Getting hosting for your website could be a daunting task, but if you follow what most website owners are doing, then you could save yourself a lot of the hassle.
First off, what is hosting or web hosting? Simply, it is getting a medium or a computer to host your website content to the internet so that the visitors who type your www-dot-yourwebsite.com could see your website. The computer that will host your website is actually a server. Sure, you can host your own website but you’ve got to buy your own server, which is not cheap, so your website content shows up faster to the viewers. Yes, you can use an ordinary computer as a server but it might take several hours for your viewers to see your website’s front page. Besides, you need to have a really fast internet connection and an uninterruptible power supply so that your website is up all the time. Now, if you can’t provide all those, then you need to get a webhosting company to host your website. Makes sense? I hope so…
To host your website we recommend Hostgator. Here are a few reasons why…
1. 99.9% uptime – This is not just what Hostgator is saying. This is based on experience.
2. Unlimited bandwidth and disk space – Sure other hosting companies claim the same but only Hostgator had historically proven this.
3. Very responsive customer support and ticket system – The first issue I had with them was when I forgot my password to my C-Panel, and I got help in just 3 minutes. Even their billing support can handle technical questions –that’s how flexible they are.
4. No contracts – They will let you get hosting on a per month basis.
5. Has superb affiliate program – This is especially beneficial if you plan to market their service.
6. Unlimited MySQL database – So you can add a membership script to your website if you’re planning to set up the next Facebook.
7. Unlimited email accounts – And each email account is provided with unlimited disk space.
8. Smooth account upgrade transition – Most other hosting companies will let you pass through several hoops on this.
9. Green Servers – They use wind power for their servers.
If you get curious and do your own research in Google, you’ll find that there’s a website that puts Hostgator as just the third best, but one of the biggest criteria for their rating is price. Sure Hostgator is not the cheapest out there, but the features and excellent customer support that goes with a Hostgator hosting account is sure worth the extra bucks…
Please watch this tutorial video to see how you can set up hosting with Hostgator…
On the next tutorial, we will show you how to set up your website with a few clicks using a site builder wizard and/or a wordpress prebuilt theme. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask us at info@freewebcoach.org…
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