subject: Free Web Hosting Vs. Paid What You Need To Know [print this page] They say the best things in life are freeThey say the best things in life are free. That old saying may be true for most things but probably not when it comes to hosting your website. A free web host has two major disadvantages over a paid hosting provider and both have an impact on you.
1. First of all free web host are not in it because they are all just a bunch of nice people. They are in business to make money and the 2 ways that they make money are by placing ads on your site. Also by trying to sell you and put you into their paid web hosting plans after you very easily out grow their very limited Free plans. So the first disadvantage to you is the very limited plan that you are put into with a free account.
The second major disadvantage is cost. There really is not that big of a difference from free to $3 - $10 a month for web hosting with A Top Ten Rated Web Host but there is a huge difference as to the services that you receive compared to any free web host and the benefits to you and your site. Even the best free web hosts cant compete with any top ten web hosting service.
The top ten web hosts have millions of $$ in software and servers that they can offer to you. The top free hosts and their paid hosting accounts cannot even compete on price compared to a top ten web host. The top free hosts may have hundreds if not 1000s of servers filled with free non-paying accounts. Those servers are very costly to purchase and maintain and those costs have to be passed on to their paid web hosting account customers or you. It also puts them at a major cost disadvantage compared to the top ten web hosting companies that all of their servers are filled with paid accounts.
So when it comes to web hosting that old adage of the best things in life are free is really not true. So now that you know that your best and most cost efficient option is with a paid top rated host how do you going about choosing on and also the right one for you? It really is not that hard and with a little research if you choose anyone of the Top Ten Rated Web Hosting providers I guarantee that you will be happy with your choice for the life of you and your site(s).
