What is Hosting and Why do you Need it?

By vertex
In January 25, 2016
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Hosting is the service provided by a third party entity to “Host” your website files on your behalf for a monthly, quarterly or yearly fee.

Traditionally, websites were designed on a local computer and though theoretically it can also be hosted on your local computer, there are 3 main drawbacks as to why this would not be a wise decision.

  1. Your computer would need to be on 24 x 7 x 365
  2. You need to have a constant internet connection
  3. Both your computer speed and internet speed need to be high and reliable.

Therefore, its definitely worth paying a nominal fee for a third party company to host your website.

Depending on the platform you’re using, your website can be also edited on the cloud as well. Therefore, there’s no need to constantly transfer files to your hosting company. This works effectively if you’ve set to have your files automatically backed up and version control is active.

At Vertex Marketing, the Hosting company we recommend is A2 Hosting as they provide reliable high speed end hosting on solid state drives. Top this off with unbeatable prices and top notch customer service, you’d be hard pressed to find a better option. Click Here to find out about their hosting plans.