| When it comes to deciding to putting a website | | | | and offer the same support or features. As most |
| online, there are things that most don't seem to think | | | | hosting companies do offer email addresses, and ftp |
| about. Web Hosting is one of them. In order to have | | | | access, some actually do not give you access to a |
| a website you must have it hosted. Now what does | | | | cpanel or provide the greatest support. |
| this really mean? | | | | On the web today more and more people are turning |
| Think of it in these terms - getting web hosting is | | | | to Blogs, and for good reasons, if you wish to have |
| the small as renting a home or apartment. Your new | | | | a blog on your website you need to make sure that |
| website needs to live somewhere | | | | you have access to your cpanel where you can install |
| You are basically paying for your hosting the same | | | | your blog free. |
| way you pay your rent or mortgage each month. It | | | | I for one have been around for a long time now and |
| is a necessity. | | | | have had many web hosting providers, I still find |
| Web hosting, just like any apartment or house, you | | | | Hostgator to one of the best online. They have |
| can get it with all the bells and whistles or with | | | | outstanding support, one time I had an issue with |
| nothing at all. | | | | them at 10pm PST and I called them, (they are 3 |
| It doesn't matter at all how big or small your website | | | | hours ahead of me) you know what, a real live |
| will be or become, you Must have web hosting. This | | | | person answered the phone, and within minutes fixed |
| also gives you your own email address associated | | | | my problem :) |
| with your domain name. | | | | I strongly recommend too that you avoid the free |
| In my other post/article I talked about the 6 | | | | hosting companies out there, they just aren't reliable |
| features of hosting and what to look for, but the | | | | and there is usually no support available for you. Also, |
| most important thing you must make sure your web | | | | as you build your website and need more bandwidth |
| hosting provider has is tech support. You are going to | | | | or space, they don't provide it unless you upgrade |
| need it. Even if you know a lot about hosting and the | | | | and start paying for it. Why do this when you can |
| programming end, there are times when things are | | | | just get good reliable web hosting to start out with. |
| just out of your control and you must speak with | | | | In close, just remember that if you want your |
| them. | | | | website to be live online where others can find you |
| The most important thing you need to do is | | | | then consider getting web hosting that you can |
| research, not all web hosting companies are same | | | | count on. |