Although
we do not host web sites, Virtual Edge Communications
can recommend various hosting providers for your
web site.
The use of Geocities, Tripod, or other free hosts
for a business web site can be damaging to your
business image. Viewers are plagued with annoying
popup windows selling everything under the sun.
This puts forth an unprofessional image and suggests
that your company may not be very successful.
Not all hosting plans offered are the same. We
can help you calculate how much disk space your
site will need when you hire us to create your
site. Most web sites that don't have tons of graphics,
sound and video clips, or downloadable files easily
fit in 50 MB of disk space. It is always best
to leave yourself some room for growth or check
if the host has a bigger plan in case you need
to upgrade.
Beware of hosts that advertise unlimited or unmetered
accounts. Most of the time this is just a gimmick.
Why would they host your site if they might lose
a lot of money on it? Web hosts can pay from $1
to $5 per GB of transfer. Hosts that have "unlimited"
plans, specify in their "Acceptable Use Policies"
that no site can use an "excessive"
amount of resources. If you use too much bandwidth,
disk space, or CPU time, these "unlimited"
hosts will extra bill you or ask you to upgrade
or leave. Check first and get answers to your
questions in writing before you sign up to get
an account.
We
have worked with hosting providers in Canada and
throughout the United States. We will set you up
and then you deal direct for billing, with no markup
on our part, and a cost savings to you. Should any
problems arise with your hosting, as your web site
creator we would be happy to look into them on your
behalf and assist you when we can.
When you hire Virtual Edge Communications, we can
evaluate your storage, bandwidth, email, and other
needs which would aid you in establishing your on-line
presence. We can also recommend various connections
such as dialup, High speed, DSL, Cable & wireless.
We can also set up easy access to your web-based
email which you can access from any computer, anywhere
in the world, with an Internet connection. This
is handy for salespeople and travellers.
Web hosting can start under $200 CDN depending
on your needs.
Domain name selection and registration are other
services we offer.
