How Much Bandwidth Is Enough?
It depends (don’t you hate that answer). But in truth, it does. Since bandwidth is a significant determinant of hosting plan prices, you should take time to determine just how much is right for you. Almost all hosting plans have bandwidth requirements measured in months, so you need to estimate the amount of bandwidth that will be required by your site on a monthly basis. If you do not intend to provide file download capability from your site, the formula for calculating bandwidth is fairly straightforward: • Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size x 31 x Fudge Factor If you intend to allow people to download files from your site, your bandwidth calculation should be: • (Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size) + (Average Daily File Downloads x Average File Size)] x 31 x Fudge Factor Let us examine each item in the formula: • Average Daily Visitors – The number of people you expect to visit your site, on average, each day. Depending upon
