Paid Vs. Free Web Hosting Services

Since many web hosting service providers offer hassle-free hosting without any charge, customers often tend to ask themselves and the experts as to why they should opt for paid web hosting services when free services are so readily and easily available. The debate between paid and free web hosting services is almost a never ending one in the web hosting industry. Free web hosting services such as AvaFreeHost, Xoom, Hypermart, and GeoCities offer varying levels of independence and flexibility in setting up an account.

Only a few actually give the independence of having a domain name, while the others require the user to register a sub domain under their primary domain. Free Web Hosts almost always require you to have their advertisements on your website and offer less services and freedom as compared to paid Web Hosts. Additionally, free Web Hosts also provide only a limited amount of disk space, generally between 5-10 MB. Free Web Hosts are most suited for blogs and small websites that generally do not require running their own CGI scripts (as that is one facility most free web hosts do not offer). For bigger and more complex sites, it is always better to go for a paid Web Host.

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