Shared Hosting

Now we move into the more advanced hosting and also the first step of paid web hosting. Shared hosting is what 95% of webmasters will use and will normally always use. Since the web hosting industry is so saturated with millions upon millions of web hosting companies, shared hosting can be as cheap as well free web hosting. Many start at as little as $ 2 - $5 a month and go up from there.

So what does shared web hosting really offer?

It really all depends on the web host, many will offer everything that is needed and then some and some won't. Many web hosting companies will post a features list for their potential clients to look over, simple check over that list and make sure that everything you need or want is there.

The only downside to shared web hosting is that you're housed on a server with a few hundred other clients, which in many cases is ok because the servers can handle them. But in a few cases we've found web hosting companies way over selling their servers and packing so many on them that they can't even operate correctly.

So be sure to keep an eye out for slow service and response times as this is a clear indication that hey are over selling themselves and this will result in your site/sites being very slow also.