Anyone who wants to make a website for public access must choose a web hosting service. A web hosting service is a company that provides users with a server to store data and make their website available on the internet.

It can be difficult to wade through all the hosting services that exist, so the following tips will give you a bit of help.

Determine if your hosting provider offers the ability to run server-side scripts. You need to be concerned with the ability to create dynamic pages. Some free sites don’t allow you to do this. If you can only create static pages, you won’t be able to add scripts you coded yourself, and you will therefore be severely limited in what you can do. If your goal is to be creative, innovative, and unique, you might want to find a paid option instead.

Even if you are offered …