subject: Cheap Web Hosting Doesn't Mean Poor Service [print this page] Cheap Web Hosting Doesn't Mean Poor Service
When you're looking for a new web hosting company to provide you a space in which to create your website, you may catch yourself making a dangerous assumption. That is, you will likely assume that (like most things you encounter in life) the cheaper something is, the worse quality it is. This means that though you may find the prices of a cheap web hosting company appealing, you'll ultimately turn the option away out of the belief that a more expensive host will provide you better service in the end.
As stated before, though, this isn't a wise assumption to make. It is true that, in general, the area that you'll most commonly find cheap web hosting in is a shared server. Shared servers are those which are all based on one server, but have their resources split between all of the users of that server. It is because the resources (and therefore, the prices) of these servers are split up between multiple websites that they tend to run much more cheaply than a dedicated server would.
Many people refuse the idea of running their website on a shared server, though. They insist that a dedicated server will be the only way that their website will be able to maintain the base of visitors that their site regularly receive. Dedicated servers provide the owners of that space to create and edit web content to their pleasing - unlike on shared servers, software used to operate the server can be edited, as can a number of other factors. These sites also tend to load much more quickly- making it more likely that people will want to visit your website. With all of these perks, though, many people assume that a dedicated server will be extremely expensive - at least much more so than a shared server. However, this is not always true.
Indeed, it is very possible for one, through careful research, to find cheap web hosting for a dedicated server. All you have to do is be patient - find yourself a quality directory that will help you find these types of servers. Most importantly, though, remember: while the preference between a shared server and dedicated server may be difference between person and person, this does not mean that the quality of one is inferior to the other. They simply serve different purposes. Regardless of what type of server you would like to run your site on, remember that paying a low monthly or yearly fee for your web hosting service is possible.
