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Cardinal Strategies Regarding Websites For Accountants and Hosting Services
Websites have become quite commonplace and just about anyone can easily set up their own. Once the site is up, though, it's time to get a host. Site hosting is a part of of the web that most folks, even most site owners, don't sincerely understand. There are a variety of important factors you need to look at when deciding on a service to host your site. Once you grasp what you're looking for you'll realize that hosting isn't really all that alien. You need to look at storage, support, and cost. You need to be sure that your host will give you enough online storage for all your files, and will allow enough traffic to and from your site. And what about support? You need to know who's going to available to help you when you need it. How much will you have to pay, and what's included in your fee?
Here are some topics to consider when choosing a web host for a CPA or accounting website.
Support
Make sure when asking about support that you probe for details. Many hosts offer a variety of support packages so find out if support costs extra and what kind of limits there are to different service levels. Support is critical, especially if you're not familiar with tools, run into technical issues, or just have questions about what you can do with your new host.
Storage Space
The best websites for accountants need disk space to store files. This online storage allows you to display downloadble high resolution documents and videos on your site, but more importantly this is the factor that dictates how many client files you can store on your site at once. Before you decide on hosting you'll need to decide what kind of file transfer capability your site needs. Permanently storing files for clients online uses much more disk quota than simply transferring them. You'll also need more space if you want to display videos or offer high quality downloadable PDF files on your site. All of these factors affect the amount of disk space you'll need.
Most websites for accountants use the bulk of their file storage on client files. Here are some guidelines: 35 Pages of medium resolution black and white PDF files, ie tax documents, will probably take up about 500kb, or .5Mb of disk space. PDF files get much larger if they have color or are saved at high resolutions. While they're usually smaller than this (and occasionally larger) I recommend allowing about 20Mb for QuickBooks files.
Again, your web host may allow you to upgrade as needed, so you may be able to start small and increase your disk space later. Too much space is better than too little. Most new users overestimate their online storage needs and this can drive up your costs slightly. Frankly, disk space is pretty cheap. When tax time rolls around not having enough online storage will disrupt your practice and it's worth a sawbuck or two to avoid this.
Bandwidth Limits
Bandwidth is one of those vital features that is often overlooked by CPA and Accounting firms. In essence, the higher the bandwidth allotment, the more visitors that can visit your site during that day or month. Websites for Accountants have much higher bandwidth requirements than most other websites. Most websites only need enough bandwidth to allow visitors to view the actual website. Increases in traffic results in increased bandwidth requirements. This is still true of accounting websites, but even smaller firms are going to need a lot more bandwidth than a bowling alley or restaurant might need. Accountants send and recieve files over the internet all the time, and this causes their bandwidth needs to skyrocket. As a rule most accounting firms need at least 1Gb of bandwidth per month to get through tax season. 1.5Gb would be better, and this assumes a smaller firm and average use. Last year my most active client used more than 3Gb in the month of march.
Website Editor
Most hosts won't help you here at all, but all the really good ones will offer tools to help you edit your site. Some sites will only let you upload finished sites that you've built from scratch, others force you to use inflexible templates that cannot be modified at all, and many offer varying degrees of compromise between these extremes. Find out what, if any, editing tools and capabilities your host offers. Some offer packages. Make sure if this is the case you buy a package that suits your real needs.
Programming Language / Database Availability
Depending on what you're planning to do with your website, you may need additional database or programming language availability. Your website host will likely have at least a few options available. If your host is using a Windows server they most likely offer support for .NET and Microsoft SQL databases. On the other hand if it's a Linux server they'll most likely support PHP and and MySQL. Both servers are able to do pretty much the same things, but they do them in different ways.
Other Support Tools
As an accounting firm you'll find that secure file transfer capability is an absolute MUST for your website, but there are some other advanced features to consider. Do they provide web stats so you can see who is visiting your site? Your host must absolutely offer FTP access to your site allowing you to access, modify, add, delete and otherwise control the files on your website without needing to use the host's editor. What other tools are provided for other advanced features? Again, depending on your intended use, you may or may not not need these extra management tools but it's important to that your host is giving your firm room to grow.
Website Security
This is absolutely crucial and non-negotiable if you're going to be using the website to transfer sensitive documents like QuickBooks files and tax returns! Does your host provide the ability to add SSL to your site? This will ensure a secure transaction and also verify your company's identity.
Other Stuff
Most web hosts offer related web services, like email and domain name registration, in addition to their basic service. Sometimes these features are bundled into their basic hosting package, sometimes not. Consider all of a hosts terms and expenses when choosing a host. You can save money this way, but you may just as easily wind up paying for stuff you don't need. Some hosts can be pretty sneaky about using your domain name to strong-arm you into staying with them.
With e-mail, you will also want to find out how you can access that e-mail remotely, if it's compatible with any potential devices (e.g., smartphones) or software (e.g., Microsoft Outlook) that you may use. Using your web host as an Email provider can also sometimes create problems if you ever decide you want to change hosts. Make sure you've downloaded ALL your emails into an email client before changing email hosts.
These basics should help you when you're ready to choose a website host for your accounting or CPA firm. You should seriously consider a host that specializes in websites for accountants, but these fundamentals apply to just about any hosting service. As service professionals handling privileged financial material CPA and accounting firms enjoy a much thinner margin allowed error allowed to the best websites for accountants than countless other types of companies so it's always best to study your choices and determine what other users of those services feel when deciding on hosting services. While this post will afford you some hard-nosed information so you can make a informed choice I would wholeheartedly suggest making flexibility a material ingredient in your final selection. If your host lets you upgrade features as you reqiuire them you'll have a significantly easier time building your CPA or accounting firm.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities $11.95 Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s enduring legacy upon the history, culture, politics, and economics of the United States is introduced to children in this engaging activity book. Kids will learn how FDR, a member of one of the founding families of the New World, led the nation through the darkest days of the Great Depression and World War II as 32nd U.S. President. This book examines the Roosevelt family—including famous cousin Teddy Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt—as well as FDR’s early political career and subsequent 12 years in office during some of the most fascinating and turbulent times in American history. Interspersed throughout are first-hand accounts from the people who knew FDR and remember him well. Children will also learn how his personal struggles with polio and his physical disability strengthened FDR's compassion and resolve. In addition, kids will explore Roosevelt's entire era through such hands-on activities as staging a fireside chat, designing a WPA-style mural, sending a double encoded message, hosting a swing dance party, and participating in a political debate. |