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Friday, October 17, 2008

LunarPages Web Hosting Review

By Puripong Koomsin

LunarPages is a host that will appeal to just about everybody. It's Shuttle Shared Plan has attractive features than can be used to create any website, be it a blog or a site for recipes. It offers 1500 GB of storage and 15 TB of data transfers per month. Although this may be a far cry from the unlimited space and bandwidth offered by other hosts, there are other aspects of the LunarPages Shuttle Shared Plan that will suit your fancy.

The Features

This plan gives you unlimited POP3 emails accounts and applications that can be used to maximize your site's performance. These applications are plenty and there is an application for every site possible. For example, there is Moodle for education sites, PHPauction for auctioneers and many more. There also support programs like PHP, Perl, FrontPage, MySQL, PostgresSQL databases and a CGI directory

Aside from that, there also general applications that can be used on any website, such as a Fantastico Script Library, a FAQ builder, Image and Coppermine Photo Gallery. For blogs and the like, LunarPages can support up to three blogs per account with chat and forums features.

For those who require multimedia support, streaming video and audio is available on LunarPages. Standard players such as Real Media, flash and shock wave can also be used on the sites.

In terms of email capabilities, LunarPages include forwarding, auto responders, catchall, spam protection and SMTP. Sub-domains are also supported in a "www.subdomain.website.com" format.

If you're running a business and need an eCommerce feature, LunarPages offer shopping carts (Zen and Cube). For security, the sites are equipped with Open PGP /GPG encryption and a shared SSL Certificate.

The Performance

LunarPages guarantee a 99.9% uptime and a 2,000 Mbit Connectivity. Their servers are considered to be of the highest quality with tape backup, DDOS protection and a power generator to protect against power outages. They claim to monitor their servers 24 hours a day.

For Newbies

Rookie webmasters will be delighted to know that this host has a Quicksite plan. It basically ensures you an up and running website a mere two hours after signing up. This plan is targeted at those who are not that well-versed in creating a site from scratch and facilitates users by giving them ready-made sites that only need to be added content.

The Help

Customer service can help in many ways; email, support tickets and forums. You can also call them at their toll free number, but only from 6.00 am to 8.00 pm and on from Monday to Friday. If you encounter a problem during weekends or after office hours, you can email them, but expect a late reply unless you have a support ticket. These tickets are a record of your problems that have been kept by customer service in case of its reoccurrence.

There have been several complaints about their support team by users on a third-party monitoring site. It is said that they are unreliable and slow in fixing problems. So, if your problems are minor and you rather not wait long, it is better to read the FAQ articles. LunarPages has an array of articles and manuals that will certainly help you understand more about web hosting.

The Verdict

The final word on LunarPages is, this host is quite decent. It's not the best available, but it's not the worse either. Although it may have some problems with the customer service, there are other features to keep webmasters entertained. And for a $6.95 per month service with a 30-day money back guarantee service, it's a crime not to sign up.

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How to Get Free Web Domains and Hosting

By Andrew Carmiel

There are many companies offering free web domain and hosting service nowadays. Some offer a very exceptional quality service, while other companies offer a very lousy quality service. Let's take a look at what you should know about this free hosting service.

1. Just To Scrap Quick Bucks

Most of the companies offering this service just aim to scrap a quick buck that's the reason that so many free hosting companies deliver such a bad quality service. They get money from advertising on your free hosting website.

It is fine to get some bucks especially considering the hosting service is free. But it's unethical for me, when the company is making money but failing to deliver quality service.

2. Good Opportunity for Business Owners

Even though rare to find, there are very few companies out there that offering free hosting service with exceptional quality. Some of them even offer free hosting service with no ads. So your visitors will not get distracted from visiting your website.

This is a good opportunity if you want to start online business but don't have enough capitals. You can use this free hosting service to gain some initial money that can be used later on to pay for more advanced hosting plan.

3. Even Better

Even better some of the companies mentioned above, offer free web domains and hosting all in one package. You can get free hosting service together with free domain registration service.

Although that free domain usually last only for one year, but you don't have anything to lose since you don't pay anything at all except for your time and energy. A fair deal I believe.

Even though the free domain only last for one year, but the hosting service free for a life time. One of my very first website used free hosting service. And it has sent my paycheck year after year. The best thing I did not pay anything at all other than the $7 domain name which was free in my first year.

4. Some Ideas for College Student

College student can take advantage from this hosting service to host their college paper or task. You may also want to experiment inventing something such as Facebook during your spare time. Who knows you will be billionaire someday. A lot of billionaire today is making money from something they invented during their college.

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What to Consider When Choosing the Best Web Hosting Provider

By Vijai Sharma

Web hosting may sound like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be difficult.

There are many different packages you can subscribe to but it will all depends on whether you are looking to just post family pictures or you are serious about your online business and it's presence on the worldwide web.

If it's creating something for fun then a free web hosting provider is the way to go otherwise you will be looking for something a bit more professional.

Some of the factors you should consider are:-

Availability of Web Space

Web Host providers will allocate a specified amount of space and it is important to ensure that the limit allocated is adequate for your current websites and business requirements. You may also want to consider at this early stage the future needs since it's easier and more convenient to do that with the same provider from the onset as the demands for space increase with the addition of graphics and videos on your sites. This will avoid complications of Domain names transfers to a different hosting company not to mention the impact of downtime and lost business on your websites as a result.

Data transfer (Bandwidth)

Data transfer and Bandwidth are terms often used interchangeably although there is a slight difference. Data transfer is all of the information transferred from your web site to your visitor's computer while bandwidth is the capacity for this transfer.

Whenever a visitor comes to your site, your Web Host servers send data to your visitor's computer. This data may include web pages, images, videos, sound files, software programs, or compressed files (ie Anything on your site that can be viewed or downloaded). The higher the volume of visitors to your site and the more complex your web site, the more data transfer you'll use.

