If you have a limited budget or have better uses for your money than sinking thousands or tens of thousands of dollars into a website, then you may want to consider Windows shared hosting and WordPress. Why this particular combination? The short answer is that shared hosting with the right provider is low-cost and noncommittal. The technical work of running and maintaining the server that hosts your site is done for you. Your only concerns are with the appearance and content of your website.
This is where WordPress comes in. WordPress is a free open source content management system (CMS) that allows you to create any one of hundreds of types of sites. A simple one-click install, courtesy of your hosting provider, is all that's required to
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This problem often occurs when hosting companies pack too many websites on their servers. The websites on these overloaded servers often have very slow loading times. The problem can be so severe that web browsers time-out long before the loading process completes.
You can readily avoid this issue by choosing the right shared hosting provider. Do your research and pay close attention to their money back guarantee and uptime. Uptime is the percentage of time that your website is viewable to the public. Today, uptimes less than 99% are unacceptable. Uptimes less than 99.5% are on the low-end and should be avoided. There's no reason you can't get 99.9% by looking around a bit.
As mentioned previously, shared hosting is both low-cost and noncommittal. You can pay by the month and directly see for yourself how well a hosting provider performs. If it doesn't meet your expectations, you can cancel at the end of the month. By purchasing a domain (less than $10 per year) and using the quick WordPress install, you can quickly set up your website with very little fuss and no further expense. However, if you are willing to spend a bit of money (between $40 to $100) you can set up almost any kind of website that you