How Much Space and Transfer do I need?
SPACE (Storage) At this time one of our parent company web sites has about 500 pages total. This website includes enormous amounts of text, lots of pictures and client logos, forms along with search capabilities, huge database operations, content management and dynamic page production. The total space used is only 1,890 MegaBytes (MB) or almost 2 gigs of space. You can see it here; http://GeorgiaJobWatch.com.
The average web page takes up about 35KB in space. This web page that you are on takes up about 3 KB of space. 40 pages this size would take up less than 1 MB of space.
Most business websites will take up less than 1 MB of space. And as far as GB (GigaBytes) go, if you have an 8,000 page standard website you may need 1GigaByte of storage. However, use of graphics and pictures increases the size of a web page in bytes very quickly.
Most businesses can get by safely with 50 MB of storage. Your account with CarolinaOrbit.com includes ample MB to allow for future growth of your website.
TRANSFER (Bandwidth)
Two of the websites we manage average about 750 visitors per day and a lot of data is transferred in the form of pictures, online forms, and database activity. Much more than the average business website. These 2 websites will consume about 12 GB (gigabytes) of transfer in one year. 500 MB monthly is an adequate speculation about the bandwidth needed for the average website.
If you decide to host with a company offering UNLIMITED SPACE and ZILLIONS of Gigabytes we suggest you read the fine print.
There is an easy and free way to find out. Contact us and let's discuss your web site needs. Then, armed with knowledge you can make a valid decision about your online future.
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