Now it is time to find a hosting service. The host will provide a computer hard drive that will store your website. There are free hosting services out there but we don't know of any reputable ones so we won't be making any recommendations. Great paid hosting services can be purchased for less than $10 a month. We think it is worth it. The site you are on is hosted by Host Gator. We feel they provide some of the best and affordable hosting available. In this guide we will be referring to the Host Gator Cpanel and a free service of Host Gator called Fantastico. If you decide to go with another hosting service you may experience some difficulty using this guide. We do not recommend purchasing hosting from Go daddy; we feel they are great as a domain name registrar but not so great at providing hosting services.

Host Gator has a $6.95(USD)/month hosting plan that would be suitable for most sites. You can always upgrade your plan later if you find you need more disk space or bandwidth.

Once you have purchased your hosting you are ready for the next step, redirecting your nameservers.