If you are considering owning any
online real estate beyond a simple blog, it comes with a price. Thankfully, the
price is minimal. Many people think that owning their own sites only has to do
with owning the names themselves. Before you sign up for a domain name, take
some time to consider your options. We recommend that, before you ever plan
your unique site name, you analyze the focus of your online business and how
much storage you need.
In our experience, standard
landing page sites only require the most basic shared hosting package. If you
want to make an active site complete with images, blog posts and video content,
you need a service that provides unlimited disk space. If you are planning on
having an exorbitant number of viewers, then you should also look to find a
package with unlimited bandwidth. Having sufficient bandwidth keeps your site
from throttling if many readers flock to your site at once.
Annual and Monthly Payments
The second step to take is to create
the right domain name. Web hosting plans typically include a free domain for
one year. A domain often requires an annual payment, but Arvixe actually
includes a domain for the life of the service. Popular services like Go Daddy
are known for being go-to spots if you are looking to purchase a domain name.
At this stage, you are offered
promotional rates on several hosting plans, depending on the storage and
bandwidth your site requires. Look past the promotional prices that each host
offers. We noticed that several hosting services baited us with affordable
plans, only to triple the monthly price and charge nearly $30 for a domain when
renewal comes around.
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