Choosing a Web Host
Now that you've bought a domain, you need to decide on a Web host. There is no single source online to find information about Web hosting providers. A Web search for “compare Web hosting companies” will bring up a number of sites that catalogue and compare the features and prices of various hosting companies, which may help your decision.
A hosting company provides three critical services:
- Storage space on its servers for your site’s pages, images and other files. The more pages, images, video files or documents your site contains, the more storage space you’ll need.
- An Internet connection, also known as bandwidth, for sending your files out over the Internet. The more visitors your site gets, the more bandwidth you’ll need.
- E-mail accounts, so that you can create custom e-mail addresses using your domain name.
These are just the basics. Many hosting companies offer additional features such as streaming audio and video servers, pre-installed blogging and content management software and subdomains. Some of these options will be discussed later in this chapter.
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