Here is my question - I see a lot of terminology that confuses me...  Bandwidth, Data Transfer, Traffic, etc.  What exactly is being measured?

I have a popular, but non-commercial website that invites visitors to download files for their use off-line.  My current host offers "free traffic" and 1 GB of "bandwidth" each month.  I am bordering the 1GB limit according to their stats (which will cost me a TON if I go over!!!)

I am VERY confused - is the 1 GB bandwidth that I use ONLY the files that my visitors are downloading, or are page views also included in that calculation?  What is the difference between Bandwidth, Data Tranfer, Page Views, Hits, and Traffic?

My site gets about 1500 "hits" per week (according to my counter) and each visitor probably downloads about 50-100 mgs per visit (possibly more.)  But I am also hoping to expand my site so I expect the traffic will increase.

Also - my site is designed to encourage jumping from page to page so many visitors will launch the same page multiple times.  Is that creating more bandwidth or traffic?

Can someone help me understand this a little better?  I am also interested in understandng how this would work through Lunar.

Thanks!  JillD

Bandwidth, traffic and data transfer are all the same thing.

Bandwidth is the word we normally use though.

1Gb of bandwidth a month is not very much for a popular website.

20Gb is plenty, and if you need more, you can upgrade to the "premium" plan, which comes with 40Gb of bandwidth.

Additional bandwidth is $3.95 per month with a minimum purchase of 2Gb.

You will never automatically be charged if you go over your bandwidth limit (which is unlikely)