Hosting multiple websites can be a time consuming task, as a certain level of management is required to ensure all websites are running smoothly and clients do not exceed specified limits.

Choosing a managed web hosting provider will help towards maintaining the server and ensure your server is actively monitored. Monitoring is an essential task as downtime to customers websites could cause major problems and in some cases could lead to losing business. Many web designers do not focus strongly on web hosting and prefer to have a hosting provider who takes take of time consuming management tasks.

Multiple website hosting usually means they are multiple clients. This also means there are multiple expectations from each client and you need to be able to accommodate each customers requirements individually. This can sometimes be difficult if the web hosting provider uses global settings on the server which will apply to every client. Ensure your web hosting provider is flexible and can set specific limits to clients accounts which makes it possible to create a custom hosting environment for each website.

Many web hosting providers have hosting packages suitable for hosting multiple websites, these are often refereed to reseller packages. Reseller web hosting packages are generally the most flexible, it’s even possible to have a single domain user which can access a control panel to manage there own account without changes having to be made from the reseller.

Providing a web hosting environment for multiple websites is not always an easy task, regular maintenance checks and audits are required. Providing support to a large user base can also be a difficult, by choosing a web hosting company with the correct infrastructure, support and management will allow you more time to focus of designing websites for your customers rather than maintaining the web hosting environment.

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