Top 10 Large File Transfer Problems Eliminated with FTP Site Hosting
There are a variety of solutions out there, however many of them fall short of users' needs and goals. Some solutions are extremely time consuming, others are insecure, and the majority of them still fail to handle large file sizes.
Common file sharing solutions that fall short:
Email: Emailing files presents a number of limitations. The files are easily lost, deleted, or forgotten in a junk mail box. The security measures available with basic email, either the businesses email or the recipient's email, are extremely limited or non-existent, which means anyone with enough motivation can access private files. Email just doesn't accommodate large files. Even short audio or video files are most often too large to email and graphic files have the same problems. Documents, unless they're compressed and free of graphics, are too large as well.
Digital file transfer: There are a few services that provide digital file transfer. This typically involves registering for their service, uploading your file and sending an email. The service then sends an email to your intended recipient containing a link to your uploaded file. They then have a limited amount of time to access and download the files. One of the problems with digital file transfer is that time limit. What happens if they want to access the file after the time limit? They can't. It's gone and you have to go through the entire process again. Additionally, security is still an issue and digital file transfer doesn't leave any room for collaboration unless your client or business partner wants to get an account with the file transfer service too. There are just too many limitations.
FTP Site hosting, the way to go!
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. In a nutshell it is the widely accepted system for transferring files via the Internet. What FTP site hosting means to business owners is the ability to upload files onto the Internet and share them with specified users. More specifically, each file that is uploaded onto an FTP site can be stored in an online, user specified folder. Only people with a valid password and user ID who have been assigned to the specific folder can access its files. A business can have any number of folders and hundreds of assigned users, each user only has access to their own specific folder.
FTP site hosting has no time restraints businesses and customers can access their files any time they need to and from anywhere.
FTP has absolutely no restrictions on file size. Unlike email and even digital file transfer, FTP file size limits are set by you. You choose the size site you need, from 600 MB to 100 GB and as you grow you can increase the capacity with the click of a button.
FTP site hosting is customizable. You can often add a logo and change the colors to help brand your FTP site and make your customers and associates feel like they're in a familiar place.
FTP site hosting is easy. The ability to set up your FTP site, create your folder, add users, and upload/download files can all be done is as little as five minutes. Five minutes and your entire system is good to go. You're ready to share files with customers and associates around the world.
FTP site hosting saves time and provides the simplest and most secure solution to the file sharing problems faced by most businesses. There really is no downside. It's extremely cost effective, most starting at only a few dollars a week, and you can find great FTP site hosting services that allow you to have an account on a month to month basis which means no long term commitments.
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