Searching for solutions of free web hosting is a vital decision. With an array of service providers available these days, trying to search for a trustworthy web host can prove to be a daunting task. Let us have a look at few of the common features which reliable providers of free web hosting should offer.
(1) Bandwidth and Disk Space: Bandwidth implies the quantity of traffic that can leave and access your website. Access refers to the time when a user types in the name of your website in his/her browser. Leave implies the time a user receives some data from the website, whether it is a photo or an audio-clip.
Disk Space implies the storage space that is assigned to the users by the providers of free web hosting. The space is then made use of to store files of website which include audio, images, text etc.
If the website that you won contains a huge amount of graphics then it will require greater bandwidth and higher storage.
(2) E-mail: Your provider of free web hosting should equip you with services of e-mail which allows you to set up e-mail accounts of ‘@yourdomain.com’. Along with this, the service of e-mail should also have SMTP and POP3 access which allows the users to set up and also access their e-mails of @yourdomain.com through mobile devices.
(3) FTP and Website Creator: If the website is your first one and you have no or limited experience in scripting then search for a provider of free web hosting that offers an application for creating a free website. This will allow the users to create their website just by selecting a template and then adding the images and texts of your choice.
FTP is the abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. The protocol is made use for transferring files from the user’s computer to the provider of free web hosting and vice versa. This allows the users to upload the finished files of their website from their computer to the computer of the service provider. A good provider of free web hosting offers 24/7 unobstructed access of FTP.
(4) Uptime and Support: You should always select the service of free web hosting with reliable and free e-mail and telephone support. No host provides a 100 percent assured uptime, they need to provide measures to limit e-mail and website downtime to a nominal one at the time of requirement. The measures can include monitoring of network, 24/7 availability of server, superfluous hardware, configurations of network and an onsite power-supply for backup.
(5) Pricing: The users have to pay nothing for the features cited above while they are searching for a provider for free web hosting. Do not allow any provider to force advertisements on your website.
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