A website is the unit where information is stored and accessible to anyone from any location whether he use a desktop, laptop or a notebook computer.

A web host service is a service that allows website owners to load certain information and make it visible online to everyone.

There are several web hosting types. One of the most popular ones is linux hosting. Linux hosting is very common and popular all over the world because it is relatively cheaper than windows web hosting. However, it does have more acceptable features. So, it would be suitable for anyone who is looking for better quality as opposed to the pricing.

Windows hosting is specifically suitable for those who develop windows based applications and, though catching ground recently, it is less popular because it is a little expensive that the others.

Among the small websites`owners free hosting is popular. This, however, has one major disadvantage - you do not have control over your website. Your hosts seldom give you access to your control panel and you do not have FTP access tool. The other demerit is that with free web hosting services, your hosting company places advertisements of different products on your web pages and you cannot remove these. These are some of the disadvantages that come with cheap web hosting and free web hosting services.

Reseller hosting is a type of hosting that was created for people or companies that want to resell and earn from it. In this type of hosting, you are given a lot of disk space and have the ability to resell at whatever fee you want. You can re-brand and name your company the way you want and have custom charges and certain terms for your clients.

The last category is known as dedicated hosting, and as the name states, this is about having a whole server to oneself. It is also known as managed hosting and the client here leases or buys an entire server if he wants more security, disk space or has a lot of traffic.

Other more specific types of web hosting include SEO hosting and domain hosting.

Whatever type of a website you have, you should research well, be informed enough so that you can pick the best and most suitable web hosting provider.