Independent Online Guide to Web Hosting

Just about anybody can create a presence on the Internet. Building a web site can be as simple as using a word processor, but once you have the site you need a way to publish it on the World Wide Web. This is where web-hosting companies come in.

A web host rents you disk space and provides all the services necessary for others to see your web site on the Internet.  Barring technical problems, a web host operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so that anybody in the world can access your web site at any time.

There are literally thousands of web hosts to choose from so choosing an appropriate host can be a difficult task. The prices range from free to hundreds of dollars a year. Hosting companies can offer a multitude of services that can be confusing to a newcomer. This series of articles will help you to sort out all the information available and give you the confidence to make the proper decision about choosing a web host.

Latest Web Hosting News:

• ReliableSite Offers Clustered Hosting (Web Host Industry Review)
  October 10, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider ReliableSite announced on Friday it has introduced Semi-Dedicated Clustered hosting.



• FatCow 'Goes Pink' for Breast Cancer (Web Host Industry Review)
  October 10, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider FatCow Web Hosting announced on Wednesday it is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating $1 from every new signup during October to the American Cancer Society.



• Cirrus Tech Adds Exchange, SharePoint (Web Host Industry Review)
  October 10, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Canadian web hosting provider Cirrus Tech announced on Friday it will soon expand its hosted offerings to include Hosted Exchange and SharePoint Services.



• The Web Host Industry Week in Review (Web Host Industry Review)
  October 10, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In this week's most compelling ongoing story - one that's still playing out as I write this - a lawsuit from Microsoft left a hosting company reeling, and a possible bailout by way of buyout fell through.