Currently, there are thousands of companies that offer hosting services. Making a decision on which web hosting company to choose can be tough or an anduous task. When you need to choose a hosting service, I think most of us will look at the price first and then at host specification packages. Although the price is an important factor, however, but it should not be the first. Before settling for a particular web hosting service, there are a number of factors to look at and compare besides the price that sure settle for a service provider whose service is tailored to your specific needs. There are the top 4 factors to consider when choosing the web hosting service.
Cost of Service Package
Obviously, price is an important factor in choosing a hosting service package. Frequently, hosting companies offer discounts and promotions, so it’s good to do a little market research before choosing the web hosting service.
The companies who are seeking long-term contract, be careful for them. On one hand, you could save money, while on the other, it is advisable to book your freedom to change the hosting service.
Overall Management
When you are not familiar with web programming and have a little experience in this field. In this circumstance,  you should look for hosting packages, which will provide you with the possibility to administrate your website with dedicated interface (webmin, cPanel among others). A lot of applications are used in cPanel, for instance, are free and offers a plenty of facilities. Do not forget to ask for their installation process when buying a hosting package. It is also best to select a hosting service which provides you FTP access to easily upload files and edit CGI scripts.
Bandwith Limitations
You have to study carefully the limitations of bandwith of different hosting packages and make sure you will not be required to pay for additional traffic when your site will have a higher number of visitors. Although, many services has in their offer that the traffic is unlimited.
Essential Features
Does the hosting service provider offer you all the features that you need? Before choosing a particular company, you should confirm that it offers everything that you will need. Mean that, the company that you choose that offers al basic hosting features that allow smooth day-in-day-out operation, easy applications installation and updates, easy file transfer, site maintenance, and so on. Moreover, you should select a dedicated server, VPS, or cloud hosting company that offers a user-friendly control panel.