Choosing your Web Hosting Service Provider is important

For people or companies that wish to promote themselves on the internet then they will need the services of a web hosting provider. This allows individuals and organizations to have their own website available on the internet which may be supplied as part of another package, free or through a fully paid service.

A large number of companies even supply free hosting to individuals, not generally companies, where they are able to have websites and blogs without any charge. However, if you're planning to expand you should shift to a paid service as free web hosting only gives you limited space and sub-domains for your site.

You may settle for a shared server (where you share your space with other website owners) and it is a good tip is to go for the shared hosting first. When the need for more space and security is required then a dedicated server at extra cost can be used. Before you can use your web hosting package you will need to register a domain otherwise it will be of no use, then once that is done your website and any other files can be uploaded to the server ready for viewing.

The good thing about having your own web hosting package and domain means that all your email addresses will contain your domain name in them and not that of the free service provider you may have been using previously. Such e-mail addresses are very important, especially if you're truly serious in business as they provide you with a level of credibility that free email addresses never can. The more information that is transferred from your website over the internet, the more bandwidth is used so it is important if you have a great deal of information stored to ensure you have a hosting package that will easily cater for your bandwidth usage.

This point becomes more important when you have a site that provides large video, audio and image files to its visitors as all of these use up the bandwidth you have been allocated as part of your package. Although it is possible for a person to use their own PC as a host, there are many security dangers associated with this so using a dedicated web hosting company is preferable.

Author by: Francisco Segura