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I am building an ecommerce website using Prestashop. &nbsp;Is it important to choose a Hosting company that is close to the people who will be using my site. &nbsp;Is there a downside having a online store in Toronto, Canada and using a hosting company is the United States? &nbsp;Speed, security, etc...
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I am building an ecommerce website using Prestashop.  Is it important to choose a Hosting company that is close to the people who will be using my site.  Is there a downside having a online store in Toronto, Canada and using a hosting company is the United States?  Speed, security, etc...

Hosting Provider - Should the servers be close to my customers

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