A web hosting environment in which more than one website can be hosted on a single web server is called as shared hosting. These hosting accounts share the server resources like CPU, memory, and disk space. In simple language, multiple hosting accounts are created on a single server and those are assigned to individual websites or domain names. Therefore, it is the most affordable form of hosting for small and startup businesses.

If you are looking to host your small business, blog or portfolio website then you should go for the shared hosting plan. Startup or small business websites receive moderate traffic and so minimal amount of server resources are required to host such websites.

Shared hosting environment means sharing resources with other websites on a single shared server. As multiple websites are hosted on a single hosting server the cost gets divided among the users. For example, you travel by bus, where you need to share your seat with others. You choose this option as it is affordable as compared to taxi or your own car.

If it turns out that your website or need outgrows shared web hosting, you may upgrade to more superior hosting at any point of time, inclusive of VPS Hosting, Dedicated Hosting.