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Web Hosting- Dependent Upon Your Website And Budget

by Tem Balanco

A web hosting company provides what is known as a server. This server is almost like your typical home computer, but is set up with a continual connection to the internet, and is set up to be accessed by internet surfers. The hosting company will "host" or place your website on their server which then gives people surfing the internet, a chance to view your website.

Web hosts generally have high connection speeds to the web, and they can host as many as thousands of sites on several servers. The web host rents out their web space to users so that you can get your own website up on the internet.

Large companies have different methods for obtaining or allocating web services. Some companies employ their own web servers, whereas other companies rent server space from a dedicated web hosting firm, and then resell that space. In the latter case, it is the job of the web host to manage the company's accounts on the server.

There are a variety of setups for website hosting, any of which might suit your website depending on your specific requirements and budget. Bandwidth is always given in terms of a monthly limit either of MB or GB. The bandwidth given is the amount of data that you can actually transfer from the hosting server that houses your site, to the individual computer browser of the user viewing your site.

If you go over the limit, then either you will have to be an extra fee, or your website will not be available. The amount of bandwidth you use is obviously related to the amount of traffic that you receive.

You may be enticed by hosting companies that promise you unlimited bandwidth. While this certainly sounds tempting, it's not as good as it sounds. After all, bandwidth costs money, and if a company truly offered you unlimited bandwidth, they would have to have an unlimited supply of money! It's better, then, to look for a web hosting company with more realistic (and honest) advertising.

Web hosts generally have high connection speeds to the web, and can host thousands of sites on several servers. The web host rents out their web space to users so that you can publish your own website on the internet. There are a large variety of web hosting plans which are all designed upon the needs of your website and your budget requirements. Bandwidth is always a factor and will be limited. Plainly spoken, the bandwidth limit is the amount of data that can be moved from the web server where your site is hosted, to the browser of the surfer currently looking through your website.

Published August 17th, 2008

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