If you’re planning to start a blog with limited resources then you might want to consider a free blogging platform. But it’s important that you understand the difference between a free blog and a self-hosted blog.

Free Blogging Platform
It’s free to sign up for an account, get a sub-domain and set up your blog. You can start your free blog with services like Blogger.com and WordPress.com. On free hosting, your website’s files are stored – or hosted – on your blogging platform’s servers.

There are many cons and downsides of a free blogging service (limited monetization, customization, and traffic) but most importantly, you’ll have little control over your blog. And if you want to upgrade, you’ll need to pay more than you would if you hosted the blog yourself.
Free programs like WordPress.com and Blogger.com are easy to set up and maintain without any prior website design knowledge.


Cons of a free blog:

Unless you pay for your own domain, you’ll have the WordPress.com or Blogger.com sub-domain tacked onto yours, such as yourblog.blogspot.com.

Free blogs appear less professional than self-hosted ones.

Less control over your blog. For instance, people who self-host their blog with NomfroHost can install WordPress.org software can download plugins to expand their website’s capabilities. A free WordPress blog doesn’t allow this, limiting you to only a few options. CSS functions and theme selections are also limited on free blogging hosting.

You have a limited amount of bandwidth and memory space.



Who should use free blogs?

Free blogs are best for people who are just exploring the blogging world or are not very serious about blogging. If you’re just blogging for fun, then by all means start with a free blog hosting!



Self-Hosted Blogging Platform
A self-hosted blog is one that resides on your own server. NomfroHost is among some of the most reliable companies that provide hosting services. Essentially, these companies rent out digital storage space to users to make running a website possible.



Pros of a self-hosted blog

You have full control over your blog, including its layout, search engine optimization, advertising revenue, additional functions, and more.
You can install custom themes to brand your blog.
You have complete access to your backend files, which allows you to make any necessary code changes.
Using hosting company like NomfroHost usually costs from $1.65.per month.



Who should use self-hosted blogs?

Since self-hosted blogs look more professional and perform more functions, they are best for professional bloggers and businesses. They are also ideal for the individual who wants to improve his or her professional appearance and boost the functions available on his or her website.

Conclusion: When setting up a blog, ideally you want to get it right the first time, rather than set up with one service and face exporting your content and design elsewhere when you want to expand or scale your business.

Take a good look at the pros and cons above and try to make your decision based not only on the ease of set up, but also the long-term implications of being able to personalize and manage your website over time.

Ultimately, using a self hosting platform such as NomfroHost, with your own domain name and hosting, is a more customizable, scalable and professional looking way to get a site online.

Check out our range of excellent web hosting packages!

Understanding the difference between VPS and Dedicated Servers. In short, VPS hosting works on a virtual shared server, where you host your website alongside others; dedicated hosting, meanwhile, gives you your own server. Unlike shared hosting, both a VPS, short for virtual private server, and a dedicated server give your site its own resources. However, they accomplish this in slightly different ways and at radically different price points, so you’ll want to make sure you choose the right solution for your needs.

As you’d expect, VPS hosting and dedicated hosting differ in a number of ways. So, to recap, here’s a table that breaks down their differences in key areas and shows which is better:



VPS hosting is perfect for small websites or large personal sites. It’s the logical step up from shared hosting, and has all the flexibility and resource you need to scale.

If that sounds like you, then check out our Linux VPS or Windows VPS, Dedicated Servers

We’re excited to announce that we are now offering VPS Hosting. Using a VPS servers with SSD-Boost technology, you get ten times the performance of a virtual server with SATA storage. You can pre-install your virtual server with different and always up-to-date Linux systems such as CentOS, Debian, openSUSE or Ubuntu. If you wish, you can also have the PLESK ONYX for admin panel pre-installed on your vServer during the ordering process. With Plesk, you can set up your inexpensive virtual server quickly and easily. Extension packages also allow you to create and publish your own website. If you prefer other management software, we also offer cPanel for our Linux Virtual Machines (VM).

SSD storage
With the help of a vServer with SSD storage, you get ten times the performance compared to a virtual server with SATA storage. Thus, your server enables faster access to memory, which really pays off in the case of frequent database access and for websites with a high volume of dynamic content.

Performance
Each virtual server can use the entire free capacity of the server at any time. Because most server applications require very low performance on a permanent basis and are subject to very little load, there is often more performance available to you than your calculated server allotment.

VPS with cPanel
In addition to Plesk, customers have the option to rent a virtual private server Linux with cPanel. Similar to Plesk, cPanel also provides basic server management tools. Customers can modularly install plug-ins, perform version updates and add SSL certificates to their server environment.

VPS with Plesk
Plesk Obsidian is the most common admin tool in the field of server administration. With options like backup scheduling, plug-in installations, SSL certificates, user-friendly interface and much more, Plesk is the ideal companion for your administration. One of the basic features of Plesk Obsidian is Grafana Monitoring, which allows you to keep track of your server(s).

WordPress VPS
You want to create your website using WordPress? Then add Plesk Obsidian Web Admin Edition to your vServer. The WordPress plugin can be installed managed simply and without complications through Plesk, so you can get started creating your website.

Backup Free-of-Charge
A contingent of backup volume is available free with each VPS Server as container virtualization. This allows you to setup automated backup plans, as well as schedule backups according to your needs. In the event of data loss or a malfunction, you can quickly restore your hard drive to a saved operational state. Learn more about our VPS servers

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Today we’re very happy to announce that we are now offering a range of dedicated servers. We offer Dedicated Server with the Windows and Linux operating systems.With the current range of products for root servers you have the possibility to choose between different processor technologies such as Intel® Core™ processors and XEON® architecture. You can rent servers with AMD Ryzen and EPYC CPUs.



