| Switching your web hosting provider could be a | | | | copy a few files when we format our systems or, |
| painful experience. here are a few handy tips before | | | | change our computers. A similar mistake when you |
| you decide to do so. | | | | switch you web hosting provider could prove to be |
| Are you planning to switch you hosting service | | | | very costly. |
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| But before you do it, let me give you a few tips | | | | guarantee. Wondering why this is required? This is |
| about things that you should remember and plan | | | | because it is practically not possible to ensure that |
| before you do the switch. | | | | your new web host is absolutely perfect in all sense |
| Most important of all, you are probably the best | | | | before you start using them. So a money-back |
| person to identify the reasons why you have had to | | | | guarantee would ensure that you can change them if |
| switch your web hosts. Poor customer service and | | | | in case you do not find them useful, though I |
| technical support, jamming networks, low bandwidth, | | | | understand the whole process of changing your web |
| insufficient space and there reasons could be many | | | | host could be hell of a process. |
| more. So the first thing you have to do is to ensure | | | | - Check out a good web hosting directory to know |
| that your new hosting provider is good at all these | | | | about the best web hosts on the internet. You can |
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| Consult a good site that provides tips to web hosting | | | | Google. These directories also tell you about their |
| so that you prepare yourselves to do the switch to | | | | rankings and the positives and negatives of all these |
| your new host. | | | | web hosts. |
| A few things you might want to consider is as | | | | - The most important and most tedious of all of |
| follows: | | | | these is to change DNS settings. This is requires only |
| - Check if your new web host supports scripts and | | | | in case you are changing registrars. You have to have |
| services that you have been using or, that you plan | | | | the knowledge of the registrar with whom your |
| to use. If your website is a critical business website | | | | domain is registered and also the procedure to |
| you need to ensure that your shopping carts, | | | | change our DNS settings. It is advisable to gather all |
| merchant accounts, payment gateways, ecommerce | | | | this information much before you actually do the |
| software etc. is being supported by your current | | | | switch so that you don’t end up in a soup. |
| hosting provider. | | | | These simple but easy and handy information would |
| - Create a backup of the files and folders that you | | | | surely help you decide and switch your hosting |
| wish to transfer. It is normal for all of us to forget to | | | | provider. |