The rest of us need a host.)Īnd this is why the comparison is not. (In case you’re my son who would argue that he can create his own server – this explanation isn’t for you. No matter what route you choose, you need to have a host for your website. Because of this, there is no such thing as “free” hosting – even if you personally aren’t paying money for it. They are running a business and the goal of any business is to make money. And if you do decide to pay for extras, they’ll remove their ads.īut don’t forget that ALL hosts are companies. The hope is that you will enjoy their basic (free) services so much that you will then pay for add-ons or upgrades. You’re helping to spread the word about their company, which will hopefully attract new (paying) customers. You get server space for your website in exchange for providing advertising opportunities to the host. The idea being that it is now a barter system. Some companies include their own ads on these sites with free hosting. But many companies give away space on their server computers for free, with limitations or conditions. Someone has to own and maintain those server computers. Just like there really isn’t “free land”. There really is no such thing as “free” hosting. You pay for the space where you can place a building, but you can move the building somewhere else if you want. Think of this concept like renting a plot of land to place a building on. Now, let’s dig a bit deeper into several areas of WordPress,, and websites, in general, that could use a bit of clarification and some myth-busting.Ĭlick here to expand this section for a layman’s analogy to further explore what a website host is. But whenever you see that reference, you’ll now understand what it actually means.
Old habits are hard to break, and the shorthand of. So let’s bust this myth once and for all. But, what do you do with it then? You can install it locally on your computer, if you understand the instructions provided here – but that doesn’t get you a website on the Internet for the world to have access to. If you want your website to be live to the world, you’ll need to install it on a web host somewhere. Great! So you can download the software from.
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