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How to pick a CS-Cart managed hosting solution for better sales

How to pick a CS-Cart managed hosting solution for better sales

CS-Cart
Antony Atkins

July 15, 2022

There are different hosting services out there – not all of them are suitable for hosting a CS-Cart-based online store or marketplace. Here’s how you choose the best CS-Cart web hosting that will take care of the technical stuff and help you grow your shop.

When it comes to managing an online store there are options businesses can choose from. The first one is finding a hosting platform, installing all the necessary plugins, and getting the SSL certificates themselves. This will require hiring an IT specialist who’ll take care of all that or dedicating someone from the existing team.

The second option is much more convenient and cheap. A company can find a managed hosting agency and hand over all the administrative work to it. The managed hosting provider will set up the website, take care of all the security certifications, ensure the necessary speed, store all the media, and much more. All that comes at a relatively low cost which is not to compare with a full-time salary of an employee that would have to be hired otherwise. With a managed hosting provider, the only difficult decision a business will have to make is to pick a trustable agency that understands its needs and goals.
When picking a hosting provider for a CS-Cart business there are a few important things to check.

First and foremost, make sure the provider works exclusively with eCommerce projects. Managed hosting providers dedicated to online shopping platforms know all the pitfalls of setting up and operating websites similar to yours. They have a lot of experience in that niche and can save you a lot of time and money on trial and error.

By choosing a provider that specializes in eCommerce projects you ensure that all the IT infrastructure will be tailored for your online store’s needs.

Scalesta provides custom solutions to eCommerce businesses of any size – our professionals know everything about setting up and managing infrastructure for online shops and marketplaces. Moreover, Scalesta is a recommended hosting solution by CS-Cart software itself, so you can be sure that this will work for your business perfectly. Our servers are pre-installed for eCommerce projects that run on CS-Cart, which will save you a ton of time on the trial-and-error process when setting up your hardware for optimal speed and maximum performance.

Load speed is arguably the most important thing to check before opting for a CS-Cart hosting provider. Customers don’t like slow websites and abandon them before making a purchase. This means that having a slow website potentially loses you money.


How long will customers wait for a page to load
13% of users don't process their purchase because of website errors
When a website doesn't look trustable 18% of customers don't make an order
Types of server solutions
Scalesta hosts projects at 15 data centers from California to Sydney
Shared web hosting means that the CPU, disk space, and network of one server are shared between several companies. It’s kind of like living in a dorm with shared kitchens and bathrooms – you’re always dependent on your neighbors and their activities. If someone’s having a party, you won’t be able to enjoy your evening routines in peace. When a website that shares a server with you is having a heavy load the performance of your website will be affected.

Shared options are the cheapest but they are also the least reliable ones. We don’t recommend our clients using this kind of hosting and don’t include it in any of our plans.

VPS (Virtual private server) is a more reliable form of multi-tenant hosting option for businesses. Websites using the same VPS share the hardware they hosted on, but each of them has its own operating system, dedicated storage, CPU, scalable RAM, and bandwidth. So it’s more like living in a townhouse where everything is of your own, but some things, like sewer pipes and electricity cables you share with your neighbors.

VPS is a good fit for small and mid-sized businesses, it allows enough power and flexibility and is easily scalable.

Dedicated servers are the most reliable and, naturally, also the most expensive ones. As the name applies, a dedicated server is used only by one company. This means that you don’t have any neighbors to worry about at all. All the resources are yours. But it is quite a costly option and therefore it’s used mostly by large companies.

Finally, pay attention to where your server will be located. Your data center should be in the same area where most of your orders come. This will ensure faster loading and fewer latencies because the smaller the distance between your server and the user the more reliable and fast the connection is. That’s why we work with the 15 most trustable data centers from all over the world.
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