| Web hosting plans come in all shapes, sizes, and | | | | expect to get good service from a host offering |
| prices. So how do you know how much you need to | | | | 100GB disk space and 1000GB bandwidth for $2.00 |
| spend on a hosting service? There are many | | | | m. |
| variables involved but hopefully by the end of this | | | | $15.00-$40.00/m |
| article you will have a good sense to how much you | | | | These price ranges include high end shared hosting, |
| should spend to get your website hosted. | | | | reseller plans, and VPS plans. These are usually |
| First of all, there are many different types of hosting | | | | reserved for special websites like a web hosting |
| - from dedicated servers to image hosting. The type | | | | reseller or a website that requires root access(a VPS |
| of hosting that you need generally sets the guideline | | | | plan) for whatever reason. |
| on how much you are going to spend. I am going to | | | | $45.00/m -$400+/m |
| break down the categories by pricing only but will | | | | This price range can include some high end VPS plans |
| include the types you can get for the price. | | | | as well as dedicated servers. You will want to go |
| $0 Web Hosting | | | | with a dedicated server if you have a high traffic |
| These are generally your free website hosting, image | | | | website or high resource usage website (forums with |
| and file hosting. Free website hosting service is great | | | | 100+ active users(users online at a single point in |
| if you want to make a quick mini site, want to test | | | | time) definitely need their own dedicated servers |
| out your website building skills, need a place to test | | | | because SQL usage goes through the roof. |
| scripts, etc. Free web hosting is not suggested for | | | | I hope that by now you have a good indication on |
| any websites you plan to make money from. | | | | how much you want to spend/need to spend on |
| $1.00-$10.00/m | | | | your web hosting. I also wrote a more detailed article |
| This price range covers hosting plans for your general | | | | that can be found through the resource link below. |
| website. Any medium traffic website should be OK | | | | This will help you further if you still are unsure about |
| within the price range. Be reasonable though - don't | | | | the price range you should be in. |