When small businesses choose a hosting provider, they often focus on price and storage first. But in day-to-day operations, customer support quickly becomes the most critical factor. A slow or unresponsive support team can turn minor glitches into full‑blown outages.
1. Relying on email-only support
Many budget hosts only offer email or ticket-based support. For high-impact incidents, that simply is not enough. You need multi-channel support: tickets, live chat, and in urgent cases, phone or WhatsApp.
- Check if your host offers 24/7 live chat like iServerGo.
- Verify the average response time for high-priority tickets.
- Look for a clear escalation path when issues affect your whole site.
2. No clear SLA for response and resolution
An SLA (Service Level Agreement) should define how fast support responds and how quickly they aim to resolve incidents. Without an SLA, you are relying on goodwill instead of guarantees.
At iServerGo, our hosting plans include transparent uptime and support SLAs so you always know what to expect.
3. Ignoring proactive support features
Great hosting support is not just reactive. Look for:
- Proactive monitoring that alerts you before customers notice issues.
- Free migration assistance so you don't struggle through a risky move alone.
- Guided onboarding for DNS, SSL, email, and backups.
How to avoid these mistakes with iServerGo
- Choose a plan with 24/7 live support and clear SLAs.
- Use our free migration service to move from your current host without downtime.
- Enable daily backups and SSL from day one.
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