Web hosting service

bluetrance05 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-22-09, 07:48

There are two kinds of web hosting service that offers to host your site, the Free and the Paid hosting. Paid hosting gives you unlimited features for a cheap price, while the free hosting offers limited features. Based on your experience, which is more reliable of the two services?

BodShane · #2 (**permalink**) 01-22-09, 08:01

IMO, free hosting services are never reliable and you are at the cost of the free hosting provider. However, if you host your websites with a reputable Paid hosting provider, you are never at stake.

carl owen · #3 (**permalink**) 01-22-09, 11:59

Yes, Shane is right. Free web hosting service is never reliable. You are not paying for the service you are getting and hence you cannot ask for anything from the service provider but if you are paying for the web hosting service you can ask for clarification if you are facing some problems with the service. Free web hosting services are not at all reliable and you will face a lot of problems if you choose a free web hosting provider so it is always better to pay for a web hosting service and get good quality web hosting service at an affordable cost.

HappyNerd · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-09, 20:52

Some free hosting services are reliable, but they are very hard to find and it is still risky. In my opinion, paid hosting is the better option because you are able to get more support and resources.

clarabean · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-09, 11:25

Most free services do not have as many options for you and usually will post ads on your website, limiting the income you could earn from that avenue. The support is usually close to non-existent, too. I wouldn't use free services for anything business related.

Joseph · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-09, 13:07

Very true. You shouldn't even think of using free web hosting services if you are looking to host a business site as free web hosting is not reliable enough and you will not be able to get the support you need. When it comes to choosing a web hosting provider to host your business website, you should always choose a reliable web hosting provider like Bodhost with 24x7 support so that you can contact your web hosting provider at any point of time. As you earn something from your business you should also spend some amount to make it better.

Christina · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-09, 13:27

Yes free webhosting accounts are created onto single server with

e number of other free hosting accounts. This clog of websites slows down the server. This makes your website slow and you won't get uptime.

BodShane · #8 (**permalink**) 01-29-09, 14:25

Yes, but what if BODHost provides free phpBB forum hosting and blog hosting for those who are planning to genuinely run their blog or forum ?

Ofcourse, they can always look forward to upgrade from their free hosting service to our vps hosting or dedicated server hosting packages based upon their requirements.

What do you think ? :D

NCHosting · #9 (**permalink**) 01-16-10, 07:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane Phillips

Yes, but what if BODHost provides free phpBB forum hosting and blog hosting for those who are planning to genuinely run their blog or forum ?

Ofcourse, they can always look forward to upgrade from their free hosting service to our vps hosting or dedicated server hosting packages based upon their requirements.

What do you think ? :D

How would you monitor this to prevent issues with DOS attacks on forums, inappropriate forum material etc? I would assume you would use a dedicated server to isolate it from any other customers VPS etc to prevent issues.

I think it would be a great idea however. If you need someone to moderate and watch over the blogs and forums, let me know, I'm available