Website hosting is the online directory were all your website files are stored and made available on the internet, there are several different website hosting packages from forum hosting, shared hosting and dedicated servers to name a few. There are several issues with different hosting packages which you need to be aware of before making an informed choice. The internet is now accessed by billions of people on a daily basis so website hosting has naturally gone down in price due to the fierce competition.
Hosting by location
If you are based within the UK serving clients within the United Kingdom it would make perfect sense to buy hosting from a UK based company. The main benefit to this is the clients would receive a much quicker loading time as the web hosting company is based within the same country however you need to be aware that companies although pose as UK based website hosting firms may actually have their servers based internationally. Always ask the host where their servers are located as they are legally obliged to tell you.
Shared Hosting
Shared hosting is using a server which houses other websites and you pay for a small proportion of that server in regards to band width and storage. Shared hosting is a cheaper alternative to buying dedicated servers but there are some issues in doing this especially in regards to SEO. You need to know the ethical scale of the website hosted on your server because if your website is 1 of 80 of the spammiest websites you can find then the likelihood is that Search Engines will tar you with the same brush. You also need to know the security of the server as a breach of one of the other website may expose vulnerabilities to your own website (always make a backup)
Dedicated Server
A dedicated server is one of the best ways to host your website as you control the full server, you know exactly what is on there. The bad news to buying a dedicated server is it’s rather expensive and if you are new to setting up a server it can be difficult, this may allow hackers to find vulnerabilities much quicker as opposed to shared hosting which is managed by the hosting provider.
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