Which one to go for? Free or Paid Web Hosting?
When choosing a web host provider, one first has to determine if they wish to use a paid or free hosting service. There are plenty of both available. Before even examining the differences between paid or free hosting, it should be understood that if you have plans for your web site to be anything more than a personal “About Me” or “My Hobby” site to share with your friends–a free hosting service should be out of the question.
In short, providing free hosting services isn’t a very sustainable business model and the majority of those who attempt it fail, often disappearing overnight and leaving all of their users stuck with no web sites, and worse yet, no access to the files they had on their free hosting accounts.
Reliable web hosting depends upon quality hardware along with trained customer care and support technicians. Obviously, a hosting provider who offers their services to users for free–even if they include some small advertising on their customer’s pages to earn a minimal return for the service–isn’t going to be able to provide top of the line hardware or hire the highest trained and most experienced personnel; it simply won’t be within their operating budget.
If you want dependable and stable hosting, you have to use a paid service. The good news is that the costs for paid hosting are extremely affordable so there really is no reason to risk sacrificing the quality or security of your web site with free service providers.
With paid hosting you generally receive very generous disk space and transfer allowances, the ability to use your own domain name, email and FTP accounts, support for multiple scripting languages and third-party applications like forum boards, blogging software, content management systems, advanced eCommerce and shopping cart solutions, comprehensive visitor statistics and even web site design tools to work with.
In addition, with paid hosting you will usually also have access to qualified online and phone support 24/7.
Everyone has their own budget to work from, and it basically comes down to a risk versus rewards decision. With free hosting you risk the reliability of the service for your visitors and that your provider may go out of business without warning at any time. In making your decision you will have to weigh those risks against the rewards of reliability and advanced features that come with using a paid service for your web site.
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