Build your website – picking the right web hosting type

If you are starting a new web site or already have an existing web site, picking the right web hosting is crucial to the success of your web site. If you choose the wrong hosting type for your web site you could lose valuable web traffic/orders due to downtimes, suspensions for resource abuse, etc. In this article I will go over the different types of web hosting out there and which is best for you.

Free Web Hosting

Free Web Hosting is great for the obvious reason. If you are just getting started and need practice building web sites then you will want to find a good free web hosting provider. Theres no sense in wasting money on a paid service if all you want to do is practice your skills. After you have learned how to manage a web site then you might want to think about going to a paid host. If your web site is a small site and don’t mind the adverts the host will place on your site than by all means go with the free web hosting providers. For the most part a free web host won’t provide support for their services(some do), might not be as reliable, and won’t have as many bells and whistles added to the service as a paid hosting provider will

Paid hosting: Shared, virtual, multi user plans

Shared/virtual web hosting is great for most of the web sites out there. If you have a small to medium size web site and traffic you will want to go with a paid shared web hosting provider. Paid providers will usually be able to host multiple domain names on a single account and will provide more than enough resources for most sites out there. With a paid host your will receive better support and a more reliable service. You will want to go with a paid host if you plan to make money on your web site. Remember that downtime costs you money – lost sales, lost ad revenue. So make sure you find a host with an uptime guarantee.

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