Pros and cons of shared web hosting
August 23rd, 2011 | 
Author: Pros:
Some people are great fans of shared web hosting plan and other have negative impression on it. The webmaster who used this hosting plan reported positive feedback on it and also very few companies found that this hosting plan is not suited for their business.
In the present days, this shared web hosting plan is considered as the popular plan as it is used by many people at affordable cost. Webmasters are not responsible for looking at the maintenance of the server. Maintenance will be effectively handled periodically by the web hosting providers.
The end user must pay a fixed service fee for using shared hosting plan. The people who implement this shared hosting plan will come from a medium class society. You can set up web hosting account in less than one hour. The details which come under initial verifications are fraud verification process and scrutinized checking on staff information.
The websites which don’t require good deal of resources can effectively make use of shared hosting plans for successful running of business.
Cons:
Same pool of resources is shared by the multiple websites on the same server. The entire pool of resources cannot be used or enjoyed exclusively by the shared hosting plan like it is in dedicated hosting plan.
When someone consumes more bandwidth then he is allocated then it will result in traffic problem and it is a troublesome case when it happens frequently. Shared web hosting plan is not the right option for your website when it requires more pictures, graphics and photos to be downloaded.
It is also not the best option when you are running an e-commerce site hosting forums because they require software interfaces and database interactions.
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Limitations of free web hosting
Today many web hosting companies are free web hosting services that attract more and
more clients. Individuals are also opting for these services as they can get the services
without paying a penny. However, there are certain limitations for free web hosting.
When going for free web hosting, often you are asked to purchase the domain name
separately. So, before choosing a free web hosting company, have a look at the other web
hosting companies and compare its features and limitations.
Also read the reviews of the web hosting company and try to find out the limitations of
using free web hosting services, these will help you in making a wise choice.
Some of the common limitations of free web hosting services are limited to disk space,
limited bandwidth every month, limit on the downloaded files and do not allow downloading
certain files like MP3, MPEG and ZIP files. As the web hosting companies will post
advertisements and banners on your sites, the uptime will come down.
This is the main drawback of going for free web hosting services. Though free hosting offer
instant activation but they provide very little disk space and bandwidth and also there is a
high risk of being spammed.
Another main thing about free web hosting services is that, they do not allow you to access
certain files and also limit the use of some files. They do not permit you to avail large files
and also hot links.
The above are some of the limitations of free web hosting. So mind these points when
choosing free web hosting services.
Are the free websites good for your website?
Free hosting is the type of hosting, which hosts the website free of cost. The host, instead
of the fee, places the banner ads on the freely hosted website. The host will make money by
posting the ads and charges the revenue from the advertisers.
But this free service may not be that profitable for you. Some of the reasons that make the
free web hosting not an ideal choice are mentioned below.
The banner ads will be placed on your website in free web hosting. The popping up ads
annoys the visitors of your website. Thus the visitor may skip your website and may not
return in future, which is almost like a losing situation for your website.
The essential features like hard disk space, bandwidth may be limited. So you have to size
your website as per the space available.
Since the web hosting is free so, all the website owners may want to avail this. And as a
result, many websites will be hosted on one single site and this slows down the server.
Lot of time will be required for the website to be transferred from server to the computer
screen.
The host does not allow the control of the web owner on the server. Thus the account holder
will not be given access to the control panel of the server in free web hosting.
The features like emails, additional domains, PHP and software writing are not available in
the free web hosting.
The free web hosting is advised only till the organization attains its position to afford the
paid web hosting.