How to Buy Cheap Web Hosting Packages

In Internet marketing we must overcome our fears of technology and learn to use hosting accounts

A lot of us are so afraid of technology. But, in online marketing we must get over these fears and learn to buy website hosting packages online - I'll get more into that later in this hub.

I remember when I was a little kid in elementary school all the other kids already had VCRs in their homes and were watching movies on tape while we just had antenna TV. My folks simply did not like technology and still don't. Sometimes as an Internet affiliate marketer I can also be the same way - I guess it's human nature to sometimes want to resist learning to utilize technology.

You don't need to be a computer engineer to host your own websites

But if you want to make money online - whether you're in affiliate marketing, direct sales (have a site set up with a PayPal checkout) or MLM network marketing you simply have to get over your phobia of technology. While you will not need a college degree in computer program you will need to overcome your fear and resisting of getting your hands on technology products such as computers and flip cam-corders and learning to make websites.

Website hosting is actually very cheap - just a few bucks a month and well worth it

This brings me to my main point: Get over your fear of buying your own domain names and purchasing your own discount web hosting accounts. These days web hosting accounts can be had for just a few dollars per month. You can host unlimited domains on your account. In fact, if you want to make money online you will almost HAVE TO eventually learn to buy your own domains and website hosting service plans.

Affiliate marketing programs are gradually pushing their affiliates to linking from websites they own

Why? Because the trend in the affiliate marketing industry is for affiliate programs to push their affiliate marketers towards linking domain names that they own and NOT from Web 2.0 sites such as Hubpages and Squidoo. While the rules and regulations of these affiliate programs may seem unclear as to whether you can still link from Web 2.0 sites or not the trend is clear: They want you making your own sites. They claim that the traffic quality from websites that are directly under their affilites' ownership and control is higher than traffic from Web 2.0 sites. This means that they claim to get higher conversions from sites that their affiliates own.

I use two wonderful discount website hosting providers

So, today I'd like to demystify buying discount website hosting plans. Basically, there are many companies out there. Personally, I use two companies in my affiliate marketing: I have hosting plans at two discount host companies. While I started out at one company and have been more or less satisfied with their service I recently took on a new account at new company as I also wanted to test their service. I have now set up three websites there and am very satisfied.

Your first steps will be buying a domain name and a discount hosting account

For starters here's what you'll have to do: 1) Buy your own domain and 2) Find a discount website hosting company. When purchasing your account you'll have to input your new domain name you just bought. Then, you'll have use Fantastico in your new web host's cpanel (control panel) to install Wordpress. As a newbie you might find all of these steps extremely complicated at first. But, after making a few websites on your own domain names you'll really start to get the hang of it.

To learn more and to watch a new website hosting tutorial video about the flow chart process of buying domains and setting up your own website hosting click: Discount Website Hosting.