To understand this better let's say you have a one-page web site which is 30KB in size which also contains a picture and the size of this image is 40KB.

Add the two files together to determine the total amount of data transfer, or bandwidth that would be required to view this page: 30KB + 40KB = 70KB of total bandwidth.

If your page is viewed 50 times on one day, your account will show 3,500KB, or 3.5MB of usage.

You also need to see if the hosting company provides you with sufficient bandwidth for efficient data transfer. After all it's your website and you need to ensure that you are getting the best services for the money you invest.

Auto-responder System

Some Web Host providers also incorporate an auto-responder system as part of the package although you will pay a little more for this facility. Having a great marketing tool all under the one roof means that everything is done automatically for you as messages are triggered when your prospect submits their name and e-mail address. It will work out cheaper to get a combined package although it's a case of preference and how user friendly the system is found by the users.

File Transfer Protocol- FTP

FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server. Some web hosting service providers allow you to just design your web pages with their own in-house web builder. Although in the early days this may be convenient for you it is advisable that you check the availability of this function in the future as you embark on enhancing your online business capabilities.

Reliability/Security and speed of access

Reliability of the web hosting provider is paramount to any online business as are security issues and the speed with which the world is able to look at your web-pages. One sure way to loose customers and additions to your list is when your site is not available, not updated on time or just takes an

unreasonable time to load resulting in the visitor getting frustrated and will simply move on to the next link.

So how do you know if a hosting company is reliable or not?

Do a thorough research on the hosting company by reading user reviews, exploring search engines, web hosting directories, their rating etc. Also find out if the company offers free set up service. The set up fee for most hosting providers are quite high and your cheap hosting provider should be able to offer affordable if not free website set up.

Get feedback from existing users and benefit from their pitfalls. Try accessing your site during peak hours and non-peak hours to determine any differences in time taken to upload. It is important to realise that web host providers offering service at the lower price bracket do not in most cases have complete control over the server and usually work in cooperation with other hosting companies in order to cut back on expenses. This may also affect the quality of the transmission and the ultimate output received by the visitor to your site.

Pricing plans

It's not necessarily true that the most expensive hosts are the best. If you intend to use most of the facilities included in the package then it certainly makes sense. Simply compare prices and services before you plunge into any lengthy contract and ensure that you have the capability of upgrading in the future as your business needs change.

Vijai Sharma

Web Site : http://www.kiosk-4webhosting.com

Blog : http://www.kiosk-4webhosting-blog.com

E-Mail : vijaisharma51@gmail.com

I have been married for 24 years and we have three children, two of whom are in university education. My daughter has embarked on a Bio Medical Science course at Birmingham university and my son is in his second year studying Industrial Design at Brunel.

We live near London Heathrow Airport in the UK.

I have been in Finance since October 1977 and currently hold the position of Financial Controller with a blue-chip company which buys, sell and leases aircraft and engines in the aviation sector.

My other business interests include:Internet Marketing,Web Publishing,Article writing and Blogging. I have some experience in the Real Estate market, mainly the buy to let market.

My interests include:Yoga, Keep Fit, Travelling, Gardening, Fund raising for worthy causes,restoring old furniture and DIY. We enjoy listening to music especially jazz and classical and love to cook new dishes from around the world.

My pastime includes engaging in drinking quality wines with friends and family and relaxing with good food and music. I enjoy mixing with different cultures to experience their way of life and tasting different foods from around the world.

Only the Best Survive - When it Comes to eCommerce Web Hosting, Site Sell is Unbeatable

By Travis Winn

What are you looking for in a Web host? Are you looking for the best deal? Are you looking for a company that has guaranteed results? Maybe you want tools that will allow you to build a search engine friendly website? Or are you so confused with all the different offers, plans, and add-on's that you do not even know where to begin?

This is a problem that happens to many people, It can often be difficult to decipher between the valuable web-hosting companies and the ones that will take your money, give you little value, and charge you an arm and a leg to see any results. I have been fortunate enough to find what I feel (from much trial an error mind you) to be the best eCommerce web-hosting company available anywhere on the Internet. I speak that statement based on the extraordinary results that I have achieved from this very same company.

If you have been working on the Net for any amount of time, it is very possible that you have heard something about Site Sell. Site Sell is a website hosting service that outshines any competition. In fact, it seems as though they do not have any competition at all. Site Sell provides a service that is not only an incredible bargain for the price, but a service that guarantees online success.

Site Sell offers much more than just quality, secure web hosting. That is simply the starting point for the miracles that they seem to perform. The service also provides on of the most simple website building programs around, one that requires very little (if any) HTML knowledge. This amazing service also provides every imaginable search engine optimizing tool on the Internet. It is a complete toolbox that anyone can use to build a search engine friendly website, one that receives free traffic every single day.

Results! We want to hear about the results!! Well, the results speak for themselves. Over 60% of Site Sell websites are in the TOP 1-3% of all sites online. This is truly an accomplishment that needs no further explanation. This about it, the majority of Site Sell users have built websites that get higher levels of traffic that 97-99% of other websites online, including those from major corporations.

I know the other question that is most likely on your mind.....how much? This is the fun part, because many people do not believe that you get everything that you get for such a low price. Site Sell users pay less than a dollar a day, for everything. No hidden charges, no "add-on's" or "upgrades." You don't need to add anything on or upgrade to anything else because you get it all (and I mean everything you could ever need) in one package.

The cheap web hosting trap has duped a fare share of Internet entrepreneurs. Cheap hosting.....and then a boatload of additional cost to get any results, results that are average at best. Actually, getting any results with these type of hosting companies is a crap-shoot. You are handed to tools (at a steep price mind you) and expected to know how to put it all together. Not with Site Sell. You are given the most in depth training, support, and resource bank on the Net. You simply get started, and you will be provided everything you need, right when you need it, and told how to use it properly.

