Speculating that you have hunted a hosting partner, now your thirst will be, to acquire a plan. The Plan which is Cheaper and best, regarding the dimensions, which you are in need.

Figure out elementary belongings, before signing up for any plan

Are you looking for a host, to run your business or simply a place to park up a personal homepage?

Free web hosting, a congenial alternate, for the later case but might cost your domain name (since domain name provided by hosting provider), which could result into a downfall of credibility to your clients. Former case needs either dedicated hosting, which being too expensive, left shared hosting the only and good option for home business.

How much traffic you are expecting i.e. bandwidth and what is the size of your site?

Keep a ballpark figure in mind while selecting a plan. You should pay, for what you require. Simple graphical page consumes 1MB to 5 MB (1000 Kb = 1 MB), while pages without graphics procure approx 50 Kb space. Some companies also tender few GB spaces (1 GB = 1000 MB) too for your domain.

Bandwidth acknowledges the amount of data that can be retrieved from your site or the data transfer from web server. It relates directly to number of visitor. It is counted usually; on per month basis.10000 visitors a month with few download requires 5 to 6 GB.

What kind of hosting account, you wish to have?

Dedicated hosting will grant high traffic acceptance and procuring high level of security. It imparts freedom to build, whatever you need to support your site. You get 24/7 tech support to ensure the consistent performance of your server. But switching is not an easy process and cost you more than reseller.

Reseller hosting, allows you to start your own web hosting service with 24/7 customer support.

Shared hosting, bear lower cost than the dedicated one, having moderate features while providing low security level. You don’t need to take care about server problems but having limitations some available ports and connections, due to security.

What kind of platform, you wish to have?

Linux is open source (free) software; as a result it is cheaper. It is a secured one and reportedly performs faster than Windows.

Windows is a graphical user interface makes it user-friendly. It allows ASP, FrontPage, the .NET environment, Windows Streaming Media, Access, and MSSQL and other Microsoft proprietary technologies.

Some tools PHP, MySQL, POP3 etc. lope on both of the platforms.

Since you are acquainted with basics, take care while selecting a plan. We wish you a delightful outing.