Hosting Myths

Let's start out by telling you a little about what a Hosting Server is. It is simply a Computer very similar to the one you have at home. It is different in that it is built with stronger components and it has a completely different Operating System than the one you own. Most servers will be running either Unix/Linux/Red Hat Apache or Windows 2003 Server operating systems. There are many variations of each of these operating systems, too many to go into. Servers have the same components as your home computer (Motherboard, Hardrives, Memory, Power Supply, Video Card, Network Card and so on). But remember this is a Server, it runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year so that your website is available at all times.
 
Now for the SCAMS:
 
If a host ever claims to give unlimited space or bandwidth DO NOT JOIN THEM, if it sounds too good too be true it usually is! All hosts have the same basic limitations when it comes to server resources and specs. There is not a mystical server that has an endless supply of RAM and CPU power. Remember this, the average web site uses about 50 Megs of space and less then 1 gig bandwidth a month (unless you have 1000's of pictures or videos on your site). What hosting companies do is they lie! They make up scam plans with tons of space and bandwidth for around $8 bucks a month. It's just a numbers game. Remember this THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS UNLIMITED SPACE OR BANDWIDTH! Just one or two of every 100 people that signup on the plan are going to use all the space or bandwidth advertised. So what do they do? They usually terminate the sites that use it saying "your site is using too many resources." They aren't lying about the resource usage. IT'S the truth! Most people don't realize that bandwidth and space used have nothing to do with the server resources being used. Resource usage has to do with the amount of CPU and RAM a site uses. If a site uses a lot of bandwidth they aren't kicked for using their bandwidth they are kicked for using up most of the servers CPU and RAM. Another thing to remember is that the cheaper the plan is, and the more space & bandwidth included the more sites per server the host will have to pack in to make their money back.  Go to Ask Jeeves and type in: Web Hosting Scams to find out more.
 
You'll also notice that most of these incredible plans force you to pay for a year up front to get that great pricing. (Yes QualityHosting4U.com offers a yearly payment but we do not force anyone to use it. We do not care if you pay monthly or yearly, after all if you're happy with our service you will end up staying much longer than a year). The reason they do this is because most have terrible support, sluggish servers, or a lot of downtime. If you are paying month to month you're not going to stay with them, but if you paid for a year up front you're stuck with them or you lose the money you have paid them. You won't get your money back so you have no choice but to stay with them. ONLY PAY MONTHLY unless the company is reputable and you trust them!
 
Do not join a hosting company that offers a free DOMAIN NAME. This would mean the Hosting Company would be buying it and the Domain Name will not be yours. QualityHosting4U.com will buy your Domain Name for you but if you host with us for a year we then transfer it over to you and then you own it or if you wish to leave our hosting service and take the Domain Name you chose before a year is up we will transfer it to you for $25.
 
Customer reviews are a great way of picking out a hosting company. At QualityHosting4U we post any recommendations we receive from our clients with their website info, that way you can visit their site and contact them personally to see what they have to say about us.