Free Web Hosting or Budget Web Hosting?

There are several great free web hosting providers available these days - MySiteSpace is just one of them. While most free hosts offer general hosting for personal or business use, some offer free hosting to certain groups of niches. Regardless of who you choose, if you have very basic web hosting needs a free host can serve you well. Here's are some things to look for and to expect from your free web hosting provider.

What to Expect, What to Beware.
Although it's free, you should expect a professional operation. There are several very professional free web hosts available. There are plenty of us that offer a true no-cost plan so don't settle for free hosting that has membership fees or any other hidden costs. Most free hosts are going to use your site in some way for advertising, but it does not have to be done. MySiteSpace for example shows either a small text link or a single popunder ad with our free sites. Some free hosts use other forms of banners and or popup ads. Expect advertising, but beware free hosts that over-do the advertising. One or two ads is more than fair in return for some free web hosting space.

Don't Tolerate Spam
As with many free services online, spam is just part of the deal. Well it does not have to be so. While many free web hosting providers sell your name and email to as many buyers as they can fine, there are some such as MySiteSpace that don't share your info with anyone. Sure, expect a marketing email every month or two, but over spamming is not necessary. If you signup for a free host and you get a dozen new spams the first day - I'd look for a new free host.

The Support You Can Get
Providing technical support is one of the most expensive components of a hosting business. If you are not a paying customer it is unreasonable to expect a support technician to jump when you say jump. That doesn't mean you cannot get the help you need. MySiteSpace offers online support for our free hosting members via our web hosting forum. This is a great way to provide a timely level of support at an economical cost.

Don't Abuse The TOS
If a free web host has a no adult policy then don't post porn. If they have a no-hotlinking policy then don't use your account to store forum avatars and ebay photos. Free hosts do incur significant expenses to offer web master a free place to host and learn. Honoring their terms of service will help them continue to offer the highest possible level of service a free host can offer.

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