The Greatest Myths About Websites

By Jerry Salonia


Free web hosting services have become quite common these days, and this is because websites want to be more known. More often than not, those offering free web hosting services are web designers who did not quite become successful in selling their products.

It can't be overlooked, however, that there are indeed those who provide free hosting genuinely, without even earning much out of the service that they offer.

If you are interested in having free hosting, you have to think hard because the free stuff might cost you a lot in the long run. One person who subscribes to the service may in the long run have to pay more than what was expected instead of enjoying free services.

If you are interested in having free hosting, you should consider the following:

1. You need to know how much bandwidth will be given to you for free. If it happens that there is no clear answer for this, you have to find out for yourself. Actually, the case is that free web hosting can only provide people with bandwidth that is quite limited, to the point that there are files that it can't support, like those that are in ZIP or MPEG. Also, there is no certainty about the time that they will take care of your website, which means that you are going to have to attend to even the not important messages and the like.

2. Know about the features that will be provided. There is a huge pressure on the providers, since there is a great level of interest in free web hosting. Another reason why many people get interested in this kind of service is that it has become quite popular, what with the many advertisements that are placed for the people to see and know about them.

And because of those reasons, your account may not be as secure as you want and may easily be spammed. Also, you might have a huge chance of experiencing lots of instant messages that will ask your approval so that they can start to be activated.

3. Make sure it's free. There are a lot of people who provide free web hosting who require that subscribers post some stuff on their website before they can proceed to singing up. That's not yet the end. The posts that are made by subscribers are being ranked, and only those who rank the highest are given the chance to have free hosting. Actually, the real deal is that they get income from those who post and yet are not chosen among the top.

So now you already understand that this kind of offer can become a legitimate problem for you. To keep yourself safe from these predicaments, you have to know the service as well as the designers well. What you have to find out is if they have created websites before and if they can be trusted with their work or not. Web hosting services that cost money don't usually cost that much, so keep an open mind to paid services as well.




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