What is US virtual hosting? A must for foreign trade websites!
US hosting refers to virtual hosting with servers geographically located in the United States, provided by US hosting service providers. Generally speaking, when we talk about US hosting, we are referring to shared virtual hosting.
Why should those engaged in foreign trade choose overseas virtual hosting?
Nowadays, with low costs for online marketing, more and more people are using the internet to engage in foreign trade and build websites. Since many friends have their websites built by web development companies, they often use the space provided by these companies, which can create significant disadvantages for their overseas promotions and international sales. Why is this so?
1. Foreign users experience particularly slow speeds when accessing websites hosted on domestic servers:
If your foreign trade website is hosted on a domestic server, most of your potential overseas customers will find it extremely slow to access your site. It's just like trying to access a foreign website from within China – sometimes it’s unbearably slow.
Imagine if your potential overseas customer opens your website and the page still hasn't loaded after 10 seconds; they might immediately close your website and check out your competitors instead.
The speed at which your website loads directly impacts the conversion rate of your business, so for foreign trade, it's best not to host your website domestically.
2. Hosting a foreign trade website domestically affects its ability to quickly rank in English search engines:
This should be easy to understand. Google, Yahoo, and other search engines default to assuming that the location of your website's server is also your sales region. Therefore, hosting a foreign trade website domestically makes it difficult to achieve good rankings, which is not wise.
Therefore, it is recommended that websites aiming for overseas promotion use foreign hosting services.
3. Additionally, using US hosting does not require ICP registration:
Building a website with a domestic host requires ICP registration. Since August 1, 2008, online stores (in Beijing) must also register for business licenses, and there are rumors that this requirement will be implemented nationwide. This is preparation for future taxation.
Using US hosting eliminates such complications.
4. Superior cost-effectiveness:
The US hosting market is mature and regulated, with reliable network and hardware facilities, years of operational experience, affordable hosting prices, large storage capacities and traffic allowances, and free support for various popular software (blogs, forums, communities), as well as business support... In terms of cost-effectiveness, US hosting far surpasses domestic hosting spaces. Moreover, most US hosting services provide free domains, support an unlimited number of corporate email accounts and MySQL databases, allow modification of domain/FTP passwords, support multiple subdirectory bindings, and enable the simultaneous hosting of multiple websites. These features make US hosting absolutely worth the investment.
5. How to purchase US hosting:
Generally, these foreign hosting providers only accept credit card payments. However, now you can purchase US hosting through Naisenic at http://www.nicenic.com!