What Is Hosting and Which One to Choose for a Site

Basics·4 min read

Hosting is the place where your site's files physically live so it's available on the internet around the clock. If the domain is the address, hosting is the plot of land the building stands on.

Types of hosting

Shared (the cheapest, you share a server with others), VPS and dedicated servers (more power and control), plus modern cloud hosting and platforms for static sites that scale automatically.

Modern, fast sites are often hosted very cheaply or even for free on edge platforms - without a classic server.

What to watch for

Speed and reliability (uptime), an SSL certificate included in the price, backups, technical support, and server locations close to your customers (shorter load times).

Hosting and speed

Slow hosting can ruin even a brilliantly built site. Server response time affects the user experience and your rankings on Google, which is why it's not worth cutting corners on just anything.

In brief

  • Hosting is where the site lives; the domain is its address.
  • Speed, reliability, and backups are what count.
  • Modern sites can be cheap or free to host.

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