cheap hosting

For some, cheap hosting might be a viable option if they are unable to afford a more upmarket web hosting package such as a premium hosting account or a VPS or dedicated server. Cheap web hosting packages generally come with a more than adequate amount of disk space and bandwidth for those who are suited to the packages. In some cases, web hosts decide to oversell their ‘cheap’ web hosting plans by offering both unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth, which at current are two things that they will be able to guarantee their customers.

Most cheap web hosting plans don’t come with a data guarantee, meaning that the server which your web hosting account is on will most likely not be backed up on a regular basis if at all, meaning that if the server was to crash you would loose all your data. However, if you are hosted on any web hosting package, you should always back up your own data on a regular basis yourself since you don’t know what’s going to happen with your web host or your server; i.e. your web host could go out of business without any warning meaning that all their servers are taken offline leaving your data isolated.

If you choose a sensible, non-overselling web host, such as eUKhost, then you will be provided with roughly 250MB disk space and around 1GB bandwidth on your average cheap website hosting package. You will also be provided with basic support in most cases making a cheap web hosting package perfect for a beginner. Most cheap web hosting packages cost less than £5/month, meaning that anything higher than that can be classed as a ‘premium’ web hosting package.

In conclusion, if you are a beginner with a low budget who just wants to have a play around with web development, then a cheap web hosting package is perfect for you. However, if you are a bit more of a serious developer and want to host a proper website then you should maybe consider a premium web hosting package.