Web hosting is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. The websites are stored or rather, hosted on special computers called web servers which are continuously online to ensure accessibility of your website.
Sino Soft is a website hosting provider, meaning, it allocates space on a web server for a website to store its files.
Sino Soft’s website hosting packages
How Does Web Hosting Work?
Once a client has chosen and registered a domain name, a service also offered by Sino Soft, they are required to sign up for a hosting plan/package. The plan/package is based on hard disk space capacity, memory allocated, CPU speed and much more including the duration in years. Though packages/plans would show a monthly fee, most of these are billed annually.
Whatever package/plan one chooses, this comes down to the needs of the website and available budget.
Below are the most common hosting plans available to clients.
Shared Hosting
Shared hosting is when a web hosting provider like Sino Soft hosts a number of different websites on the same server. It is the most affordable form of hosting because you share the same server, so you split costs. If you are looking to start a blog or have a business that's just starting up, then shared hosting is a good option.
Pros
- Low cost, excellent for small online business and personal websites
- No need for specific technical knowledge
- Pre-configured server options
- User-friendly control panel — cPanel
- Maintenance and server administration is taken care for you
Cons
- Little or no control over server configuration
WordPress Hosting
This is a particular form of shared hosting created specifically for WordPress websites. The server is configured specifically for WordPress and your website comes with pre-installed plugins for crucial tasks, such as caching and security and other related features such as pre-designed WordPress themes, drag-and-drop page builder, and specific developer tools.
Because of the highly optimized configuration, the website loads much faster and runs with fewer problems.
Pros
- Low cost and beginner-friendly
- One-click WordPress installation
- Good performance for WordPress sites
- Pre-installed WordPress plugins and themes
Cons
- Recommended only for WordPress sites, which can be a problem if you want to host more than one website on your server
VPS Hosting
With VPS, Virtual Private Server, a client shares a physical server with other users, however, you’re allocated an entirely different partition as the other users. This means you get a dedicated server space and a reserved amount of resources and memory.
Pros
- Dedicated server space
- Traffic surges on other websites have no effect on your performance
- Root access to the server
- Easy scalability and high customizability
Cons
- More expensive than other types of hosting
- Technical and server management knowledge is a must
Cloud Hosting
Here, you’re provided with a cluster of servers and your files and resources are replicated on each server. This is the most reliable solution in the market.
Pros
- Little to no downtime
- Server failures have no effect on your website
- Allocates resources on demand
- Pay-as-you-pricing strategy — you only pay for what you use
- More scalable than other web hosting types
Cons
- Hard to estimate the actual costs
- Root access is not always provided
Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting means that you have your own physical server that’s dedicated solely to your website. It’s highly flexible allowing you to configure your server as needed, choose the operating system and software to use, and set up the whole hosting environment accordingly.
Pros
- Full control over server configuration
- High reliability and security options
- Root access to your server
Cons
- Expensive, more oriented towards larger businesses
- Technical and server management knowledge is a must
The most common package/plan for web hosting offered by Sino Soft is shared hosting that comes with different packages. Reach out to us and let's help decide on the most reliable and efficient method of hosting for yourself or business.
