Choosing the Best Web Host For Your Needs

By Chris Channing

Web host companies are growing in size, and are in high demand due to the massive amount of web sites being created daily. Free web hosting and commercial paid hosting is available for all users.

Free web hosts are popular amongst people that are learning to build a site and want to make something quick and simple. Free web hosts rely on advertising and other methods to support their servers to allow free space for users. These ads can be tedious and annoying to certain users, but many do not mind them. Bandwidth limits are usually around 5MB or 1GB for some. Large sites should not use a free web host. To find a good free web host, choose one that meets the amount of space you need, and one that does not use too many ads.

Keep in mind, free web hosts also have limits on the size of a file you can upload at one time. Some may only allow up to 5MB to be uploaded, or just 1MB. Certain free web hosts are more lenient and allow for larger single files. The rate that your site can be accessed through a free web host is also something to consider.

Paid web hosting is ideal for those with a serious interest in building up their site for fun, or profits. When looking for a great paid web host, consider their reputation. Do users complain a lot? Are there a lot of users that use their services? Are the prices reasonable, for high quality hosting? Uptime speeds should be 99.5% or higher as well as a guarantee if it doesn't quite reach that.

If you have a small site, you should be able to purchase smaller packages through a good web host. A good web host will try to accommodate to a vast user base with different package sizes for everyone's needs! If you run across problems with your site, you will want technical support. Since many companies do have tech support, but are closed on holidays or weekends, or after work hours, its important to find one that is open 24/7 365 a year.

If you are unsatisfied, do not be afraid to ask for a refund. A great web hosting company that values their customers will be glad to refund you your money if you are not pleased with their services. This is a very important factor, because no one wants to waste money on web hosting that turns out to be less than satisfactory. Multiple types of payment are also great, such as monthly payment, quarterly, yearly, or for two years in advanced. It is recommended to pay for one month, and see if it works out for you. That way you risk much less.

Closing Comments

Web hosts are important companies, and a great web host will offer you many options for customizing, and meeting all of your needs.

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