Doesn't everyone want to save money when it comes to starting a web site? I mean why not, it is a new venture and they are not sure how they are going to do with it. There are a number of costs associated with starting up a web site, not the least of which happens to be the cost of your Internet HOST provider.

So, since your budget is important, then you need to hit the Net and start doing some serious research into the costs of web hosting. It is a lot easier these days than it used to be. At one time, the cost of a host was really prohibitive and only larger businesses could consider having a site and paying a host. Of course, the price of even designing the website was enough to make you choke as well.

Over the years as the Internet changed into what it is today, prices to design and prices to host started to drop. Why? Answer in one word is - competition. It is a wonderful thing, because the more people in one area that offer the same type of service, the better and better their prices get. It is simple, they want the business and you get the benefits of lower prices.

Heavens, you can even find hosting packages on the Internet for as low as $6.50 a month. Okay, you have to be careful what you ask for, because the lowest price may not give you the things you need or want in a hosting package. So, be net savvy, and check various web hosting sites for what they offer and DON'T offer. You might find that you are willing to pay a few more dollars for something you want.

Ask yourself some questions before you start searching for a web host. This will give you an idea of what is important to you and what to ask for. For instance, do you want email addresses? Do you already have a domain name, or do you want the host company to handle that? How much traffic do you think you are going to get? Yeah I know, an almost impossible question to answer, but it relates to bandwidth and disk space. So give it your best guess, and compare what you have in mind to other similar sites on the Internet.

Okay here are some other things to keep in mind when you are hunting for a hosting company. What is the response time of the server? How much bandwidth can they provide? How much disk space? What kind of hardware and server technology do they use? If you happen to searching for a basic web site, some of this information isn't really a "need to know" thing, and you could maybe skip some of it. On the other hand, it may come in handy for the future.

Find out if they have custom POP email accounts and what their support service is like. If it is not 24/7, or not weekends or not evenings, well, then you might want to keep looking.

While you might think some of this is a major pain in the butt to find out, it will pay off for you down the road when you have your successful website launched and thriving well on the Internet.

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