Web Hosting Clarified

If you have made a decision to make your own website, but are not quite sure about what a web site is and are not aware of the term "web hosting", this article is devoted to clarifying these concepts in plain words.

What exactly is a website?

A web site is an amalgamation of web pages assembled in a systematic fashion. It has a special website address, also known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A site may include just one single webpage and sometimes may even be comprised of as many as one thousand pages.

What is a hosting server?

A web hosting server permits you to upload your web site onto it. In some cases, there might be even thousands of web sites on one single web hosting server. The web hosting server essentially is a computer with specific hardware, which is stored in a data center with special cooling systems, whose task is to safeguard the smooth functioning of the server and all the sites hosted on it.

In short, a hosting server will be indeed a launching pad when the time comes for you to launch your site. It could be any type of web site - a corporate website containing a large number of pages, or a site, which is comprised of only several pages and which you have created just for your associates and family members.

You've reached a decision about what your website will be, now what?

As soon as you have decided what type of website you desire to launch, the next step is to find out what type of web hosting service you must choose for your online venture. Essentially, there are two kinds of website hosting services - cost-free hosting services and professional paid website hosting services. The free-of-cost hosting solution is generally used by clients that do not have a business site.

Positive and negative sides of the free-of-cost website hosting solution

You will not get many options with a free-of-charge website hosting plan. Features like web traffic, memory and hard drive space are restricted and inadequate for an elaborate web shop or a business website, or even for a site with lots of graphics. In addition, there are a lot of ads placed on your website by the hosting provider. These advertisements occupy lots of space on your site and are extremely annoying.

Shared website hosting

The professional paid shared website hosting services tend to be more stable and include plenty of powerful features beside the high-powered hosting server that will accommodate your web site and its files. Still, it is essential to find out which features your website demands prior to selecting your web hosting plan. You should not rush and wind up paying for something that your website does not demand.

Choose your hosting vendor

It is not hard to find a web hosting plans provider. You need to simply carry out an online survey in order to find a web hosting supplier that satisfies your site's needs. Before you make your actual decision, have a peek at the parameters of the hosting packages furnished by the web hosting distributors that have attracted your attention. We, for example, are among the best website hosting providers on the marketplace today. The broad range of hosting services and our prices are what makes us an attractive choice. Yet, you must verify what type of hosting solution you need and if the price suits your budget. Besides, you must not forget to examine the web hosting supplier's Terms & Conditions before subscribing to verify that your web site is not abusing them.

Signing up for a hosting account

As soon as you have determined what features are ideal for your website, the next step is to sign up for an account with the hosting plans provider of your choosing. You will obtain all the essential tools for managing your website files and databases. With us, for instance, you will acquire a web hosting Control Panel, which consists of domain, website, database and e-mail box administration areas. You log into the web hosting Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which grants you secure access to the portion of the web hosting server where your site will be hosted.

Uploading your web site

You can either upload your website files via an FTP client application or, as is with the majority of web hosting suppliers, through an online tool that is included within the Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is extremely easy to use and offers features similar to those observed in Windows Explorer, which renders file manipulation exceptionally easy. We offer also a web site builder and a PHP-driven script installer, which you can use to create your web site if you have no programming abilities and are making your first steps in web design. The web-based website builder, dubbed SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of making a web site on your PC and then uploading it via an FTP software program or the File Manager tool.