If you're like a lot of small business owners, you've heard of web hosting but have no idea what exactly it is. Web hosting is simply a place where you can put your website. Below I'll go over the two types of web hosting.
The first type of web hosting I'll go over is called "free hosting." To put a website on a free web hosting service, all you need to do is create a free account. You can get free hosting at websites like Wordpress.com or Blogger.com.
As the name implies, this type of hosting is free. However, like all things in life even free things have their costs. With some free web hosting services, they'll place ads on your website.
You won't be able to choose the types of ads, so some of the ads may actually come from your competition. Another cost associated with free hosting is website speed. Free services host thousands of websites.
That means that their web servers (i.e., the computers that store your website) can get overwhelmed and bogged down. This means that some of your potential customers may have trouble accessing your site. Or, the site may be so slow that they just go to your competition.
The second type of web hosting is called paid web hosting. This is the best type of hosting to get if you own a business because they don't put ads on your website. The last thing you want is ads to another business on your website. Even if they're not your competition, you can lose potential visitors who click on those ads.
Also, paid hosting generally has better technical support. If your website stops working for any reason, you can usually call the company or send them an email. The better paid web hosts will resolve your problem within an hour or less.
Paid hosts generally have faster servers, which means potential clients will be able to easily and quickly access your website.
While it's tempting to use free hosting for your business, it can cost you in the end. That's why if you look around you'll see that most of the bigger companies choose paid hosting.
The first type of web hosting I'll go over is called "free hosting." To put a website on a free web hosting service, all you need to do is create a free account. You can get free hosting at websites like Wordpress.com or Blogger.com.
As the name implies, this type of hosting is free. However, like all things in life even free things have their costs. With some free web hosting services, they'll place ads on your website.
You won't be able to choose the types of ads, so some of the ads may actually come from your competition. Another cost associated with free hosting is website speed. Free services host thousands of websites.
That means that their web servers (i.e., the computers that store your website) can get overwhelmed and bogged down. This means that some of your potential customers may have trouble accessing your site. Or, the site may be so slow that they just go to your competition.
The second type of web hosting is called paid web hosting. This is the best type of hosting to get if you own a business because they don't put ads on your website. The last thing you want is ads to another business on your website. Even if they're not your competition, you can lose potential visitors who click on those ads.
Also, paid hosting generally has better technical support. If your website stops working for any reason, you can usually call the company or send them an email. The better paid web hosts will resolve your problem within an hour or less.
Paid hosts generally have faster servers, which means potential clients will be able to easily and quickly access your website.
While it's tempting to use free hosting for your business, it can cost you in the end. That's why if you look around you'll see that most of the bigger companies choose paid hosting.