A Guide To Web Hosting

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These days, most people use the internet daily for work, leisure, shopping,  or researching different topics. While many people are what we call tech or internet savvy, there are people who have no idea of how the internet works or what they need to do to get their own website.

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Every website on the internet has the same principle behind them. In order for your website to be visible to millions of internet users it must be displayed through the services of a web hosting company. Web hosting is basically the process of providing a service which makes sure your website is viewed online. This can only be done by these service providers as it is only they who have computers, much like your own, which are directly connected to the internet. These computers are used solely to serve up websites onto the internet, lending them their official name of “servers.”

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Since the web host will be serving thousands of web sites they require a very fast connection to the internet. They have a set amount of access to the internet, which they rent out to people who want their own online website. As the internet has grown in popularity, the renting of space has become financially rewarding. As such, more companies are trying to get involved in it. You may find that you are dealing with the company that owns that main server directly, or you may find you are renting your space from a company who, in turn, are renting their space from a larger web hosting company. In this case, the server of the smaller company is linked to the server of the larger company, so it is the larger company who actually enables your website to be viewed online. It really doesn’t matter if the website owner is dealing with the main company directly or a smaller subsidiary because the end result is the same.

This information is just the basics of how the internet and websites work. In order to have your own web site you need to do more than just rent space from a web hosting company. For example, you will need to create the site itself, either personally or by hiring the services of a professional. However, whatever you do to make your web site vibrant, attractive, or interesting will be totally useless without ensuring you have paid a web hosting company to actually put it online for you.

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