Web Site Hosting - A Complete Overview of Web Site Hosting

If you are planning to start a website for your small business or organization, you should familiarize yourself with hospedagem de sites, which is the Brazilian Internet hosting lingo for servers. This term may be quite confusing because there are actually several types of servers that can be used on the Internet. But most of them work the same way, so learning one will not be difficult.

In order for you to learn what a server is, you have to know what web hosting is. A web hosting service is simply a kind of Internet service that allows people and organizations to create their own website accessible through the World Wide Web, usually through the servers of a website hosting company. There are also some companies and institutions that do not use the term "web hosting" but they do provide server space for other purposes.

You may not know this but there are more than a hundred servers that are used by different websites for the purpose of web hosting. These include hosts such as cpanel, WHM or comex, and many others. Most of the hosting companies provide you with servers at a price of about ten dollars per month. However, most of these companies provide very limited disk space, and bandwidth, sometimes as low as one dollar per month. It is not uncommon to find some websites having a ten dollar monthly bandwidth limit.

There is also a need for you to familiarize yourself with the most common web hosting services that are used in Brazil. Those services include domains, ftp, POP3 (mail) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). All the major domains are handled by one company called WEB hosting. They are known to be the cheapest and best in terms of web site hosting, and it is true that their rates are the lowest in the world. The other companies are just too cheap to be worth your while, and IMAP and POP3 (mail) access is often difficult to get started with, and slow down the loading time of your web pages. There is a security risk for these types of services as they usually use common passwords and private mailboxes that are often compromised, leading to spam problems for your account.

Next, we will look into the most popular web site hosting companies that are used in Brazil. The most popular company that is considered to be a good choice for a person that wants to host his or her own website is Cinthia. This provider offers different plans that are based on the amount of space you need, the kind of domain name you want, the price of the packages, and the number of email IDs you would like to have with your server. Although, as I said before, they are quite expensive, the services they offer are worth every penny and definitely better than  Hospedagem de sites.

If you are new to web site hosting, I recommend you start out with Cinthia. They offer affordable plans that will suit almost anyone's budget, and the only thing that they ask of you is to sign up to their mailing list so they can send you emails about their services and new products. After you have signed up, you can start using the tools they give you, such as the web design software, the FTP program, and the database software. Most of the time, they even offer training regarding how to use these tools. The only thing that Cinthia lacks is a support desk, and you should be prepared to call them to get help whenever you encounter a problem with your website, but other than that, this web hosting provider is among the best in the industry for both pricing and quality.