Web Hosting is summed up as making available servers and spaces for loading of web
sites and can be accessed by anybody with an internet connection through the web browsers. There are thousands of web hosting companies in the world and all of them competing for their share in the business with various options and freebies.
Since new technology and new ways applied by many, there are many options available in the market to those people looking for hosting their web site. Mainly there are seven type of web hosting - Shared, dedicated, VPS, co-location, Reseller, Managed and Free web hosting services. Again we can divide them such as ecommerce and let us see what they offer:
Shared hosting: sharing server space by different clients and suitable for the beginners. Test the services, see and feel them. Not much investment needed. Since shifting of web sites are easier from one to another, you can consider later whether to go for a dedicated one based on your business requirements.
Dedicated Servers: web site hosted from a dedicated server - means no sharing arrangement. This is best suitable for ecommerce and other feedback collecting companies where there is a threat of security to your business
Virtual Private Server hosting: If you want control over your hosting environment but not interested in the resources of dedicated server
Co-location hosting: If you want to use your own hardware and kept it and hosted from a data center. This will ensure much more security to your activities and business interests.
Managed hosting: It is little higher than the dedicated model where support services provided for the web servers.
Reseller service: If you have a hosting service shared with someone or your own space and want to resell to a third party. You can purchase space for a cheap rate and sell to another party for higher margins.
Free hosting: There are many companies providing free space for smaller parties. It can be the best option if you are on experimental mode.