Web Hosting With the seemingly endless supply (and continuously growing number of) cheap web hosts, it can be quite the chore to sort through them all while trying to figure out exactly what it is that you need in a service provider. In order to give you a hand with this task, we’re compiled a lit of the top 5 web hosting criteria -what you should be looking for while deciding on the best host for you.Service can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, which is why we’re going to break this down a bit more for you. First, need the best customer service out there, as you cannot deliver the best to the traffic on your site without it. Tech support is another, toll free, chat or otherwise. Assistance in building your website with the proper tools (WebBuilder, etc.), if necessary, is yet another. Business - Directory of business/finance/loan/mortgage related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Computers - Directory of computer hardware/software/peripheral related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Internet - Directory of webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Software - Directory of software related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Design - Directory of web design/development related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Hosting - Directory of web hosting related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Promotion - Directory of search engine optimization/internet marketing related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Web Resources - Directory of other web related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Recreation - Directory of travel/hotel/cruise related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Casino - Directory of online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Health - Directory of online pharmacy/hospital/health related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Shopping - Directory of online shopping/gift related partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5 Miscellaneous - Directory of all other partner sites more 1 2 3 4 5   Bandwidth and disk space easily fall into this category, and will vary with your website’s needs. The number of available email accounts is another. The ability to add-on to a small, cheap plan (to grow as your company/website grows) is an essential part of any website and web host, whether they’re cheap or not. The idea of having to switch web hosts because you’ve “outgrown” your current one is ridiculous. Add-ons can include larger storage spaces, more email accounts, shopping carts, blogs, and bulletin boards.