Typically, I try to avoid controversial posts like this but I think it is important to answer those questions that had been lingering in your minds. In today’s post, we will do a quick discussion on local web hosting vs international web hosting. Which is the better choice for you and your website business?
Uncovering the myths
Living in Malaysia is just like living in any parts in the world. There are local web hosting companies and at the same time, international (big names) web hosting companies that paste their ads everywhere on the Internet.
A quick guideline in comparing local web hosting companies to international ones are:
- Loading speed
- Server location
- Level of support
Advantages using local web hosting companies
Web Hosting Malaysia
It varies from people to people, project to project but for me, I would go for local web hosting companies if I am on a tight budget and doesn’t have much requirements.
For example, Malaysia is blessed with a large number of web hosting company such as Exabytes. It offers very affordable web hosting solutions — minus all the addons and crazy (time consuming) setup process.
More importantly, local web hosting companies charge you based on your local currency, not USD or Euros (which can save quite a bit in the exchange rate).
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Local web hosting companies often tailor their web hosting services to the local community. This offers better bet if you are hosting your site for the locals and not to the International community.
Reginald Chan // Serial Entrepreneur
Advantages of using International web hosting companies
International Web Hosting
International web hosting companies are not bad to be honest. Sure, you are most likely to pay slightly more but they have bigger names and brand reputation to take care of. However, my experience with international web hosting companies been great all this while — especially with managed WordPress hosting such as Verpex, Kinsta and WP Engine.
Apart from that, international web hosting solutions are best when you have website visitors from around the world (and not just from your country) as they have various datacenters that you can choose from.
Reginald Chan
Personally, I prefer going for International web hosting companies because they are extremely competitive and in most cases, offer better features (not pricing). These web hosting features would easily add perks especially to your offering if you are running a B2B or B2C service.
Choosing between local web hosting and international web hosting
I hope you find this article intriguting and useful. If you are looking for a reliable web hosting solution in Malaysia, Exabytes is an excellent choice to go. If you are looking for international web hosting, I can’t help but to recommend WP Engine.
