A major issue for many people who are deciding on the server type for their blog is price. While you can create a hosted blog at WordPress.com, the options that are available to you are limited.  Instead, anyone who wants to have full control over their blogging experience should download the full WordPress platform from WordPress.org.  While the WordPress platform is free to download, you will have to choose your own web hosting for the blog, which will cost you money.

Shared web hostingis a valuable asset to anyone who is just starting a business or who wants their blog for personal use. Unfortunately, you may be more restricted as to what you can or cannot upload to your shared server because of the usage and bandwidth restrictions that shared servers will have to put on their users. These restrictions mean that you won’t be able to upload as much video, Flash or large amounts of pictures that have to be downloaded from the server. However, it does offer an economical option because the costs of server maintenance and control are divided amongst many different users.
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