Once you have a domain name you're going to need a host to have your website up on the web, there are many organizations that offer free hosting but they come at disadvantages due to many limitations. We would recommend that you find a paid host to host your website as in most cases they offer more flexibility. Why should use a paid host rather that a free one? A free host offers the basics but as you progress with web development their limitations become very apparant. Many free hosts do not allow FTP, which would allow you to modify pages on your desktop and not through your browser to later upload it to your website, most free hosts will only give you the option to edit your webiste online through their own website creation tools. This may simplify the process initially but it becomes a very huge problem when you decide to expand your site with features not offered by your free host. A paid host would give you the ability to build your site however you please if you want site building software you can install open source software such as Joomla! or Drupal which would allow easy editing of content and seamless integration with any other additions to your site. A paid host would also allow you to back-up the content of your site at will something most free hosts do not. Website additions can easily be added or removed with the use of FTP which can be accessed via the use of a client such as FileZilla. Free hosting services usually force advertisements on your site which may not be something you need or want on your website, some hosts will choose to have pop-ups appear every time the site loads while some prefer to place advertising frames between content so you must make sure you are prepared to accept these methods as in some cases they may deter visitors. Though there are free hosts that do not place advertisements on their pages but they are highly unrecommended as it costs money to run a server and if they don't have a reliable source of income you can expect them to close very soon resulting in the complete losss of your site content. A paid host would give you complete control over the content of your site and if you have advertisements it would be because you chose to put them there and you would have the ability to place them wherever you like. But whether you choose a free host or a paid host is all down to your needs if your are simply building a blog then by all means use blogspot or wordpress, if you're building a forum you will need to pay for a host. How do I find a good paid host? There are many aspects that you need to consider before you purchase a hosting deal from a company don't be lured in just because their offer sounds amazing. Make sure you consider these before making your purchase. Reliability - Do your research and read user reviews of the companies service you would not want a host whose servers are down often as that would seriously hurt your site productivity in the long run. If someone clicked your link nonl;y to find the site was down they would simply move and find another site. You could potentially lose many visitors. Also the speed of access as slow loading sites are very frustrating to visitors and you could have the same result as if the site were down.Control Panel - This is what allows you to edit the back end of your site managing extensions, email addresses, re-directs etc. If you are paying for your host you should expect them to have cPanel as the control panel as it is the one of most respected control panel today.Email - A good host would allow you to manage email adresses and manage passwords quickly and easily, they should also allow you to add auto responders to email addresses.Multiple Domains and Subdomains - You should check that they offer this just in case you decide to host multiple sites under your host, the worst thing you could have to do is pay for multiple hosts because your first host doesnt't allow more than one domain.Bandwith and Diskspace - You will need about 1GB+ of bandwith per month and you should choose a host that will allow this without sending you an additional charge or disabling your site. And your diskspace should be enough to support your site content 10MB should be enough for a blog or text based site but a site that is very image based or media based will need alot more. Try to look for hosts that offer 200MB+ if you are hosting videos and other media but blogs and other text based sites will need no more than 10MB as long as they don't have many images.Price - An expensive host does not guarantee a good host but you can not expect much from a host which charges you about 10$ a year. Their price should look reasonable enough tio support a team to cater to its clients needs.Recommended Hosts There many hosts trying to offer you the best deal these are hosts that we know offer great service first hand.  XenonServers offer their customers unlimited hosting for $50/year. They offer excellent customer service and promptly come to your aid if needed.
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For giant websites I would recommend VPS.NET (or any host from the UK2 group). That's what a lot of successful "giant-sites" use and their servers are very fast.
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