Do you guys trust Free Hosts?

Hmmm, free hosts are always a danger, well they are giving you something for free without earning something and they may get bankrrupted and get out of business and you will have problems.

So it is better a paid host, :)

You cna go with free hosting if its non-serious project.

If it is serious project then it is 100 time better go with paid host.
 
a host offering free hosting will almost 100% have his server abused and oversubscribed. so if ther server gets abused then the IPs can become blacklisted and then the DC could have that server and IPs shut down and then where will you be.
 
i ran a business on a VPS offering free and reduced hosting for registered charities and community groups, where proof of status was required befoire they were granted this, but this was abused by charity staff who set up using the charities name/number, so i took it down. i never placed ads on any free sites, but i did request a link back to our main site. so the hosting was free, subsidised by my other servers
 
No Free Hosts

I have gone out of my way to avoid free web hosting companies. There is a reason that they are free, usually because they make money in other ways. Since I have never used one I don't know for sure, but I think they have authority to use popups on your website. If I am going to put a great deal of time and effort into making a site, I will pay the money to get the service I think I deserve.
 
I agree. I have had a very unpleasant experience when i went for a free web hosting provider. It was just two months ago when i heard about it and decided to check it out but was totally let down by the kind of speed and overall service i was getting. So, i discontinued with them and promised myself to never go for a free web hosting company as the don't ever prove to be of any value.

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HostAddonLtd said:
I kinda dont trust free hosts .Free hosts often want ads and mostly those who dont ask to show ads also SO I would go with paid web hosting companies...
what about you guys..?
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on my personal website, i use free host for experiment and it run for one year. after that, it has so many down-times and had different problems. i suggest you only use free hosting in your personal blogs/websites.
 
HostAddonLtd said:
I kinda dont trust free hosts .Free hosts often want ads and mostly those who dont ask to show ads also SO I would go with paid web hosting companies...
what about you guys..?
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+ 100 to this, the main intention behind free hosting is using clients websites for free advertisements. And the worst thing is that your website can be removed anytime without prior intimation and without taking any backup. This leaves the webmaster in the deep trouble as he can not raise any question or objection because he is not paying anything for it.
 
Ajay-HostIN said:
your website can be removed anytime without prior intimation and without taking any backup.
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This is what stated earlier if it come that the host had a paid client wanting space, well he would just take down your site to accommodate a customer that is willing to pay for the space.
 
I tried making money out of free hosts and i did average around $100 per month !! But sure it wasn't enough for me but still it was worth it !
 
Free hosting tends to go down more, they will be to first to terminate you. (As it doesn't matter to them, they are not making any money on you)
One plus is, sometimes if the free host company owns a paid hosting, is you can get a discount to move up to paid hosting.
 
CaptureHost said:
One plus is, sometimes if the free host company owns a paid hosting, is you can get a discount to move up to paid hosting.
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not many free hosts would do this, why would they give you a discount for moving into a paid account when you have been using their resources for free beforehand.
 
I understand when a free hosting provider gives a free package to test drive their services before upgrading to a paid plan that is highly limited in all aspects: space, little bandwidth, 1 database. However, if the free package includes lots of GBs of space/bandwidth there is no motivation to switch to a paid plan. A discount is irrelevant since most offer free packages with resources more than sufficient for any small/medium website.
 
No free hosts can't be trusted. Because you have no control over your site being up, or your data integrity really, just pay the monthly fee for a trustworthy host, is more than worth it.
 
If I was to use a free hosting provider, it would have to be a well established company with a track record. Saying that, I've never used a free host in my life if I remember correctly. Paid hosting is cheap enough and if you can't afford the measly few dollars it costs per month to have a well provided hosting package, why even bother setting up a website?

Websites always cost money, PERIOD.
 
For webhosting companies who want to grow free hosting is a good way of getting a few paid clients. We offer a free trial for 15 days with hopes that they will buy at the end of the offer. Enjoy
 
SonWebHost said:
For webhosting companies who want to grow free hosting is a good way of getting a few paid clients. We offer a free trial for 15 days with hopes that they will buy at the end of the offer. Enjoy
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Offering Free Hosting and offering a Free Trial are 2 totally different things.

a free trial is giving the end user a set period without charge of the acutal plan as you say in the hope they continue.

free hosting is to give a plan to an end user without any payment for this plan for as long as they require the plan
 
easyhostmedia said:
Offering Free Hosting and offering a Free Trial are 2 totally different things.

a free trial is giving the end user a set period without charge of the acutal plan as you say in the hope they continue.

free hosting is to give a plan to an end user without any payment for this plan for as long as they require the plan
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Yes they are different but they all still follow the same principle.
 
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