Expensive, Dedicated Servers

Advantages Disadvantages
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Server, software and |The cost is higher than any other
network is managed and |options
supported for |
you |
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You can select a |
custom domain name |
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Search engines don’t |
view you as second |
class |
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Improved response time |
for support |
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Uptime is improved and |
generally guaranteed |
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Technical support is |
provided, generally |
24 hours a day |
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Generally offer a |
wide range of software |
options and |
configurable bundles |
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Improved bandwidth |
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Processing power is |
not shared |
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Your choice of server will depend on how much money you have
available at the beginning and how much you plan to grow in
the future. In my opinion, for commercial sites, free
hosting is a waste of time. Your users are going to get
blasted with annoying pop-ups every time they surf to your
page, it’s going to be impossible to get a decent position
in a search engine, and you don’t even get a real business
URL. No one’s going to remember your Web address if they
have to type www.freehosting.com/my_site. But it is
possible to choose a cheap host at the beginning and move up
as your business begins to bring in money.