Anytime some info is uploaded to a shared website hosting account or downloaded using it, some traffic is produced and this is a component that each and every hosting plan has. It's moreover one of the features you have to check, since the amount of site traffic quota you will need will depend on what you need the account for. The website traffic is mainly generated by downloads and this includes website visits. Basically, every time someone opens your site, the webpages are downloaded from the server to his or her computer system and they're subsequently displayed by their web browser. It is of course important to be aware that uploads matter too, hence every time you transfer bigger files from your computer to the server, some traffic is generated as well. Different providers may have different names for this feature, such as traffic, bandwidth, data transfer, but they all apply to the same thing - the amount of incoming and outgoing info generated for a period of time.
Monthly Traffic in Shared Website Hosting
All our shared website hosting were created with the idea to take care of the traffic produced by any kind of website that can run in such an account. When you own one or a few different small-scale or medium-sized web sites, you will not be limited by the monthly website traffic allowance irrespective of what content you may have - plain text and / or lots of images, for example. The stats in your hosting Control Panel will provide you with comprehensive details about the site traffic generated by each and every web site plus the total amount for your account in general. The numbers are updated in real time and display both the day-to-day and the monthly usage, therefore you'll be aware of how much information is transferred to and from the hosting account anytime. The very first day of every month your counter is reset, but you will still be able to view the site traffic stats for the previous months, which will give you an idea how your web sites perform.