There are so many types of hosting plans out there and among them are free hosting and cheap hosting. They can be very attractive to many people especially those who are new to web hosting. Most of them will prefer a free or cheap host over a more expensive one. Although cheap hosting may be sufficient for those who only plan to blog or have a simple site, it is usually less than sufficient for those who needs to do more with their site. As it is cheap, it has a few shortcomings that customers may not be content with.
One of the main characteristics of cheap hosting is that you will be sharing the server with many other websites. You will need to share all the resources like storage space and bandwidth with the other sites. The problem with cheap web hosts is that you can never be too sure which is really able to cope with all the large volume of websites on their servers. If they are less than able to, you may experience constant technical problems with your site. Also, you would not be able to choose who you are the server with. This could be rather risky as some sites are prone to virus attacks, spam, or hacking. This could sometimes affect your site's performance as you share the same server with the site being under attacked. Constant setbacks on your site can frustrate both you and your visitors.
Another setback about cheap hosting is that its standard or efficiency of customer support may not be meet your expectations. Response to your problems may take a longer time as there are many other sites to attend to as well which will end up prolonging the problems you face on your site. If this problem persists on, visitors could start losing confidence in your site especially if you have a shopping cart function on your site, they may be doubtful about making purchases on your site as they fear the site could be down unexpectedly. Additionally, you will need to be extra careful before agreeing to the terms and conditions of the hosting company. Some of these cheaper service providers may provide terms that may be more than ambiguous or that are too general. So do read through it thoroughly and ask questions if there are matters that you are uncertain with. With everything said, cheap hosting may still be a reasonable choice depending on your site's requirements and after much careful survey about the web host.
One of the main characteristics of cheap hosting is that you will be sharing the server with many other websites. You will need to share all the resources like storage space and bandwidth with the other sites. The problem with cheap web hosts is that you can never be too sure which is really able to cope with all the large volume of websites on their servers. If they are less than able to, you may experience constant technical problems with your site. Also, you would not be able to choose who you are the server with. This could be rather risky as some sites are prone to virus attacks, spam, or hacking. This could sometimes affect your site's performance as you share the same server with the site being under attacked. Constant setbacks on your site can frustrate both you and your visitors.
Another setback about cheap hosting is that its standard or efficiency of customer support may not be meet your expectations. Response to your problems may take a longer time as there are many other sites to attend to as well which will end up prolonging the problems you face on your site. If this problem persists on, visitors could start losing confidence in your site especially if you have a shopping cart function on your site, they may be doubtful about making purchases on your site as they fear the site could be down unexpectedly. Additionally, you will need to be extra careful before agreeing to the terms and conditions of the hosting company. Some of these cheaper service providers may provide terms that may be more than ambiguous or that are too general. So do read through it thoroughly and ask questions if there are matters that you are uncertain with. With everything said, cheap hosting may still be a reasonable choice depending on your site's requirements and after much careful survey about the web host.
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