If you have a blog/website, you must work with a company that connects your site to the internet. Consider it like a shopping mall. People go shopping in malls, and you must have space to reach them. In other words, your store is housed in the mall. You pay them to live there. Hosting is similar to that. Although it is technically possible to create your hosting, it is only realistic for some people, especially new bloggers. You’d need a lot of technical know-how. Hosting is paid for by 99% of bloggers. Hostgator and Bluehost are two hosting companies we have personally used and recommended. Unless you use free blogging platforms like blogger.com, you will need hosting in some form or another. We recommend a paid option because adding plugins gives you more flexibility. If you’re on a really tight budget and want to get started, there are free blogging options for hosting your site. 1. Blogger 2. Wix.com However, free hosting has many disadvantages when compared to hosting your blog. With free hostings, such as Wix, you will have a website address that includes Wix in the name, and there will be limitations, such as the plugins (add-ons) you can use.