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So you’ve designed your very own Web site. Last June we explored the tools you need to create and maintain your own Web site. This month we’ve taken a look at five Internet service providers (ISPs) that host small-business Web sites. At a minimum, “hosting” means that the ISP provides space on its server for your Web site files. We tested the quality of their access, roaming, and hosting capabilities, then rated each according to its basic and electronic commerce (e-commerce) plan features.
The better access providers offer users the ability to connect via modems on standalone PCs as well as via routed networks. A superior roaming provider, however, provides local access numbers and makes it easy to find them.
Finally, hosting is the process of maintaining your Web site and updating its pages, as well as keeping track of e-commerce sales and inventories. A provider that excels in access or roaming may not provide superior hosting services, including the ability to keep track of Web visitors and a comprehensive set of tools to update your site or add e-commerce functions.
The Perfect Host
We found MindSpring to be the best choice for both access and simple Web hosting. We liked IBM and would recommend its service for e-commerce hosting. Finally, we recommend both IBM and CompuServe for roaming access. Both providers offer the greatest number of local access points around the world and are great choices for business travelers who need to maintain their Web sites while on the road.
Installation Aggravation
We’ve found that most Web sites take up very little disk storage–indeed, if images and graphics are kept to a minimum, many Web sites can easily fit on a single 1.44MB floppy disk. Two Testing Scenarios
For our basic scenario, we created a simple informational Web site with approximately 10MB of data files.
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