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Hosting or Budget Web Hosting?
There are several great free web hosting providers available these
days. While most free hosts offer general hosting for personal or
business use, some offer free hosting to certain groups of niches.
Regardless of who you choose, if you have very basic web hosting
needs a free host can serve you well. Here's are some things to
look for and to expect from your free web hosting provider.
What to Expect, What to Beware.
Although it's free, you should expect a professional operation.
There are several very professional free web hosts available.
There are plenty of us that offer a true no-cost plan so don't
settle for free hosting that has membership fees or any other
hidden costs. Most free hosts are going to use your site in some
way for advertising, but it does not have to be done. MySiteSpace
for example shows either a small text link or a single popunder ad
with our free sites. Some free hosts use other forms of banners
and or popup ads. Expect advertising, but beware free hosts that
over-do the advertising. One or two ads is more than fair in
return for some free web hosting space.
Don't Tolerate Spam
As with many free services online, spam is just part of the deal.
Well it does not have to be so. While many free web hosting
providers sell your name and email to as many buyers as they can
fine, there are some such as MySiteSpace that don't share your
info with anyone. Sure, expect a marketing email every month or
two, but over spamming is not necessary. If you signup for a free
host and you get a dozen new spams the first day - I'd look for a
new free host.
The Support You Can Get
Providing technical support is one of the most expensive
components of a hosting business. If you are not a paying customer
it is unreasonable to expect a support technician to jump when you
say jump. That doesn't mean you cannot get the help you need.
MySiteSpace offers online support for our free hosting members via
our web hosting forum. This is a great way to provide a timely
level of support at an economical cost.
Don't Abuse The TOS
If a free web host has a no adult policy then don't post porn. If
they have a no-hotlinking policy then don't use your account to
store forum avatars and ebay photos. Free hosts do incur
significant expenses to offer web master a free place to host and
learn. Honoring their terms of service will help them continue to
offer the highest possible level of service a free host can offer.
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