Question by Eric: If I wanted to save money on web hosting services could I essentially host my website on my own computer?
I was curious if it was possible to turn a regular pc into a server for web hosting and would a special connection to the internet be required like maybe a T1 connection? Any special software needed for something like this? I know the computer would have to be turned on all the time but that’s not a big issue for me.

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Answer by matt m
Technically you could, but the connection would be an issue. Its better to go with a web hosting company if you were thinking about getting a T1 connection. Another thing you could do is host your computer in a data center, you would have a dedicated machine this way, but it could be expensive still.

Check out justhost.com. I believe its for two years with domain. You would need to use a coupon, 50OFF i believe is the coupon.

Also depending on if you want a simple site or not you could use google apps.

You could register a domain, something like a year. Then use google apps and create a site there.

http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html

Standard is free. Youll get your own email, calendar to use, you can create sites etc..

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Hosting Company Launches the Most Affordable Web Hosting Plan of All Times
Top Hosting Center, Canadian hosting company, launched the most affordable web-hosting plan of all times. Under the slogan “What comes with Rudolf this year?” THC released a limited number of hosting plans designed to provide for a lifetime of savings and, of course, to make the company known to the general public.





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Top Hosting Center is a Web 2.0 hosting company: committed to user satisfaction and full service transparency. This is a new business concept in the web hosting industry and a much needed approach. As part of its business strategy, THC has chosen to give out the most affordable web-hosting plan ever: a one-time web-hosting flat fee – $ 95 USD for a hosting plan that lasts for life: http://www.tophostingcenter.com/rudolf.html – “Rudolf Special 2007.”

Only 1000 Rudolf plans are available. Each of these plans includes: blog tailored hosting with 250 GB disk space; 3000 GM bandwidth; 1 FREE domain registration – for life: .com,.net,.info,.org,.us; unlimited MySQL; PHP4 and all the features of a Top Hosting Special plan in one hosting package: flat-fee $ 95 USD for life. From a user’s perspective that means no more monthly worries about paying for web hosting. Ever. Compared to any other web-hosting plan on the web this is by far the most affordable and it has all the features needed for a website to make a solid web presence.

“This plan has a special introductory price,” says CEO Eric Vanier. “This is not a cheap hosting plan as many might be tempted to believe. It is purely affordable and in this case affordability no longer means cheap or undercut services. Of course it is a marketing move, but most importantly, it is a huge opportunity for 1000 people to get professional hosting for merely a symbolic fee. We want people to know that THC means serious business!”

A standard web hosting plan at THC (which includes all the features mentioned above) costs $ 60 USD per year. On a long term Rudolf will bring financial savings and no more worries about paying yearly for the hosting, domain, upgrade fees and so on. Rudolf also comes with free setup and can be purchased as Linux or Windows. Users can run any application on their servers and park as many domains as they like too. A perfect web hosting solution for any budget.

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