Here’s why you should never go for free hosting

7Host said:
folks just love this word - FREE!
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this is true in all service and retail sectors. in retails your have the BOGOF (buy one get one free) senario. Do you think you really get one free? The answer is NO.

in our retail business we were selling fishing nets at 50p each (were not expecting these to be quick sellers) we got a bulk load (144) of these and in a summer season (May to Aug) we sold 20, so at the end of the season we placed these at 1 BOGOF and we sold the rest of the 124 before December of the same year all because of the word FREE.

Its what is called consumer phycology
 
There is nothing wrong with free hosting. However, hosting is so cheap these days the time spent shopping for a decent free host can cost more than retail hosting.

On the other hand, one can find great free hosting when the pay-for plans are tossed in free as an added-value with other products and services.
 
If FREE you cant expect so much with their service. So, if you really serious in online business, you need to find trustworthy provider. :)
 
To say that you should never use a free hosting is a rather bold statement. Everybody has different needs and in some cases a free hosting may be ok for them. In general though, buying even the cheapest plan gives you a piece of mind. :)
 
when you are just beginning, free hosting may work for you. But, the moment you start hosting something useful, its better to shift to a reliable paid host.
 
Free hosting is only good for learning and trying new stuff. It doesn't make sence once you invest your time and money in something to continue working with free hosting when there are prety good shared hosting options with almost every provider. :)
 
Think of free hosting as a free taste. These are ideal for people who are thinking about putting up their first website ever. Usually, they don't use up that much space and bandwidth at first. Once they get a hang of things, they would consider a paid hosting service. And the first company they would consider is the same one that offered them the free hosting.
 
ParkerGala said:
Think of free hosting as a free taste. These are ideal for people who are thinking about putting up their first website ever.
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How can free hosting be used this way as most free hosting does not provide cgi/mysql etc. so not much usefull to taste.
best option is to go with paid hosting and if you want toi test out ask if they have a free trial of the plan you are looking at, this way you get an account set up as if you have paid, with everything active for a small period (sometimes a few days or maybe a free months trial)
 
easyhostmedia said:
How can free hosting be used this way as most free hosting does not provide cgi/mysql etc. so not much usefull to taste.
best option is to go with paid hosting and if you want toi test out ask if they have a free trial of the plan you are looking at, this way you get an account set up as if you have paid, with everything active for a small period (sometimes a few days or maybe a free months trial)
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That's because most people who make their first ever websites uses it for personal blogs. An FTP is good enough. You don't need a database or other functionalities aside from those in the free hosting. But yes, that's all free hostings can do--a playground for designing your own page and display static text and images.
 
That is one thing that always blows my mind.
It is one thing for a person to use a free host to toy around with web design. Odd since anyone can use localhost all day long.

But the point that blows my mind is these people that are running a business and are too cheap to spring for hosting and a domain.

Like someone already posted it is so cheap these days to get a domain and hosting.
They expect to charge for their services and yet can't muster up the small fee for their own site. I tell people all the time I would avoid any business that can't come up with $10 for a domain and $5 for hosting.

If they are that cheap just imagine the cheap service you will get from them as well.
 
a prime example of free hosting gone bad (this is from one of the biggest companies in the industry)

Office Live Small Business by a company called Microsoft was discontinued on 30 April 2012 ( this was free hosting) and MS wanted those users to migrate to their MS Office 365

Office 365 for small business

Ideal for businesses with 25 or fewer employees that want simplified IT and virtually anywhere access to familiar Office tools, email, conferencing, file sharing, and more cloud productivity services. Just $6 per user/month.
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the free Office Live Small Business was designed for small businesses.

So if you cant trust MS to give and keep up free hosting then what chance has a small free hosting provider got.

We provide hosting from £2.99 a month and these get the same support and service as anyone on our £20 a month plan, but as stated if a business cannot afford £3 a month for hosting and £10 a year for a domain then they should not be in business as they must not be making money to cover themselves.
 
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supernix said:
That is one thing that always blows my mind.
It is one thing for a person to use a free host to toy around with web design. Odd since anyone can use localhost all day long.

But the point that blows my mind is these people that are running a business and are too cheap to spring for hosting and a domain.

Like someone already posted it is so cheap these days to get a domain and hosting.
They expect to charge for their services and yet can't muster up the small fee for their own site. I tell people all the time I would avoid any business that can't come up with $10 for a domain and $5 for hosting.

If they are that cheap just imagine the cheap service you will get from them as well.
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Yeah, that blows my mind too. People will pay eagerly for things of no actual value, but when it comes to a service that will be useful for their business, literary a few dollars more suddenly becomes "too expensive". I just don't get it...
 
attracthd said:
Yeah, that blows my mind too. People will pay eagerly for things of no actual value, but when it comes to a service that will be useful for their business, literary a few dollars more suddenly becomes "too expensive". I just don't get it...
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true and this happens with paid hosting too, i had a client who had a dolphin forum that was get large and eating resources, so i suggested they upgrade to their own VPS. the response was too expensive dont have the money (this worked out about £10 more a month to what they were already paying), but they kept buying forum clients to a point that was too much for the server that both us and my DC tried to optimize their site, they still did not want to upgrade to VPS so i have to tell them that if they did not want to upgrade i would have to take their site off the server. So this is what happened, they were given 7 days to backup and take the backup before their site was terminated.
 
You always get what you pay for:) If it looks too good to be true then it most likely is, the better option would be to go for a shared hosting plan that is not very expensive.
 
Using free hosting could be good for new starters who want to build their own website for fun and learning. Although you cannot expect to have the best services , just enough to get you through. But for professionals to carry out their businesses and establishing themselves through their sites, paid hosting are best since it can offer more services and support that you need. :)
 
Most free hosting providers also provide premium shared hosting, it just means that anyone who uses their free hosting service (and may decide to upgrade to premium) will use the same company for premium if they are impressed with the service they got from the free hosting service.

Not all free hosting providers are that bad, but really, what can you expect? It is free after all.
 
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