Before I ever created a website, I was scared to "commit" to paying for something I didn't understand. I didn't know how to buy a domain and even if I did, I didn't know what web hosting was, or how to get it. For those in that situation, today is your lucky day.
What is web hosting?
Think of hosting as renting an apartment. After you buy your fabulous domain name, where is it going to live? It's going to live on a server, or in other words, be "hosted" on a server. That is why the hosting part of this equation is so important to understand and grasp. Hosting rates have come down a ton in the last few years, and with many of them, you can park an unlimited number of domains on top, allowing you to have all sorts of sites all on one account.
Different types of web hosting: When you try to buy a hosting account, it is going to ask you what type of hosting you want. It's important to know the three basic types that you will see so you can make the right decision.
1. Shared Hosting- This is what most people, including myself, will buy at a site like hostgator.com. This means what you think it does: your site is shared alongside other side and consequently, has limited disk space. For our purposes however, we have more than enough. When you make the next Youtube, you may need to switch.
2. Reseller Hosting- This is what you would get if you wanted to resell the hosting yourself, which we do not need.
3. Dedicated-This would be for people with a large number of users per day. This provides exclusive use of a computer and internet connection, so there's obviously much more control. Again, you probably don't need this type.
My favorite Web hosting company is hostgator.com, simply because the user support is great and it allows you to install all types of websites at the touch of a button.
| James Nissen is a full time internet marketer and just launched an amazing marketing giveaway at http://www.IMadwords.com |
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