Free Web Hosting – A Joke?
2008 September 4
I’ve been searching to find a free/cheap web hosting for nearly a month. I came across many reviews and many promises. When one can’t a *perfect* hosting even from a paid hosting package, it is silly to _expect_ perfection among the free/cheap web hosts. Until the time of this writing, I’m using a free web hosting package, though. My reason in choosing a free package is just to test drive ‘free package’ before jumping onto paid hosting.
Here are some genuine tips for choosing the right free/cheap/reliable web host…
- Find out how long they are in business. (Some are very new, never faced hard times.)
- See genuine reviews. (Do some research. You’d definitely feel better while signing up.)
- Find out their integrity. (Genuine web hosts provide/display as many details as possible to users. Some even put up their uptime/downtime, public forum, uptime guarantee etc.)
- Technical Details. (Clustering hosting yield faster page loads.)
- Read their TOS. (Very important. You might find many things that you just can’t accept.)
I’m currently hosting my domain (luckweaver.net) in byethost. They _seem_ good so far. So, free web hosting is not a joke for me yet. Try it(byethost), if you have time and send me a review, if you have any issues with them.
I stopped using free hosts over 10 years ago, however it was a great sandbox to learn the ropes and I wouldn’t give up that experience for anything. The more I learned, the more I wanted to do. The free accounts I had didn’t have POP3 email, server stats, scripting capabilities or databases, just to name a few features. I guess it just depends what you need it for and what kind of an impression you want to present to the public.
I’ve been through many web hosts over the last 11 years, but I finally settled on WebHostingPad. You’re welcome to read my WebHostingPad Review.
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