Free Web Hosting: Introduction
“There are no free lunches” - free web hosting isn’t really free. Usually, free web host providers will recover their costs by showing ads and/or banners on your website. Also there will probably be low web space limits and less flexibility and features available.
A free web hosting service is mostly fit for beginners. It also may be suitable for personal web sites. If you are new in websites world, you can learn a lot by hosting a free website' understand the basics of web development and web design.
Note: It's not necessary to register domain name in order to create a free website. Usually free web host providers give the possibility to create free website with subdomain. For example: http://mywebsiteadviser.byethost13.com – whereas "mywebsiteadviser" is subdomain name and "byethost13.com" is domain name.
Important: Keep Domain Name and Hosting Plan Separated!
Don't buy domain name from free web host provider. You can probably purchase it cheaper from other registrar, like: www.GoDaddy.com. But the main reason is: if you want to move to another web host, you will need old web host provider to release your domain name for the new one. Some web hosts make troubles with releasing domain name.
Additionally, if a free web host provider will disappear some day, you will have a problem get your domain name back.
If you are planning to create professional/company website, my recommendation is not to choose free web hosting.
Next: How to Choose Free Web Hosting
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