Hosting Guide
Learn more about web hosting, domain names, seo, webmaster tools, and other general web development.
April 10, 2012
Top WordPress Plugins You Need Now
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, that means you’ve created and managed a WordPress site of your very own. You’ve installed the beast, set it up with the barest of preferences and customized options, and released it screaming into the wild. However, don’t think for a second that you’re done with the process! No, creating an ideal WordPress site takes a bit more effort than that. There are so many things left to tweak, and to be frank, your WordPress experience has only just begun.
Categories: General |
March 06, 2012
Common Web Design Terms Explained
We just dare you to read below the break, perusing some of the more common web design terms you’re likely to encounter, as well as what they mean. Feel up to the challenge? Great, because we’ve already written the rest of the article: You’ll find it below, if you please.Categories: General |
February 09, 2012
Top Things to Look for in a Free Web Host
We understand you’ll occasionally need a test-run of a product, or a template that needs ironing in the wild that will best be fitted up and shipped out via a free web host. As such, we’ve compiled a short guide below to help you out in your next search for a superior—and gratis—web host. We aren’t saying it’s fool-proof or unbiased, but if you’re looking for a no overhead way to host a site, finding quality free hosting is only a few basic pointers away!Categories: Cheap Web Hosting |
January 11, 2012
Top Reasons to Use WordPress as Your CMS
Ten years ago, if you had asked us what a content management software was we would have told you to stop dreaming and go back to college, hippy. Okay, so maybe we wouldn’t have, and maybe some form of CMS existed even back when, but regardless of the track of time, WordPress has undeniably launched itself to the top of the heap as the king of all content management solutions. TCategories: General |
September 23, 2011
cPanel Server Logs That’ll Make Your Job Easier
cPanel is one of the easiest control panels around, making it simpler than ever to host, manage, and share your content. Even better, the service makes it a cinch to track usage data, create new scripts, and modify other amenities like Google Adwords, or SEO management. However, did you know that cPanel comes choked to the gills with enough logs to smother a small village? Each of these is helpful in its own way, making your web hosting job easier.Categories: cPanel Tutorials |
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 08, 2011
30,000 Previously Banned Domain Names now Legalized
French Internet authorities recently announced the legalization of 30,000 previously banned domain names such as islam.fr and internet.fr. These measures come after the continuous demand by citizens for such domain names to be made available.Categories: Domain Names |
July 05, 2011
Preventing Phishing Attacks
According to a recent Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) survey, over one-third of the respondents reported being a victim of repeated phishing attacks or website spoofing attempts on their company’s web servers. Surprisingly, almost 37% of the respondents found that it took multiple phishing attempts before finally being notified of the malicious attack.Categories: Security Issues |
June 22, 2011
Free Web Hosting: An Alternative to Paid Hosting Services?
We all have heard the old adage, “You get what you pay for,” but can a free web hosting service really stack up against paid services? With the costs of web hosting services, free services may actually be a good alternative to the entry level web master, but there are a few things about these free services that you will definitely want to know before deciding to be thrifty on the most important part of maintaining a web page: the host.Categories: Cheap Web Hosting |
June 17, 2011
Enhancing Security for WordPress
WordPress is a robust and increasingly popular blogging platform used by many in the blogosphere. Although a widely distributed blogging tool with exclusive security controls and immediate downloadable security patches and updates, it’s not uncommon for hackers to wreak havoc on targeted blogs. Administrators, however, can make a conscious effort to take proactive steps to ensure security measures to protect blogging ventures from such nuisances.Categories: Security Issues |
