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Learn more about web hosting, domain names, seo, webmaster tools, and other general web development.
March 12, 2012
When to Spring for Expensive Hosting And When to Hold Back
elow, we’ll be walking you through a few of the basic pointers you should consider before choosing between an expensive dedicated host with all the options you need, or that cheaper host that’s a bit more of a gamble. If that sounds like a rodeo to you, then saddle up, Cowboy! We’re kicking this thing off right, directly after the jump.Categories: Dedicated Servers |
November 01, 2011
Why is the Popularity of Linux Surging?
It's getting harder and harder to have anything to do with computers anymore, let alone web hosting, without knowing about the Linux operating system. Naturally, this puts anyone who's still in the dark in the position of being afraid to ask for fear of looking uninformed.Categories: Linux Web Hosting |
October 11, 2011
Why is Windows Web Hosting Considered Inferior? And Can Windows Hosting Work for You?
It's considered a truth of the web hosting world that Windows hosting is the inferior choice to Linux and Unix solutions. This is, of course, a generally subjective evaluation, and you will find people who will disagree with it. There are lots of good, professional webmasters who will tell you that they use Windows hosting and are just fine with it. So perhaps it's best to take a moment to step back and look at exactly why this is generally considered a rule of the web hosting world. Once you know what the problem is, you'll have an easier time devising a solution to it.
Categories: Windows Web Hosting |
October 10, 2011
Hosts Offering Good Linux VPS Packages
VPS hosting is quickly growing in popularity. It seems to be surviving its infancy well, and the only noticeable problem people seem to have with it is its cost.
As Linux hosting tends to be cheaper than its Windows counterparts, this is making Linux VPS hosting an increasingly popular choice with lots of viable hosts to select from. We'll look here at some of the good offers out there. This list won't look at the cheapest hosts, but rather the ones that seem to us to offer the most solid overall Linux VPS hosting packages.
Categories: Linux Web Hosting |
September 12, 2011
Questions to Ask Your Prospective Managed Hosting Provider
Managed hosting for your web site is an expensive proposition, even going with the most basic of packages. This is not a decision you are going to want to make just from scanning a company's web site for five minutes. You need to know a little more about the wiring under the board. The details of how your potential host works will make all the difference in the quality of web hosting you receive.Categories: Managed Hosting |
September 05, 2011
A World After Microsoft Frontpage
Changing times caught up to Microsoft, and in 2003 it finally discontinued Frontpage and passed the torch to a new line of products. Being eight years ago, there probably aren't a whole lot of web designers who are unaware of this history. If you are one of the stragglers who just realized that the last time they updated their web site was when “Friends” was still on the air, a quick catch-up summary of the packages that put Frontpage to bed is in order.Categories: FrontPage Hosting |
August 30, 2011
An Overview of ePages, a new eCommerce Platform
Many web hosting providers are making the transition from offering a single type of web hosting too many types to attract a wider customer base. One such hosting type that clients are flocking too is eCommerce. Web hosts with eCommerce packages typically provide a comprehensive suite of tools including, excellent site builders, shopping carts and SEO packages to ensure their customers are successful.Categories: Ecommerce |
August 09, 2011
A Look at The Best Customer Service Award
It was recently announced that HostGator web hosting provider won the “Best Customer Service 2010 Award.” The award was given by “The Best Web Hosting Service”, an independent hosting review website. HostGator is an industry-leading provider of shared, reseller, VPS and dedicated server hosting at some of the most affordable prices.Categories: General |
August 01, 2011
PacificHost to Utilize FastFiber Network
Leading provider of cPanel and Linux hosting PacificHost recently announced the company will be making the move to Peer 1’s FastFiber Network which is owned and operated by ServerBeach, a dedicated hosting solutions provider, and Peer 1. The transition to this network is mainly to increase PacificHost’s market position and began expansion for expected future growth.Categories: Hosting News |
July 26, 2011
Is Your Web Hosting Provider Overselling Services?
Perhaps a little known fact about web hosting services is that customers may not even be aware of, or appreciate: overselling services. The theory of overselling web hosting services doesn’t take a rocket scientist to calculate the stats; however, often in application things can become a little dicey when customer in fact do use all of their allocated resources with no excess services for the provider to “oversell”.Categories: General |
