Because of stiff neck to neck competition in the web hosting services sector, induced by the entrance of new players in the field, web hosting services have become extremely affordable. Rates have been reduced like anything to rope in customers and you can now avail of good, yet reliable web hosting services by spending as little as $4 to $10 per month. $4 is, as you will agree, extremely affordable and there is no reason why you should not opt for a reliable and cheap company if you have sound knowledge about the selection criteria.

One important determinant for choosing a good but affordable web hosting concern should be the disk space they offer which may vary between 50-5000 MB. But your disk space will be based on the kind of hosting packages you will select. Some of the additional freebies offered by hosting packages include free email accounts, sub domains, free domain names. However don’t get lured by larger disc space if you won’t use heavy image files. Image files of a lighter load used by websites don’t require more than 5-10 MB of disc space.

Free web hosting services try to post irritating advertisements, banner ads and pop up ads in your website. This ends up irritating customers and they move on to other sites. So you should be wary of these free service providers, for they might drive out potential customers, decrease the volume of traffic and affect sales badly.

Free service providers also impose limitations on the size of files uploaded, and on the size of pictures, images, icons that you would like to upload to decorate your website and make it attractive to customers. It doesn’t matter if the file is in JPEG or GIF format.

It is better to go in for paid but affordable web hosting companies because they offer technical and good customer care support round the clock, as much bandwidth and as much web space as you want as well as uptime. More bandwidth and more space mean you can let your business grow without getting bugged by thoughts of web sites crashing or fishing for back up plans.