What if you could get free web hosting? Sounds great, right? Some companies offer you this, while stating that all they need in return is for you to post their ad in a small area of your web page. They don’t tell you that unreliability might be one of the other trade-offs. Read on for more insight into what makes a good web hosting service and why you might be better off paying for one.

If you are hosting your site with a Linux based site, be sure the company you choose updates their information regularly, and at all levels. You don’t want your page to crash or be insecure because your host is not properly maintaining their servers and networks, so look for those that do.

Find out which kinds of sites your web host offers. You need to be concerned with the ability to create dynamic pages. Some …