Web Server Hosting Types

There are different types of hosting services to choose from, depending on what type of web development and web site in which you want host.

Dial-Up Access Hosting - This is the most basic access / hosting service providers and also provides a website to host your website. Dial-up access hosting was the first hosting available and is still around. Most ISP's specialize in just internet access and it is rare that you'll see an ISP do both. These companies make their money out of providing Internet access.

Development Hosting - Web site developers are buying their own servers and offering independent hosting services for its customers. This is called development hosting web development services offered along with a service center located at its place of business. The consumer is charged for the development and maintenance of the website.

Web Hosting ISP. - These are companies that specialize in business web hosting sites. No access via phone line and website owners need access to their pages via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This is what most small businesses use your site to place information on the Internet. Other services are also included in the package of Internet service provider web hosting according to their service plans.

These types of hosting plans are usually for businesses that require a lot of bandwidth to run their Web applications. These companies have access to T1 lines for large data packets from the Internet and have multiple connections to an Internet backbone. They are fully staffed data processing facilities and prices are important for the use of these types of services.

Corporate / Industrial Hosting - Companies like Hewlett Packard, Dell or IBM, run the server infrastructure of most of these host companies.