What is a web hosting service? How do I choose one?
Some people at Wikipedia have said:
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a serverthey own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center.
Basically, a host is a computer where your webpages, images, video, etc are located. When a person types into their web browser http://www.yourcompany.com. Their computer contacts your website and says “hello, would you like to show me anything” and your web host responds immediately with “Yes, you’ve come to the right place and I know what you are looking for…here it is” and sends the information (webpage, images, etc) over to their computer where their browser displays everything the way you intended it to be displayed.
There are different types of web hosts. Some hosting services handle almost everything for you, some you are almost entirely on your own, some are powerful, and some are extremely inexpensive. I will cover some of the most common choices:
