What are the advantages of shared web hosting?
Most businesses cannot justify the costs of having a dedicated server, dedicated Internet connections and all the hardware that goes with it. The initial outlay runs into several thousand dollars, and ongoing necessary maintenance costs are steep as well. Web hosting companies enable such businesses to share the equipment necessary (and therefore the costs) to enable them to maintain an impressive Web presence at a fraction of the cost of setting it all up themselves. Furthermore, businesses need not invest in in-house expertise and technical staff to deal with all the installation and troubleshooting associated with computer hardware and software. Another, often-overlooked advantage is that serious web hosting companies upgrade their equipment and Internet connections as new technology emerges – this saves businesses the cost and trouble of having to write off obsolete equipment and also invest in replacements for it.
