A small website might be fine for a very small business or a first website, but soon you will find that you need to upgrade — particularly if you have an ecommerce site or your website gets a lot of traffic.

There are a lot of options to choose from for business web hosting.  For instance, you might choose a dedicated server: Basically instead of being on the same server as a bunch of other websites, the hosting provider puts your site on your very on server.  This is a great option for large websites or sites that get a lot of traffic.

Another option is server colocation, which is basically where the server belongs to you — and therefore all repairs and maintenance are your responsibility — but the hosting provider provides space, power, and an Internet connection at their facility.  This allows you more control over your server, without the responsibility of having to maintain power and connectivity.

There are also hosting options that support businesses in other ways, too.  For instance, many hosting providers offer hosted email, where your and all your employees’ email are hosted on a shared or dedicated server, so that you can access it from any computer — or even your phone!

As you can see, there are a world of options for business web hosting.  What options will YOU choose?

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