Hostmonster Better Than Free Hosting?

Hostmonster is well known, but here we will discuss if it has advantages over the free services.

There are several types of web hosting and among them is free web hosting service. In free web hosting the host company is often supported by advertisements, which is the hosting company's source of income, in the case of Hostmonster, you won't see advertisements on them that you couldn't control and some computer users do not want ads on their website and for this reason, they avoid using a web host offering free hosting for their website. Another type of web hosting is paid web hosting which is normally not very expensive for individuals or small business owners paying for a business website. Paid web hosting for business owners with a large website or one doing E-commerce the web hosting can be very expensive. Hostmonster is in this category and costs only $5.95 a month, which is very affordable.

Another type of web hosting is shared web hosting service in which the web host supports many websites on one web server connected to the Internet and Hostmonster offers this type of service. This works well for those who want others to deal with the technicalities of a website. Some servers can host hundreds or even thousands of websites. An example of this is a company with one main web server connected to the Internet and the computers in all of the company branches are connected to the Internet through the main company server.

Reseller Hosting

Reseller web hosting involves web hosting services to companies who in turn function as web hosts for other companies. The reseller often offers website management and design services and space for websites. This is the reason you should be very cautious about picking a web hosting company, because you don't know if you are dealing with a true vendor or simply a reseller. They offer a simple interface and easy to use website tools to keep the site updated. A reseller is a company, which buys a product or service and after repackaging offers the product to other companies under their own brand name. Many people buy the services of Hostmonster to turn themselves into resellers.

Dedicated Server

Another type of web hosting is a virtual dedicated server sometimes called a virtual private server or a virtual and each has the same meaning. A virtual server is a physical server, which is divided into several smaller servers. Each of these servers is called a virtual server. A virtual server is independent of any hardware. A virtual server cannot interact with the processes and file system of any other virtual server. Virtual servers appear to be single, private servers but they are one of many smaller servers. If, we think of a tree trunk as the virtual dedicated server and the branches of the tree as many smaller servers we can grasp the idea of a virtual private or dedicated server. When you reached the limits of your website, you should plan to migrate to at least a VPS or "Virtual Private Server". Hostmonster only offers shared hosting, so if you have a very huge site, you should look to another company.

Managed hosting service is another type of web hosting and it provides a dedicated server and overall technical support, maintenance, and monitoring services for the client. The ability to control a server is limited by the hosting service for quality control and preventing a user from toying with the configuration of the server.

Dedicated web hosting service means a computer user has a web server and has control over it but does not own it. Because the user controls the server the user is responsible for the security and maintenance of a dedicated hosting service. In this area, Hostmonster is a better choice for the average user, since managing a dedicated server could be a very daunting task for someone without the necessary experience.

Similar to this is the collocation web hosting when the user owns the colo server and the web hosting company provides space and internet access to the server. The collocation provider/hosting service does not provide any support for the owner of the colo server.

Conclusion

Clearly, Hostmonster is the choice for most users, but power users or business owners with very large websites will want to search for other options instead of Hostmonster.