Free or cheap web hosting in Australia
Free or cheap web hosting in Australia, does it exist, and what are the Pros and Cons?
Yes it does exist. There are Australian hosting sites actually offering free web hosting right here in Australia! As for cheap Australian web hosting, a Google search will quickly reveal hosting plans for less than $5.00 a month! Just how cheap do you need!
Free Hosting
Pros:
Well you can’t get cheaper than FREE!
Cons:
Usually limited in features.
Often uses a subdomain name of the parent site
Support is way way down the list
Usually sponsored by advertisments.
Mail-boxes often flooded with newsletter spams.
Cheap Hosting
Pros:
Readily affordable.
Cons:
Feature limited
Often shared hosting so down-time is imminent
Lower support priority
Slower servers
No phone support
So there you have it. I realise that there may be exceptions to the rule, how ever in the majority of cases, you will find that what i have written is about right. One only needs to read all the complaints pertaining to various hosting companies and their lack of support in the forums at webhostingtalk.com.au to soon realise that 99% of the whingers are either free or el-cheapo economy hosting accounts.
That is why companies such as auStores.com.au shy away from shared hosting, and actually own their own server boxes outright, with a direct internet connection in a reputable data center.
Just remember, you only get what you pay for, so if it’s free, you cannot expect the support and features that a premium account would be receiving.
Why is it done this way? Well one of the main reasons that dollars equals service, is to help weed out the chaff from the wheat. Why waste expensive man hours working on a free or cheap business web site that will never be able to cut the mustard, as the owner is not really serious about succeeding?
