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What is web hosting?

Web hosting is a service that allows you to run a website from a domain that you own. Big companies like Yahoo! or Google run sites using their own servers. While some individuals and small companies do this too, many choose a web hosting service for cost and convenience. Running your own server can be a headache and it requires a good degree of technical know-how. A web host does all that work for you, leaving you to create the content.

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