You can't start an online business or an internet marketing career without a working knowledge of the inner working mechanism of the Internet.
No, we're not going into Tim Berners-Lee's eureka moment.
As internet marketing consultants, we do have to understand the most fundamental aspect of setting up a website. We have familiarize ourselves with the concept of Web Hosting.
Do you ever wonder where all the sites, pages, the URLs live. Where do they go? Are they somewhere cohabiting in air or are they stored somewhere else?
Simply put, the pages and files in a web site are stored in servers. This storage space is then provided by Web Host Companies. Aside from leasing providing disk space and bandwidth, the Web Host manages and maintains the servers, making sure that they are connected to the World Wide Web making the web sites accessible to users online.
There are different kinds of web hosting models offered by Web Hosting Companies. Click on the link (courtesy of inmotionhosting.com) to learn more about three kinds of web hosting models: shared hosting, virtual private servers and dedicated servers.
Web Hosting is a lucrative internet venture where you can own and lease servers to clients who will pay you either monthly or annually.