Think of web hosting like a storage facility. Your files are sitting on a server taking up space like that furniture set your mom refuses to sell, so you have to pay to rent that space each month. There are different web hosting plans you can select but the more secure the facility, the higher its price tag.
- Shared hosting costs $5 – $15 per month, and your site lives with 500 other sites (how cozy!).
- Semi-dedicated hosting costs $50 – $150 per month, and your site is one of about a dozen without costing an arm and a leg (probably your best bet).
- Dedicated hosting, costs about $1,000 per month and is really only necessary for high-volume sites that collect tons of personal data.