Affordable web hosting is certainly for you if you have built your first website and now wonder how do I get it hosted? Or if the monthly web hosting fees are draining your pocket.
First, there is the Shared Web Hosting. This type of hosting means a location is shared by many websites. All the websites in a shared server will share the resources such as space, bandwidth, IP address and so on.
Databases are used by websites that run things like forums, message boards and shopping carts. Any site where you can register an account will have some form of database. Generally one database is used per website function. Not all Shared Web Hosting UK hosts offer databases as standard and often charge extra for the facility. More is always better when it comes to selecting your provider.
Up-time is the over all time the hosting company promises that their servers will be up and running. Some claim to have 100% up-time, but I find that to be almost impossible to have so I tend to go with the ones claiming a 99,9% up-time. This tells us that even though they take back-ups, have mirrored servers and all other stuff to keep the servers safe and running, there is always a small possibility that the servers can go down.
If this is your first website and you are just getting started on the Web (Internet) you may be confused by all the web hosting offers on the internet. A good rule of thumb would be to do a web search for the term Affordable Web Hosting and from the results returned, go to each company and see what they have to offer and then use the company which you feel has the most Affordable Web Hosting package. It is that simple.
Call customer support at various times of the day and night to be sure they are available and responsive. Be sure to get good technical assistance. You never know when you may need help. Remember, you get what you pay for. If you are in charge of a big company website, you will probably hire a well-known web host; however, if you are just starting out with a website, web page or blog, you will want to find something more affordable. Be sure to check out the server your website will run on.
My one bit of good advice is do not sign up with any server for a long period of time to start with. It will be cheaper in the long run but at first just sign up for a little while. Try before you buy, make sure that the service provider is able to meet your expectations. If it does, then sign up for a longer period and save money.