Nowadays, everyone in the world of business requires a website. That said, not every enterprise requires an expensive e-commerce perspective, and definitely not every person can afford one. Many people only need a simple and affordable page that lists important information about their activities mixed with few blogging characteristics to make the page lively (Lee, 2012).  Such a website is not too costly and thus, affordable to use. Cost is a paramount element to observe when picking one’s web host. However, it requires that before one decides the web host to use, he/she has to ensure to choose the best and one which is effective and reliable enough.

What does web hosting mean?

First, let’s define a website and web host.  A website is the collection of all your related web pages. Whereas, a web host is a company with servers that are utilized in the storage and distribution of the pages contained in a website. Choosing a web host company depends on the size of the business or the willingness of individuals to spend. Large businesses will always spend a lot of money annually on reliable and expensive web host services (Alavi & Ahuja, 2015). However, there also exist the affordable web host prices that can be used by smaller businesses. Truth be told, expensive web host services are deemed to be the most effective, however, the cheaper ones are also excellent, a consumer must only ensure to select the best.

         Example of a web-hosting provider: iPage

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The above is a link includes the most of the cheapest web host services.

Who are the web-hosting providers?

There are many web hosting companies a person can choose from, and do this, you only require your browser. Go to your browser and type, “cheap web hosting.” After your search has buffered, you will be provided with numerous web host companies to choose from. However, it is important to have some background information about some of the choices one is bound to be provided with. The best way to getting this information is through word on the street. This is because surfing the web hosting companies online might be misleading. I guarantee you all of them will have nice things to talk about, which is not always true and thus, can be deceptive. Hence, ask around from friends or from your chosen trusted sources to be directed to the best and affordable web host firm to use.

Payment methods may differ from one organization to another, but may also be similar to others. Albeit, most web host firms use a monthly or yearly subscription. Most people tend to choose the monthly subscription because it is always affordable compared to the annual charges. Additionally, some web host companies can also offer a free web hosting system with the condition that the name of the web host must exist in the link to your website. This is a way in which most of the web host companies advertise their services. However, I would say such a method is already outdated (Weber, 2009). It is always important to own a website and write the domain name of your choice. Therefore, buy web host services but purchase the one that you can easily afford and one that is fair to the wallet.

What are the services offered by the web-hosting providers?

Cheap web hosting provides two major services; shared and WordPress services. A shared web host enables the company to run multiple websites along with yours. This helps in distributing charges to everyone, thus, the affordable pricing. However, one should be ready to experience delays in running their websites because the server may be crowded by the other websites and at times some websites are bound to crush. On the other hand, when hosting a blog, WordPress if the best web host service to use. It has features that make the blog lively and attractive and is also the cheapest among all web host services. Nevertheless, do not scare in using the shared services because it has a few malfunctioning. Every web host has, they just vary from one problem to another.

                           Example of web-hosting service: Word Press

In conclusion, web hosting is very important to many enterprises and even the sole proprietorship businesses. Hosting a website relives many businesses from the expense of constant costly advertisements. Once a business owns a website, all they will be required to do is occasionally adjust the information to their websites.

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The above link is a guide on how to go about forming the domain of your website.

Bibliography

Alavi, S., & Ahuja, V. (2015). Digital Marketing Analytics. Digital Marketing and Consumer Engagement, p.542-558.

Lee, K. Y. (2012). How blog is effective on building web-brand equity: With emphasis on effects of blog experience of portal brands on web-brand loyalty. Journal of Political Science and Communication, 15(1).