Anyway, I just had to share with others that may not yet know about Site Sell because it has been so good to me. If you are satisfied with your results and the service you are provided, than that is terrific. However, if you are anything like me, you may be seeking another solution. If this is the case, take a look at Site Sell before making any major decisions. It could save you a great deal of wasted time and money trying to "get it right" with another, less polished company. To learn more about Site Sell, take a look at http://www.home-business-advantage.com/website-building-and-hosting.html

Best of luck with all of your online ventures....

My name is Travis Winn and I am a professional Internet marketer, home business entrepreneur, and online success coach. I enjoy teaching people how to use natural laws to unlock their potential for great home business, financial, and personal achievements. You can visit my website for a lot of free information at http://www.home-business-advantage.com

Web Hosting - Some Interesting Details

By Tem Balanco

It is true that host the site on the private dedicated server is costlier than shared web hosting. But the result will please you surely because this sort of web hosting has more benefits. Although shared web hosting is nice, it is not cent percent consistent and secure.

A frequent experience that people who share hosting accounts have is the stability and consistency a server has. That frequent experience can be bypassed by having your own dedicated server. Bad codes, an overload, and terrible scripts are few examples that can affect beginners. There may be many applications and components uploaded as well. Having a dedicated server to yourself is an option that can prevent a headache.

Dedicated web hosting necessarily implies that the softwares and applications installed in the server are essentially those that only you may require, whereas a shared hosting server is usually installed with additional softwares and application packages that may be utilized by all other subscribers.

A dedicated server can reduce your dependency on the web host. Dedicated web hosting provides the ability to bypass time delays and expenses most likely to be incurred allowing you to offer immediate support to your own customers at any time. This ability is not feasible if you have a shared server.

The key for your own business expansion is a reliable and speedy support service rather just like the steadiness and loyalty that you desire for your own web site. Consistency is shown by word of mouth in the business community. This is regarded as one of the best capable endorsement tricks

A dedicated server is of utmost importance to persons who have graphic designers, web designers and other such high-end clients. The services of a dedicated server in such cases would generate added income. A personal dedicated server with 24 hour accessibility enables you to undertake and accomplish corrections, alterations and revisions of your client's web site in minutes. To establish a profitable business, you need a web site that downloads fast, is online 24 hours, offers viewer support and convinces the viewer that you are capable of providing dependable service.

To be successful today, companies need web sites that are always up and running in order to provide their visitors the support and services that they require. Although it may seem costly to host your site on a dedicated server, once you compare it to a shared web server, you will find it is the best way to host your site. A shared server is never totally reliable or secure. A dedicated server can reduce your dependency on the web host. Dedicated web hosting provides the ability to bypass common time delays and expenses, allowing you to serve your customers without delay or excuses.

Web Hosting Services is a Good Job Opportunity

By Tem Balanco

Nowadays, you can type "web hosting services" on any search engine and you will get thousands of result and are just waiting for you to click on which snippet interests you. You will be given a choice from the very absurd free hosting services up to professional offers that may challenge your budget.

As in any services offered on the internet, you might also end up being scammed what with free offers that have hidden costs and allures you to enter your credit card details only to find out at the final stage of your shopping card that it is not free at all!

How exactly does one go about finding an adequate web hosting service? A good place to begin would be with general research: keep a sense of patience about you as you look through the unlimited lists for important details. Ensure that the selected company has a history of stability. An older, stable company is more dependable than a more current one. Digging for a roster of former and current clients will come in handy on your quest for the perfect host.

When your list gets narrowed down to a few, you may begin checking available products. It's noted that nearly all the good ones vary in cost but up to only a few dollars. Be careful in selecting which to sign up for, as services and products can be confusing. They might offer add-on services which enhance the offer, but you might not actually need these services.

It is better to check their upgradability so that it possible for site to horn timely needs. The coverage of network is also important for a percentage of up time availability and also their backup ability if online or not ,it's done automatically or manually

You would like to check the speed test on their site ultimately.There are some famous web hosting services who have a large number of people working as their customers and due to which their system are badly crowded which disturbs their performance.if your site is slow then you should really check it in terms of speed test if you want your visitors to come and visit you again and for your convenience there are alot of speed tests resources found on internet.

These days, you may type "web hosting services" on a search engine and receive thousands of results; they're just waiting for you to click on the interesting snippets. You're given a choice ranging from the ridiculous free hosting services to more professional offers which might challenge your budget a bit. As in any services offered on the Internet, you might also end up being cheated. Look closely at free offers that have hidden costs and allures you to enter your credit card details only to find out at the final stage of your shopping cart that it is not free at all!

Small Business Web Hosting - Contact Us

By Tem Balanco

Small businesses all around the world are feeling the stress from today's economy's struggle. It's worth it to do anything you can to try and put your business ahead of the rest, especially in times like this. Try and appear as professional, successful, and polished as possible. A great way to try and do this is to research into small business web hosting and try to create an online presence.

Why are you wanting an online presence? Number one, it allows easier access for customers to find you. Not having a website puts limitations on finding out about your building. Small business web hosting helps in capturing possible customers in who reach your site from searches and directories. Allowing an open door to millions of people around the world is what you have done, not only from your general area.

Another benefit of small business web hosting is that it allows current customers to learn more about your business. Let's face it: paper brochures and handouts are cumbersome and often get lost or even thrown away once the customer leaves the building. A website presents all this information in one clean, well designed place, for the customer to read at his or her leisure.

