{"id":19,"date":"2008-10-15T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2021-10-19T06:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:47:51","slug":"what-type-of-hosting-do-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/what-type-of-hosting-do-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"What Type of Hosting Do You Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those looking to emerge on the internet have a slew of options and an abundance of hosting providers<\/a>.\u00a0 You have got your free web hosting services.\u00a0Shared hosts.\u00a0Dedicated server providers.\u00a0All serve the same general purpose which is hosting your content so that it can be accessed and viewed by people on the internet.\u00a0The major difference is how each sector is structured as well as the benefits they offer.\u00a0 Lets have a closer look at each of them.<\/p>\n

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Free Hosting<\/h3>\n

\"freeWhat could be any better than a free web hosting plan?\u00a0 This makes a great option for someone who wants to create a homepage or small personal site to share with friends and family.\u00a0 While free hosting has received a bad rap for its lack of security and support, there are few reliable hosts that will take care of you.\u00a0Tripod.com offers free hosting and actually comes with decent support.\u00a0 If blogging is something you want to get into then WordPress<\/a> makes a good choice.\u00a0However, free hosting is more geared for getting your feet wet and having a little fun on the net.\u00a0 If you want to establish a powerful web presence with an online business, you need your own email address and domain name.\u00a0 Though a free host may allow you to set up a PayPal shopping cart and sell your products and services, there is no doubt that your credibly will be tarnished when potential clients notice someone else’s domain tacked onto your URL.<\/p>\n

Shared Hosting<\/h3>\n

\"sharedShared hosting<\/a> is the vehicle used by many people embarking upon their online endeabours.\u00a0 As the name implies, this type of hosting describes a situation where you are sharing space on a web server with other users.\u00a0 As clients are sharing the cost of the server, shared hosting is the most affordable and popular type of hosting available.\u00a0 This makes a viable option for personal users and small businesses as companies will set you up with everything needed to open a web store – email accounts, shopping cart software, database access.\u00a0 The problem with shared hosting all boils down to stability.<\/p>\n

When hosting on a shared server, you are exposed to all the activities of your neighbors.\u00a0 If someone makes a huge scripting error, the entire server can suffer.\u00a0 If someone experiences a sudden burst in traffic, your site might run slower.\u00a0 Because many providers will run hundreds to thousands of sites on a single machine, the shared server is susceptible to overloading and going down.\u00a0 If it goes down, so does your business. On the other hand, several companies are able to make the most of shared hosting and provide excellent service, actually living up to their highly rated uptime guarantees.<\/p>\n

Dedicated Hosting<\/h3>\n

\"dedicatedWhen your business takes off and sharing server resources is out of the question, it’s time to move up to the dedicated server<\/a>.\u00a0 Now you’re in the big leagues with an entire server devoted to your hosting needs.\u00a0 On the other hand, the dedicated server makes up the most labor intensive form of hosting; not exactly physical, but from a management aspect.\u00a0\u00a0 Without any experience, succeeding with this option is nearly impossible.\u00a0 Those who require a dedicated server but don’t know a thing about server administration can get by with managed hosting.\u00a0 In this scenario, the provider handles all the management tasks which frees you up to focus on other areas of the business.\u00a0 Keep in mind that a managed service requires a larger initial investment on your part.<\/p>\n

What is the Best Hosting For You?<\/h3>\n

The best advice we can give about hosting is to know what you’re getting into.\u00a0 Free services are geared for personal sites, shared hosting is suited for small businesses and a dedicated server is designed for larger hosting needs, yet is far more expensive.\u00a0 By knowing what your site requires, it will be much easier to determine which is the best solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those looking to emerge on the internet have a slew of options and an abundance of hosting providers.\u00a0 You have got your free web hosting services.\u00a0Shared hosts.\u00a0Dedicated server providers.\u00a0All serve…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[94,35,40,37,247],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random-stuff","tag-dedicated-server","tag-free-hosting","tag-managed-hosting","tag-shared-hosting","tag-uptime"],"views":119,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}