Cheap Web Hosting For Beginners (Markys Robertson)
Feb 8, 2010
Options for finding the best web hosting for beginners exist in abundance today as more people race to establish their own place on the internet every day. (By "beginner" I mean someone who will soon be publishing their first web site.) The skills required to put up your own website are not as difficult to acquire as you may think. In fact, it's a cheap, easy, and fun way to put yourself on the map. But first, you have to decide what exactly you want your website to do.
Is it going to be a personal website with just a few pages and other basic functionality? Most personal webs include several web pages for pictures and commentary, one devoted to an interactive visitor's log, and maybe another one that hosts a "favorite links" page. Fortunately, there are many cheap web hosting for beginners types of plans to choose from. Most can be set up using a template that you simply follow.
Are you going to be adding a lot of new content to your website on a recurring basis? If you're planning to, then you should probably consider using the "blogging" application like Nucleus, b2evolution, and Cafe's WordPress. Even the cheap web hosting for beginners hosting companies provide them. Updating a blog is usually easier than updating a static webpage, so you may want to think this one through a little.
Now that you've decided on your website's preliminary design, it's time to identify who's going to get their hands dirty. I'd suggest doing it yourself! There are many web hosts for beginners that make it about as easy as it can be to publish a website yourself. Really, all you need to provide are some basic to intermediate skills on that PC you're using and a general, high-level understanding of how the Internet operates. You'll learn everything else you need to know.
On the other hand, you may not be comfortable, or have the time, to publish and maintain your own website. If so, there are some cheap web hosting for beginners providers that offer hands-on assistance in helping you create your website. You'll pay a slight premium for that level of technical support in your hosting package, but it may well be worth it to you if you don't have either the time or the inclination to do it yourself.
When you begin comparing hosting packages, you'll see various operating systems mentioned such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and possibly others. Since you'll just be putting up a simple personal website, the OS you choose won't make that much difference. They'll all provide you with the same basic functionality. You'll have access to your hosting package through what is called a "control panel" (Plesk and cPanel are the most common). Both are equally easy and powerful to use.
Just so you'll know, higher-end websites like ecommerce business sites generally require more storage, a larger data transfer allowance, and fault-tolerant server components. Since you're just getting started, your simple personal site won't have these same requirements. The features of most packages catering to easy web hosting for beginners will more than suffice in these areas.
You've done it! You have now identified your basic requirements for your personal website. It's now time to look at some of the easy web hosting for beginners providers.
About the AuthorIn Part 1 of his article, Internet guru Markys Robertson helps you assess your website's requirements so you can select a cheap web hosting for beginners type of solution. Be sure to click here to read Part 2 of Markys' article - how to compare and select between the many best web hosting for beginners options available today!.