Choosing A Web Hosting Plan
A hosting site can provide several kinds of hosting plans and today Trybeweb will be educating you on their types, and also help you pick the best one that suits your needs.
There are 3 types of Hosting:
- Free Hosting
- Shared Hosting
- Dedicated Hosting
Personally, Trybewe recommends all users to opt-in for Shared Hosting as it is the best service to choose (depending on your Hosting Provider).
Free Hosting as the name implies is totally free but all free things come with its limitations and for free hosting, users might experience slow webpage connection, Annoying adverts by your hosting service, and sometimes your site might be offline. It is advisable to avoid free hosting unless you don’t want to get all serious with your website.
Shared Hosting is better than the Free one, you and other website owners would share a single server. This kind of hosting service is offered by the majority of hosting service providers because it is more reliable than Free hosting and usually cheaper than Dedicated hosting. This hosting plan is Ideal for bloggers and medium scale websites and the price varies depending on your host.
Dedicated Hosting is ideally built for websites with huge traffic, sessions, and users. Popular websites that are always getting thousands of visitors daily like Skysport, BCC, etc are using such hosting service. For upcoming websites, we advise you to stick to shared hosting until you get to the top of the chain as a big website with huge traffic. Websites with Dedicated hosting are given a physical server which is used by you only and it is more expensive than other plans.
Additional Features of Web Hosting
Aside from free hosting, most web hosting comes with extra features for the web owner and they are listed below:
Domain Name
A domain name is a unique address that leads users to your website, like our (www.trybeweb.com.ng), all website needs one. Most hosting service gives free Domain name as an added package to its users but if yours doesn’t come with a free domain name, you can buy a custom domain for as low as $5 a year. (click here to get a custom domain name).
Note that if you use free hosting, you might not be allowed to use a custom domain name, this is another reason you should avoid free hosting.
A matching email to your website is more professional than using just any email provided by (Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook), most hosting packages come with free business emails like Contact@trybeweb.com.ng rather than using your personal email (johndoe@gmail.com).
When choosing a web host, don’t get discouraged by the price especially if you are expecting an increase in your traffic and the size of your website. Hosting companies usually give discounted prices for the first year so I advise you get the best you can afford and enjoy the discount that comes with it.
Make sure your host offers 24/7 customer support service, so you won’t have difficulties getting help from them should the need arises.
Also check out honest reviews from other bloggers about a hosting provider before buying their plan, in the coming weeks we will be giving full reviews of different hosting plans. Hopefully, we have given some summarized review of the Best hosting providers of 2019 and it can be found below.
Best Hosting Services Of 2019
1&1 IONOS: Previously known as 1&1, they offer numerous services to suites all your website’s needs, from Basic web hosting to a functioning online website builder. Although 1&1 IONOS website building feature is quite basic, it promises a thrilling experience and assists you in designing a well presentable website.
Other 1&1 IONOS features include:
- SSL certificate
- Email accounts included
- Free domain name
- DDoS protection
- RailGun CDN
- Backups included
GoDaddy Web Hosting: A popular and good choice for small and medium websites, Godaddy is a popular hosting provider that boasts of its Millions of registered users and domain names under their platform. Numerous packages are offered by Godaddy (Pure Website hosting, Website builder, and hosting on WordPress).
Godaddy offers a guaranteed 99.9% server uptime, 247 support from its dedicated customer care service team, depending on your plan, you can also get unlimited bandwidth and storage for your files.
Other GoDaddy features include:
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Free domain name
- Office 365 Business email
- 24/7 support
Weebly: This is one of the easy to use hosting service I have come across, user-friendly interface for newbies, website hosting, and a handy website builder. Weebly is quite unique that some hosting providers are hosted under them.
Similar to Wix, it is free to use but a pro version is required if you want a custom domain name, and also get rid of unwanted adverts This is not the cheapest host providers on the market but with them, you will be guided throughout.
Other Weebly features include:
- Free plan available
- Excellent site builder tool
- Online shop available
- Edit your site from your phone
HostGator Web Hosting: From creating and building a website, pure web hosting, and WordPress hosting, HostGator offers all types of hosting services you need at an amazingly cheap price on all packages.
Other HostGator features include:
- Unlimited storage & bandwidth
- 24/7 support
- SSL certificate
- cPanel management
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
SiteGround: This hosting service is mainly dedicated to WordPress, this might come as a piece of good news to WP users. Picking a plan is a simple as it gets as they offer just 3 plans.
Sadly, they don’t offer free domain names (click here to get a cheap reliable domain name). The introductory price for each plan is usually cheap but increases when it comes to renewal. Woocomarce plugin is provided for free in all their hosting plans including the starter plan.
Other HostGator features include:
- Unmetered bandwidth
- SSL certificate
- 24/7 support
- Daily backups
- CloudFlare CDN
InMotion: This service provider assists you with setting up a WordPress site in a matter of Minutes, Web Hosting, and full support.
Other InMotion features include:
- WordPress hosting
- SSL certificate
- Malware/hacking protection
- Free domain
- Unlimited storage & bandwidth
There are numerous reliable options out there for Web Hosting with a great plan for all websites, so take your time to weigh all your options before picking a plan.