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Finding the right company to host your site can be a very trying and lengthy experience. Several factors become very important and can greatly affect your decision. Although all of us start with a very simple focus...PRICE! Direct comparisons are very difficult and you must remember the old adage " You will most often get what you pay for". In fact, in many instances, you may find that you will still end up paying for what you don't get! 

When you are trying to compare hosting companies, you may review the amount of Hard Disk storage that each company offers, the amount of files that you can transfer monthly, the number of email accounts, the number of "extras" such as Front Page extensions etc., but you may not be able to tell the company's reliability and ability to service your site on a 24 hr. basis.

The following links will lead you to informational sites designed to help guide you on this topic:

CNET WEB BUILDER - Excellent discussion on the various roles that Web Hosting can fulfill for you
"How to Choose a Web Host"-Excellent article by Dr. Ralph Wilson, in Web Marketing Today 
Host Search- Provides categories to help in your search for an appropriate site hosting provider
TopHosts.Com- Each month provides an independent ranking of the "Top 25" web hosts
Hostglobal.com- Ranking are determined by 1300 reviewers! Also has background information on the subject
WebHosters.com- Has monthly rankings, categories and additional information 

After you review a number of these sites, you still may not know which company to choose, but you will certainly  know a lot more about what is important in selecting a web host