Ever heard the saying "Penny-wise and Dollar-foolish"?

Well bargain priced website hosting may just represent the

perfect example of watching a jar full of pennies while

bucket loads of dollars fly out the window!

When I launched my first website way back in the "dark ages"

of 1997 I paid almost $150 a month in hosting and data

transfer charges.

My web host watched how many files I uploaded like a hawk

and always seemed to send their hefty invoices earlier with

each passing month.

I'm obviously not the only one who felt that way, because

suddenly a whole industry of "bargain" web hosts sprang up

all over the web.

On the surface they all sound great, especially when you

think you can go from $150 a month down to $4.95 a month and

for a VPS!

Five bucks a month sounds great, until you realize the

amount of data transfer (number of page views) and bandwidth

(the amount of data transfer your host allows in a 24 hour

period) you get for that low price severely limits your

ability to do business.

This realization - along with a panic attack and a quick

lesson in how data transfer and bandwidth get calculated -

usually comes at the least convenient time.

When you exceed your limits, a bargain host usually just

shuts you down with no warning.

Most webmasters realize they've made a mistake by choosing a

bargain host when their site suddenly gets shut down in the

middle of a big promotion because of a traffic spike.

Believe me, everything just stops!

Here are a few bargain and reliable VPS hosts that provide good service, but

you really need to really check the fine print for how much

bandwidth they allow.

www.OneNetwork.Net

For $9.95 a month you get 256MB Ram, 250GB transfer and 25GB Storage. They used to

be a reputative vps hoster when I'm with them last year.

www.Linode.com

linode is no question the number 1 in VPS Hosting. They are cheap

and most respected VPS webmasters are talking about.

The moral here? Either be prepared to have your business

shut down mid-stream if you get successful, or pay a few

extra bucks each month to ensure you have enough bandwidth

and data transfer.

At a minimum, specifically ask and read the fine print about

the host's bandwidth and data transfer policies before it's

too late!