Website uptime depends on your host. While most of the web host these days claim to have 99.9% uptime, but it’s really unfortunate to know that it’s not always true. It’s like whenever a web host setup his own website, the web designer gifts him a 99.9% uptime icon without even knowing whether the host will be really that good or not. Thumbs rule is to choose a host which is well known in industry and have been in business since long. Few names which come in mind are: HostGator, 1and1, godaddy, bluehost etc. Going with one of these means a good service and rare downtimes. Good uptime will make sure that your site is available for your visitors whenever they visit your site which is very important. If site shows unavailable then it gives a bad impression and one can notice a drop in hits and page views. I recommend WebCEO for monitoring your website uptime. They are really good in providing timely reports right into your inbox (no spam whatsoever, only reports) which is really useful as you can show it as a proof to your host if he is providing a bad uptime.

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