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Our list of the best cheap web hosting companies focuses on monthly cost, term lengths and overall value. You should keep a few factors in mind when you’re choosing the best host for your website, cheap or otherwise.

Unlimited vs. Unmetered Storage and Bandwidth

Web hosting services seem to shift between unlimited and unmetered in regard to storage and bandwidth, with little explanation. If you read the fine print of the Terms and Conditions from each host, you’ll usually find the answer.

If your storage is unlimited, it often comes with conditions. For example, if you use too many resources on a shared server, as it relates to others on the server, the web host may ask you to remove files from your site.

Unmetered bandwidth usually means that the hosting company isn’t…

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There are several different types of web hosting available. While there may be a tendency to favour the cheapest option, depending on your needs, this can lead to problems down the road. For this reason, it’s important to look not just at cost, but at customer service, security, speed and customization options as well.

Shared Hosting

Shared hosting is most popular with small businesses and websites that don’t need a lot of customization or expect a lot of traffic. Shared hosting provides space for several websites—dozens, hundreds or thousands—on one server.

Because the costs are relatively low, it is an economical option, but there could be service disruptions or slower connection speeds because several clients/websites are all accessing the same server’s resources,…