Companies can spend a five figure sum on a website that can potentially achieve great things for them – and then take a £99 hosting deal somewhere, thinking it doesn’t really matter. Hosting may be comparatively cheap, but you really shouldn’t skimp!

There are some important issues – like downtime, backups, technical support and server options – that you must consider, and which are well documented in numerous articles across the Internet. But some factors are less obvious – and just as important for your company to consider.

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