Simple Website Hosting

If you’re website is a simple design with a few pages and some graphics, then there is possibly no need to go for expensive website hosting. Simple website hosting should be very affordable and maybe even free depending on which route you wish to go.

Is Free Website Hosting Any Good?

Many companies offer free website hosting but what they generally do is place their own ads somewhere on the site. This means that they will possibly be earning money from people visiting your website. And sometimes the adverts can be a real distraction to your visitors. So although it might be free, it could be harming your visitors experience and you might not be getting the most out of your site.

Do I Need Paid Hosting Then?

Paid hosting is certainly the most professional way of hosting your website. This is because it means you have full control over what is shown on your site. You don’t have to have advertising and you usually get lots more features too. Free hosting will usually limit you to a certain amount of bandwidth and disk space but with paid hosting these are usually unlimited.

Support is the next thing you need to consider. What happens if your website goes down? If you have free hosting then there is a good chance they don’t have any support options. But with paid hosting you always have some sort of support whether it be by email or telephone. Plus the support is almost always completely free, so they will fix any problems without charging you any more money.

So, simple website hosting can be free if you want it to be but you need to consider exactly what you want out of your website. You may be much better to use paid hosting which would be less than $10 a month anyway.