If you’re thinking about starting an online business so that you can make money at home, there are a few ways to go about this but one popular way is to start a blog. In order to do this, you will need hosting. You can either use a blog that is hosted for free such as sites like Blogger and WordPress, or you can buy your own hosting account.

Many beginners going into this will choose to start with a free blog. This is okay since you’ll be able to save money. However, as a long term strategy, it’s not very wise. You really don’t want to put all of that time and effort into a site that belongs to someone else. You really never know what could happen. Years ago, many people started blogs and websites with Yahoo’s Geo Cities. A couple of years ago, Yahoo decided to discontinue that service and as a result, tens of thousands of people lost their site.

Hosting can cost as low as $5 a month so there’s really no reason not to have your site hosted on your own account. The only reason to use one of those free sites is to test out niches to see what works.