Hosting services / Physical Location

A physical home for your web site is the last of the basic required elements. Like the site name, the home doesn't have to be a separate expense, but normally is. Your site's physical location is also called the hosting space or server space and is usually rented from a hosting service...

• this is the place your site lives which makes it accessible to people browsing the internet
  
  
• usually involves a monthly expense of $10 up, with the average cost approx. $20/month
  
  
• hosting services include various options but they almost never include internet access (dialup or high speed such as cable or DSL), even if you use your current ISP, which we usually do not recommend because it is usually better to purchase hosting from a company which specializes in it.
  
  

We recommend FutureQuest hosting so much that in 2006 we decided that it was silly to keep working for them for free and signed up for their affiliate and reseller programs. We also recommend Aplus's no frills hosting for some people, and thus also signed up for their affiliate program. We're happy to help you evaluate alternative firms as well and help determine which hosting company best meet your needs.

If you are going to purchase domain hosting from either FutureQuest or Aplus and would like to assume the primary responsibility for the hosting management yourself (with help from us as needed as an option) please use one of the below links to make the purchase so we get credit for the referral.

Artemis Computing also provides value-added services, which include managing your hosting, as a FutureQuest reseller. Services automatically provided (with no additional hourly fee) with our hosting plans include account setup, domain name redirecting, aliases, email setup, and statistics (web site traffic reports). You have the choice of asking us to make password changes for you or receiving training to be able to do it yourself. This service is only available with annual hosting plans.