Bandwidth is important to millions of organizations online and having a higher bandwidth means you will be able to achieve a higher data transfer rate which in turn leads to shorter download times. This is especially significant when downloading large files, or your sites has images, music, or galleries. Having a higher bandwidth can support and have a smooth experience of multiple concurrent sessions online such as checking emails, surfing,downloading or playing online games or watching You Tubes all can be achieved with higher bandwidth but it could be expensive.
Many website owners struggle with bandwidth problems due to the following:
- If your customers is waiting long for your site to load, then you will lose a potential client and Broadband is one of the reasons that can cause slow connectivity on the web.
- Images, movies, music, and software files are the largest contributors to your bandwidth usage on a website. The largest cause of this is using very large or uncompressed files. Lots of code equals larger file size will cause bandwidth spikes.
- Hotlinking can also cause bandwidth hog.
- PDF files are becoming very popular on the internet, but there is one downside, they are very large causing large bandwidth usage.
- Virus can also be the cause of surge because many viruses are created to send out mass emails from the infected computer and without the owners’ knowledge. Installing antivirus software on computers and regularly scanning for possible infections may resolve this issue.
It is important to know what causing your bandwidth surge to be able to conserve it and avoid crippling effect on your site. Philippine Web hosting Provider will guide you if you happen to exceed your bandwidth because providing great customer care and fast, reliable services is important to us.
If you exceed bandwidth usage your provider will suspend your account (most web hosting provider do this), but a warning email will be sent to you before any suspension regarding exceed allowance. Notice will be sent if your usage is 50% to 80%. Then advise you on how to reduce your transfer in the future and give you three options -
- either to try to reduce your transfer.
- to upgrade your account
- or to pay for the excess each month that you exceed. If you anticipate exceeding every month, then it is usually much cheaper to upgrade than pay for the excess.
Wise Advice, always think about bandwidth when designing your site. Avoid large file types and require user action to view large images and to download large files. Be smart in using your resources!
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