| As well as explaining what is meant by cheap hosting | | | | Surely it has got to be worth a couple of hours |
| web, I would also like to cover some other areas | | | | surfing the net, if it means saving yourself $60 or |
| that I feel you have probably asked yourself, at | | | | even $80 a year and that is on just one topic. |
| sometime in the past. | | | | What is hosting and how does the information from |
| So lets ask ourselves... | | | | your computer get up onto the Internet? |
| 1) What is cheap hosting web? | | | | Let me also just bring you up to speed with what |
| 2) Is hosting free or isn't it? | | | | hosting actually is and start by stating the obvious. |
| 3) Are there financial issues involved? | | | | Everyone that connects with the Internet knows, |
| 4) Where is hosting purchased? | | | | that they type an email, possibly add an attachment |
| 5) What is hosting? | | | | and then hit send. But not everyone is aware, that |
| 6) How does the information from your computer | | | | between your computer and the World Wide Web, is |
| get up onto the Internet? | | | | this host that we are discussing and without it, your |
| 7) What are name servers and how do I change | | | | email would go absolutely nowhere. |
| them? | | | | So in a nutshell, your host is responsible for |
| What is cheap hosting web and is hosting free or | | | | connecting what you do on your computer at home |
| isn't it? | | | | with the World Wide Web. Every website has and |
| From my own personal experience of purchasing | | | | every website needs a hosting account as you are |
| many domain names, if you are like myself, you will | | | | now beginning to realize and they have what your |
| find that you are forever bombarded each time with | | | | computer doesn't and that is massive huge servers |
| up sales, throughout all of the pages leading up to | | | | that are responsible for this service that you DO |
| the final check out. These in turn are offering, what | | | | PAY FOR! |
| is led to believe, free hosting. | | | | So why doesn't everybody buy them separate and |
| Now as we are all well aware, there is no such thing | | | | save loads of money? The simple answer is that not |
| as free hosting, as you will still pay for it one way or | | | | everybody will have the patience to copy this very |
| another. | | | | simple blue print that you now have at your |
| If however I told you that buying a cheap domain | | | | fingertips. Also some people will find what I am about |
| from a registrar and cheap hosting from a hosting | | | | to explain, very frightening. |
| company, ended up saving you a small fortune, then | | | | I was also one of those people that shoved it aside |
| this is indeed what I refer to as cheap hosting web, | | | | as it seemed to difficult to understand, but found |
| i.e. you will save money if you buy both separately. | | | | that once it was explained to me in simple language, |
| Once you understand what hosting is and where you | | | | one step at a time and without having to know |
| can purchase it from, you will soon realize, how much | | | | anything about name servers, then I found it was |
| money you are throwing down the drain. | | | | extremely easy and it just all fell into place, also I |
| Are there financial issues involved and where is | | | | found that once I had done it the 1st time, the 2nd |
| hosting purchased? | | | | time I actually smiled. |
| So how much will hosting cost? Well if you buy a | | | | So no, hosting is not free, but it can save you |
| domain name with so called free hosting (yer right), | | | | considerable excess expense if time is taken to carry |
| this will set you back approximately $8 a month | | | | out the actions in the following section. |
| which will end up at $96 a year. | | | | What are name servers and how do I change them? |
| But if you buy them separately, you can shop around | | | | Let's assume that you have now bought your domain |
| on the net and buy a domain name for as low as $7 | | | | name from a registrar and hosting from a separate |
| a year and hosting from $4 a month which will end | | | | company. |
| up $31 a year, that is a saving of OVER $60 a year. | | | | If you bear in mind that the two companies are not |
| Now do you see why I call it cheap hosting web? | | | | connected and don't talk to each other, all you need |
| NOW I must emphasize that there are thousands of | | | | to do is put the address of the hosting company in |
| domain registrars and hosting companies on the | | | | between them so that your domain registrar knows |
| Internet to choose from, that also have various up | | | | where to send your email and attachment to, that |
| sales like webspace unlimited, subdomain hosting and | | | | we spoke about earlier. |
| they even try to persuade you to part with your | | | | The address in question is referred to in their |
| hard earned cash by also giving away make believe | | | | language, as name servers and this simple maneuver |
| 100mb hosting. | | | | is carried out by going to your domain registrar web |
| If any of these up sales that I have mentioned leave | | | | site. |
| you in the dark, trust me, it is better off at this early | | | | If you look around on the main page, you will see |
| stage, that you pay no attention to them. I only | | | | domain manager or manage domains or maybe even |
| mentioned them for example purposes only. | | | | edit domains, or some thing like that. |
| But all these extra bits and pieces are to make you | | | | If you still struggle to find it, just type domain |
| believe, that you are really getting so much value for | | | | manager into the search bar and hit enter. Once you |
| your money, but as you will find out, it is the | | | | find it, all your domains will be on view. |
| unknowledgeable victims that are robbed blind, | | | | You click on the name that you want to change the |
| because they don't know where to find the answers. | | | | name servers of and when faced with the next |
| You see, the webspace unlimited and the subdomain | | | | page, forget all about the scary jargon that you see, |
| hosting that I mentioned, as well as the 100mb | | | | all you are interested in, is where it says name |
| hosting, are usually things that people don't even | | | | servers. |
| understand, let alone even get to use, and these | | | | The email that you received from your hosting |
| combined domain and hosting companies try to get | | | | company will have name servers on it as well, of |
| you to believe that you need them and they are | | | | which there will be two of them. |
| making a killing at your expense. | | | | You just copy and paste them into the name server |
| These figures that I have used are a rough guide and | | | | boxes that we just referred to and click ok. |
| you will need to satisfy yourself that you have | | | | Now was that difficult and all I want you to do now |
| indeed found the best deal for you that suits your | | | | is go over this one more time and it will become |
| budget. | | | | second nature. |
| But the chances are that if you just spend a couple | | | | I really congratulate you on doing this, because |
| of hours having a good look around, you will be able | | | | although it only takes a couple of minutes to do, as |
| to save even more than what I have mentioned. | | | | you have just witnessed, even if someone is shown |
| Just go to Google and type in "where can I buy | | | | this very simple task they won't bother to do it, yet |
| hosting" and you will see that there is, as I type this | | | | as I have already mentioned, you could be saving on |
| article, 115,000,000 results, yep you read that | | | | average $60 to even $80 a year, so well done. |
| correctly, absolutely staggering isn't it. | | | | |