Beware of Web Hosting Overselling
May 3rd, 2008 • blog reactionsEver wonder why some web hosting companies are able to offer shared hosting services at ridiculously low prices? These companies are more than likely engaging in the act of overselling.
Overselling is when a hosting company sells more disk space and bandwidth on a server than actually exists. For example, say the server is oversold by only 50GB of storage/bandwidth. Overselling is not really an issue here since the amount is small and most sites on the server aren’t using all of their allocated resources. However, say the server is oversold by 1000GB of storage/bandwidth. This situation can cause the server to have performance issues and even go offline if enough sites are using their allocated resources.
So what are the best ways to protect yourself from overselling? First, you can research potential hosting companies at SG Web Hosting Talk. The user base there is very knowledgeable and has years of experience in the web hosting industry. Second, beware of very low prices when looking for web hosting services. If you come across a deal that says you can have 5GB of storage and 10GB of bandwidth for only S$5/month, then the deal is probably too good to be true and the host is engaging in overselling to lure in masses of customers. This is not always the case, but is a good guideline to follow.
Always do your research before signing up for web hosting services. In the end, you’ll be glad you did, even if you end up paying more for better service.
HostSG never believe in overselling, thus our web hosting plans are always fairly price with reasonable storage and pricing. We make sure there is sufficient storage and bandwidth for every single customer before we priced our hosting fees. Yes, our hosting plans may not be the cheapest around, but we have customers (including MNC) that has been using our reliable services for more than 9 years since 1997. We invest heavily in our network infrastructure to offer the best server uptime and stability possible. I am sure most customers would want to have their web site and email services up 99.5% if not 100% , rather than paying peanuts to have services up today and down tomorrow. In the worst scenario, the overselling company may have closed down and your data is lost.