 Intel® Servers

our Intel® servers you will find the i5, i7 and i9 server series. Here, the Intel® i5 server impresses with its high-performance single-core performance and is ideally suited for intensive workloads. The heart of this server is the INTEL® I5-9600K based on the Coffee Lake microarchitecture. With 6 cores and 6 vCores with 3.7 GHz performance each, this is a very strong basis for applications of any kind such as game servers. For hard disk storage, 2 x 240 GB SSD or 2 x 1,000 GB HDD are offered as usual. 32 GB DDR4 RAM round off the system and enable fast data transfer. If you need a stronger server, the Intel® i7 server with the I7-9700K processor is the best choice. Here you get 64 GB DDR4 RAM and 2 x 480 GB SSD or 2 x 2,000 GB HDD or get our i9.



Ryzen Servers

For an optimal price/performance ratio, the root server with Ryzen CPU technology offers excellent conditions. With two possible models you can choose your ideal server. The Ryzen 5 server with the AMD RYZEN 5 3600 CPU provides a perfect start to rent a root server. Equipped with 6 cores and 12 vCores with 3.6 GHz clock speed each, this server is ideally suited for higher computing loads. In addition, the standard configuration gives you the option of choosing between 2 x 240 GB SSD or 2 x 1,000 GB HDD. The whole thing is rounded off with 32 GB DDR4 RAM for smooth and high working speeds. If you need more power, the RYZEN 7 3700X server is the perfect choice. Here you get 50% more CPU power, twice the memory and 64 GB DDR4 RAM.



High-End AMD EPYC Server

For large projects, our high-end servers are particularly suitable. Specially designed for bare metal, visualization and cloud projects, this server series offers powerful CPUs from AMD. The core of these machines are CPUs with AMD EPYC processor technology. This hardware is embedded in HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE Server Chassis with iLO 5, providing exceptional stability and security. Here you get more than just the choice between SSD and HDD for the hard disk storage. All high-end servers offer our customers the possibility to rent the server of their choice with NVMe SSD hard disks at a reasonable price. Learn More

Understanding the importance of choosing the right web hosting company is just as important as that breakthrough business idea, as important as the website, and just as important as your content. This fact has been ignored as many business owners do not thoroughly investigate the best option available.

Choosing a web hosting company based on a tip, whim or something like price alone can be very detrimental and have a negative effect on your website and  in return, your business as a whole. You need to understand your business needs and research on the perfect web host for it.

Here are some tips on choosing the right web hosting company that will help you understand your website requirements.

Identify your needs: It is critical you understand and clearly identify your web hosting needs. That includes identifying what kind of website you are operating? What platform to use? Do you need special software to code your site? How much traffic are you expecting? What is the plan for the next year? These questions help you get a better understanding of the fundamental requirement for the web hosting.

Server operating system: On the list of important things is having a 24/7 operating web host that is reliable with a minimum of 99%up-time, after all you expect your site to be clicked on from any and every part of the world regardless of time zone. You’ll need a web host that is stable in terms of network connections and in terms of their server as well.

Anything below 99%, even for shared hosting is unacceptable. You can obtain web host up-time information by reading reviews or alternatively, you can simply track your web host with server monitoring tools. Learn about NomfroHost Datacenter & Network Details.

Disk space, Bandwidth and Account restrictions: Put into consideration the amount of expected traffic to be generated and figure out the web host with the best bandwidth offer, also known s the amount of bytes downloaded from your site to visitors. Compare View and Compare NomfroHost Plans Here

Read the company’s terms of service to get a clearer definition of the limits they impose or lack thereof for limited or unlimited hosting services. Is the web hosting company transparent? Are their restriction and limitation policy clear? Be wary of unlimited offers.

Web site security. There are certain facts of life, like your computer crashing, or your equipment failing, or even someone hacking your system, which can be out of your control. Whether you have a personal site such as a blog, a small scale, or especially a large scale business, security is paramount. Identify how their back-up system operates, how often the host back-up its server, what methods they use and where the back-up is stored. You and your business should endeavor to back-up your data but it is a great plus to see you can trust your web host to have your data backed-up and should be able to restore your site, if not everything, a huge chunk of it at least, rendering a form of security. Read NomfroHost Data Protection & Disaster Recovery Plans

User Interface/ Control Panel. Get a web host with a user friendly based control panel which allows easy manage of your website. Find out if the web hosting company use cPanel or Plesk.  Compare NomfroHost cPanel Hosting Plans and Plesk Hosting Plans

Cost: Draw up a budget for how much you are willing to spend on a web host keeping in consideration the signup and renewal price. Usually the signup price is lower than the renewal price so research to know which is best for you and also be sure you can maintain it. Also bear in mind that cheaper isn’t  better some web host that are cheap end up being slow, having little disk space and band width etc.

Depending on your needs, you have to put into consideration their refund policy and free trial period as some web hosting companies have cancellation charges or extra fees.

Speed: No one wants a slow web site. Customers will get frustrated and leave your site causing your business to suffer a great loss. Soon customers will stop visiting the site which is very bad for business. A fast website means more leads and in turn more sales and a better user experience, happy customers, more recommendation and shares.

Your website speed also affects how Google and other search engines rank you in search results.

Check out reviews: Refer to reputable websites when conducting research on the reliability and reputation of the web hosting company. Testimonials are important as they are a great form of recommendation. Go online and read reviews about the web hosting company that you are considering to host your website. READ NOMFROHOST CUSTOMERS REVIEWS

Check out their telephone support or if they have a live chat platform and ask questions until you are satisfied.

Conclusion

 Your web host provides a virtual storefront for your business, so you should carefully select your web hosting company as you would a physical store or office location.

At Nomfro Technologies, we have a team of web hosting geeks behind our servers to make web hosting company selection process easier and transparent.`