Free and Cheap Web Space Choices

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There are some good deals on the internet concerning website hosting but you have to look to find the best deals. You should also consider how long a provider has been in business.

Finding free or cheap web hosting on the Internet is simple. All you have to do is use a simple Web search (Google, AltaVista or Yahoo) and the results should bring back options for free web space. There are many individuals and businesses looking for a place to put their website without having to pay for the service. These free services can provide anywhere from 5MB to 100Mb of online web space for hosting your web site.

Free web hosting sites also have some good stuff, such as counters, guest books, virtual domain names, tracking logs, blogs, copy and past scripts that are usually Java code scripts and more. These additions are good for people that have little or no knowledge into building a web site.

A free service provides benefits to all people and may sound like a good idea but the goal is to do your research to see if the deals are viable or not. Free web hosting services can also give you some other unwanted stuff that you have to deal with when you register for their hosting service. Usually, you have to submit to advertising and surveys by filling out a form before you can get your free service. Make sure that you read their services contract that come with the free web hosting.

You can go on the bluehost webhosting and don't want advertisements running on your site, you can get a service similar to free hosting but you would have to pay a small fee to keep your web page ad-free. Some of these providers will offer you a service for $2.95 a month with 100MB of web space if that's all that you need, and you can always upgrade your packages.

There's a lot of competition for your Web site hosting dollars, and you can find some pretty good deals if you look hard enough.



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