subject: Free Web Hosting - Is It For You? [print this page] A Free web hosting company offers the most basic web hosting service that you can obtain and there are many free hosting companies available on the internet. Free hosting services are usually financed by advertisements on web sites that are hosted. For people starting out on the internet it may be the best option if you dont have a lot of traffic or just a small site. You may be only toying around and learning how to go about building a website, or it is a hobby, not intended to be profitable.
To start the subject you cannot choose the advertisements on your free hosted website. You will have ads on the top and the bottom of your web-site and depending on what your web-site is all about. Topics may be relevant, and some times, it may happen, the ads will not be relevant to your topic.
The type of web domain that you receive when you get a free web hosting is a sub domain with the name that you pick (yourname.webhost.com) or a name in a directory (yourname.webhost.com). For example, if the name of your free host is freestanding.com, then your web domain would be your business.freestanding.com. It is a bit... not trustworthy to have it as people notice that the site is free hosted... It may sound a bit harsh butt it is a reality.
First, many free hosting accounts do not support database management or what you would call in simple terms, putting data structures on the free web host side of their server. Databases are usually used for online data retrieval routines. Many of these free web hosting sites do not support a common package called mySQL which allows you to program queries into your web sites.
They also dont support multiple e-mail accounts. Most free web hosting service only gives you one email account and its usually a web based internet account. The host does not include modules for Flash Programming, PHP and Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHMTL).
I hope you did not choose this article for the purpose of learning how to set a free hosting website. You did... well dont let this article stop you if thats your wish. Go and learn, get experience and when you are ready have the real deal.
In summary, free web hosting is for absolute novices who want an easy option to play around and learn the how tos of hosting. I cannot emphasize enough that get what you pay for!! Nowadays the paid services are so affordable that a monthly payment fee can give you a world of options in a affordable way. To learn more about hosting, go to my site and grab a Hosting in simple words Report and you will have a greater understanding and knowledge on how to choose a hosting company. www.whathostingcompany.com
