As a potential website owner, you will have to make the choice between getting free hosting and paying for it. There are many options for cheap web hosting, but you can decide to try free hosting at first before subscribing to any monthly package.

Free hosting is perfect if you are a beginner in website design or if you have no prior knowledge in HTML or CSS. Some hosts do provide a cPanel interface, but for those without code skills, you can try some user friendly panels that you can drag and drop.

You can also opt for free hosting if you find a good domain name for your site. You will not have the opportunity to get your own domain, but if you find an appropriate one already on the host for free, you can take advantage of it. For example, if you want to start a blog site, you can try a domain such as yourname.mystuff.net, if the "mystuff.net" is available from the list of domains.

Another advantage is that you will now have the option of buying your domain name and transferring it to your free host. Domain purchase is a one-time expense, and many free hosts do allow domain owners to allow you to upload your domain name to your free account. This can be ideal because you will not be paying for hosting even with your domain.

However, free hosting is not what you want if your site is a corporate or business website. You want your own domain name for the sake of your customers and business image, but you also need an editable control panel to accommodate fresh themes and layouts. Working with the available themes can be quite limiting for you, so find a host that will allow your own look for your website.

It is very easy to transfer your free site onto a different host once you decide to pay for web hosting UK services. You will not lose any data or settings, but the only thing that changes is the fact that you are now paying for hosting every month. It is best to decide between free hosting or not by thinking of the long term results of your website.