|
|
|
10 Web Site Backup Essentials That You Should Live By
More and more webmasters nowadays do not value the importance of a complete website backup (files and databases). They have left this to chance and good luck which poses a great risk to their online presence.
Can you relate to this? Then read...
Choosing the Perfect Deluxe Web Site Hosting Plan
If you are looking for a deluxe web site hosting plan there are some important considerations before you make a choice. Everyone has different needs so what is deluxe for you might be completely different for someone else. You want to end up with a...
Does a real person answer your web host’s phone?
Have you ever had a pressing emergency situation and then called the only person able to save your neck, only to be have your call answered by an answering machine? Frustrating is not quite the word to use to describe the situation. But the truth...
Web Hosts: Helping Us Navigate Through This Future Techno-World
Computers, Internet, Web sites…what do they all mean? Hey, you’re probably not a technophobe, I mean you own a microwave right? Just push a few buttons and the food cooks itself-easy. Now, they tell you the best way to share information, have a...
Where have all the web content sites gone?
Many web content websites have vanished or stopped in their tracks in the last few months. It's quite amazing that this has happened, actually, in the aftermath of the September 11th tragedies -- more people than ever are now using the web to...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free Web Hosting Tips
Here are some tips to keep in mind as you look for a free web hosting account online.
1. Content Ownership - You might not own the space, but it is your content. That means that you should expect some sort of notice if the service is going offline so that you can make alternative arrangements or save your information to your computer.
2. Tools - Surprisingly many free web hosting accounts come with lots of tools that you can use to enhance your site. The larger the hosting provider or hosting community, the more tools you will have in your control panel.
3. Free domain names - Usually you are getting a subdomain or even a subfolder for your files. Typically free domain names only come with a paid hosting account. The reasons is that bandwidth is very expensive and no one wants to build up a free web hosting service unless they have access to cheap resources.
It is not surprising then that the free web hosting market is dominated by companies like Yahoo, Google, and Bravenet. They are large organizations who have figured out ways to balance
paid services and free services without going broke.
4. Search engine optimization - Some free hosting communities are so large and so fluid that it takes some time get new pages into the major search engines. People abandon their pages at such a high rate that is hard to keep up with the live sites versus abandoned real estate.
Also, any page rank you get goes to the hosting provider and not to you that is one of the perks of having your own domain name.
5. Tracking - It always helps to know who is coming to your website and how they got there. You might have to search around for some type of free tracking service. This is very important if you plan to make money off your free web hosting account.
My picks
Bravenet, Yahoo Geocities and Blogger. I have used all three and I haven't had the time lately to investigate other services. I will add to the list in the near future.
About the Author
This article may be freely distributed as long as there is an active link back to http://www.rapidlingo.com
|
|
|
|
|
|