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In a down market it is more necessary than ever to consider how to cut costs. You look at every penny spent and trim the fat so much that sometimes you trim the meat as well. In this case, the meat I’m referring to is hosting your website—or having a website at all. Losing the power a properly designed and marketed site can provide you in today’s marketplace would truly be a tragedy, so before you even think about putting the carving knife to your hosting; consider this.

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There are two sides to this website debate. On one hand everyone you speak with insists that you need to have a site in order to be competitive in today’s market—even the blue-haired old lady who lives down the street and swallowed a fly has a blog, right? On the other hand, you’re wondering why you should spend the time and money developing a site that you feel will just get lost in the plethora of websites being hosted by millions of people worldwide. After all, won’t your efforts be just another small fish in a big pond?

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Whenever you are about to invest a sum of money it’s a wise practice to research your investment. After all, you aren’t about to subject your money to a fireplace knowing it will just be burned up. That’s about as prudent as investing in a pile of snowballs in the middle of the Sahara. It should be no different when you’re looking at establishing a relationship with a hosting company. As a matter-of-fact, it might be considered imperative considering that you are going to be placing the success of your business on the hosting company’s uptime, support, and services.

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You’ve made the decision, but you don’t know how to go about it. Well, you’re not the only one out there with this problem, and most hosting companies either offer so much information that it is overwhelming, or not enough information leaving you to flop about their process like a fish out of water. While each hosting company has their own methods and process there are some basics to the system that you can follow to keep you in the know, and we all know that knowing is half the battle…at least, that’s what G.I. Joe said.

Most people will say that you need to find your domain name first, but I disagree. The first step is to make sure you understand your offering. Ask yourself these questions, and be honest with the answers:

• What do you want your site to accomplish?
• What’s the message you’re delivering to the viewer?
• Are you selling something?
• What’s your marketing plan?
• How is your site content put together?

There are many more questions you could ask, but sticking with at least these basics will put you miles ahead of the majority, and that’s right where you want to be.

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