Looking to start up a website? You’ll need a web host to begin with! It’s important to learn the basics about web hosting so you can properly select the host that will work the best for you and your website. Continue reading for some helpful tips that will increase your knowledge of web hosting.

When transferring your site between hosts, have a copy of your website at both your old and new hosts for a few days. It’s important to do this because it takes 6-48 hours for the DNS to propagate. During this time, some visitors will be sent to your old website, while others whose ISPs have updated their DNS info will be sent to your new site.

Make sure you, and not your web host, controls your domain name. If you let your host control your domain name, you may be stuck with that host if you …