Shared Hosting Packages Uncovered

If you have made a decision to build your very own site, but are not very sure about what a website is and are not aware of the phrase "shared hosting", this article is dedicated to clarifying these notions in simple English.

What exactly is a website?

A web site is a collection of webpages assembled in a systematic fashion. It has a special website address, also called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A web site may be comprised of just one webpage and sometimes may even consist of as many as 1000 pages.

What is a web hosting server?

A hosting server enables you to upload your site onto it. In some instances, there might be even 1000's of websites on a single hosting server. The hosting server basically is a computer with specific hardware, which is situated in a data center with special cooling systems, whose task is to ensure the seamless operation of the server and all the websites located on it.

To summarize, a web hosting server will be really a launching pad when the time comes for you to launch your web site. It could be any kind of site - a corporate site containing many pages, or a website, which has just a few webpages and which you have built just for your buddies and relatives.

You've reached a decision about what your site will be, now what?

As soon as you have reached a decision about what type of web site you desire to set up, the next step is to discover what type of web hosting service you have to choose for your Internet endeavor. Basically, there are two kinds of website hosting services - cost-free hosting services and professional paid web hosting services. The free-of-charge website hosting solution is commonly utilized by users that do not have a business-related web site.

Positive and negative aspects of the charge-free website hosting solution

You will not receive plenty of features with a free-of-cost website hosting plan. Features such as web traffic, memory and content storage space are restricted and inadequate for a complex e-commerce website or a corporate site, or even for a website with plenty of graphics. Furthermore, there are lots of advertisements put on your web site by the hosting services provider. These advertisements occupy lots of space on your website and are extremely embarrassing.

Shared hosting

The paid shared hosting services are more stable and include a lot of sophisticated features in addition to the high-end server that will host your website and its content. Nonetheless, it is essential to find out which features your website needs prior to buying your web hosting package. You should not rush and wind up spending money on something that your site does not demand.

Choose your web hosting solutions provider

It is not tough to find a hosting distributor. You need to simply carry out an online search in order to find a web hosting services provider that fulfills your website's requirements. Before you make your actual decision, have a glimpse at the parameters of the web hosting plans offered by the web hosting service providers that have caught your eye. We, for instance, are among the premier web hosting vendors on the market these days. The broad selection of web hosting solutions and our prices are what renders us an appealing choice. However, you must ascertain what kind of hosting service you need and whether the price suits your budget. In addition, you must always remember to read the web hosting provider's TOS prior to opening an account to make sure that your website is not abusing them.

Signing up for a website hosting account

As soon as you have determined what features are most important for your web site, the next step is to sign up for an account with the hosting accounts provider of your choice. You will be given all the needed tools for managing your web site files and databases. With us, for instance, you will get a hosting Control Panel, which comprises domain name, website, database and email mailbox management sections. You log in the web hosting Control Panel using your unique user name and password, which gives you secure access to the part of the server where your site will be located.

Uploading your web site

You can either upload your site via an FTP program or, as is with most web hosting suppliers, via an online tool that is integrated within the hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is quite easy to use and offers features comparable to those observed in Windows Explorer, which makes file management exceptionally easy. We offer additionally a web site building tool and a PHP-driven script installer, which you can use to set up your site if you have no programming expertise and are making your very first steps in web design. The web-based web site builder, dubbed SiteStudio, will also save you the time and effort of making a web site on your PC and then uploading it via FTP client software or the File Manager tool.