Hosting Explained and Recommended
What is a web server?
A web server is a
large and powerful computer that holds the files that
comprise your website such as images, text and coded
pages. When a computer user types in your domain name,
the Web Server responds by sending your files to the
users computer. These files are then displayed by the
users Web Browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox etc).
How much does hosting cost?
Hosting isn’t that expensive (you can get it
free, but not recommended), also there are companies
that charge ridiculous monthly charges such as £30+ a
month and give you very little for it.
1and1 offer
hosting from £5.99 per month. I use 1and1 for all my
sites. They have a very powerful and simple to use
control panel and offer a fantastic amount of services
for free. Such as 300 email accounts, virus and spam
protection, newsletter email setup and website statistic
reporting. No wonder they are the European market
leaders.
For more
information their site is
www.1and1.co.uk.
Why should you use
professional hosting?
Well the hosting
plan detailed above clearly offers far more than any of
the free hosting services. The security and ease of use
is unparallel. With professional hosting it is easy to
change files and 1and1 even offer website building
software.
It is not just
easier, search engines will actually rank you higher if
you have a proper Top Level Domain such as .co.uk or
.com and your website is hosted on a proper reputable
server.
When you consider
just how little it costs, then you have to wonder if you
can afford not to have a proper website on a proper
server.
I strongly
recommend to anyone that is starting there own website
that they use professional web hosting like that
available at
www.1and1.co.uk.
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