Free or Commercial Hosting. Which is Best?

Once you have created a Web site, whether it is a personal site or a business site, you will want to put it on World Wide Web, right? But where? You want best service at lowest price and you've been seeing free hosting advertisements. Free is good, but is it good for your website? FInd out now if a free hosting plan is a viable option by considering these facts;

There are two main types of web hosts.

• One is a free web host - a company who offers free space on their servers to post your pages and is usually used for personal Web sites.
• The second type of Web host is a commercial Web host - a company who charges you for Web space on their servers where you can post your pages and are usually used for business and professional Web sites.

Most people think that you need to get your Internet access and Web space from same company. Most Internet Providers otter Web hosting but your site does not have to be hosted by your provider. Shop around at different providers and host companies to find features you need at a competitive price. Depending on what type of Web host you are looking for, there are some main things to look for and be aware of...

Choosing a Free Web Host

Advertising

The main drawback to free hosts is that you will most likely have to display their advertisement banner on your site, or an advertising pop up window appears ever time a page is loaded. This is done to cover costs of providing your site with tree Web space.

Your Files

A very important issue is host's method of creating/uploading a site. Now, many of hosts offer templates and user-friendly methods for creating and uploading files for your site. If you do not have any HTML or design experience, this is way to go.

Amount of Space

Recently I attended 50th wedding anniversary of my parents. As I listened to them answer questions about their life and marriage, and how they succeeded, I could see similar traits or characteristics with an online business.

I've been married for 25 years and while I'm not perfect, I've learned a thing or two through my own mistakes. :-)

Here are common characteristics.

1) Listening - In marriage you have to listen and understand each other's wants and desires. In business you have to listen and understand customer's wants and desires.

2) Trust - Customers will buy from you again and again if they trust that you have their best interests in mind. In marriage, trust is an essential element to make a marriage successful.