Purchase Website Hosting For Your Domain Name:
Hosting your website is an important factor that you must think thoroughly on before making a decision. It is much easier to weigh out all of your needs and goals before selecting a web hosting provider as changing your web host can be a pain and may even be costly if you choose the wrong hosting service to begin with. You must consider what exactly is the purpose of your website, how big (file sizes), they amount and type of traffic that you will be receiving at your website and last but not least the future goals of your website. Most important thing is to consider your budget and what you can afford to spend, so take your time and find the cheapest package you can.

What Type of Web Hosting to Buy - Linux, Windows, Etc?:
These are all extremely important factors that MUST be weighed out to the fullest before making your decision. For example, if you have an adult website, some domain hosting companies will not allow you to host with their company and may charge you penalties for cancelling your contract to move it to another hosting company. Some hosting companies only allow a certain amount of traffic to your site because of different bandwidth allotments, and worse yet, some hosting companies don't have the capabilities to expand your bandwidth when the time comes that you will need to increase the amount. This is why its important to consider your future goals as well. It is always best, as long as you have the capable equipment and staffing on hand to host your own website on your own server. However, this isn't usually a reasonable feat for most startup companies or even existing small companies.

Buying Website Hosting and What it Should Cost - Hosting Prices:
There are thousands upon thousands of hosting companies for you to choose from. It has been my experience over the last 7 years that GoDaddy - www.godaddy.com provides the best possible hosting service for the most reasonable rates. However, you should research what it is that you are trying to accomplish and what their capabilities will allow you to do before making this decision. Fortunately with GoDaddy you have the opportunity to contact their sales/support staff over the phone (which isn't very common these days with hosting companies) and ask them as many questions as you will need to ask them. They seem to have a friendly staff that is knowledgeable and patient for those of you who are new to the webhosting world. Also, once you become a client you will be given access to a “web site dashboard” (also known as your control panel) which will allow you to manage everything from uploading your site, creating emails, to making changes on your website on the fly. This is a convenience that is appreciated by any web site owner novice. Pricing (or cost) is usually about $10 a year to own a domain name - or .com, and it can cost from $2 month up to $50 or more to host a website (depending how big of a data file you have) as images, video, etc. requires. As I said before, there are numerous webhosting companies for you to choose from, so if GoDaddy isn't going to work for your needs, then be sure to dedicate a fair amount of time to research your exact needs and the capabilities of the other web hosting options that are available to you for your website.