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Web Hosting in Canada: Benefits
Written by wwwhostingdirectory.com
Canada is one of the fastest growing markets for web hosting. USA, especially Texas, is usually considered to be the best bet for web hosting. There are some very straightforward reasons for this.
The first is the domain name. If you try to host in the US, your choices will be the usual .com, .org, .net and the like. If you host in Canada, you will have a much wider range of names, because you can also have a .ca website. The laws have a bit of ambiguity regarding who can be allowed to use .ca, but even if legislation of some sort is introduced, people who already have the names registered will not be affected. This accounts for some of the sudden rush to Canada for companies to host their website. They also have the added advantages of being close to the USA and in North America.
The next reason is internet searches. Google is one of the most popular search engines on the World Wide Web. Google also gives the option of searching only web pages from a particular country. Among these searches, searches within Canada are some of the most popular ones. So, if your intended audience or customers include Canadians, a .ca website is a good option. Unless your IP address shows that the Network Operation Centre is in Canada, your website won’t be picked up by those searches. This is a very compelling reason to host your website in Canada. Since 2003, broadband connections in Canada have outstripped those in homes in USA. Even in 2005, Canadians had a broadband penetration of over 77%, almost 20% more than in the US. If you want to do business online, hosting in Canada will be a better option.
Some cities in Canada, like Vancouver and Montreal are actually closer to some of the major cities in the States and have better connectivity and have higher speeds than in many place within the United States. This again makes web hosting in Canada a better bet.
Canada has surprising reserves of crude oil, so it’s no surprise that they also have cheap electricity. They have relatively inexpensive hydroelectric power. This means that they not only have enough electricity for their homes and offices, they have more. This assures that instances of power failure and servers being down because of lack of power will be negligible. In turn, your website will have minimal down time, which is a very important factor if you don’t want your customers to move on to another website providing the same service as yours. After all, the internet is the most competitive of markets.
Canada’s privacy laws are much better suited to host your website than those in the US. If you want your website to be hosted in the American continent and you want your private information to be safe and secure, web hosting in Canada is the only real option. Canada’s privacy laws are based on the European Union guidelines and laws, which are recognized as being stringent. If you host in the US, you may be breaking laws either way, if the information is not adequately safeguarded even if it is, it will be subjected to laws such as the Patriot Act, the US DMCA and others that authorize searches without warrant, which could be applicable online as well.
Yet another reason is the weather. Canada is not exactly a sunbather’s paradise. It’s quite cold. As the temperature is lowered, the molecules in the glass in the optical fiber used to transfer information. This makes the transfer of signals faster and more efficient. Even otherwise, the amount of heat generated by servers is enough to cause serious damage to the equipment unless the place is kept cold enough. All of this comes under overhead charges that you have to pay when you host your website with the provider. Starting in a place that’s already cold, while still boasts of proximity to places like Texas, is the perfect combination.
The web hosting market in Canada has not reached its peak, but it is slowly getting there. Canada is also not prone to natural disasters like earthquakes, and it’s politically and economically stable. The Canadian dollar has been climbing, just as the American dollar has been falling. If you had decided to host your company in Canada when the American dollar was at its peak, you would have profited more, but still, it’s better late than never. |
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