There is a profusion of web hosting providers offering their services to website owners, each claiming to be the best and providing several packages to meet the diverse requirements of their consumers. Amidst this chaos, it can be extremely difficult to find a hosting provider and plan that suits your needs. So, if you are in the market for cheap hosting with impressive quality, here are some tips on how you can find just the right hosting company.

Make as list of your hosting needs: This is one of the first things that you need to do in order to ensure that you only pay for what you need. The first few crucial factors to consider will the anticipated traffic, which will determine the amount of bandwidth that you ought to purchase and the extent of disk space that will be requires; this will depend on the amount of data that you intend to store. For instance, most hosting providers will let you host several websites through a single account; however, you need to have a clear idea not only about the number of sites but also how large they are going to be.

For instance, for a single site, you could easily buy shared hosting at less than $10; however, if you intend to have 10 websites, the deal with be expensive at $50 in cumulative hosting charges.

Never rely on a single web hosting provider: Even if you have found the most reputable establishment online; it never hurts to have a back up and that is precisely what you do when you use the services of two hosting providers for your websites. So, if one fails to live up to its end of the bargain, you do not have to start from square one and will already have a hosting provider that you can shift to.

Don't make price the only constraint: Although the cut throat competition in the hosting market has certainly slashed rates, and almost everybody is looking for a cheap deal, it would be a big mistake to base your decision solely on the price of hosting. We have all heard the adage, "You only get what you pay for." Carefully investigate what the other website owners have to say about an establishment, analyze their services and products in comparison to their rates, and then make a purchasing decision

Check online for reviews on cheap hosting packages: The internet allows people an easy and far reaching medium to express their opinions. You can be certain that they will not shy away from talking about a company that has burned them. So, before buying the claims of a company about their cheapest hosting package, read the online reviews about such a plan.

Go for a bundle: This option will be particularly apt if you are a budding internet marketer; a lot of internet marketing communities offer free hosting as part of their subscription package. Not only will your hosting needs be served but also you can get something extra such as free e-books, software, training material and more.

Do you need answers? Get in touch with their customer support: When you get in touch with the customer support of a company even before you buy from them just because you have a few questions, it a wonderful way to gauge their commitment to customer service. You can be a reasonably sure that if a company does not bother to provide fantastic service even in the initial stages, they will not bother to do so once they get your money in their coffers. 

Also, you will be able to ascertain the responsiveness of the customer service team. After all, regardless of your technical expertise, there will be times when you will require tech support. If it takes the company two days to respond back this would mean your site being offline or delivering half baked service for 48 hours

Let their website prove the merit of the company: Take a good look at the website of the company; is it well made, professional looking and easy to navigate? Does it have customer reviews that point to a positive experience that others have had with the company? A shoddily made site is a tell tale sign of the company's callous attitude, so you may want to avoid such an establishment.

Finally, it is imperative to understand that while doing your homework will take sometime and effort; it will be worth every minute that you invest in it because you will be able to find a cheap and reliable hosting provider.