Disadvantages Of Free Webhosting

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While the thought of building your website for free and hosting it for free is very appealing there are things to consider.There are many disadvantages with using free web hosting. Below are some things to consider when building your free website.


Poor Technical Support

Learning to use a web builder can be confusing. You will have some questions of how to use a tool to make your site the way you want it to look. Trial and error can be frustrating and discouraging when starting out. Good technical support should be your first priority when choosing free or paid web hosting services. Poor technical support is the the NORM for both free and most paid hosting services.


Limited Web Space

Some free web hosts provide about 50mb storage space. This may be enough if you don't use a lot of large pictures and you most definitely won't have enough space to store video files.


Web Addresses

The web address will be chosen for you and it may be long and hard to remember.


Search Engines

Search engines such as Google often ignore free sites so it will be hard to generate traffic to your site. Bulk email and expensive Pay Per Click may be the only means of generating traffic.


Number Of Pages

The number of pages a free site offers is usually only five. Paying a small monthly fee for unlimited pages and a domain name is a good investment. The more pages you have on your site the more traffic you will generate from search engines. More traffic means more sales and for most people that is what it's all about.