Tag Archives: Web Hosting South Africa
Local web hosting VS International web hosting
Choosing a web host to host your web site in itself is a daunting task considering the number of web hosting providers available, not to mention all their different hosting packages, prices and locations.
Hosting your web site on servers located abroad presents its own set of challenges such as the time differences between South Africa and the country in which you’re hosting your website. Have you tried calling a USA based hosting company at 8 am CAT to explain that your server is down and you arent receiving e-mails? If you have then you’ll understand the frustration associated with this, let alone the lag and delay in the call.
Hosting your site abroad is not negative at all, in face it bares many advantages such as bandwidth a next to nothing prices and ample resources.
Hosting your web site on servers located within South Africa boasts range of positives in comparison hosting abroad how ever bandwidth prices are ultimately the deciding factor of where you will host your web site.
Location, location, location
If you’ve had the experience of opening a retail shop then you’ll understand the term “Location, Location, Location” and this too applies to the world wide web.
The location of where your website is hosted plays an important part of how fast your web site is accessed, how Google rates your site amongst your local competitors, and whether or not your site is available during SeaCom outages or when your clients have hit their dsl cap.
Local web hosting has numerous advantages over hosting abroad and these need to be carefully considered when launching your web site and brand.
Decision time
To help you in your quest to find a hosting solution that suits your geographic requirements we’ve compiled the following chart which outlines the major differences between Hosting in South Africa and Hosting in the USA.
