| Why avoid free websites? The quick answer is: Paid | | | | work to move and find a new website host etc etc... |
| hosting equals ownership! Ownership equals power | | | | Well they've got you! |
| and power equals freedom! In this case the freedom | | | | If you have read this far take the hint and bypass |
| and power to produce and promote the best site | | | | Free hosting and go straight to high value hosting |
| you possibly can, and if you are reading this I know | | | | with a first class hosting service provider! Avoid the |
| you have ideas for a website and you are studying | | | | risk of falling into the hands of a potentially unethical |
| your options. | | | | hosting company. |
| Here are 12 good reasons to avoid free websites: | | | | Sound Simple Advice! |
| | | | Instead of thinking free hosting start thinking free |
| 1. You have no say over what ads go on your site | | | | trial! That's the way forward: think fully featured all |
| 2. Your site name will reflect the free hosting | | | | the bells and whistles hosting for grown ups and not |
| provider | | | | that free kiddie stuff for websites dedicated to |
| 3. You often cannot use a TLD-Top Level Domain | | | | Fluffy the rabbit. |
| 4. Your bandwidth is restricted | | | | (No disrespect intended to any Bunnies called Fluffy... |
| 5. Your design flexibility is limited due to the above! | | | | or their respective websites!) |
| 6. Support is limited | | | | Back to business... Your website is going to serve a |
| 7. Search engines don't always respect free sites | | | | purpose, be it promotional or commercial; perhaps it |
| (That's being polite!) | | | | will be informational! You want it to work! You want |
| 8. S.E.O disadvantages | | | | a hosting service provider that can make it work... |
| 9. Pressure to upgrade at less favorable rates than | | | | And give it plenty of room to grow as it and you |
| elsewhere? | | | | evolve, you as a webmaster and the site as a URL |
| 10. No Cpanels | | | | that will become a popular website... attracting lots of |
| 11. No Fantastico | | | | visitors that interact with the site content, all of |
| 12. No WHM | | | | which require bandwidth that is unavailable when you |
| Just a small additional point to the above! Once | | | | go down the free hosting road. |
| you've got the site up and running and you now see | | | | Your website will have a global reach and it needs |
| the value of putting your hand in your pocket and | | | | disc space on a good server to provide for your |
| paying for some proper bandwidth, the chances are | | | | online virtual presence and promote your opportunity |
| you will stay with the company that offered you the | | | | or message. |
| Free hosting! because you feel it would be too much | | | | |