Using Twitter to drive traffic to your website or blog is not as easy as one may think. Nevertheless, if you have a good amount of followers and even if a small percentage of which decide to visit your website, you should know that these visitors could eventually be potential customers for you. This is particularly true if you are using Twitter for business.

In order to take advantage of these potential customers, one thing that we should make sure is that our websites are up and running without any problems, at the risk of loosing their interest. I myself have encountered many “503’s” before and believe me, it is frustrating. To avoid all this, one must know how to choose a web hosting provider properly.

Which web hosting provider is the best?
Tough question to answer. You will find many providers offering their web hosting services packed with so many features that it will either help you decide very quickly or confuse you even further. Usually it is the later. Terms like, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited diskspace, unlimited domains, dedicated servers, shared hosting, cPanel, 99.9% uptime guaranteed, and more, can be too technical and difficult to digest. And oh, they now have this so called green hosting, which I have to admit do not exactly know what it means. Anyway, in a nutshell, a good service provider will be reliable, secured, and has a top notch customer support.

So, the question still remains and how do you make a final selection? Like many decisions, choosing a Web hosting provider often comes down to budget and features. Begin your search by making a list of your requirements. How much disk space and bandwidth do you need? What about programming languages? Do you require phone support, or are you happy receiving help via email? If you have a small budget, are you willing to compromise on customer service? Is it critical that your Web site never goes down — or are a couple of minutes of downtime here and there acceptable? If all this sounds complicated to you, there is another way to find assistance to guide you to the selection process.

Enter WebHostingGeeks. A website which can help you define the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is not just another website that preaches for information regarding web hosting. The numbers speak for themselves. With a PR7 and an Alexa of less than 27K, I believe that I can safely recommend you to visit their site if it’s anything about web hosting 101, you are looking for. They rate, review, compare, and organize the “Oscars” of the Best Web Hosting Awards. Awards such as Best Budget Hosting, Best Blog Hosting, Best Dedicated Server Hosting, etc. are all rated and reviewed by bonafide customers or users if you prefer. What better source of information you will trust than the massive amount of reviews, that users (or customers) themselves provide?

There you have it. Decide on your own, but never ignore a second opinion. They exist, so why not take advantage of it.