One way to ensure that you have a quality website of which you can be proud to own is to consider hiring a professional to create your website. Presently, the quality of business websites varies from sloppy and haphazard to sleek and put together and consumers can tell the difference so paying a little extra when it comes to small business web hosting can make a difference in revenue.

While all business websites are customized to the individual company and field of operations, there are several aspects of site planning and design that stay constant for most sites. These typically include a section describing and introducing the company, contact information, product or service information, and employment opportunities, among other relevant items. Consider your goals for the site and think about your company's specific needs when planning what information to present.

You also need to make sure that you have a "Contact Us" section that includes your address, phone number, fax number and email information. This is extremely important. It doesn't help if your customers love your website and company if they have no way to get in touch with you. They should not have to research your company in order to be able to contact you. Your website should make it easy for them to find you.

A few details which aren't necessary, but can be nice, are a section with multimedia - for instance, photos of your establishment. If you're willing to put in the work to facilitate shipping and handling, many customers appreciate online stores. Perhaps you want to start a company blog. The only limit here is your creativity. Do whatever it takes to make your business site stand out.

Our economy today is struggling, stress is being felt by small businesses everywhere. During times such as this, putting your business ahead of the pack is worth doing in whatever way you possibly can. Appearing professional, polished and successful is important. One awesome way of doing this is by looking into small business web hosting and creating an online presence. Why are you wanting an online presence? Number one, it allows easier access for customers to find you. Here the only thing that can stop you is how creative you are, so do whatever you think is necessary to make your site be more visible than others.

Small Business Hosting - Technical Problems For Cheap Options

By Tem Balanco

There is a widespread feeling in our world that nothing that is low-priced can be good. A web hosting company A is priced at $20.00 a month and web hosting company B is priced at $10.00 a month. Which one do you think is better? You feel the first one good, right? The price of B is more, so it should definitely be good. The cheap small business hosting alternative is just that, economical in price and cheap on value.

What may the case be, if after more searching you come to find that the two small business hosting services seem to have the same service. Finding that both are giving the same bandwidth, same consistency, same storage, and same paraphernalia, how does one find which deal is the better deal. Often you may find yourself feeling that the cheaper deal is possibly the better option.

This is not to say that every inexpensive small business hosting firm can provide quality service. Plenty of them aren't first rate at what they do. In other words, they charge low prices because their service isn't amazing. They may not provide much server space, and they may offer small amounts of bandwidth, sporadic customer service and maintenance, and few additional perks.

During these times, technical problems is something in which cheap web hosting may have. Looking back at the example above, on the outside it may look as if the cheaper option is comparatively a better deal, sometimes this may be true. It is possible that these economical small businesses web host services in which are cheap due to the fact that their servers may not be to great and normally they do not hire to many people for technical support. Sometimes what seems like ages to repair, you may find yourself with a defective service in which breaks down in between.

There are so many things that you have to see before deciding whether a low priced business hosting solution is good for you and whether it will be enough for your small business web hosting requirements. Unpredictable website hosting can destroy your online small business.

So do you think that inexpensive business hosting services can be high quality? Of course they can! Just remember that this doesn't mean that low prices are always the best choice, just like high costs are not always the best choice.

There is a general consensus that low price services are also low in quality. However, this axiom is refuted by the lower priced small business hosting plans which are economical, inexpensive, high-quality alternatives to expensive hosting services. There are many factors you will need to consider before determining which low priced business hosting solution is the right choice for you. For example, you must determine whether or not a particular service meets your small business web hosting requirements. Some hosting services may not provide sufficient server space, bandwidth, or suffer from sporadic customer service and maintenance problems.

Cheap Web Hosting For the Small Business Owner

By Tem Balanco

A budding entrepreneur must think and act big, despite the gradual steps he or she takes to cultivate his or her business endeavor. This means that you must remain realistic about your dreams and adopt inexpensive technologies that allow you to compete and surpass your large rivals. For example, to create an internet website that puts the sites of large corporations to shame, successful entrepreneurs make use of open source content management systems alongside cheap web hosting

Finding a cheap web hosting option may not be simple but is definitely possible. All you need to do is a thorough study of the providers of such cheap hosting plans. It is easy to be taken for a ride if you are not an insider of the modern information technology arena or a novice in this field. In such circumstances, it may be advisable to go through the case studies of websites which have utilized such cheap hosting plans for startups.

Cheap web hosting service providers don't always offer the best performance. Every dollar spent makes a difference in this field. The best option is that which gives you the most uptime of your web site. It is imperative that you find a web hosting service that is cheap for all that it has to offer.

There are various types of hosting plan providers that are available in the market. The brochures are designed to help you choose that company so picking out the truth is not an easy task.

For these reasons, a businessperson seeking to find a hosting company needs to tread carefully. It helps to do extensive research online, paying particular attention to recommendations for quality cheap web hosting plans. Forums are a good starting point, and it's usually free to read the threads.

When picking a business web site plan, remember you do not want unnecessary ads containing anything from prescription drugs to adult dating. Who wants their business clients to be unnecessarily exposed to unwelcome spamming? Not you, so make sure you do not pick a free web hosting plan, for you will surely be overloaded with ads that you do not want. So instead, find a cheap web hosting plan that agrees not to post unwanted ads.

While it is hard, it is not impossible to find cheap web hosting plans. Making sure when you compare web hosting plans supposedly these cheap services, always know that these hosting does not mean you have to deal with a hosting plan in which has poor performance. It helps to do extensive research online, paying particular attention to recommendations for quality web hosting plans. Avoiding hosting your web site on any so-called free web hosting plans is a must. It would be better to avoid free hosting plans and pick a cheap one instead.

Why Not to Use Free Blog Hosting

By Sean Raymond

With blogging taking on a level of popularity that nobody could possibly have predicted, more and more people and businesses are setting up blogs for a variety of reasons.

