Free vs. Charged
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There is an FP blog posts here: blog.php?mode=view&b=21 about your question (half answers if you mean free hosting, not free forum hosting).
I choose custom hosting because of it's flexibility and capabilities which far exceed free hosting, eg. specific addons, security. There tends to be higher quality hosting and there is a sense of assurance that your paid hosting (generally with a big company) will actually be worth it.
I choose custom hosting because of it's flexibility and capabilities which far exceed free hosting, eg. specific addons, security. There tends to be higher quality hosting and there is a sense of assurance that your paid hosting (generally with a big company) will actually be worth it.
Personally, if you can pay for it, then I'd still get custom hosting. I guess for you, if you use free hosting then there is nothing of high value (eg. revenue/profit) if it gets shut down by the host without reason because they are your friends and I don't think you'd lose your friends because of your forum shutting down.
However, those free hosts tend to be slow which is a hassle. I tested a few free hosts and compared their speeds and they are really slow compared to the custom hosting I have now.
But still, it's your choice. Maybe consider other opinion before making any final decision.
However, those free hosts tend to be slow which is a hassle. I tested a few free hosts and compared their speeds and they are really slow compared to the custom hosting I have now.
But still, it's your choice. Maybe consider other opinion before making any final decision.
To be honests i really dont think it matters if its a paid or free forum that is not going to stop guests from joining the forum it comes down to what the forum looks like and how active it is, i have been using free forums for a number of years and i have had a paid one as well and the free one is doing better than the paid one. So i would say use free forums to start of and if it dose not go any where then there is no money lost at the end of the day.
mancala1964
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I used free hosts before, never again.
ouch.. too late for that, I'm already 20 minutes in way over my head.
if you want to check it out click below
http://satisfactoryboards.freeforums.org/
if you want to check it out click below
http://satisfactoryboards.freeforums.org/
I have paid hosting, and I enjoy that better because as was said above, you can customize it anyway you like. I'm not tech savvy, though, so I do have a tech-administrator. However, not all free hosts are bad, despite the limited things you can do with your forum. Why, if I could I'd go back to ProPHPBB in a hurry,as that is one of my favorite free forum hosts. But advanced hosting is definetly the way to go. Especially if you're running a forum that's going to require a lot of mods, such as an advertisement forum.
Pvcomputers
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In my honest opinion you can go with a free hosting but you have check out their track record. I have been with Tikolah which is a Post 2 Host and they been very good with min hickups
Pvcomputers said:
That's true. And like with any host, it's best to go with someone who's been around for a while, rather than to go with someone who's only been around for a month or two. I see all too many administrators going with a host that has just barely been released, and that's not a good idea as you never know how good these guys are or how long they'll last, and not all hosts, no matter how promising they are, will last.
Pvcomputers
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No that can't be right. It's Http://tikolah.com
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