Shared Hosting Packages Description

If you have decided to make your own personal website, but are not quite sure about what a website is and are not familiar with the term "shared hosting", this article is dedicated to clarifying these concepts in simple English.

What precisely is a web site?

A web site is a collection of webpages assembled systematically. It has a unique website address, also referred to as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A site may consist of just one single webpage and sometimes may even contain as many as a thousand pages.

What is a web hosting server?

A hosting server enables you to upload your site onto it. In some cases, there might be even 1000's of websites on a single web hosting server. The web hosting server essentially is a computer with special hardware, which is housed in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the seamless performance of the machine and all the web sites hosted on it.

In brief, a hosting server will be truly a launching pad when the time arrives for you to launch your website. It could be any type of website - a business web site having numerous webpages, or a site, which is comprised of only a few web pages and which you have developed simply for your friends and family members.

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

Once you have decided what sort of web site you desire to build, the next move is to discover what sort of web hosting service you have to pick for your web venture. Basically, there are two types of hosting services - free-of-cost website hosting services and paid website hosting services. The free website hosting solution is generally utilized by individuals that do not possess a business-related web site.

Upsides and downsides of the free-of-charge hosting solution

You will not get lots of options with a free-of-cost website hosting plan. Features such as bandwidth, memory and hosting server hard drive storage space are limited and inadequate for a complex e-commerce website or a corporate web site, or even for a web site with lots of graphics. In addition, there are a lot of commercials inserted on your website by the hosting accounts provider. These ads take up a lot of space on your website and are very irritating.

Shared website hosting

The paid shared website hosting services are more dependable and offer plenty of sophisticated features in addition to the high-power server that will accommodate your web site and its content. In spite of that, it is essential to find out which features your site needs prior to buying your web hosting package. You should not rush and end up spending cash on something that your web site does not require.

Choose your hosting services provider

It is easy to find a web hosting packages provider. You need to simply carry out an online search in order to find a web hosting vendor that satisfies your site's requirements. Before you take your actual decision, have a glance at the features of the hosting packages delivered by the hosting providers that have got your attention. We, for instance, are among the top web hosting distributors on the market these days. The big variety of services and our prices are what renders us an enticing choice. In spite of that, you must verify what type of hosting service you require and whether the price matches your budget. What is more, you must always remember to examine the web hosting supplier's Terms of Use before registering to verify that your website is not abusing them.

Signing up for a hosting account

Once you have found out what features are ideal for your site, the next move is to sign up for an account with the web hosting packages provider of your preference. You will obtain all the needed tools for administering your web site files and databases. With us, for example, you will acquire a Control Panel, which comprises domain, web site, database and e-mail box management areas. You log into the Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which gives you safe access to the portion of the web hosting server where your web site will be hosted.

Uploading your web site

You can either upload your web site via FTP or, as is with most web hosting service providers, via an online tool that is included within the web hosting Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is rather easy to use and offers features comparable to those encountered in Windows Explorer, which makes file management exceptionally easy. We offer additionally a website building tool and a PHP-powered script installer, which you can use to set up your site if you possess no programming capabilities and are taking your very first steps in web design. The web-based web site building tool, called SiteStudio, will also save you the time and effort of creating a website on your personal computer and then uploading it via FTP client software or the File Manager tool.