| When
you buy web hosting, you
are really renting some
space on a computer that
is permanently connected
to the internet. (A bit
like renting a flat in
an apartment block)
You
have a wide range of choices
and should consider many
factors including price,
reliability, features
and support.
Web
Hosting Options: Free
Websites
NGO's & Welfare TrustCan Get Free hosting services
some are already having services from us with nominal charges like
  
You
may be on a low budget,
or just want to experiment
with a website.
There
are many free services
which have lots of features
that help you actually
build your own website.
Almost all of these require
you to accept advertising
on each page of your website
in return for the free
service.
Some of these advertisements
are huge. Others are quite
discreet - a small
link at the bottom of
each page.
Most
free providers also force
you to have pop up advertising
windows, which will really
annoy your visitors.
Free
Websites are great to
try things out for your
personal website. But
if you are serious about
putting your business
online, don't use
a free provider - it's
not a good image for your
business.
To
find companies offering
free websites, just use
your web browser to search
for the words "free
websites".
ISP
Hosting
Your
ISP
(Internet Service Provider)
provides you with access
to the internet by dial
up modem or a permanent
connection.
When
you signed up with them
you probably got a few
megabytes of space where
you could set up a website.
While
you CAN use this space
for a business website,
it has many disadvantages.
The
main function of an ISP
is to maintain their internet
connection facilities
so that their customers
can log on to the internet
and get satisfactory performance.
The
provision of webspace
is much less important
to them. They often don't
perform security upgrades
promptly, or provide comprehensive
administrative facilities
for website and email
management.
The
facilities are minimal,
and the monthly traffic
allowances you get are
small. If you exceed them
your site normally gets
shut down for the rest
of the month. You usually
get no traffic monitoring
tools, and no ability
to run the more advanced
features of websites like
CGI scripts, databases,
or forms.
Another
disadvantage is the refusal
of most companies to connect
your own domain name to
these sites. They'll tell
you that it can't be done,
or that you have to purchase
one of their more expensive
commercial packages.
Professional
Web Hosting
A
Web Hosting company
provides you with a place
to store a website, so
that is available to internet
users 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Server Details:
Linux with/Without Cpanel Support
Without Cpanel Support Prices may vary or at Low rates
Shopping Cart Ready, Wordpress, Jhoomla
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The
main function of a web
host is making sure that
the computers storing
their clients websites
are operational and connected
to the internet 24 hours
a day 7 days a week.
Web
hosts offer a range of
services and facilities.
Some will let you run
programs from their servers,
as well as provide online
databases for internet
use.
You
will normally receive
access to a control panel
where you can perform
management tasks including
the management of your
website, files, and email
system.
There
are thousands of web hosting
companies to choose from
- and the service and
reliability you will receive
varies from excellent
to appalling.
Some
Web Hosting Secrets.
Secret
#1 - There's No Such Thing
as Unlimited Bandwidth
Some
web hosts attract clients
by promising unlimited
bandwidth or unlimited
traffic. Try these at
your own risk - you'll
find that their definition
of unlimited is different
to yours, as discussed
in our
article on unlimited bandwidth.
Secret
#2: The location of your
hosting server doesn't
really matter.
Server Details:
Windpows with/Without Cpanel Support/ DNN support/Dot net
Shopping Cart Ready, Wordpress, Jhoomla
Space |
Bandwidth |
Prices |
50MB |
500MB |
30$ |
250MB |
1000MB |
100$ |
1000MB |
10000MB |
200$ |
2000MB |
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Some
companies will try to
tell you that your site
will take 5 times longer
to load if it is hosted
on a server that is not
in Pakistan.
This
is a mischievous misuse
of technical information.
It
is true that a "ping"
test to a US site can
take 5 times longer than
to an Pakistani site.
However, this has nothing
to do with the speed of
loading web pages.
The design and size of
your web pages determines
how quickly your pages
load - not the location
of the server.
Secret
#3 - Don't select a web
hosting company just by
the look of the website
or the price of their
hosting plans.
It's
easy to set up a professional
looking web hosting company.
Anyone can do it for under
$200. All you need is
a hi-tech looking website
template (the more flashing
lights the better ! )
and a cheap server or
reseller account. Many
16 year olds with a bit
of technical knowledge
do it to earn a bit of
pocket money.
When
you are evaluating a web
host, take a bit of time
to find out some more
information about them
to make sure that they
will meet your needs.
After all, you are choosing
a business partner - not
buying a cup of coffee.
Secret
#4 - Make sure that your
hosting company does not
allow illegal sites, spammers,
and other problem users.
These
activities can result
in the unique internet
addresses allocated to
your hosting company being
entered into blacklists,
which in turn means that
any mail you send out
could be blocked.
It
can get rough out there!
Be careful. |
