It’s easy for some people to choose a web hosting company. They’re the ones born with a keyboard in one hand and a binky in the other. The rest of us looking to jump on the internet train to wealth need a little education. Before you can put up your website and make a single red cent, you need to find a company that will host your nifty new contribution to the world wide web. It’s not hard to do. Almost any random click in your browser brings you to a dozen ads for web hosting companies eager to prove their worth.
But what is web hosting and why do you need it? A web host is nothing more than a place to hold all the files that make up your website so they can be accessed by internet users. You could host your own web site but, if you’re reading this post and saying “Wow, this is good information”, don’t even think about it. Too much trouble and requires skills way beyond what you probably have.
Paying someone else to host your website is criminally cheap these days anyway. Some of the biggies are GoDaddy, HostGator, and Bluehost. Prices usually run from $5 to $10 monthly and should include a free domain when you sign up. Most web hosts offer a tiered level of service depending upon how much space you need to store files, bandwidth you think will be needed, etc. These days, you should make sure they offer to host unlimited domains on a single hosting account. Otherwise, you’ll end up having to have an additional account for extra websites you may decide to host in the future.
If you’re planning on taking the leap into an internet start-up business any time soon – spend a little time researching web hosts.
The Creating Wealth Team
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