Easy Web Hosting

Use this straight forward list of questions to determine if free Google Web Hosting will fill your hosting needs and, if it won’t, what you can expect to spend on hosting that meets your requirements.

Do you want to make money with your web site?

There are a number of ways to make money on your web site, even if you have nothing more than a personal blog. If you want to make money on your site you need to get a real hosting account.

If you are looking for hosting for your company, organization, or small business, you should ABSOLUTELY get a paid hosting account. Over the past couple of years web hosting prices have dropped drastically without sacrificing quality. It is truly amazing how many features you can get with cheap web hosting now if you choose the right company. Depending on your business (or personal) needs Hostgator has packages for less than $4 a month. With Hostgator you get quality service (with almost no site downtime) for a single domain name for about $7 a month with no contract (just pay month to month and cancel anytime you like with no penalties).

Are you new to designing & maintaining web sites?

If you are new to building web sites and you are certain that you will only do this once (no more web sites in your future) then it won’t matter which web platform you learn. Both Google Web Hosting and WordPress (which is included with Hostgator accounts) have about the same learning curve although you can do much more with WordPress by using free plugins and themes.

However, if you may decide to create additional web sites later, I don’t recommend that you waste your time learning Google hosting. Chances are very high that you will end up choosing WordPress so why waste time learning to use both? Just start with the best! Additionally, if you are familiar with using common word processing software, you should find WordPress easier to use as it is very similar.

Do you want your site to look different and stand out?

Google Web Hosting offers “dozens” of different themes for your site. This greatly limits your choices for specific topics. For example, I believe there were two wedding themes. On the other hand, you can find thousands of free WordPress themes online. A quick look in a search engine for “Free WordPress Wedding Templates” yielded 2,940,000 results!

Is it possible that you may want to create other web sites in the future that focus on other topics?

Before answering this question, stop and think for a moment. Are there other interests you’d like to share with someone online? Maybe a private family journal to keep in touch with distant relatives, or maybe a public site dedicated to your favorite hobby?

Blogging can be very enjoyable once you get going, not to mention, profitable. It won’t likely make you a millionaire, but it can produce a nice supplemental income for your household. Many bloggers start out with one site, find they love it (and the extra money), then decide to add another site on another topic that interests them. If you think you might be interested in having more than one site, do yourself a huge favor and get a cheap web hosting account with Hostgator. They have a hosting package for less than $8 a month that allows you to host multiple sites. It’s called the “Hatchling” package and it’s an incredible deal with lots of great features!

Can you afford to pay about $7 a month to host a real web site.

It is amazing what can get for around seven dollars! Honestly, choosing Google Web Hosting over even the cheapest web hosting package with HostGator is like choosing a tricycle over a car to get you around town. Google Web Hosting may get you there, but you could have had a much better ride!