Website Hosting

Web hosts are usually paid for monthly (some are yearly).

After you have selected and registered your domain name you're ready to choose a web host.

A web host provides you with the space, tools and support to create your web pages and email accounts (you@yourdomain.com). 

Money Back Guarantee!

It's important that a host service have a money back guarantee so you don't have to worry about wasting any of your hard earned money if you decide a particular host is not for you.

Depending on the kind of web site you need, there are different web hosting options.  Most plans provide the following:

• Several Email accounts (you@yourdomain.com)
• Email Support
• Lots of Disk Space
• Lots of monthly Data Transfer
• Ability to update your site 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
• No obligation to stay

The best way to find a reliable web host is to ask friends and co-workers who they use. First, determine what you need from a web host - what are your primary considerations? Space? Bandwidth allowances? Ability to run scripts? SQL? PHP? Cost? Uptime? Technical support? Make a list of the features and services most important to you, and ask for recommendations from people you trust.

Next, check out some of the web host reviewers. Be careful to avoid sites sponsored by a single web host, or sites which push their own web hosting services - it's hard to be fair and objective when you're trying to sell the very product you're supposed to be reviewing.

A great place to start when looking for hosting reviews is Web Host Magazine And Buyer's Guide: webhostmagazine.com

www.GoDaddy.com is a very strong Budget Host. For the most part they provide all of the basics for your hosting needs. If you are looking for a solid and stable Budget Host check out GoDaddy. GoDaddy's Economy Plan costs about $5 per month and includes plenty of email addresses and disk space for the typical budget user. In addition, if GoDaddy hosts your site, they will only charge a couple of dollars per year for your Domain Name instead of the typical $10 per year. (Or you can explore several other Domain and Hosting services by clicking on the images in the right hand column of this web page.)

Step 3:  Design Your Web Pages