Free Servers

Advantages Disadvantages
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No Cost. | Search engines view free hosting
| services as inferior and
| sometimesd do not include them in
| their index.
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You manage the server | Some free hosting services do not
software and network. | allow you to use a custom domain
| name.
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| The bandwidth is restricted and may
| cause difficulty for visitors
| attempting to access your site.
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| Because the service is free, some
| providers do not strive for 100%
| uptime which could result in your
| site being frequently inaccessible.
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| Software availability is limited,
| and free hosts do not generally
| provide database options.
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| Disk space is sometimes limited;
| ensure that you are getting all the
| room you need.
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| Poor response time for support.
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| Very limited support.