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What to Look for in Free Hosting Sites
For amateurs and novice web site owners just starting out a presence in cyberspace, getting a free web host is often a good start just to get you exposed on what to look for and what to avoid when getting hosted.
Things like online ads competing with your audience attention on your own site content, slow download times when you reach a certain number of visitors, or unacceptable downtimes that make your site unreachable – all these are easy to read about but are better experienced.
On the other hand, be wary about sites that have no ads, they won’t last long in the business. Oh, and those are basically the things to look for you should minimize when looking for a free hosting site. While they do have to earn their keeps from ads, too much of that can be very annoying to your visitors. Look for web hosting sites that keeps its ads at bay.