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When Your Website Outgrows Your Server

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

One of the main goals in starting a website is to attract as many traffic as possible. In fact, if your website is business-oriented then the heavy traffic will most likely result to additional profits. But when you reach your target traffic or when it even surpasses the same, a serious problem on your server might occur. This problem arises when your website has already outgrown your server.

If you are a website owner, you cannot just ignore this problem because this might even result to a downtime to your website. In fact, this aspect should be addressed in the first stage of getting online. Yes, I'm referring to the time when you are looking for the right web hosting provider. So what are the aspects to consider then? Two critical factors to be considered are the bandwidth and disk space allotted to you by the web host.

In choosing the correct disk space, you should always keep in mind the size of your website. Whether you will post photos, videos or music files should be considered. You should also address the possible growth of your website. Always secure some disk space for expansion especially if your target market is on its peak. Remember lack of disk space can shut your operations for a while and this is a no-no when it comes to your website's availability.

The next thing to consider is the bandwidth. It is also a must to address this early because it determines the amount of usage possible in your website. It includes the transfer rates of users, both for upload and download. Also, take note that the bandwidth aspect can affect the loading time of your website and a slow website surely annoys its visitors.

In summary, disk space and bandwidth are two important factors in choosing your web host. By addressing this early, the probability of your website outgrowing your server will be low. Thus 24/7 website uptime can be guaranteed.

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