Free webhosting is not preferred for business websites but still if you want it for testing purpose or for just getting your hands on hosting stuffs, control panel etc… then you can opt for free webhosting service provider. There are thousands of free hosting service provider in this hosting industry you need to crosscheck for their reliability and should check few things before getting with them. You should not go with a free host who is offering you more features than you are looking for or you would need. You should also look if your free hosting service provide is having some way for getting revenue for his site/service which can ensure your host can be in business for long term.
Try to get what sites are hosted with this free host and what kind of ads can be for your site. Also check the maximum number of domains they would be hosting on their shared server. If possible try to get server configuration where your site/domain would be hosted on. Don’t forget to go through their Terms of Service (TOS) Confirm all hosting features you are looking for, make sure you have enough bandwidth and diskspace for your website, also check if it support all require or any specific scripting options you might be using for your site.
Before placing order you should go through their forum if they have or should search few for their reviews in hosting industry, you can use few hosting forums to get their rating or reviews. If you don’t have your own domain name, you might want to use a free URL forwarding service so you can change your website hosting provider if needed, you should look for this feature too.
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This post was written by on July 30, 2008