Some have found free blog hosting sites, and while the attraction is obvious, there are pitfalls that may be encountered that would not be present when using a professional blog hosting service.

Affordable professional service

The first is one that should be considered straight away, and that is that while a free hosting may be free, a professional hosting is not an expensive proposition even to an individual, and with better performance all-round it is worth paying the hosting fee for the many guarantees it presents.

The major point to consider is reliability; whereas a professional blog hosting site will guarantee you up to 99.9 percent 'up time' - the time that your blog will be operable - many free hosting sites offer little, if anything, in the way of guarantees.

Spam and rankings

Another point is that of spam content; you want your blog to be read by people or businesses who will be swayed or influenced, either to become interested or buy the product or service you offer, but with free hosting sites you can be sure than a vast proportion of traffic will be generated by organisations associated with the free hosting company, a sort of cheap advertising deal for them.

Ranking - you will not achieve a decent ranking with a free hosting, whereas a professional one will be more noticeable - and originality are other benefits of a professional service over a free hosting, and versatility is one that should be considered, too. You will not stand out in a crowd with a standard framework free blog - you will with one tailored to exactly your needs by professionals.

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How to Find Reliable Blog Hosting

By Sean Raymond

Blogging has become the internet phenomenon of the latter years, and with good reason too.

A well presented blog is not only useful as a personal tool, but as a business tool, too, and a great way of keeping customers up to date with the latest developments ion the industry that the business represents.

Whether a business or an individual, however, the key to a good blog is the host, and finding reliable blog hosting need not be as difficult as one may think.

A few rules

Any search engine enquiry will bring up a list of possible blog hosts, but there are a few simple rules that may help in finding a good, reliable blog hosting.

First, check that the candidate offers a good guarantee of 'up time', as the worst thing that can happen is your blog being off the air. Look for a guarantee of as much as 99.9 percent to be on the safe side.

Look for a blog hosting company that has incorporated WordPress - the industry blog standard - into the offered control panel system- preferably a control panel of the cPanel variety, too, the best model for blogging - as this not only saves the time and trouble of you downloading WordPress, but indicates a good deal of thought has gone into the process, thus increasing the level of confidence in the blog host.

Linux a bonus

Also, you might want to look for one that uses Linux as a platform for added comfort and lower costs, and you need to make sure that the one you choose offers a good level of on line support, as any problems that you may come across need to be fixed in the quickest possible time.

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How to Find the Perfect Web Hosting Service

By Matthew K Hui

With the thousands of web hosting companies out there, how actually do you choose the perfect web host among them? It is like searching for a needle in the haystack literally. There are a whole lot of them to choose. You will need to follow some guidelines on finding the perfect web host for your entire web hosting needs. This will ensure you end up getting the ideal web host rather than getting caught with a bad web host and ruing later.

One of the most important and unavoidable factor that will need to be looked upon while choosing a perfect web host is looking at the uptime in which it functions. An ideal or a dream uptime would be around 98% which only a very few web hosts offer, but at least 90% to 95% is expected most of the time. If your web host is offering only 70% uptime, then it is time for you to move from them and look for another good web host. Since higher the uptime of the server it means more traffic for your website.

Another important point to check for in a web host is the space in which they offer to host your website. And what is the bandwidth in which they are offering in the package that you have chosen. This bandwidth is calculated monthly in which the visitors to your website has transferred, both up and down. With the current trend it is essential to have a web host service which offers you the maximum bandwidth along with adequate space in the server to host your website. This will ensure that you are prepared for more traffic if in the future you start to get more traffic and in case you want to update your website you can do so without any constraint.

You should also look out for whether your web hosting company is offering the CGI access. This along with the additional features like MySQL, Cold Fusion and other audio and video capabilities should be included in your package. You need to check them before you pay them.

You should also look for whether they offer the security feature called Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or not. This is an additional security feature, which is a must if your site asks for credit card or other important personal info for a sale to be generated. This SSL certificate actually can be brought from any reputed and reliable web hosts. This certificate, if displayed on your website, will give assurance to your visitor that their personal info is secure with your website.

Finally, one more important factor which might decide on the web host is the price. There are some premium web hosts for which you will need to shell out a significant amount of money if you want to host your website with them. You can instead decide on the rate which would be ideal for your budget and choose the web host which offer or has all the above features within your specified budget.

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How to Choose the Right Type of Web Hosting

By Matthew K Hui

As a webmaster, your website is the foundation stone to any success you may have online. Whether you run a successful ecommerce business, own a blog or affiliate program, your web hosting provider will be a major determining factor in how well your website performs. It is important, therefore, to know what type of web hosting is most suitable for you, and the importance of choosing the right host for your website becomes aggregated as more and more visitors find means to access your website.

Before choosing a webhost, you should have a confident idea on what type of website/network you wish to operate. This will be a determining factor in how well your website will function in the early stages of initiation. Keep a mental note on the capacity that your website will potentially have, and this will save you a lot of trouble of having to migrate to other hosts later on.

VPS hosting is, in simple terms, your own dedicated private server. Your website functions, traffic, and storage space will all be handled by the Virtual Private Server. The physical server is partitioned, and these are used for individuals who wish to isolate themselves from a 'shared' hosting plan. VPS hosting is recommended when you are establishing a professional business and are ready to take your marketing to higher levels, or if you run a successful online community and wish to improve your server speeds. VPS is a little different from dedicated hosting, because the server machine is partitioned into smaller networks rather than having a machine 'dedicated' to only you (which would fall more in the category of dedicated hosting). Usage of VPS hosting includes forum boards, social networks, high-end affiliate programs and others.

A reseller VPS system will save you from headaches, especially if you are new to the webhosting concept and wish to get started straight away. These webhosts will provide you with an account, under a management system such as cPanel, and assist you in the day-to-day operation of managing your website. VPS webhosting generally costs more, so make sure you are willing and have the capacity to pay higher prices.

