Avoiding Bad Web Hosts - All domain names...
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All domain names correspond to an IP address, which is just a series of numbers.
Just like a phone number dials up the correct phone anywhere on earth, each domain has its own number.
However, depending on how your host sets up their server, your domain can actually share an IP address with dozens, even hundreds, of other websites.
If one of those websites misbehaves, it can adversely affect everyone on that same IP address.
My advice: pay a little extra to make sure you get your own dedicated IP.
How much space will you need?
Make sure you get at least 100 megabytes of space from your web host.
Also, make sure you get at least 10 email forwarding accounts and 10 gigabytes of data transfer per month.
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