Sydney

Our Sydney Web Hosting plan is the big daddy of our Web Hosting Australia plans.  It offers the most storage and bandwidth of all our plans and it is priced at many of our competitors starting plan prices.

We have not seen a better value Australian Web Hosting plan - offering this kind of storage and bandwidth period.

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1. Not testing the service facilities and support response time before committing to a plan.

I don’t know how many times we’ve had new customers arrive and tell us they couldn’t get support from their previous hosting provider. Most often they were impressed by the promise of 24 Hour Live Chat facilities only to find every time they needed to use the facility it was unattended and an email sent in it’s place. Test Live Chat if it’s advertised, use the contact us email, test the response time.

2. Not knowing your requirements.

Ok so if this is your first experience with webhosting its hard to know exactly what you’ll need but the internet is full of information! Yes it is and some of it is still free.

This is also a great excuse to contact potential hosts and see how quickly they answer your queries and how helpful they are in general. Are they recommending the most expensive plan? Are they knowledgeable? Did they tell you should be contacting sales? Do they have free extras as incentive for newcomers (site-builders, Fantastico etc)

3. Paying too much for too little.

Look around, do your research, ask about going over quota, setup fees, money back guarantees and exit-fees if change your mind. The internet is full of information! Yes it is and some of it is still unbiased. (Contact someone who is already with the hosting company you are considering and ask them about the host - will they be staying with them? Do they have any complaints? Are there any hosts they recommend you avoid?)

Make the time to follow these tips before you commit and you’ll be well on your way to finding a supportive, reliable webhosting provider and that will save you a lot of time, money and downtime in the long run.