lose all your valuable data
Well Formed TOS (Terms of Service)
Always try to stay away from the companies that have misleading or obscure terms of service. Make certain to read the “Terms and Conditions” page from top to bottom, and that you understand it very well. If there is something in it that you don’t understand, directly contact customer support service of the provider and clarify it before you buy VPS hosting from them.
Company Reputation
Going through the customer tutorial and support forums is a great way to check the reputation of a VPS hosting provider.
Cost
Of course your budget also becomes a factor when choosing a VPS hosting package. If a package is too pricey, you should keep looking as you will most probably be able to find cheaper alternatives.