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    Disadvantage(s) of Free Web Hosting?

    I am planning to put up a website and I am undecided if I should get:


    free website hosting
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    paid web host


    If you could please tell me the disadvantages of free web hosting so I can decide which way to go. Thank you.

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    There is no customer support if you get technically stuck on installation or there is a need for tutorial or guidance. If you are new to hosting and do not have much time to spare in setting things right, then you should go for paid hosting services.

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    Yeah jackthomas087 is right, In free web hosting there is no customer support, limitation of resources, and many more things. I recommend you to go with paid web hosting services.
    Accountant in a leading QuickBooks Hosting Provider company.

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    I say go with paid for sure. There are cheap shared plans where u get desent support and reliability.

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    In free hosting, no support, no backup and no security, it means 100% risk, therefore its always better to host website on paid hosting account. You can search in google for paid special hosting offer because now a days many hosting offers provided by hosting provider which you can purchase as per your resources requirement
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    Free hosting will have very less hosting features, less support for any technical issues, you need to pay for other resources usability, resources will be shared among many clients, and more.

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    I think that is not good free web hosting because not any provide free web hosting.

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    Free website hosting only has a limited amount of space you can use. Free hosting accounts often do not provide enough storage or bandwidth for most businesses. There is not enough room for a large website site with many colorful graphics, some video and multiple pages.
    You may wonder how free providers can afford to offer free website hosting. Almost always, they make money by putting advertisements on the free pages. Therefore, you can certainly expect your pages to show ads on them that you did not place there. The worst is when a free host uses popups, which is very aggravating for visitors. Free web hosting sites term and conditions often require that you allow their online banners and advertisements to be placed on your website. As they will say, it is what pays the bills.
    A free site has their name along with your unique domain name in the address. If you have a business, a potential client might think you are not successful enough to have your own website, and turn away to find someone whose website is with one of the best paid website hosting services.
    You must use their website designs and system and cannot upload other popular website products like Wordpress into the free site.

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    Disadvantages of Free Web Hosting are given below:
    1. Advertisements
    2. No Main Domain
    3. Customer Support
    4. Limited Bandwidth And Speed

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    No web hosting provider offers the free web hosting. And, free hosting is not good for the site because it has many server issues.

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    Main dis-advantages of free web hosting :
    1.Customer Support
    2.The free hosting plans do not provide the separate domain name
    3.commercial website owners would not like to put any ads on their website other than their own
    4.free hosting services have limited bandwidth and data transfer speed.

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    The biggest disadvantage of free web hosting is the commercial website owners would not like to put any ads on their website other than their own. Moreover, will not get no main domain and the customer support.
    Last edited by discusshostingadmin; 06-25-2018 at 07:03 AM.

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    1. With free hosting, you need to share a server with other sites.
    2. You have limited access to storage and memory.
    3. Lack of customer support
    4. No email accounts
    5. Limited features

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    Cons:

    The operative word here is “limited”. Expect that your free account may lack a lot of features, such as one-click autoinstallers, software scripts, SMTP email, edit DNS settings, root directory access, and other common features that even the cheapest hosting plan might have.

    If these are present, note that your host has other ways of limiting your resource usage. Your free account has a cap on bandwidth and disk space, so don’t upload huge files or you might find your site suddenly offline or your account suspended without notice. While this is also true with paid hosting plans, the odds are your free service is of lowest priority.

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    Advertisements

    Obviously, the commercial website owners would not like to put any ads on their website other than their own. In such cases, getting the free hosting plan will not work at all. For instance, imagine the website of the famous LG brand showing the ads for free counseling or online tutorial classes. Obviously, it will rupture the brand recognition in the market.

    No Main Domain

    The free hosting plans do not provide the separate domain name. Instead, they only offer the sub domain upon their own domain name. For example, you must have seen many personal blogs with the address in the format – mywebsite.wordpress.com, or mywebsite.blogspot.com. But, those who want their own main domain name must get the paid hosting services.

    Customer Support

    – There is no customer support if you get technically stuck on installation or there is a need for tutorial or guidance. If you are new to hosting and do not have much time to spare in setting things right, then you should go for paid hosting services.

    Limited Bandwidth And Speed


    Last, but not the least, the free hosting services have limited bandwidth and data transfer speed. The bandwidth can be seen as the number of visitors allowed on your website per month. If the limit exceeds, the website hosting is halted by the servers, forcing you to buy the paid web hosting plans for extended bandwidth and data transfer rate.

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