1. Affordable price:

When we choose a web hosting service, we should not look at the cost but the quality. Many cheap hosting service providers are not reliable and they provide low rates just to fool the customers. The shared hosting providers, who offer web space at low rates, will not maintain their servers well and we shall face frequent downtimes. So, we must be very careful when choosing a hosting provider. We should be ready to pay the right price for the hosting scheme.

2. Room for Expanding the Web Site:

Our website can expand in size and traffic considerably over time. We should choose hosting package which allow us to expand the space when required. The web hosting company should be able to guide you regarding this. So, we should choose hosting packages with option for expanding the space in future.

3. High Uptime:

Whenever we buy a hosting package, we should check that they guarantee a high uptime. Many hosting providers promise 99 percent uptime, but do not offer it. So, we must first decide whether there is proven record by the company and we must read reviews about the hosting provider before purchasing the space.

4. Good Technical Support:

The next important thing when selecting a hosting provider is that they should handle customer queries rapidly. We should ensure that they have a strong team for technical support to troubleshoot our problems rapidly. The response time should be very low and they should provide clear explanation for all our problems.

5. Software Flexibility:

The hosting provider should support all advanced software and scripting languages like Perl, ruby, CGI, AJAX etc, so that our website can make use of latest technologies.

6. Traffic and Bandwidth:

We should choose hosting plans which offer high bandwidth and storage space. Only if the bandwidth is high, our website can handle large traffic. Also, the control panel provided by the hosting provider should have all advanced options to analyze the website traffic  for the administrators to get a view of the traffic in their website.