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Slide 1: Should I Consider Free or Paid VPS/Cloud Hosting Solution? A web hosting solution is a necessity to enjoy an online presence. After all, it's the only viable option to make your website accessible to other online users. While considering cloud servers, VPS or any other hosting solution, you are left with two choices. You can either consider a free or paid hosting solution. Paid or free VPS and Cloud hosting solution will ensure that your website is accessible on the net. However, there are many factors that you will have to watch out for to figure out whether free or paid hosting service is ideal for you. Whether you consider a cloud server or VPS for your hosting needs, you can't ignore the following factors. The first and foremost consideration would be the price. As you may expect, free web hosting package enables a user to host his/her website for free. A user will be immune from registration and other monthly fees. On the other hand, paid web hosting solutions would involve a small monthly fee. More than often, paid web host companies offer discount on yearly payment. Speed is another important factor that you will have to think about while considering free or paid hosting solution. If your website takes a long time to load, you are sure to miss out on potential revenue and visitors. The bandwidth allocated to your website will determine the speed of your website. Usually free web hosting options allow limited bandwidth. As a result, your website will load slowly. This problem does not usually arise with paid hosting solutions because users are often offered unlimited bandwidth, depending upon the paid package chosen by the user. More than often, free web hosting services restrict the amount of web space for websites. Needless to say, this proves to be a hurdle during expansion. On the other hand, paid packages offer unlimited web space. Therefore, one can expand their online business with great ease. One of the major drawbacks associated with free hosting services is that users are not allowed to use their own domain name instead they are compelled to use a sub domain. This results into poor branding. Not to forget the fact that online companies that offer free hosting packages place their personal ads on user's website. These ads can be annoying for the users and distracting for the visitors. In some cases, this can also result into decreased revenue for the user. As you can see, paid hosting solutions have a definite edge over free hosting packages. Overall, free web hosting packages can be considered by beginners who are looking to start their Internet Marketing endeavor without any money. On the other hand, those who can afford to spend some amount towards the hosting service should consider paid hosting solutions to enjoy all the web hosting facilities without encountering any issues.