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The Unlimited Web Hosting Myth

August 12th, 2008Web Hosting 1 Comment

Unlimited bandwidth, unlimited transfer, unlimited domains, unlimited anything is one of the big lies of the web hosting industry. Web hosting companies love to sell to people in ways that border on the criminal, and “unlimited” web hosting is one that is definitely dishonest.

The facts are that server space is limited and bandwidth is limited. There is no infinite hard drive on any server anywhere, and there is there no infinite ability to transfer bandwidth.

The unlimited offer is made because web hosting companies rely on customers using only a tiny fraction of their hosting assets. When you buy shared web hosting, it is just that: shared. You share server space with others. You share bandwidth with others. And you have no way of knowing who those others are.

Somewhere in the fine print of a host’s “unlimited” hosting offer will be something to the effect that if you start interfering with the ability of others on your shared server to use their web hosting you will be the one that suffers.

This isn’t meant to discourage you from choosing whatever web hosting company you please. I do hope you think about all this before you commit to hosting. Make sure you understand how web hosting is sold.

Buying a web hosting account with a ridiculous amount of disk space and transfer just because it is there is kind of like buying a car with a speedometer that goes to 160. When you go over 80 you risk being put in jail. The same goes for a shared server. Use more than your fair share of assets and you will be in “web hosting jail.”

The solution to this is simple, do business with a web host that doesn’t oversell space and doesn’t cut you off for being successful, i.e. getting too much traffic. I have Bizaddy.com, my own hosting company because I got tired of being kicked around by web hosting companies who sell one thing and provide another.

Another reason I host my own sites for superior server uptime and performance. Join me at Bizaddy.com for the same. I’d be glad to recommend a web hosting plan for your needs or custom create one for you.

Free Blog Install With Website Hosting

June 23rd, 2008Web Hosting 1 Comment

Actually getting a website up and running seems to be one of the big stumbling blocks for prospective marketers wanting an online presence. Longtime readers know I favor WordPress blogs.

With Wordpress you can start adding content as soon as your blog is live. Search engines love WordPress. Affiliate marketing is especially effective with Wordpress blogs. Entire marketing courses are built around just that concept, because it works.

At Bizaddy.com I’m offering a free WordPress blog install with any of the very affordable website hosting plans there. The plans are extremely affordable, and the different plans are scaled in a way that makes sense. You can upgrade to a new plan at any time.

All the bells and whistles are in these cPanel accounts, hosted on the same fast servers where I host my sites. These are reliable servers, and uptime is the best I’ve experienced of all the servers I use. You’ll have your own cpanel account, with all the features: web stats, fantastico, email, etc.

Here’s the link for

Free Blog Install With Website Hosting