What is Web Hosting?

Just as every bricks and mortar business needs a premises, every online business needs a website. If you have a website, hosting is the rent you pay for your website to stay online. For your website to operate it must be hosted.

Where do I get web hosting?

There are thousands of web hosting service providers on the Internet so there is a lot of choice. Most people get their site hosted by the provider they bought their domain from. As many people are novices to the internet when they buy their first domain it is much easier to buy a domain and hosting package instead of looking for separate service providers.

Is there anything wrong with buying a domain and web hosting in one package?

There is nothing wrong with going down this route. In fact it should be encouraged if it is your first domain you are purchasing. What you have to be aware of is that domain registrars often rely on consumers being apathetic. Most consumers bundle deals as it is easy. The domain registrars and web hosts make next to no money on domain sales, maybe 30c per domain sold. However, if they host that domain they can charge any figure they wish on a monthly or annual basis. So if you see a provider offering cheap domains there hosting packages may not be value for money. This is not always the case but it something to be wary of.

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