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How to avoid shared web hosting problems and errors?
Most webmasters on the net today are familiar with what the industry calls "shared" web hosting accounts. A shared hosting account is where you rent a small amount of space on a server that is shared among many other users.
This is a cheap way to get started online, but it has a lot of downsides: You'll encounter email delivery problems due to spam complaints against other sites on the same server. You will find that your site crashes when someone else does some heavy database work on your server. It is even possible that your site will go down due to a denial of service attack against someone else hosting piracy or piracy related material on their server (these types of sites attract anti-social elements!)
How can you avoid all this drama?
When upgrading to a virtual dedicated server. A virtual dedicated server allows you to run your sites as if you had your own "dedicated" server, except it's cheaper because you're really only using part of a server that's been split into multiple virtual dedicated servers.
You can learn more about this by searching Google for “virtual dedicated hosting”. Virtuozzo is the main business software used by web hosts to run virtual hosting services.
You'll find virtual dedicated server accounts starting at just $30 per month. You'll get a much larger chunk of bandwidth compared to shared hosting, and none of the hassle that comes with shared hosting. You can also get multiple unique IP addresses for your sites.
So what's the catch? Bit. You'll probably spend a little more on hosting each month. The main disadvantage of upgrading to virtual dedicated hosting is that you will need to be more technically proficient in order to manage the server.
This requires a bit of time to learn the necessary Linux skills to make sure your server runs smoothly.
Many hosting providers will have a "premium" support offering that includes a bit more manual control; this is definitely recommended if you don't have much experience with Linux or are new to virtual dedicated hosting.
With the increased speed and bandwidth that a virtual dedicated host offers, and none of the headaches of shared hosting, you'll never regret the move. The choice is yours...