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What exactly is a web host? This question is typical of someone who is new to or just getting into the process of building a website. Put simply, a web host is basically a neighborhood of web sites stored on a server. Period. To elaborate a little more, let me go into more detail. These servers are actually owned by the web hosting companies we seek out for housing our websites. Each website has it's own address (referred to as URL) to help individuals like you and I arrive at the destination to find what we need. Whether it be products, information, music, etc there is no limit to what can be found online but that's an entirely different story. Business - Directory of business/finance/loan/mortgage related partner sites Computers - Directory of computer hardware/software/peripheral related partner sites Internet - Directory of webhosting/webdesign/internet marketing related partner sites Software - Directory of software related partner sites Web Design - Directory of web design/development related partner sites Web Hosting - Directory of web hosting related partner sites Web Promotion - Directory of search engine optimization/internet marketing related partner sites Web Resources - Directory of other web related partner sites Recreation - Directory of travel/hotel/cruise related partner sites Casino - Directory of online gambling/poker/blackjack/roulette related partner sites Health - Directory of online pharmacy/hospital/health related partner sites Shopping - Directory of online shopping/gift related partner sites Miscellaneous - Directory of all other partner sites When you host a website with someone it can be stored anywhere. For instance, a website that was built by someone in Europe could have the site hosted on a server in Miami, FL. That's what's so amazing about the internet because it offers so much flexibility as to where you want to your website stored. You are not limited to your home country. You can look at website hosting the same way as paying rent for an apartment. Essentially, you are renting out space to keep your website in order for people to view it. Just like apartments there are rules to abide by. This could be restrictions as to the types of programs you run on the servers. Certain programs use up a considerable amount of resources causing the servers to get bogged down.
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