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What Type Of Hosting Suits Your Needs?

Free Hosting

What could be better than a free web hosting plan?  Everything else. Free hosting plans are only good for personal sites which don’t require many technical resources.

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is the most popular type of hosting available. Basically, you share a server with someone else. This means you are exposed to all the exposed to all the activities of your member. But don’t worry, most of the hosting companies take good care of their customers so such things rarely happen.

Dedicated Hosting

Dedicated hosting is the ultimate way to host your website. You own the entire computer that hosts your website(s) and you’re the only guilty if something goes wrong! Most of companies offer managed dedicated servers though, where they take care of the technical support by themselves.

So, which type of hosting suits your needs?

To wrap it all up, free hosts are good for personal sites, shared hosts for small-businesses and dedicated hosts are good for big businesses or websites which require a great amount of resources.

Web Hosting Mistakes

So, you’re still looking for a web host, right? Make sure you avoid the 3 mistakes below

Limited Technical Options

Most of the free web hosts (and some paid ones too!) give you limited technical options.  You should avoid any companies that don’t offer or allow you to use mod_rewrite, CHMOD, IonCube etc.

Free Hosting

The visitors you bring to a website on a free hosting usually become someone’s else and not your customers. Unless you’re planning to play with a personal website, free web hosts are a big no-no.

Cheap Hosting

Even if your budget is limited, think twice before buying 2$ yearly hosting plans.  When the price is that low, there is a catch.  Anything over 5$-10$/month and which requires payment in advance for at least 3-month can be considered reliable hosting. Hostgator is the best example for that.

2009 Hostgator Coupons

Here are some working Hostgator coupons. This post will be updated regularly with new working hostgator coupons. Highlight the coupon code then copy it and click the link to sign up and use the coupon right away!

UPDATE (29.06)

HGCOUPONBLOG = First month is 1c ($9.94 off) on the Baby hosting package then $9.95 per month

UPDATE (22.04)

HGC25 = First month is 1c ($9.94 off) on the Baby hosting package then $9.95 per month

UPDATE (16.04)

SPRING = 20% off

UPDATE (21.03)

GREEN = 20% off

WORDPRESS = First month for $0.01!

LUCKY = 20% off

PARALLELS = Up to $25 off Shared or Reseller Hosting. NOT for dedicated servers.

404PAGE = First month is 1c ($9.94 off) on the Baby hosting package then $9.95 per month

WEBSITEMAG = 100% discount 30 days in reseller plan or pay just $ 35 for 6 months of shared plan

Enjoy the 2009 hostgator coupons!