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Hosting Q&A : Low Cost Hosting
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What is low cost hosting?
Low Cost Hosting is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors. The fiercely competitive nature of the market had led to the emergence of a multitude of web hosts offering real value-for-money packages. Low Cost Hosting usually offers all essential features for general web sites at the prices below $10 per month. Most providers offer limited support via email.
Does low cost mean low quality?
Web hosts are able to keep prices low by consolidating server resources, internet connections, and technical support staff. The quality of low cost hosting services depends on how well web hosting companies can balance the sharing resources. There are many low cost web hosts that gain reputations of providing quality hosting services.
What are the advantages of low cost hosting?
Well the obvious advantage is the price! Smaller sites with limited traffic and basic features operating on tight budgets will find this type of hosting advantageous due to the minimal costs involved. Low cost packages will still offer many of the features included in the more expensive packages but with certain restrictions.
Are there any drawbacks to using low cost hosting?
The features that come with low cost hosting deals will be limited in comparison to those offered with more expensive packages. High trafficked business generating websites will find it difficult to operate effectively using low cost hosting. Web hosts are able to keep prices low by consolidating technical specifications such as disk space, bandwidth size and reducing 'frills' such as email accounts, mailing lists etc.
How does low cost compare to free hosting?
Free web hosting is simply that, web server space provided to you at no cost. However unlike the low cost alternative, the free service will usually have some form of mandatory advertising attached to it, while features and support will be limited compared to that provided by low cost hosts.
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