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If you want your site to be taken seriously by visitors and the search engines, avoid free hosting sites. For the best prices and service, those in the know advise avoiding the middle road and choosing between hungry start-ups, and the larger, more established host services.

Shop for price and then check forums to see what comments are on customer service and uptime. You want a host who can guarantee maximum uptime and who will respond quickly in the event that there is a problem. Hosting your Web site with a service that has spotty service can drive traffic away permanently, so 99.9% is the minimum you want to look for in guaranteed uptime.

Watch out for sites that "recommend" affiliates only or forum raves about an affiliate. Someone who is getting paid for a recommendation may not have your best interests in mind. Most beginning sites will do fine sharing a server with other sites, but if you intend to start off with a megasite, you may want to look into a server dedicated to just your business.

Check these sites for more details on resellers, virtual dedicated servers and more. For additional help, shop around using host server directories, discussion boards and review sites to find the best and most reliable host for your site...

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