What would happen if your online business just took off overnight? Could your web hosting service handle all of the extra traffic? Can you get enough bandwidth? Read the fine print on your hosting contract and see what extras your current hosting company provides. Additionally, read on for more important ways that you can review your current web hosting to see if you are getting the best value for your money.

Be sure to back up your website and information to your computer as often as you can. Your host may not back up your site so if they experience extensive technical difficulties or are even shut down for good, your site will practically be gone forever and you will have to start anew.

Resist the temptation to accept free domain registration from the same company you will be using for web hosting. There are many start-ups out there who …