Tired of the 9-5 grind, answering to a boss who knows less than you do, and never getting to spend time with friends and family? Did you decide it's time to work for yourself? Not everyone may think this is possible, but in today's world, it's easier than ever to do.

Many hosting providers may try to sway you with talk of the very high bandwidth levels they allow you and the massive amount of disk space but don't base your decision solely on this factor. The truth is over 90% of sites on Shared Web Hosting U never get anywhere near there bandwidth levels, with a large number using less than a tenth their limit.
 

There are many great hosting companies out there. Most are up to date with their services and supplies. Some are far more advanced. There are a few things that you need to look for when deciding.

This is an important factor. If you already have done a domain name registration, you should find out if you can move it from your old Affordable Web Hosting company, if you are already hosted. If you are registering a new domain name, you should know that some web hosts offer free domain name registration. One of them can be found in the footer of this article.

If you are planning to put up more websites, then it will be helpful to have the 'addon domains' feature. This will enable you to host multiple websites on one web hosting account without the need to incur additional costs.

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Will they hold your domain to ransom when you come to transfer away? Can you be in full control of your domain at all times? Is the company just another reseller of a reseller of a reseller?!

Try to schedule the transfer at a time where there's least traffic. Start by creating custom error pages on the new host server. Let your website visitors know about the move. By giving them prior warning, you can ease the transition. Configure your existing email accounts on the new sever. Transfer your existing website via FTP to the new server. Test everything to make sure it all works. Set up all the extra features and let your site run for a few days. Once your new web hosting plan has been activated and your website is up and running, cancel your old hosting plan. Make sure you have retrieved all your data from your old account.