| You cannot be blamed if you are looking for a | | | | the inexperienced. |
| free web host, because the internet is | | | | |
| littered with free stuff. The key is to know | | | | The electricity that you consume comes at a |
| what to look for. There may be a lot of good | | | | cost, and so does bandwidth. If you have a |
| and free stuff out there, but if it is not | | | | website with lots of traffic or that people |
| what you want, it simply is worth nothing to | | | | are constantly downloading files (especially |
| you. That aside; even if it is free, you | | | | other than documents), bandwidth is being |
| would be better off without it if it is of | | | | consumed. In fact, it is being consumed each |
| poor quality. | | | | time your web-page loads, multiply that with |
| | | | the number of visitors. |
| Whether you opt for a free web host or a paid | | | | |
| web host, there are of course limitations to | | | | Even with a paid web host, if you opt for a |
| what is provided to you. In other words, you | | | | shared hosting environment, you are of course |
| need to know the features that are covered by | | | | aware that this means you are sharing with |
| the host. Most of the time, it would not make | | | | other webmasters who have their own visitors. |
| sense to simply go for the choice with the | | | | If you were taking up too much space, you |
| lowest cost. If it were so, there would not | | | | would be given a recommendation to upgrade |
| be people buying and selling hosting | | | | your plan, failing which, your site will |
| packages. | | | | experience problems. There are some hosts |
| | | | that simply stop hosting sites that take up |
| The biggest pitfall in a free web host is its | | | | too many resources, without warning. |
| false promises. As a potential customer | | | | |
| (whether paid or not), you should at least | | | | Generally, if your site is not a commercial |
| know for sure how much disk space and | | | | one, it may be alright for you to choose a |
| bandwidth are provided. And you can be quite | | | | free or a low cost plan. There are many sites |
| certain that you would not be provided with | | | | out there that serve the owners' personal |
| support. In fact, this may already be stated | | | | interests, which may be called hobby sites |
| to you up front, before you sign up. | | | | and these may be fine on free hosting. |
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| You should be wary of the term 'unlimited'. | | | | If yours has commercial value, it is best to |
| This applies to both free and paid web host. | | | | go for a paid web host, rather than be at the |
| If you have done any research before reading | | | | mercy of a free one. The only question is |
| this article, you should know there is no | | | | which plan to go for. So, you must be able to |
| such thing as say, unlimited bandwidth. That | | | | find a comparison of the different plans side |
| term is simply a marketing gimmick to lure | | | | by side, for your convenience. |