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So you've decided that you want to put a web page online. It
could be about yourself, your family, a hobby you like or just
a internet-brochure for a small business. Whatever the case,
you've decided that the features and most importantly the cost
of business web hosting is just too much and unnecessary in
your case. Well, not to worry. Personal web hosting is the
ideal solution.
Personal web hosting does not, in any way, imply that you get
low quality hosting. These days, with CPU and storage prices so
low, you can probably serve the needs of a medium-sized business
with a personal web hosting plans. In fact, you should not even
compare business vs personal web hosting because, technically
speaking, the definitions are meaningless. The only major
differences in web hosting plans are between shared hosting,
such as most personal hosting accounts and some business
hosting accounts, and dedicated servers, in which case you rent
your very own server (yes, an actual machine) on the data center
of a major hosting company.
Now that we've got this out of the way, bear in mind that the
biggest challenge for the beginner web master is that personal
web hosting plans usually have less technical support than
business plans. Of course, you can always use forums or just
search engines to find the answers to your first problems or
questions. And as a beginner web-master, you're unlikely to
come across very sophisticated and challenging issues.
However, personal web hosting is not just about minor
disadvantages to business web hosting. There is also a major
advantage. Most personal hosting companies offer some type of
website building interface as well as website templates,
specifically designed and developed for small websites. Most of
the times, you can change the complete look and feel of your
site just by clicking a button on a web form. And it's become
almost standard that these templates offer some sort of content
management, user navigation (menus on the left, right or top) as
well as libraries of pictures. So, for most people, this alone
is enough to make them choose personal hosting plans rather
than business plans, even if they're on the same price. In
computers, it's not always less vs more, it's feature A vs.
feature B. Always make sure you understand what your needs are
before proceeding.
As a final note, don't forget to do your market research before
you buy a personal web hosting plan. Especially if you choose to
use an in-house website builder by the hosting company, it'll be
impossible to migrate your site to a different host, should you
find the specific company unreliable or unsupportive.
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