A wise man once said that all good things in life are free.
It is pretty obvious this was before the world of web hosting,
because in this world all things free are usually not that
great. If I took a pole of everyone in the “business”
of web mastering ninety-five percent of us though probably
started on one of those free web hosting services provided
out there. We all know there names, so there’s no
need to list them. I thought for those out there who aren’t
paying for their hosting though I would sit down and compare
the two side-by-side so that we can really see who ends
up on top.
First lets look at web hosting support. In one corner you
have the free online services. The word “support”
to these folks means providing you with three or four pages
of help pages and if it’s not listed there it’s
your fault. Is that the way the world of web hosting should
work? I think not. On the paid web hosting side we have
real support. Instead of only being given a handful of help
pages, you are given dozens of them. You’re also given
real live support, a help desk, and people to talk to via
an online messenger so you can talk to somebody one-on-one.
To tell you the truth I never knew there was such a thing
as web hosting support when I was starting out on those
free services.
Next we have physical space on a web hosting server. With
a free online service, you’re given a smaller account
on the server. You’re also over-stuffed with millions
of other folks on the same server as well. Now lets take
a look at the paid hosting side of things. Instead of being
overstuffed, you’re put on a larger server with less
people on it. You also get the hosting space per your account
that you pay for. If you need more space or bandwidth, then
all you need to do is upgrade to the next biggest plan.
Side-by-side there isn’t one place that free web
hosting compares with paid web hosting. E-mail, services,
spaces and support paid hosting wins hands down. So are
all good things in life free? Not in the web hosting world,
that’s for sure.
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