If you are a newbie web site developer you might be looking for something that’s cheap or even free. This goes for hosting as well. There are good free hosting companies out there if you spend some time looking around. However, be prepared to accept ads on your websites because that’s how they make their profits.

A reliable hosting is very important even if you are a new website developer in London. Imagine if the server goes down all the time, or if there’s lots ads on the websites, you simply cannot focus on the work. It will most likely cost you more, in terms of time than spending the 50 or so dollar per year on a more decent web hosting package.

On the other hand, if you know nothing about web designing and still in school or college then it will be worth a try. I mean it’s free, so learn how website design works and upgrade to a more reliable and advanced hosting package when you are making money. You will not get some of the more advanced features like MYSQL database, FTP and cPANEL..etc but you will still be able to put a website on the net. Use it to help you learn HTML and CSS.

Some free hosting packages would allow you to point a top level domain to your web space. This is great if you have this feature. A domain is only a few dollars and you can now start telling people about this domain instead of the long and unprofessional sub-domain address. The investment is definitely worth it, and if you are reading this Im sure you are old enough to earn a few dollars on the side. Some companies will allow you to upgrade to a more advanced package when you are ready. This way you can still have your websites the same way as before and all the work will be preserved. So if you can, try to find one that offers free and paid hosting solutions. That’s an easy way to know whether they support the upgrade. You can also use this opportunity to test out their servers and support service, so it’s certainly worth a try!