What is Web Hosting

Web hosting is where your website lives on the internet. It is like rent for your website. It is important because if your site goes down people can’t find you.

Why is web hosting important?

Agent Hack Story Bad hosting can ruin your reputation.

Viral Blog Post story

Kinds of Web Hosting

Free

Not recommended.

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Shared Hosting

Cheap

Can’t Handle Lots of Traffic

Least Secure

Slowest

VPS

Slightly Better than shared hosting

More Expensive

Harder

Faster

Managed

Moderate Price

Scales to Lots of Traffic

Secure

Fastest

Dedicated

Highest Price

Does Not’ Scale Well

Hardest to Use

Faster

Recommended Hosting Companies

BlueHost $8 Shared $40 Managed

Media Temple $20 Managed

WP Engine $30-$100 Managed

Companies to Avoid

GoDaddy

1and1

SquareSpace

Wix

Weebly

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