Becoming More Knowledgeable About The Different Types Of Website Hosting

By Jeff Rock


There are a few sorts of web hosting available for websites on the internet. Dependent on what sort of business or site that you have will determine the type of website hosting that you'll need. Web hosting selections come as follows:

Free Server

There are numerous different sites that offer free internet pages or sites for individuals. They generally offer a page or 2 with a capability to post photographs. Some are free or close to free. They are also awfully user friendly. You do not have to be a computer genius to use one of these servers.

Think about a website like MySpace. It's easy to get a site there that is completely free. You are able to add photos, blogs, messages, videos and even music. The stipulation is that this is for social uses only, or is meant to be. This is a good example of a free website.

Meanwhile, MySpace uses your webpage to post their own advertisements. You are restricted to space and what kind of content you can post. The website does not belong to your, but MySpace.

Now imagine you want to sell products on the web. You can use a cheap shared server that offers you a chance to set up your website for nothing. They may even provide templates. You've got to get a site name, such as myfavoritecurtains.com You will register the site name and then be in a position to upload your site on the shared server.

In the case of a free shared server, you'll be sharing your internet site with other websites. You will be limited to space as well as bandwidth. You cannot have crowds of people visit your website in an hour as it will take up too much bandwidth. This is often ideal for small company that sells very little products on the Net. In the meantime, your site will often have several advertisements that are placed on there by the provider to earn the money needed to maintain your site.

Shared Server

A shared server is similar to a free server only you have got to pay a bit each month to maintain your internet site. You've a bit more freedom when it comes to adverts and can even generate income by enrolling for Google Advertisements to be put on your site. You may still have to think up a domain name. I would recommend watching my hostgator review video to learn lots more about their service since I use them personally.

Dedicated Server

A dedicated server hosts only your website and no others. You have all the space you've got to make your website the size of you would like. You have enough bandwidth to accommodate all the traffic it is easy to get. You have total control of the adverts that you place on your internet site. You can even have 1 or 2 small affiliate websites to make up for the difference in cost.

A dedicated server is the ultimate in website hosting. You're hosting your own site. You have space, bandwidth and liberty to what you want. A dedicated server, while costing extra money to use, may very well finish up saving you cash, or adding to your income, if used in the correct way.




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