Hi and welcome to the small business web hosting guide.

Unlike many other sites who aim to sell you web hosting services, the main aim of this site is to provide you with plenty of free, unique articles on the subject to provide you with enough knowledge that you’ll be able to make your own informed decisions.

However after repeated requests I will be revealing a few small business web hosts that I have used over the years and highly recommend to you.

But that’s part of what makes this site of so much use to you - it’s not just a collection of dry, “formulaic” articles, written by a faceless nobody.

Instead, it’s a collection of my own understandings, experiences and knowledge based on learning things the hard way - in the “university of life” - over the last 10 years of building small business websites.

I’ve been there, done that and got the T-shirt.

My small business accounts we just published a matter of a few weeks ago shows that we’ve spent close to $1,000 in the last year on small business web hosting alone, and I’ve been running my business for almost a decade so the small business web hosting information on this website is worth an estimated $10,000!

That’s how much it’s cost me personally to gain all the advice I’m going to give you free.
I must be mad, right?!

Well, not really.

I’m hoping once you’ve digested all the web hosting advice at this site you’ll see how much I like to give - and how I like to go the “extra mile”. Therefore this site essentially functions as a huge “brochure” - hopefully leading people just like you onto some of my other sites.

There is, of course, no obligation to check out any of my other small business sites but if you like what you find here I can assure you that at the time of writing I have 2 ebooks, over 200 pages of content, 3 discussion forums, dozens of other sites and 19 hours of video (including web hosting advice) that you can enjoy and learn from to help you set up the best small business website possible.

OK let’s go to it…

Here are just a few of the articles you’ll find on this site…

Small Business Web Hosting Articles : Web Hosting For Small Business That You Can Upgrade

Many web hosts offer a number of different “levels” of hosting.

That is, the higher the level you choose, the more money you’ll pay each month but equally the more features you’ll have available to you.

Small Business Web Hosting Articles : The Importance Of Getting Your Small Business Web Site Hosting Right First Time

Let’s get this straight before we go any further - changing from one small business web site hosting company to another is a right royal pain in the ass!

The larger or more complicated your small business website is the more important this rule becomes - try to get the right web host from the word go.

Small Business Web Hosting Articles : If You Can Get Web Hosting For Your Small Business Free, Why Pay?!

You’d be amazed the number of people who search for “free” web hosting for their small business on the Internet.

The simple fact of the matter is that, as you’ll see in the other articles on this site, with web hosting you really get what you pay for.

Small Business Web Hosting Articles : What Operating System Should My Small Business Web Hosting Account Use?

Looking at different small business web hosting options you will quickly find that just like home computers, servers need an operating system to work and furthermore that there are several different systems available.

The two main options are Unix/Linux systems or Windows systems and in contrast to home computers I would suggest you stay away from Windows operating systems on your web hosting account.

Small Business Web Hosting Articles : Support - The Secret Key To Small Business Web Hosting Success

One of the most important features when it comes to looking for small business web hosting is also one of the hardest of all to measure.

It’s also one of the least carefully considered factors and of course you know what I’m talking about now - the support you receive if you have any problems or queries with your web hosting account.