5 Common Web
Hosting Mistakes
By John
Lenaghan
Mistakes
aren't necessarily a bad thing, but if you can learn from other people's
mistakes it can save you from having to deal with them yourself. When it
comes to web hosting, there are basically two kinds of mistakes - technical
and general business.
Technical mistakes usually come up because of a misunderstanding of the
internet and how it actually works. The first mistake many people make when
creating a website is to cram as much information, photographs, images, etc.
on each page as possible.
This makes the site take longer to download, leading to many visitors just
moving on and never actually looking at the site. It also makes it more
difficult to find what they're looking for if the page is unorganized.
Another common error is creating a web site that isn't search engine
friendly. If the search engines can't determine what your site is about,
they aren't going to be able to send you people who are searching for what
you offer.
A mistake that many people make when starting out is to choose a host solely
based on price. This is obviously an important factor, especially in the
beginning, but if you choose the cheapest host you may be limited in your
scalability as the website grows in popularity and traffic.
On the business side of things, the most common mistake is trying to be
everything to everyone. You should have a plan for your website - a purpose
for its existence - and build according to that plan.
Choose your target market and stick with it. Advertise in places they would
see. Market in ways that would be of interest to them. Resist the urge to
branch out into other areas just because something catches your eye. A site
that tries to do everything usually ends up achieving nothing.
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Another common business mistake is following the competition's lead. You'll
obviously want to keep an eye on them to see what they're up to, but if you
copy everything they do you'll always be one step behind.
Use your creativity and come up with unique ways to stand out from the rest of the websites in your market.
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About the Author: John Lenaghan writes about web site hosting and other related topics for the Hosting Report website. For more helpful web hosting information visit http://www.hostingreport.org
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