Standard reseller web hosting is the best way to start for smaller private websites, businesses or organizations. These plans come, as with the VPS reseller, with an assisted web management system and support from technical specialists. These plans have a standard cost of from $80-90/year and are a great choice for blogs, informational websites and smaller arcades. Most of these plans include unlimited, or high levels of bandwidth usage and storage space.

In conclusion, to determine the right web hosting provider, you should take into account the purpose of your website and have a good indication on how far you are willing to extend your project. If you don't know, it is probably best to start off with a standard reseller hosting instead of using your funds to buy expensive VPS hosting and not know what to do. Reseller webhosts will usually have people who are trained and can assist you in everything you need to know about being a webmaster.

Web Page Hosting - 3 Must Have Features

By JR Lang

Web page hosting providers allow a web site to go live on the Internet. The hosting company chargers a monthly or yearly fee and provides space to upload your website files and folders on their servers that are connected to the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. When anyone enters the url of your website into a browser the browser sends out a request to get the page, the request travels across the internet to the appropriate web server from the hosting company and attempts to locate the web page on that server.

Three Important Features of a Good Web Page Hosting Provider

1. Uptime vs. Downtime - Uptime is the percentage of time the host's server is up and running and able to deliver your website to a browser without problems and server errors. Downtime means that your site is not accessible to visitors that are trying to access it and so the lower the downtime or higher the uptime the better the hosting company! Obviously a web host that can provide a 99% uptime is better than those that deliver 90%.

2. Good Customer Service and Support - Good customer support and service is a must have. Web page hosting is a very technical process. Uploading files, maintaining web pages, back up of files, adding features to your website are just some of the important tasks that often require support from the web page hosting company. There will always be technical issues and there must be reliable, knowledgeable and available people on the other end to answer questions and provide the necessary support.

Two Important Types of Technical Support

a) Live Chat - A live chat option is important and the convenience can't be beat, unless you like sitting on a phone and being tied up.

b) Phone Support - In addition to Live Chat, the web page host must have an 800 support phone acccess.

Fast Support Response Time - Many web page hosting companies will allow their customers to sit on the phone or in live chat waiting endlessly for an operator to come online, sometimes as long as 45 minutes. A good way to test the host before buying is to access their support and see how long it takes for them to answer.

3. Most Services for a Low Price - A good hosting company will offer the most features for the lowest price. Some of the important services to look for are:

a) Lots of hosting space and bandwidth - unlimited is best

b) Hosting of unlimited domains for one low monthly price.

c) Hosting options, such as regular, reseller and dedicated.

d) My SQL Databases

e) CGI, PHP 5, RoR, Perl

f) No contracts or hidden fees and ample refund time policy.

g) C-Panel hosting - Where you can easily access controls, features and your files and folders.

Overall a good web page hosting provider is essential to the success of your websites as well as crucial to having a great amount of piece of mind. There is nothing more infuriating or upsetting than dealing with a bad host.

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The Most Important Features of Web Hosting

By Jack M Patterson

Have you decided it's about time to set up your own website? When you get serious about business, you want a quality web hosting provider that will help you increase website traffic and your revenue through e-commerce. What are the most important features to look for?

The first thing to determine is if the website is promotional or if it is set up to encourage online purchasing. The more you want to sell online, obviously, the more photos, videos and flash programming you will need. That means that your site will require lots of bandwidth. (Also called data transfer limits-the amount of megabytes that can be loaded every month).

Most web hosting companies give you a generous amount of web space but may severely limit your bandwidth. This is particularly true when dealing with free or low-cost web hosting services. If you plan to have video footage on your site, it is especially important to increase your web space and your bandwidth. Ideally, you want to have an "uptime" of at least 95 percent to ensure maximum visibility.

Other users are looking more technical requirements in mind, such as the use of CGI or PHP programming. If you have complex language scripting requirements, then you should look for a host that has more than one MYSQL database. If you do not know how to program HTML or are not hiring someone to create a website for you, then you may need to find a web hosting service that provides a WYSIWYG editor or FrontPage extensions, as well as FTP access for uploading files.

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What is POP3?

By Bob Willis

POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol (version 3) and comprises of mailboxes for email systems so that a user can retrieve email from a central location where the email is stored. Depending on the type of hosting package preferred, most of the quality web-hosting providers offer their customers with POP3 accounts. With the POP3 accounts, users can have mailboxes on a server with their domain name. So if for example, you own a domain name (yourdomain.com); then you can receive and send emails through yourname@yourdomain.com. With POP3, users can access their mailboxes and download messages their computers in the most simple and standardized manner.

Most e-mail applications also known as an e-mail clients use the POP protocol, although some can use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). The user needs to ensure that their domain is hosted on a server, which has nameservers in order to facilitate setting up of POP3 email accounts for their domains. Since POP3 allows a client computer to retrieve electronic mail from a POP3 server via a (temporary) TCP/IP or other connection, it does not provide for sending mail, which is assumed to be performed via SMTP or some other method.

The major features of POP3 and IMAP protocol include:

• Both handle mail access only. Sending of emails is handled by SMTP.

• Both Support persistent message identifiers for disconnected use.

• They have freely available implementations (including source) available.

• They rely on mail delivery to a, usually shared, "always up" mail server.

• They allow access to new mail from a variety of client platform types.

• They have client implementations available for PCs, Macs, and Unix.

• They have commercial implementations available.

• They allow access to new mail from anywhere on the network.

• Fully support the offline (download and delete) access model.

• They both are open protocols, defined by Internet RFCs.

• They both are native Internet protocols; no mail gateways required.

