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I can remember over a decade ago when webhosting was either free and filled with ads or too expensive for the average web user. When I began working for a local ISP, their domain registration was $70/year and hosting was $35/month!! Imagine that! Since I worked there, my site was hosted on their servers for free, which was a huge improvement over the free services I’d used prior to that.
When I branched out with a second domain, though, I looked around for other hosting services and found one that was reasonably priced and seemed like a great bargain. Oh, was I wrong! Not only was my site down more than it was up, but they refused to issue refunds. When a few people attempted chargebacks, the webhosting company turned these people in to the credit bureau! How outrageous is that? Luckily, my next webhost (which is also my current host) has been wonderful. When I say “luckily” I mean that because I had no idea where to find information on the various hosting companies.
I’ve just been reading a few articles at the Web Hosting Bluebook site and noted that along with all the information they offer, they also provide reviews of some of the top webhosting companies. Very nice resource!
Since joining several blogging communities, I’ve also noticed that there are many people who really don’t know much about hosting their own sites. I guess I kind of take certain things for granted, like the definition of a domain name or what is “hosting” in the first place. Web Hosting Bluebook provides information about all these beginner topics as well as articles explaining Frontpage extensions, HTML, and even the differences between Linux or Windows servers.
I find myself answering certain questions over and over for newbies and it’s nice to have such well written answers to the most common questions so well organized. This is one of those sites that you’ll want to bookmark and pass on to others. And do be sure to mention their very helpful forum as well. I only wish I’d known about this resource years ago!
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I appreciate all the help you have given.
It’s easy to get swindled by such gimmicks if you’re an Internet first-timer. I remember when I first set foot on the web. At that time, I had geocities to rely and practice on. There weren’t a lot of blogs that spoke about what to do and what not to do yet. This is why web users today are so lucky. They have a million sources of credible information sites to choose from.
Hi Marisa, Thanks to competition in the web
hosting field low price and even free hosting
is showing up more and more. I have my hosting
at Webhosting pad and they have cpanel which
makes everything much easier for a computer
knowledge challenged newbie like me. Fred