When choosing web hosting there are a lot of options. Since the early days of the internet the number of hosting companies and the number of different types of hosting have increased many times over. There are now thousands of web hosts, many of which offer numerous options. Some are expensive, while some are cheap. With some each site has their own server, while with others they share a server.
Hosting varies from free hosting and shared hosting, to dedicated hosting, and many others in between. But even within each main type of hosting there are many options. All websites are different and therefore have different necessities. Complex sites need a sophisticated hosting set up while owners of basic sites don’t want to pay for something they don’t need. This means there is a demand for different types of hosting packages. Website owners have different knowledge and experience. Gone are the days when only tech savvy people owned websites. Now anyone can, with most businesses requiring a website and business hosting to go with it. Some website owners want to be in charge of their own hosting, some need all the help they can get, and some require something between the two.
Some websites are just basic information sites. These are usually very simple, small sites with no complex databases, videos or audio files. Free or basic hosting may be adequate for these sites, especially if traffic levels are low. Then there is the opposite; very large sites with large databases. With these dedicated hosting may be required, possibly even managed hosting (meaning the entire hosting is managed by the hosting company). E-commerce sites are becoming more common all the time with the growing popularity of online shopping. The hosting for these sites must allow payments, which must be secure. These three general examples show the differences in the hosting requirements for difference websites. There are also other options available such as VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting, cloud hosting and colocation.
With so many web hosts and so much competition, they are always thriving to get ahead of their competition. They try to come up with new ways of hosting to gain more business. If a competitor is doing something you are not that proves to be successful, you try to imitate them to catch up. Once a new type of hosting proves successful, suddenly everyone will be doing it. With so many web hosts around new ways of hosting are appearing on the market all the time. The technology is also evolving continuously meaning new types of hosting are becoming possible.
The above are all reasons for the growing number of web hosting packages available. It means that there are so many different options for someone deciding on the best type of hosting for their website. Whether your website is a basic information site, or a complex e-commerce site, or whether you have a small or high budget, there is always a type of web hosting right for you.
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