Shared Hosting Packages Definition

If you have decided to build your very own personal web site, but are not quite certain about what a website is and are not familiar with the phrase "shared hosting", this article is devoted to defining these concepts in plain English.

What precisely is a website?

A web site is a collection of webpages brought together systematically. It has a special web site address, also known as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). A web site may consist of just one single web page and sometimes may even contain as many as 1000 webpages.

What is a web hosting server?

A web hosting server permits you to upload your web site onto it. In some cases, there might be even thousands of web sites on a single hosting server. The web hosting server essentially is a computer with special hardware, which is held in a datacenter with special cooling systems, whose purpose is to safeguard the smooth performance of the web hosting server and all the websites located on it.

In short, a hosting server will be really a launching pad when the time arrives for you to launch your web site. It could be any type of site - a corporate site consisting of a lot of webpages, or a website, which has just several pages and which you have set up just for your chums and relatives.

You've reached a decision about what your site will be, now what?

Once you have decided what sort of website you desire to launch, the next move is to find out what type of web hosting service you must select for your online venture. Basically, there are two sorts of website hosting services - cost-free website hosting services and professional paid website hosting services. The free web hosting solution is commonly used by persons that do not own a business web site.

Positive and negative aspects of the free-of-cost web hosting solution

You will not get plenty of features with a free web hosting package. Features like traffic, memory and disk space are limited and insufficient for an elaborate online store or a corporate site, or even for a website with lots of graphics. What's more, there are lots of adverts embedded on your site by the hosting packages provider. These adverts take up a lot of space on your site and are pretty frustrating.

Shared web hosting

The professional paid shared web hosting services are more stable and include plenty of powerful features beside the high-quality hosting server that will host your web site and its content. Nevertheless, it is essential to know which features your web site needs before selecting your web hosting plan. You should not rush and end up investing money in something that your web site does not require.

Choose your web hosting solutions provider

It is not difficult to find a web hosting supplier. You need to simply conduct an online survey in order to find a web hosting services provider that satisfies your web site's needs. Before you make your actual decision, check the specifications of the plans supplied by the hosting service providers that have caught your interest. We, for example, are among the premier hosting vendors on the marketplace as of now. The large selection of hosting solutions and our prices are what makes us an appealing choice. Nevertheless, you must confirm what kind of web hosting solution you require and whether the price suits your budget. Additionally, you must always remember to explore the web hosting service provider's Terms of Service before registering to confirm that your website is not abusing them.

Opening a website hosting account

As soon as you have determined what features are most important for your web site, the next step is to open an account with the web hosting provider of your choice. You will obtain all the necessary tools for administering your files and databases. With us, for instance, you will get a Control Panel, which consists of domain name, website, database and e-mailbox management areas. You log into the hosting Control Panel using a unique user name and password, which grants you secure access to the portion of the web hosting server where your web site will be located.

Uploading your site

You can either upload your web site files through an FTP program or, as is with the majority of hosting distributors, via an online tool that is integrated within the Control Panel. With us, the File Manager is rather user-friendly and offers features similar to those observed in Windows Explorer, which renders file manipulation exceptionally easy. We offer also a web site builder and a PHP-driven script installer, which you can use to create your web site if you have no programming knowledge and are taking your first steps in web design. The online site builder, called SiteStudio, will also spare you the time and effort of creating a website on your computer and then uploading it using an FTP software application or the File Manager interface.