Hosting Guide
Learn more about web hosting, domain names, seo, webmaster tools, and other general web development.
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 |
January 30, 2012
Top 5 Questions to Ask Your New Web Host
We’ve compiled a few thoughts below on exactly what you should ask your new web hosting provider the minute you consider signing up. If you’re extra careful to cover all the bases, we guarantee you’ll be making the best possible decision for your personal website or your business.Categories: General |
January 27, 2012
The What, How and Why of a Dedicated Server
If you’re new to the world of web hosting especially, you may quickly find yourself in over your head where dedicated or managed servers are concerned. However, just because you’ve got a lot to learn does not mean your company will have to go without superior Web performance! If you’re ready to upgrade to a full-on dedicated server hardware system, we’re here to make the process as painless as possible.Categories: Dedicated Servers |
January 13, 2012
Top Reasons to Use a Content Delivery Network
We’re about to dive into our top reasons why you need a content delivery network backing your data. But first, how about a short description of the technology itself, in case you’re a little confused?Categories: General |
December 09, 2011
Why You Should Consider Upgrading from Shared Web Hosting For Your Business
No matter how you slice it, shared web hosting is simply bad business for any business. If you’re still using such a service, and are dead-set against using any other, you might want to consider some of the points we’ve listed below. Cheap is good, but better is always better.Categories: Shared Hosting |
December 09, 2011
Why You Should Consider Upgrading from Shared Web Hosting For Your Business
No matter how you slice it, shared web hosting is simply bad business for any business. If you’re still using such a service, and are dead-set against using any other, you might want to consider some of the points we’ve listed below. Cheap is good, but better is always better.Categories: Shared Hosting |
October 27, 2011
To Defrag or Not to Defrag: That is The (Server) Question
Defragmentation is one of the few things that can make a web master absolutely shake in his boots—or house slippers, either or. There’s no bigger pain in the entire industry, but considering optimizing hard drive space is the only effective way to speed up and increase storage, it’s an absolute necessity.Categories: General |
September 27, 2011
When And How to Reboot a Linux Server
You don’t want to have to reboot your Linux server. Every reboot means immediate downtime, which translates to angry tenants, loss of business, and a bad reputation. However, if something goes wrong—and we mean wrong—you may not have any other choice but to reboot your server. Before going this far, though, be sure you can’t software troubleshoot the issue. Run a diagnostic tool on your system, and if any other areas of recourse present themselves, jump on it like a gymnast at the Olympics, brother.
Categories: Linux Web Hosting |
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 |
June 10, 2011
4 Steps to Vet an E-commerce Hosting Company
SpendingPulse recently released figures for April 2011 reflecting a consecutive six month increase of e-commerce spending, with the latest increase of 19.2% E-commerce retailers such as airlines, apparel, electronics, furniture, hotels, restaurants and big-ticket items are among the categories seeing substantial growth. With the continued increase in online retail sales, e-commerce sites must take proactive measures to ensure the optimal performance of web hosting services, specifically when providing products and services to customers via online storefronts.Categories: Ecommerce |
