Before you part with your money make sure that they have a money back guarantee. If not look for another company. A good hosting company will have a 30 money back guarantee so if you don’t like the service you can get a full refund. (If the company charged you a setup fee, you may not get it back).

Guaranteed Support Hours?

Make sure the company has 24/7 support. No good having no one to talk to when your site is down at 4am.

Guaranteed Uptime?

Some companies will have an uptime guarantee and if it drops below that % they will give you a partial refund. Realistically you won’t find a host with true 100% uptime as this does not allow time for Server Upgrades etc.

If you exceed your bandwidth or space resrictions some hosts may charge you extra. Some companies charge alot if you go over your bandwidth and some do not. Read the Terms of Service very carefully to find out about any additional fees. Some websites also moniter the CPU usage.

The most common fees are;

• Setup Fees
• Bandwidth Fees

Make sure you know what the cost is before you sign up.