What is a Website?

Let’s say you have some information which you would like to share over the Internet.  Now your first step will be to find a person who is called web developer or website developer who will help you to arrange your information in the shape of a website. It will be a set of files and images.  Your website can be about your business, your ideas, your family or beloved cat. There are usually close to none limitations on the website topic.

Getting online

Once your website is ready, you or your website developer will need to upload it to the internet accessible server so that it can be accessed by people from around the globe. First of all to get your website online you need to find a web hosting company who can help you to upload it.

Who are web-hosting providers?

A website hosting provider is the connection between an individual or a company who wants to share the information and www (World Wide Web) readers.  Website hosting providers are the companies that provide space on their servers as well as internet connectivity, typically in the data centre.

Is there free cheese?

When an individual or a company chooses a website hosting provider, it is very important to keep your personal or company goals in mind. Since you are using a paid service, make sure that your webhosting provider doesn’t put any unnecessary advertisements, banners or information on it without your consent and permission.  You can find lots webhosting providers who offer low price or even free website hosting services but in return they will put their banners or ads on your website.  There is no harm in it but you need to consider your goals and what image you are trying to portray with your website. You will have no control over the contents of the ads and bad ads can harm your personal or business reputation.

Know your needs

As you cannot book a party without approximating the number of guests you shouldn’t buy “any hosting” before doing some research of your hosting needs. You may or may not need lots of features but paying extra for something you’d never use or getting suspended the very first day your website goes online is not something to look forward.

So, let’s dive into web hosting terminology and get a good grasp of what we are up to before we go spending a single dime.