Affordable web hosting is certainly for you if you have built your first website and now wonder how do I get it hosted? Or if the monthly web hosting fees are draining your pocket.

Most companies offer a few different types of Shared Web Hosting services. The only difference usually being how much disk space you want or how much transfer allowance you need.

If you are new to putting up websites, you might have very little idea about how much data storage space and bandwidth your site will need. First off, don't worry too much about this. Even the most professional people will tell you that themselves. Because your needs will grow as the number of visitors to your Shared Web Hosting UK increases, you will know all about it as you go along.

Up-time is the over all time the hosting company promises that their servers will be up and running. Some claim to have 100% up-time, but I find that to be almost impossible to have so I tend to go with the ones claiming a 99,9% up-time. This tells us that even though they take back-ups, have mirrored servers and all other stuff to keep the servers safe and running, there is always a small possibility that the servers can go down.

Always keep in mind that there are potential risks when choosing the services of cheap web hosts, so instead of saving money, you can end up paying a lot more in the process. Thus, you need to be aware of the things to look out for when searching for an Affordable Web Hosting service provider.

The second thing that you should not overlook is customer support. You are of great likely need to get help from their technical staff here and there. One of the main thing to be noted here is that you should make sure your web hosting provider will going to provide you support by email or by phone or by live-chat 24/7.

I can't stress this enough, with an established online business your most precious asset is your domain name. Don't risk your business for the sake of saving a few dollars!