No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there. -- Norman Vincent Peale - minister, author

The Site Hosting tips here assume you are not running your own server but instead using a third party site hosting service provider to host your web site. The following will highlight the criteria to choose a reliable site hosting service for your web site.

 

1.	After I've done with all my web pages, what should I do? How do I put them on the internet?
	You publish it...to the web hosting server. You need to sign up with a web hosting service provider and get your website hosted on their web server. There are many web hosting services in the market. Depending on your budget and needs, you can either sign up for free or paid hosting service.
2.	FREE sounds great! What is provided in this free hosting service?
	For free hosting, there's always the sponsor's advertisement on your page, be it in the form of banner or pop up window. Some other restrictions may also apply, like the number of pages you can upload, limited allocated web space, limited file types allowed, minimal or no tech support, etc. The advantage of this free hosting service is, of course...it's free of charge!
3.	What about paid hosting?
	Paid hosting will first and foremost, eliminate the advertisement. Also, you will get more features and better/faster tech support than the free hosting. There're different packages (fees) for different needs. For comparison of different web hosting services, please check out this site (open a new window) for more information.
4.	What are the features should I look for when selecting the site hosting service provided by all sorts of service providers?
	The following features should be provided:   1. Domain name registration 2. Email accounts 3. Site building tools 4. Unlimited web pages, file types 5. Secure server 6. Data transfer, 0% downtimes, fast connection speed 7. Online stats 8. FTP, personal CGI bin access 9. Shopping cart, payment method 10. Technical Support 11. Price The features are discussed individually in Site Hosting Features.