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May 19, 2012
Using an Online Site Builder to Create Your First Site: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know (And More)
Online site building technology has been around for a while, and in recent years it’s really been making a name for itself. There are just about as many online site builders as there are web hosts today, which means it’s high time we broke down what it means to use such a platform, as well as what you should be looking for in a service provider. There’s a whole lot of overlap where online site creation tools and web hosting are concerned, which means—if you’re a regular reader—you’ll notice a lot of similar points in today’s discussion. If you’re new to the whole thing, you’ll still be able to follow along, though, so no worries!Categories: General |
May 03, 2012
How to Make Money From Owning a Website: The Big Issue Edition
Yes, we’ll be detailing all of the quick, long, dirty, and downright awesome ways you can be making money off your website during the course of this article.Categories: General |
March 08, 2012
Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Changing Web Hosts
If you are dissatisfied with your current web hosting company, finding a new hosting solution can prove to be a challenging task. Given that you have already had a negative experience with your current host, the last thing you would want to do is move your website to a new hosting company that is inferior to your original hosting provider.Categories: General |
November 17, 2011
Dedicated Servers and Domain Maintenance: How And When To Do It
We talk a lot about dedicated servers because we know you lot are big fans of them. But if you’re a proud web master and owner of a whole retinue of dedicated boxes, you may not be reaching your potential if you don’t optimize your sites for domain configuration.Categories: Dedicated Servers |
September 15, 2011
Domain Names: We Don’t Need Those Anymore - Do We?
We live in a world that thrives on .us, .info, and .biz domains, a sketchier version of the Internet where domain names are less and less emphasized in favor of content. So the real question is this: Do I even need to worry about having my own domain name?Categories: Domain Names |
August 31, 2011
.Africa Scheduled for 2013
The biggest current news in the web hosting industry is regarding domain names. As each month passes in 2011, the date for the transition from 22 top-level domains to an unlimited number is quickly approaching. As a result, there is a large amount of discussion and anti-domain extension digital protest occurring by advertisers and advocacy groups across the globe.Categories: Domain Names |
August 26, 2011
News about the New Domain Extensions
Recently the online advertising industry encouraged ICANN from withdrawing its plan to release tens of thousands of new domain names onto the World Wide Web, arguing that it could financially damage brand owners. At the same time, ICANN announced the current Chief Executive will stand down at the beginning of 2012.Categories: Domain Names |
August 23, 2011
Trend Micro Deep Security Solution Added to GoDaddy
With so many attackers and malicious cybercriminals on the Internet, no user is safe. Large companies, popular websites and web hosting providers are all subject to phishing, attacks and other nefarious activity. Industry-leading web hosting provider GoDaddy recently implemented Trend Micro Deep Security to protect their servers and systems in all their data centers. This will add an extra layer of protection for users.Categories: Security Issues |
August 22, 2011
The Web Hosting Team Heavily Promoting .mobi Domain Names
Web hosting provider, The Web Hosting Team, recently announced their newest offering of .mobi domains. .mobi domain names have been available since 2006 and are intended to be used for websites designed for mobile devices. The Web Hosting Team has only recently decided to promote the domain names due to the major increase in small data-capable devices of the past several years.Categories: Domain Names |
August 19, 2011
Cost of .XXX at GoDaddy
GoDaddy recently released the prices for the first .XXX domain names. Adult content providers are apparently being charged almost 17 times the cost of a regular .com domain extension. As the world’s largest web hosting provider, GoDaddy is charge existing adult providers $209.99 as a one-time non-refundable application fee in addition to the initial year of service. The cost to renew the extension is $99.99 per year. GoDaddy currently charges an average of $11.99 for a .com name.Categories: Domain Names |
