There are many web hosting types have been established in this era of internet. These include Virtual Dedicated server, Colocation web hosting, Cloud and Grid hosting and Home server. Beside that; Shared, Reseller and dedicated web hosting are three most common offers with diverse purposes. Overview of these types is as follow:

It is the most popular best cheap web hosting. Web host provides his client disk space with bandwidth on his high power server and this server is also shared by other clients through their web sites. This type is very suitable to serve thousands of visitors daily, with reasonable host?s fee, security assurance and technical assistance.

Reseller web hosting service allows their own clients to become a Host themselves. These resellers provide space and give domain to their individual client usually on identical basis, technical support and from their virtually dedicated server.

The cost of reseller web hosting is very low and it is very beneficial business starting. However, this form of service has further hosting plans. First, Private-Label Plan, it allows a reseller to make his own customers and mange their earning for their own, but they have to pay their prescribed monthly charges to the actual host. While, the Reseller-Service Plan is likely to base on commission, reseller is given a limited monthly amount from his re-sales and this happens until reseller?s customer remain intact. Also this plan does not give control over reseller?s customer.

This is the most authoritative and cost effective web hosting and is necessary for very busy web sites. Whole server is allocated for a single web hosting and a user has full administrative power. However, client is responsible for all technical and security concerns.

The concept of online shopping was originated in United Kingdom in 1979. Now it has become a rapidly growing industry with increasing share in overall global trade and with the name of Electronic Commerce. Thousands of ecommerce web sites have been established so far and millions of people involves in the trade through this channel daily.

For the ecommerce web hosting, dedicated web server is highly advised to fulfill the host?s technological and swiftness requirement with some common applications very essential to ecommerce business:

Email

Online order tracking and shopping

Online banking and transactions

Instant messaging and alerts

Secured payment system

Enterprise content management

Online office suites