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Lets review dedicated hosting accounts. Most webmasters on the net
today are familiar with what the industry calls "shared" web hosting accounts. A
shared hosting account is where you rent a small amount of space on a server
which is shared among many other users.
This is a cheap way to get started online but it has many disadvantages -
you will encounter email delivery problems because of spam complaints against
other sites on the same server. You will find your site's grinding to a halt
when someone else does some heavy database work on your server. You might even
find your site going down because of a denial of service attack against someone
else hosting hacking or piracy related material on your server (these type of
sites attract antisocial elements!)
How can you avoid all of this drama?
By upgrading to a virtual dedicated server. A virtual dedicated server lets you
run your sites as if you had your own "dedicated" server, except it is cheaper
because you are really just using part of a server that has been split into
multiple virtual dedicated servers.
You can find out more about this by searching Google for "virtual dedicated
hosting". Virtuozzo is the main commercial software that web hosts use to run
virtual hosting services.
You will find virtual dedicated server accounts starting at just $30 a month.
You'll get a much larger chunk of bandwidth compared to shared hosting, and none
of the problems that go with a shared host. You can also get multiple IP
addresses that are exclusive to your sites.
So what's the catch? Not much. You'll probably spend a bit more on hosting each
month. The main disadvantage of upgrading to virtual dedicated hosting is that
you will need to be more technically proficient so that you can administer the
server.
This requires a bit of time learning the necessary Linux skills to make sure
your server runs smoothly.
Many hosting providers will have a "premium" support offering that
includes a bit more hand holding - this is definitely recommended if you don't
have much experience with Linux, or are new to virtual dedicated hosting.
With the increased speed and bandwidth that a virtual dedicated host offers, and
none of the shared hosting headaches, the move is one you will never regret.
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