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benefits of shared hosting is low cost
(average price is around $5 month per
website), your own domain name and lots
of software options like database, CGI,
etc. If you run a small business and
don't expect more than 1000 visitors to
your website per day, then shared hosting
is for you. The only problem with
shared hosting is that bandwidth is
limited, so if your site becomes very
popular you might find yourself running
out of bandwidth quickly.
If you
ever wanted to test the waters and put
your own website up on the Internet,
start with shared hosting and your own
domain - its the way to go.
What is
dedicated hosting?
Dedicated
hosting is the opposite of shared
hosting. Dedicated hosting is about you
being in total control of the server and
what goes on the server. You decide
whether to host 1 site or 10 of your
sites.
Dedicated
hosting allows you to tailor database,
email and software applications to your
desire - so it works the way you want it
to. This is powerful.
Dedicated
hosting is ideal for websites with high
traffic and large businesses who want
complete control over the server so they
can fine tune for special shopping cart
software, etc.
Another
benefit of dedicated hosting is you can
resell the space/bandwidth to people who
want to setup their own website.
Unlike
shared hosting, dedicated hosting will
cost considerably more, something like
$50 month for a simple dedicated server.
If your
website is critical to your business,
then I'd highly recommend dedicated
hosting.
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