If you are interested in setting up your own website or are perhaps considering ways to backup your important data (such as family photos and scanned documents), you will probably be considering a web hosting plan or package.  Although many people assume that you have to be technologically confident to use web hosting, the truth is many companies offer easy-to-run packages which are basically set up and ready to use. 

Of course it helps if you have a vague understanding of computers and the internet, but again it ultimately depends on what you are intending to use the hosting for.

Many of the websites we visit on a daily basis are privately hosted rather than being offered for free by large companies such as Yahoo! or MySpace.  Private hosting gives site webmasters greater control over the way their sites operate, and also gives them the freedom to upload large or numerous files (most free hosting sites cap file uploads). 

Private hosting involves paying an annual hosting fee to 123 Internet - this fee pays for the costs of storing your data onto one of our Chicago based servers which needs to be maintained and regulated in order to ensure it keeps running in the way it's expected to.  Your hosting package may include the registration and renewal of the domain name of your choice, or may be separate in which case you will need to change your domain name servers to point to our servers which is a very simple operation to direct your domain name to your web space. Should you have any problems or be unsure 123 Internet are happy to help.

In order to utilize the space you will need to upload files - HTML files, for instance, tell internet browsers (like Internet Explorer) how to view your website.  By downloading an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program you will be able to upload, download and edit the files you store on your web hosting space.