Hosting - Fee or Free
Why Pay for Web Hosting
There are hundreds of places on the Internet that will provide you with free website hosting. You may even have free web space that came with your e-mail account, depending on your ISP (internet service provider). So why should you bother paying for a website?
One reason is that most free websites come with long, unwieldy and difficult to remember URLs. The URL of a website is the physical characters you type in to a browser’s address bar in order to view the site. With a free web host, you’ll generally end up with a URL that looks something like this:
http://www.freedomainservice.nametag.com/your_creative_name
This not only represents a lot of typing; it’s also hard for visitors to remember. If they don’t immediately bookmark your website, they may not ever be able to find it again.
Another reason to avoid free web hosting services is the lack of available features. Paid website hosting is generally inexpensive—you can get a good web host for between $5 and $20 a month. For the money, you’ll get plenty of features and options that will allow you to create a dynamic website and offer your visitors an enjoyable online experience. Free websites often end up with low quality graphics, poor overall appearance, and navigation difficulties that turn away visitors who are used to easy one-click access to everything.
Need more convincing? Free web hosts have to make money somehow, so your free website will feature banner or pop-up advertisements for other businesses. This is not only unprofessional, it’s annoying. And it can draw visitors away from your website when better deals appear.
Remember, your website is the most important aspect of your online business. The small monthly investment you make in a good web host will be worth every penny.
Here are a few inexpensive, high quality website hosts to start you out:
Yahoo! Geocities: http://geocities.yahoo.com
Host4Profit: http://www.host4profit.com
Tripod: www.tripod.lycos.com
Bravenet: www.bravenet.com
iPowerWeb: www.ipowerweb.com
PowWeb: www.powweb.com
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