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| whole online operation, and you should know what | | | | contamination. If one website on the server |
| you are getting into before you hire one. There | | | | should become infected by a virus, or exposed to |
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| using a shared web hosting provider. | | | | (3). Targeted By Spammers - These type of web |
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| differences that exist with many of these hosting | | | | spammers because their security measures might |
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| knowledge about their operations. This will allow | | | | dedicated providers. This is not to say that you |
| you to make the right choice for your particular | | | | will not be exposed by these elements with other |
| situation. This is even more critical if you are really | | | | companies, but the risk here could be much |
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| the long haul. | | | | (4). Server Overload Issues - Depending on the |
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| easy to set up, can be done quickly, and is cheap. | | | | thousands of websites because they are equipped |
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| attracted to shared web hosting providers, as | | | | However, if the number of sites hosted on a |
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| Shared web hosting is where a lot of websites | | | | (5). Risk Of Compromising Your Personal Security |
| are being hosted on the same server. Now while | | | | - The greatest risk that you face with a shared |
| they provide a simple way to set up, and you do | | | | web hosting provider is the risk of compromising |
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| website could be exposed to with a shared web | | | | providers are more prone to these type of |
| hosting provider: | | | | activities than other more dedicated hosting |
| (1). slower Server Response - Websites on a | | | | services. |
| shared web hosting service could experience | | | | Probably one of the biggest problem with using a |
| slower server response time because of the | | | | shared web hosting provider is that you as a |
| number of sites being hosted on the same server. | | | | customer only have restricted access to the |
| More experienced and reputable companies may | | | | server. If you do not use or need to use custom |
| address this issue by monitoring the performance | | | | web applications, or other sophisticated |
| of their server, and could add new web servers if | | | | programming or installations now then this would |
| necessary. This would allow them to continue | | | | be fine. But you may eventually need all of these |
| providing good service to their clients. | | | | services later on, and you want to make sure |
| (2). Risk Of Cross Contamination - Because there | | | | that your hosting provider have the technical |
| are so many sites being hosted on the same | | | | support in place when that need arise. |