First of all, what you should be paying for web hosting, probably has very little to do with what you actually end up paying for web hosting.  I’ve been at this game for a while now, and have paid anywhere from zero dollars a month for web hosting, up to around $150 per month for a dedicated server.  You can certainly spend a lot more than that, as the dedicated server I was paying for was a pretty low end machine.  Generally, I end up spending around 7 to 9 dollars per month, or about $100 a year.  Now that get’s you an account that usually allows for more disk space then you’ll ever use, and the ability to host unlimited domains.  I currently have two such accounts, and have multiple domains hosted on each.  Now, their are a few pros and cons to having multiple domains on the same account.  For one, it simplifies the administration of those said domains.  As, it’s only one hosting account to deal with, one cPanel to deal with, and one set of user names and passwords.  The downside, is that if there is a problem with that server then all your websites will have a problem.  Or, if you have a non technical problem with the hosting company, then that issue will once again end up affecting all your domains.

I like to spread my domains around, and will use good free accounts if I can find them.  The problem is, finding the good ones.  Often they will expect you to do something in return for free hosting on their servers.  Such as placing ads, or participating in their forums.  Two things I really don’t have the time to mess with.  There are some free ones however, that base their business model on the hope that you will upgrade to a paid account after a period of time.  There generally is no obligation to do so.  These are the ones I like.  You do have to be careful with some of these though.  Quite often they will restrict certain things in your account.  Stuff like external services connecting to your website.  Email is a favorite one, as are some WordPress functionality things.  Some make it difficult for Askimet to function.  Which is pretty silly.  Others prevent some PHP libraries like Curl, which is sometimes used by certain WordPress plugins.

You can of course also find really cheap hosting for like $1 per month or less.  These guys are usually much better than the free hosting companies, and are pretty inexpensive.  I’ve been using a number of these lately, and they seem to work quite well.

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