What hosting package type should I get?

There are many varying types of hosting you can choose from. Finding the right type to suit your needs can save you a great deal of money, but choosing the wrong kind will leave your options very limited.

Generally packages are summarised as follows:

• Home/Starter
• Business
• Business Professional

The home packages generally are for those who are after a static 'brochure ware' presence. These are suited to those how have standard HTML pages, and possibly the odd email form. They will include a low number of email boxes and should include standard features such as web statistics.

The business pack will offer a great deal more but the price will also go up a fair bit. These accounts usually allow the use of advanced scripts such as PHP or ASP in addition to databases such as MySQL. Another of the benefits of the business accounts is the amount of space and bandwidth allowance you get. If you expect heavy amounts of traffic going through your web site you may need the extra bandwidth.

Professional level accounts are generally much like the business accounts although may give you greater benefits such as unlimited email accounts/bandwidth and multiple SQL databases.