Comparing Web Host And Merchant Account Providers Statistically

By Author: Ronnie Mack
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Have you explored the service provider landscape for the required services you need such as selecting a Host Provider, Merchant Account and Gateway provider ?

Go ahead, search for Host Providers or Web Hosting and you will see over 2 Billion results returned, combined for MSN, Yahoo and Google !! Wow !!!

Not to mention , Merchant Account Providers. If you envision your business will accept credit cards through your web site you definitely need a merchant account provider and a gateway solution. Go ahead, do another search for Merchant Accounts you will see an additional 20 Million or so responses combined for Yahoo, MSN and Google.

How can you sort out the good from the bad, who offers the best fit for your business and who provides the best total costs?

So, how do you compare these solution providers ?

Well, if you have the time and energy you should :

1) Check the provider's business standing.
Analyze what the Better Business Bureau states about the profile of the company. Also, check to see if the company
discloses a business telephone number and a ...
... business address.
You may be surprised how many providers do not !! Why ?
2) Get a sense just how popular the provider is .
Visit Alexa.Com and Quantcast.Com. You can get a darn good perspective who drives the most traffic.
The premise : The more traffic the more popular the site !
3) Compare the costs. Yep, you bet !
However, you need to do a deep dive on this one. Don't take at face value the website catch-ads!
Make sure you understand the setup fees, annual fees, monthly fees, contract and cancellation fees.
These providers can be very creative with fees and bury them in the fine print , especially in the Merchant account realm !
Be especially wary of lowest rates and will beat all other rates catch-ads !
4) Compare value. Compare what you get for the price you are willing to pay.
For instance, when selecting a host provider you should check just how much you are paying based upon your disk allocation and bandwidth allocation. You may be shocked at the relative costs. This can be a real eye-opener !!
5) Check to see what features the provider offers for free!
You want to ensure your business has scalability .. the ability to grow with your selected provider.
Isn't it better to have a provider with a full menu of free services and applications that you can plug into your site at a moment's notice ?
6)Call them !!!
Have a conversation with the representative of the service provider company.
Use your intuition. If you feel uncomfortable or uneasy, simply try another solution provider.

Be a savvy consumer. The internet can be an intimidating and hostile environment with money pits everywhere. Do your homework!!

At WebJeb.Com , we've done your homework already. We statistically evaluate , rate and provide unbiased rankings for many Host and Merchant account providers.

Not all host and merchant account providers are created equally. Choose wisely!

Check us out at http://www.webjeb.com