Every now and then we get feedback from a user complaining that this or that hosting company canceled their account without warning. And when checking up on it it always turns out they were hosting "adult content" or something else which is clearly against the Terms of Service (TOS) of almost all hosting companies.

Most of the time it's outright porn...

For those of you who think it is unfair or discriminatory or whatever, here are a few reasons to help you understand why the vast majority of hosting companies will not allow "adult contents" on their hosting plans:

• The hosts tend to get a lot of expensive and distracting contacts from the FBI inspecting on child pornography.

• The sites tend to not publish their content with the appropriate legal disclaimers.

• They tend to generate above average DMCA complaints.

• The resource usage is unpredictable and can go wild at any time.

• Those sites tend to have a short life span and the hosts are statistically left with a lot of unpaid bills.

• And finally, a very important one: as a hosting company, asking your support staff to deal and help debug sites with a lot of potentially offending graphic content may severely impede on your recruitment options.

Now that being said, there are a couple of companies whose staff actually don't mind, let alone enjoy, working on the latest 21st century creative sex trends…

It's easy to get lured into the sweet deals of "Free Domain Name" when purchasing web hosting. Many web-hosting companies advertise such a free domain name.

The same is true for transfers. You'll get something for "free" if you transfer your domain name to your hosting company.

Well...

First, the domain name is never really free. You may get the first year for free, but after that, you'll pay full price for renewal every year. And that price may be well higher than what you would pay at a domain registrar. See what various webhosts really charge you for your domain here.

But that's not even the worst part...

The worst is this: if your domain name is controlled by your webhost, they can make it very hard for you to leave!

Unfortunately, this has happened more than once: customers of some fine web hosting company suddenly realize said hosting company has been acquired by another. Soon they cut costs, staff leaves (or is fired) and service degrades rapidly. Comes time of renewal, customers try to leave for another hosting company only to find that the company makes the procedure so convoluted they pass the due date for renewal. Renewal price is unexpectedly high... but hosting company holds the domain hostage and locks down your site. Customer has no choice but to pay through the nose...

Don't let this happen to you!

Pass on the one year of "free domain" and keep your domain free instead!

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