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Each time a web user views one of your web pages, the HTML and images have to
be transmitted from the web server to the client's web browser. This is what we
mean by data transfer or bandwidth allowance. Bandwidth in its simplest hosting
terms refers to the amount of data that flows across a network in a given time
period. For most hosting companies, that time period is measured in 30 days.
From the business point of view, how much bandwidth and disk space your
account has been allocated determines which type of hosting plan you are
in. 1000KB (kilo bytes) equals 1 MB (mega byte) 1000 MB is equal to 1 GB
(Gigabyte.) Assuming that you have web pages at the size of 50 KB. So 20,000
downloads of the page would equal 1 GB. Most sites almost never use their traffic
allowance. Extra bandwidth is available if you are lucky enough to have a site
with this amount of traffic.
How much bandwidth your site may need also depends on your website and
business requirements. Look at your web statistics again. See which are the web
pages consistently getting the most visit and how many of the web users are
downloading these files. 3000Mb of bandwidth allowance is sufficient
for websites with web pages at the size of approximately 100kb and with not more
than 5,000 unique visitors per month 8000Mb of bandwidth allowance is
sufficient for websites with many images and products to sell online at the size
of approximately 100kb and with not more than 5,000 unique visitors per month .
At the initial stage, 12000Mb of bandwidth allowance is sufficient for
website directories and websites that provide references and information about
certain topic or industry. Depending on the number of users at your site on a
daily basis, you may have to increase your bandwidth accordingly. Always check
your website statistics. At the initial stage, 15000Mb of bandwidth allowance
is sufficient for websites with bulletin boards and forums. Always check your
website statistics to determine the number of users at your site. If you are
offering data or files to web users to download, please calculate the total size
of the total number of files that you will be placing online. If you have an
average of 100MB of files for web users to download with only 10Gb of bandwidth
allowance and assuming the web user downloads all the files, you are limited to
100 downloads per month only. Always discuss with your host what you intend to
do on your site, especially if you have videos, pictures, and other large files
for public download. To keep your bandwidth usage low, always optimise your
image/media files as much as possible to reduce the file size. There are many
imaging software at www.download.com that
you can use to optimize automatically. Good luck in searching for the right
hosting plan. If you are not sure about the amount of disk space and bandwidth
that your website may use, always go for the best. Companies like Globat.com
and Who's behind your website ( U.K. Hosting Company ) offer appropriate
amounts of bandwidth and disk space for current and future use.
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