This article is about my experience of using different Website Hosting providers via free and paid for services,and the unseen problems and pitfalls that a novice website creator is is likely to encounter.
My first step on the website creating ladder happened when I realised that my free email provider provided free webspace (if activated).
The condition was that I had to use their dial up service and unique phone number to transfer (ftp) my website files,enabling them to get commision via part of the call charge in exchange for providing my Webspace.
Laptop Battery This is what I found :
Webspace was limited to 20MB
Individual file size was limited to 1.5MB
Tech support FAQs were next to useless prompting expensive phone calls (strangely
left on hold for ages)
For security and data usage reasons,facilities such as CGI,PHP,PERL,Databases,Frontpage extensions etc were not available,so no forums,counters,tracking,scripts,eshops,etc
My webspace had an obscure,odd domain name URL e.g. http://mysite.hosthemost-members.com/mygreatsite.
To about web hosting, //en.wikipedia. Web_hosting Shared Hosting This is a common process of hosting your website. In this process, you get space for your website in hosting company’s server. a number of web pages of several organizations are stored in the same web server. based contents, designs, and applications visible as well as accessible from other computers, which are connected to the Internet. End users can easily download the websites via their web browsers.
Thinkpad However I still retain this free webspace as it serves a usefull purpose for simple website testing and for the storage of ebooks that I sometimes sell as downloadable items.(Ebay etc)
- Hosting over 300, 000 websites.
- cPanel based hosting platform for highest conversions.
- In house staff of over 100 people.
- Free domain name with every hosting package.
- Free website builder software with tons of free templates.
- Advanced billing management system for resellers.
- Sophisticated spam control system installed across the network.
- Servers spread across three data centers in the United States.
- 24x7 live sales and technical support.
- Get paid every 35 days instead of 60 days.
- Dedicated account relationship manager.
- Get paid on time every time.
Microsoft Other free webhosting deals involve a period of free usage (usually a year) followed by a pay or leave type situation,quite disruptive and inconvenient if you have a nice website or download area operational.
When you fire up your favorite web browser and type in the domain name of a website you want to view, the first thing that happens is that a request is sent to the server that is hosting that website. This server is found via the Domain Name Server (DNS) system, which associates the domain name (which we humans understand) and the address of the server that is hosting that website (which the computers understand). Once that request is received by the server, it looks at the files of the website to determine what happens next.
Laptop Computers My next step was to gain a broadband connection with the added attraction (in my particular broadband package) of free webspace (5 separate 25MB websites) and bigger file
size limits, but this initial excitement did not last long however as I found these big disadvantages :
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I could only ftp files using my home broadband connection (no use if you need to ftp files from a non home area)
Every webpage had a large advertising banner at the top of the page (so professional looking)
Each homepage was in frames and so did not contain the code of your original index/home page ie without optimised text,hyperlinks etc,making it was next to useless for SEO/search engine purposes.
Technical help was almost impossible to obtain,and when you succeeded in getting to speak to someone via the expensive tech helpline,they didnt seem very competent.
This is a website hosting plan for one domain setup only. This is a website hosting plan from a website hosting Delhi based company and includes plenty of website hosting space and website hosting bandwidth. This website hosting plan offers you with 40GB (4000MB) of website hosting space 400GB data transfer, which is usually much more than most website will ever need. This website hosting plan is good for those individuals or businesses who likes to always keep a little extra with them.
Desktop Computer Eventually I decided to pay for my hosting because I needed the extra facilites of counters,forums,trackers,database,etc and after a long search, I found a special Hosting package which included an expensive bundle of free software which contained a website building program which was far superior to the one I was using at the time,in fact the package was so good I started promoting it on my website.
So because I was paying for this service I expected some real advantages to free hosting,and this is what I found :
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My queries were always answered to my satisfaction by technically competent staff.
I was
never left on hold for hours on end.
I was able to store scripts,CGI,Perl etc on my Webspace.
I was now able to use counters,forums,chatrooms,forms,
newsletters,etc.
Lenovo It is common sense really,but like many other things in life these proverbs come to mind,
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You get what you pay for
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You pays your money and you takes your choice
Gateway So all things considered,I would recommend a free hosting package for beginners and simple testing purposes,and an established hosting company for absolutely everything else!
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Sergio DAlesio is Webmaster of Webpro101.com a site that promotes Affordable Web Hosting,Quality Website Templates,and 3D Graphics for Website Logos and eBooks.
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Hard Drives Sergio D'Alesio is a Professional Broadcast Engineer with over 20 years experience in the TV industry and is Webmaster of Webpro101.com,a site that de-mystifies Downloading,P2P,DivX,and Copyright issues,as well as rating the Top 3 Movie,Games and Music Downloading sites for PC's,iPods and PSP's.
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