| What is web hosting? Every time you visit a website, | | | | "Operating system" Should I choose shared hosting |
| what you see on your web browser is basically just | | | | or dedicated? |
| a web page that is downloaded from the web server | | | | Shared Hosting |
| onto your web browser. Usually, a web site is made | | | | With shared hosting, numerous Web sites are shared |
| up of numerous web pages; along with a web page | | | | on one serve Shared hosting is much cheaper than |
| is in effect made of texts & images. All these | | | | dedicated hosting because the cost of operating the |
| web pages need to be stored on the web servers | | | | server is split between many different customers. |
| as a result online users can visit & see your | | | | Dedicated Hosting |
| website. | | | | In contrast to shared hosting, dedicated hosting |
| So, if you plan to own a new website, you will have | | | | assigned a specific web server to be used only by |
| to host your website on a web server. Once your | | | | one customer. With a dedicated server all the |
| website goes live on the World Wide Web, online | | | | resources are yours to use as you please. Therefore, |
| users can then browse your website on the Internet | | | | dedicated hosting commands a higher premium and |
| and see your content from all over the world. | | | | typically starts at $50 per month and can range up to |
| Company that provides the web servers to host | | | | $200 - $500 per month. |
| your website is called web hosting providers. | | | | "To Summarize" |
| What is Domain Name | | | | Ok. Now I identify the requirements of my Web Site |
| The unique name that identifies an Internet site, | | | | and how do I identify which Web Hosting provider is |
| simply stated domain names allow people to find your | | | | better? |
| web site by business name. | | | | There are two things that you should focus on. First, |
| Often a hosting company will offer a free domain | | | | compare web hosting providers; make sure if the |
| name registration at the time you sign up for a | | | | web host offers all the things your Web Site needs. |
| hosting plan. We recommend that you go ahead and | | | | Second sign up for the plans all our top web hosts |
| register your domain name as soon as possible; | | | | offering Money-back guarantees. This way you can |
| especially if you think it will take some time to | | | | always cancel the account if you do not feel |
| develop the site itself. | | | | comfortable with the hosting service. |