Many of the web hosting companies that cater specifically to those people and businesses building their first web site offer free hosting services as an enticement. In concert with your web hosting company and service, you can choose either to select your domain, or construct your open sub domain.
For someone who is just starting out with their first website, it is nice that they will not have to spend any money to get started. Free web hosting will provide you with a free file in addition to free image hosting. The drawback is that there are restrictions on how large an uploaded file can be.
How can these companies provide free web hosting? The answer is simple. These companies put classified ads on your web site either at the top of the page or bottom or it may be anywhere in your page. They obtain money from the clicks produced from the advertisements on your site. Many of these hosts offer pop up advertising which is at times actually irritating to the users. This is the way they earn money.
You may want to keep in mind a few possible limitations if you are thinking about signing up for a free web hosting account. It can take anywhere from an hour to a week to get the account set up and activated. These days almost all companies that provide free hosting will check new account information by hand, which may take a bit longer.
Because the service is basically free, PHP, ASP and MySql would not be supported. Plus, the number of email IDs and FTP accounts is also limited. Finally, many of the free web hosts may not provide the opportunity to insert additional domains into your present account.
Another significant issue is the possibility that all of your files may not be supported for upload to the server. Even files that have been zip compressed are not able to be uploaded for security purposes. You can utilize an internet search engine to find a free web host that will give you what is necessary for your purposes.
A paid hosting company is an alternative to consider if you are dissatisfied using a free hosting service. Paid hosting companies provide personal service and increased support for their customers. However, a change to a paid hosting service is really only required if you are unhappy with your current free hosting service.
Those of us who are going to build web sites for the first time may start an account in any of the free hosting web sites. With the use of free web hosting services, you will have free file and image hosting. However, there are usually limits to the size of the files you are uploading. If you are planning to sign up for a free hosting account, you may need to wait for anywhere between one hour to a week for the activation of your account. If you find that free hosting still leaves you wanting for more, then you can always upgrade to the paid hosting packages.
– Tem Balanco
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