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Shared Server Cuts Web Site Costs

Now small and mid-size companies can offer customers an interactive site.

It's a relatively straightforward procedure for a small of mid-size company to set up a Web site to communicate with potential customers and many companies have already done it. Companies of all sizes can now outsource their Web-hosting requirements to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) such as Echo-Online, Bell and Radiant to name a few; without investing in their own technology or hiring additional staff to administer and maintain the service.

For small and mid-size organizations in particular, shared web site hosting enables companies to build and maintain an interactive web site. Since the web-based resources are shared, the companies benefit from economies of scale, paying as little as $30 a month for a powerful and flexible web-hosting solution.

Small and mid-size companies can focus on their core competencies and feel confident that their web sites are always accessible to their customers.

In short, shared web site hosting relieves companies of the trouble and expense of assembling the technology, purchasing a server, installing the software components and making everything work.

Behind the scenes the ISP maintains and continually upgrades its server, e-mail and database hardware and software as required. The result is that companies can take full advantage of the latest technologies at no additional cost or risk to themselves.