Once the user has understood what exactly are the functions of POP3 email accounts and its uses, he can choose a hosting package that offers POP3 email accounts with their respective support. It is equally advisable to first check with the web host whether these POP3 accounts are offered within the hosting package or come at an additional monthly cost. For most web masters, POP3 accounts are indispensable and therefore it becomes imperative to opt for a web hosting service that offers this feature. The company's support needs to be of high quality as well in order to ensure smooth web hosting. Any kind of laxity or errors can cost you hundreds to millions of dollars, which is highly undesirable. Some hosting packages may include "unlimited POP3 accounts" or perhaps a set number of POP3 accounts. It is advisable therefore to first determine your requirement before selecting the hosting package with its corresponding POP3 account allowance. Lap up on ample knowledge and then select a package that would befit your website requirements.

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Web Hosts Offer Additional Services As Well

By Bob Willis

The web hosting industry has come a long way over the years. With so many individuals and companies looking to establish an online presence, the demand for web hosting services has escalated manifold and the pattern only seems to be upswing. To put the basic into the correct perspective, the function of a web hosting company is to offer space to the business organization on the World Wide Web. The web server is the place where the website is allocated a certain space and thereby facilitates the launch of the website on the World Wide Web. The website is then accessible to users all across the world.

A world wide web is a network, which comprises of all the computers of the world. The interaction between computers takes place with the web servers, which use a standard measurement or tag called HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The World Wide Web is large computer network, which is tagged as HTTP, and it is basically the space at which all the web pages are stored. These web pages are basically uploaded or stored to the World Wide Web by web servers, which a web hosting company operates as well as maintain.

Now, web hosting happens to be a technical field and entails various technicalities and requires ample proficiency and technical skills. Web hosting is in fact much more than just hosting a website on the web servers and making it accessible to users across the globe. A professional web hosting provider would also offer website design services, content creation services, website marketing, e-commerce enabled features and much more. Typically, a web hosting company would offer all services that contribute towards the success and growth of your website. A quality web host would understand that rich and relevant content is key to the success of any given website. That said, the host would ensure that the website content is keyword rich and that there are sufficient links and hyperlinks available for the website to increase the web page accessibility and interaction of the website with other company websites.

If you wanting to host an e-commerce enabled website, it becomes all the more imperative to opt for a web host that offers features and tools required to run a business website. This could include various scripts, shopping carts, added security and much more.

Web host support is an aspect that cannot be overlooked especially if you are planning to host a serious online business. Customer support, technical support and maximum uptime is something that forms the anchor or mainstay of any web hosting company. If your website experiences downtime most of the time, it could result in huge online losses and this would be highly undesirable as you are looking for higher returns on your investments.

It is therefore important to research the given web host and the quality of additional services and products that they have to offer. This would also save you hassle of scouting for companies that offer additional services for your website.

Top Three Paid Web Hosting Companies

By Bob Willis

Before you go searching for a quality web hosting company, it is important to ascertain your website needs and monthly hosting budget. This would help you avoid the seemingly attractive but larger hosting package that your website may not even require. While there are an astronomical number of web hosting companies that are offering quality services in the industry, there are 3 major web-hosting companies that have set unprecedented standards in the market. These companies have been in the hosting industry for a while now and have managed to carve a well-deserved niche in the hosting industry.

These include IPowerweb, Bluehost and HostGator.

All the 3 companies have amassed a loyal customer base and offer diverse as well as an all-inclusive features and tools list in order to cater for various budgets and website requirements.

IPowerweb for example, offers deluxe hosting packages that are equipped with so many features and tools that can cater to diverse needs of the customer. The consolidated, all-inclusive web host package that IPowerWeb offers is called Business Pro and it easily meets the needs of beginners, professionals, and business owners.

When it comes to affordability coupled with superior services and hosting products, Bluehost holds a high rung in the hosting industry. Their packages fulfill the requirements of individuals, small business owners to large corporate websites as well. Bluehost is increasingly becoming synonymous with enhanced multimedia features and tools and offers its customers with extra storage and site transfer capabilities all for a very low monthly price.

HostGator is yet another popular web hosting company and has proven to be a very reliable company in the hosting industry. The company offers 4 types of hosting packages to choose from as well as a wide variety of control panel options. Their offers are backed by a 30-day money back guarantee and the customers get access to the most high-end features and functionalities.

Furthermore, the company has the lowest pricing structure as well as a free and instant account set up. HostGator can also help you determine the amount of bandwidth and disk space that would be required by your company. This would help you determine the appropriate hosting package offered by them.

It is a good idea to perform a price comparison as well as a feature comparison between these companies and then opt for a package that would best suit your present and future hosting requirements. An important preliminary step is to perform a thorough research on one's own requirement and budget as every company will be more suitable to certain individuals depending on what that individual's needs are. This way, you are rest assured that you are making a commitment to a company that offers an almost customized hosting package to fulfill your various needs. This would also obviate the need to change your web host as and when your requirements change. So keep in mind the future potential of your website and then opt for a package that delivers ample room for growth and flexibility.

The Good and Bad of Reseller Hosting

By Bob Willis

While reseller hosting can prove to be a decent source of online income, the business could entail a few unforeseen downsides. A few tips and guidelines would help you make the most of your reseller hosting business and with the right expertise and knowledge; your reseller account would soon be generating good income for you.

It is important to establish trust with the hosting company from whom you wish to buy the reseller-hosting package. In order to achieve this, the potential reseller is required to perform an in-depth research on the company, its services, its support system, pricing structures, features and tools offered, infrastructure of the data center, its reliability, uptime, credibility and much more.

