Our two cents regarding “free” or reduced fee hosting services –
You can’t get something for nothing, and this is especially true on the web. Companies offering free hosting are often unreliable connections, which may mean your site will experience considerable down time. Free hosts may also include pop-up advertising on your site, which will ultimately distract your visitors and take away from the web identity you are trying to create.
Since the inception of the internet, the components that make-up a website have changed drastically. Gone are the days of basic HTML pages that remind one of a flashy blog Zack Morris would’ve started in his Saved by the Bell days. Now we have tons of other languages and functionalities that offer nearly limitless options…
*UPDATED March 2019* Google has released 9 major algorithm updates since this article was written. Each one has addressed different ranking signals. Over the span of these updates, the quality of a website’s hosting has become even more detrimental factor to SEO rankings. Now, additional ranking signals correlated to hosting service (other than load speed)…
Understanding the inner workings of website hosting and all of the contributing parts of the service isn’t something that is exactly widely understood by business owners or those in a decision making position. Most people just want to know their website is up and available for their audience. They could care less about how it…
