The Cons of Commercial Web Hosting

Are you considering one of the big-name, free-to-use website hosts?

There is a wide selection of website hosts to choose from— BlueHost, HostGator, and GoDaddy are three of the most popular. These are not necessarily bad services, but when it comes to website hosting, there is a direct tie between your connection to the host and your connection to your website. If you’re using a commercial host and things go sideways, it’s likely that your issues won’t be addressed in a timely manner.

Here are three challenges of working with a commercial website host:

No personal connection. Commercial hosting providers are disinterested by nature because there is no personal connection. Usually, you’re not even interacting with the employees unless you’re trying to solve an issue.

Inexperienced crew. The people answering your calls at a commercial hosting company may not be trained in tech or website hosting. Often, these companies are so large that they hire people just to make sure they have enough bodies to fill the positions. They might know very little about your problem, or they might be incredibly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of clients that they have to keep track of.

Data is less secure. Template-based websites are easy to use, but that also means they’re easier to hack. DIY website hosting makes your information more vulnerable than local hosting. It’s also common for commercial hosts to keep all of their client data on a single server—if something happens to that server, then all of your website data could be wiped out with no way to recover. 

Read more about the cons of commercial website hosting here.

Reliable Website Hosting in Ann Arbor

Ready to build your website with local professionals?

Network Services Group has been helping business build and maintain their websites since 2001 and has twenty years of happy clients to show for it. If you are looking for website hosting in the Ann Arbor area, NSG has you covered. Call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here to get started.

The Pros of Local Web Hosting

Are you looking for a website host?

Have you considered going local?

There are many benefits to working with a local website host over a commercial (or “canned”) host. Here are three major benefits:

Fast response time. Because a local host knows you personally, and doesn’t have a massive sea of faceless clients, they can respond to you much quicker. They also care about responding to you as a valued client.

Secure databases. The servers at Network Services Group are hosted in different tier-1 data facilities, all with redundant internet connections and backup battery/generator power. It is extremely rare for something to happen to the NSG servers—but on the off chance that something happens to one of them, your data will not be lost. 

Professional experience. A local company has the power to hire people with a specialty in IT and web hosting, rather than hiring anyone just to meet a body count. Updates are performed faster, content is posted on time, and problems are solved quickly.

Read more about the benefits of local website hosting here.

Go Local with Website Hosting in Ann Arbor

Ready to build your website with local professionals?

Network Services Group has been helping business build and maintain their websites since 2001 and has twenty years of happy clients to show for it. If you are looking for website hosting in the Ann Arbor area, NSG has you covered. Call (877) 815-6974 or submit a contact form here to get started.