Saturday, December 26, 2009

Triggering the Internet Boom - Affordable Web Hosting

By Veronica Carrillo

If you're looking for a free web hosting service, you must learn about the 2 basic models just so you know which one fits you best. No-Ads Free Web Hosting This type of free hosting service requires you to register or transfer domain name with them for at least 1 year. Price of new registration or transfer of domain name can cost anywhere from $15 to $35 depending on the "free" hosting service you go with. If you're smart, you can actually get a domain name for about $10 with a reputable domain registrar instead of paying that "free" hosting provider.

First, shared hosting is exactly what it sounds like -- it is where you sign for space on a web server that doesn't just hold your site, but many other sites that other business owners have. On small web hosts, you may only be sharing server space with a dozen or so websites.

Sponsored-ads Free Web Hosting This is truly a free service for you since you need not register or transfer domain name or whatever. You pay zero fees upon signup. But they'll dominate the most prominent positions on all your web pages with sponsored ads. They'll also "do their best" to bombard you with mailers to persuade you to upgrade. That's one thing for sure.

Having said that, there's no free lunch. There's always a catch for the so-called free web hosting. You want no ads, money talks. You want to host at no fee, ads will appear on all your web pages. Simple as that. Here's my suggestion though. If you're creating website for personal use without the aim of making money, then model B is what you should go with since reliability and quality are not your prime concern.

Other important issues to be considered Speed, reliability as well as security are immensely vital for an online business to attain success. While opting for a website hosting company make sure all these requirements are taken care of. A website that cannot be accessed as well as is not updated well within time will lose several potential customers. If your website is listed within the search engine, but does not open while you access then probably you might just carry on and try other links, as a result of which you lose many visitors also.

In spite of some of the shortcomings found in shared hosting, it is a popular and reasonable choice for new businesses. Compared to other types of web hosting, it is cheaper and as a business grows, it can simply move to the next higher tier of hosting as necessary. Going in with a solid concept of what shared hosting means will make sure that you're able to start your online presence the right way from the start instead of having to correct mistakes along the way.

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