Is free web hosting really free? On the quest for cheap hosting, what could be cheaper right? Well, as the old saying goes, ‘Nothing in life is free,’ and free web hosting is no different. It may not cost you money up front, but if you plan on having a serious website, it will cost you in the long run.

How can free web hosting be bad? Let me count the ways:

•    Advertising: Yes the free web hosting is free, but they more times than not will litter your site with tons of ads. Along with banners, you may also have pop-ups too. Nothing is more agitating to a potential customer than dealing with this stuff.
•    No credibility: Because your site is being hosted for free, this will more than likely be advertised in some way by the hosing company. This gives you less than adequate credibility with potential customers and they may click off your site as fast as they clicked on.
•    Search engines ignore you: The goal for any website should be to get listed high on the search engines. This is much harder with free hosting as many of the search engines will simply ignore your website because it is hosted for free.

Now I could go on all day, but I think you get the point.

Remember though, there are plenty of companies out there that offer cheap web hosting and can still give you excellent service. No, they won’t be free, but when you look at the facts of what you get with a free hosing service and what it can cost your website, is it really free?

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