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| provided online storage space for images, data and | | | | you get your own chosen domain name and full |
| other user information that you would like to share | | | | authority over any content, graphics and |
| with other surfers. The idea is that you can host a | | | | advertisement that are published on it. Professional |
| web site without investing your time in technicalities. | | | | web hosting service providers give you support |
| That is taken care of by web hosts, the companies | | | | round the clock also offer a number of services that |
| which provide you with storage space, either in their | | | | make web site management very easy. With more |
| own servers or by allotting a server for you. They | | | | disk space, it also can handle more Internet traffic. |
| also sometimes host a server at a remote location | | | | While choosing a web host, you should go for one |
| and take care of it for you. | | | | that gives you basic features at a reasonable price. |
| Free hosting services are very often inferior to | | | | Choose a host that has a decent customer base and |
| professional web hosting services, as the former | | | | a track record of customer satisfaction. Some of the |
| comes with little accountability. If you don't let a | | | | important features that you cannot avoid include |
| professional handle your web space, you might end | | | | 24-hour technical support, a minimum of 20MB space, |
| up with a shabby looking website that nobody ever | | | | ability to use your own domain name, email creation |
| visits because it is also filled with irrelevant | | | | and hosting and hit history. You should be choosing a |
| advertisements put up by your web host. This will in | | | | professional web hosting service that gives you SSL |
| turn reduce your client base as free web hosting | | | | Encryption access and also free server access |
| with a sub-domain name does not carry credibility. | | | | through FTP. |