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These days there are some nice free web hosting packages available like bravenet.com with features that allow five hosted domains, 1.5GB bandwidth and a new control panel. However, if you want to have more control, support and guaranteed uptime, you will more than likely have to pay. Now when it comes to buying webspace, there are many different variables. First, will your site be database driven? Basically, will you have people logging into your site, making posts and or hosting a forum. If that is the case you will be paying a considerable amount of money per month and building a site like that goes beyond the scope of this article. If you plan on having only a few webpages with information, pictures, videos or anything you want to put up then you are usually looking at a price range anywheres from $5-$15 a month. Here are some of the key features you should look for when purchasing webspace:
1. Free Web Hosting Setup
2. 99.9% Uptime Guarantee
3. Instant Online Activation
4. 24/7 Tech Support
5. A 30-day Money Back Guarantee
6. 2000MB bandwidth a month - Bandwidth is the amount of data transferred by your account in a given time, usually in Megabytes a month. How does this work? Let me explain by giving an example:
Suppose you have a 100MB file on your webpage and your webhost allots you 1000MB of bandwidth a month. When A Visitor takes a look at the file, a video for example, and decides to download it, once he has successfully downloaded the 100MB file, your account now has used 100MB of 1000MB. Now let's say there are 10 visitors who have successfully downloaded the 100MB file. How much bandwidth did you use? Correct! 100MB x 10 = 1000MB. You have used up all 1000MB of bandwidth. The 2000MB bandwidth is more than enough for you to start your website.