The Benefits of Unlimited Web Hosting

Unlimited web hosting is just that.......unlimited.  You can host as many websites as you want to under your hosting account.  For somebody who is looking to create a business as an internet marketer or blogger, unlimited web hosting is absolutely necessary.  For somebody who is just looking to build a website to an already established business or just trying to start your own personal website, it may not be that important.

There are a couple of ways to get unlimited web hosting from a hosting provider.  The options are either through shared hosting or through your own dedicated server.  Each of them have their own benefits, as well as their own drawbacks.

Shared Hosting

Without question, the biggest advantage of having unlimited web hosting through shared hosting is the cost.  It is MUCH cheaper than having your own dedicated server.  Obviously being that its much cheaper there will be some drawbacks but nothing that should deter a newbie from getting started.

With shared hosting, (much like the title implies) you have to share your domains with your primary domain.  Each website that was created after the first domain will be an add-on domain or subdomain of the first domain.  So for example if your first domain was called "firstdomain.com", your second domain would be an add-on domain and would be hosted as "firstdomain.com/seconddomain".  This is strictly for hosting purposes.  As far as the internet world is concerned they are two separate websites  (As a matter of fact, this website is an add-on domain from another website I own, but you wouldn't have known that).  The only problem with this is that you won't be able to sell your websites if you wanted to, being as they are connected with other domains.

The only other downside to shared hosting is that you are also sharing your bandwidth between your other websites.  So if you've got a couple of websites that are really bringing in the traffic you may run out of bandwidth for all of your sites.

If you are just in the beginning stages of your long career as a webmaster, it is strongly recommended that you start with shared hosting.  It gives you the perfect opportunity to build multiple websites without the high costs of hosting. Also, since you are just beginning, chances are that bandwidth issues will not be a problem, as it will take some time for you to build enough websites as well as drive enough traffic to have bandwidth issues.

Dedicated Server

If you are a seasoned veteran or somebody who's websites are really starting to get a good chunk of traffic then a dedicated server might be right for you.

With dedicated servers, there is no need for subdomains or add-on domains as each domain has its own FTP account.  So its perfect if you want to sell your website as it is not connected to any other domain in your web hosting account. 

Each website also has its own bandwidth allowance so there is no need to share bandwidth with your other domains.

Another key feature is the kind of security you get when having your own dedicated server.  With a dedicated server you are able to scan for anti viruses on your websites. (You can't do that with a shared account due to the fact that you are sharing the same servers with people around the world)

The only real downside is the cost.  Dedicated servers can run up to 10 or 20 times more per month than shared hosting.  But then again, if your websites are bringing the money, it would be wise to offer them the security that a dedicated server brings to the table.

iPowerWeb offers some of the highest quality of service for shared hosting accounts.  Also Server Pronto has some of the best deals on dedicated servers that you will ever find.

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