Among the aforesaid, uptime is something that needs prime consideration. You do not want to be dealing with a hosting company that cannot offer a decent uptime of at least 99%. Worst would be that in case of a technical error or unexpected downtime, the customer r reseller is unable to reach the company. This would just spell ruin for both the parent host as well as the reseller business. Therefore, you need to be associated with a company that offers maximum uptime and highly professional hosting services and products.

A good approach would be talk to other users as well as resellers through online discussion forums, blogs and read their testimonials and reviews. In fact, there are a few web hosting directories that offer unbiased reviews and ratings on web hosting companies. You need to be however wary about the reliability of these reviews and ensure that these reviews are received through an unbiased source. The best way to ascertain this is to focus on reviews that highlight both the negatives as well as positives of the company's services and products. Reviews that equate to promotional content are in all probability unreliable.

Another aspect is the pricing structure for the various hosting packages. The reseller needs to analyze whether these prices are well aligned with the hosting market or is the service unreasonably priced? The pricing would of course be dependent on the quality of services offered. The parent host should be equipped with advanced software and hardware in order to deliver high-end hosting services to its customers. This way, the reseller can be assured that he/she is dealing with a company that utilizes advanced web hosting technology.

On the flip side, if the reseller ends up being associated with a company that does not deliver quality services, the business would only decline and perhaps eventually lose out in the competitive hosting industry. It is precisely because the hosting industry is getting fiercely competitive that is becomes all the more important to sign up with a company that delivers high quality services and hosting products.

Most important is the type and quality of customer support offered. A reliable and professional host would offer 24/7 support and this aspect is never overlooked by a discerning reseller or potential customer.

The Best Web Hosting Prices

By Bob Willis

When it comes to performing a comparison on the web hosting prices, the customers are subjected to a wide range of budget options as well as diverse pricing structures. With an astronomical number of web hosts to choose from, it becomes difficult to select a web host that would deliver the worth of your money. So let us take a look at the best web hosting prices you should be looking at and which hosting packages would be best suited for your website.

It is important to perform a preliminary research on the basic pricing structures that exist in the hosting industry, keeping in mind the reliability of the corresponding web hosting company.

It is important to first figure out which type of hosting best suits your requirements. You have an option to choose between Windows web hosting, Linux web hosting and discount web hosting among others.

Since a majority of net savvy individuals out there are looking to create a space for themselves on the Internet, it is only natural that discount web hosting is the most sought after web hosting package in the hosting industry. If you are just starting out to be an online entrepreneur then discount web hosting is seemingly the best option to choose. Discount web hosting has proven to be a cost-effective package and comes at quite an affordable pricing structure. In fact, the cheapest web hosting services could range anywhere between $6 to $10 per month for the most basic hosting package. Most of these plans offer both the Windows and Linux plans and could at most go up to $15 per month. If you are looking for added bandwidth and disk space, then this structure would of course go up.

It is very important here to first ascertain your website needs, future potential and goals as well as budget constraints before you select a discount web hosting package. Make sure that the discount web-hosting package does not include any kind of hidden costs or other restrictions that are not explicitly mentioned. It therefore becomes important to read the service agreement and terms and conditions in its entirety. If you still have queries or doubts, you can seek customer support and thereafter make a well-informed decision. First off, set yourself a monthly hosting budget and analyze your website requirements. This will help you determine what web hosting tools and features would best befit your website. Then analyze and compare various reliable web-hosting companies. The key here is to achieve a hosting package that delivers the worth of the monthly price while being cost-effective. Furthermore, it is important to opt for companies that offer a money back guarantee in case the customer is not satisfied with the hosting services.

Do your homework well and perform an in-depth research on the given company before you select your web-hosting package. While the price tag is of considerable consequence to the web-owner, the quality of services offered cannot be overlooked in any way either.

Starting a Web Hosting Company

By Bob Willis

Every website that is created requires a web host in order to gain exposure on the World Wide Web. Since web hosting has become indispensable to achieve this, there are many people out there who wish to break into the hosting market and carve a niche for themselves and start making money through web hosting.

Seemingly, starting a web hosting company is fairly simple. Start with a generic template, get a reseller account, configure some things and you are on your way to making money. However, things are a little more complex and ample research and prudence is required before you venture into this field.

The first thing that is needed is to get the website going while keeping in mind certain aesthetic aspects. These steps would include getting a template, creating a page that would describe your hosting company, various plans and its corresponding features and tools offered, services, support and much more. Thereafter, a program such as WHM autopilot needs to be configured which would facilitate automatic receipt of the hosting orders. Remember, all this needs to done keeping in mind the aesthetic aspects of the website while making the interface clean and clear.

Then comes the marketing plan that needs an in-depth analysis, as the hosting market is a very competitive field. The selling part is by far the most challenging and the most vital aspect that comes into play. The hosting company requires a targeted marketed campaign wherein they can reach a targeted audience or an audience that is looking for the kind of services and prices that they offer. It is important here to keep in mind that the plan should suit the customer budget while delivering the required products and services. Align your pricing structures with the hosting market or you may soon find yourself at a loss. Remember, your customers are looking for cost-effective hosting solutions.

The company also needs to ensure that their customer support and technical support system is in place before they start their web hosting business. Customers prefer to receive 24/7 quality customer support and in case the host fails to deliver, chances are that the customer would go looking somewhere else. Larger hosts usually hire technicians to deal with technical issues, although this may only be achieved once the company is well established.

When running larger websites, the hosting company will usually need to offer dedicated hosting services. This is due to the fact that shared hosting only provides for a certain amount of storage space and bandwidth and this is not often enough for the larger sites. It is important for the host to note here that while dedicated hosting is the choice of most large websites, it comes with its set of challenges like maintenance, time and the cost. A low cost dedicated server could cost around $100 but quality servers will usually cost hundreds of dollars each month to own.

Time is another aspect that needs to be taken into consideration, as the host would be required to invest ample time to deal with their customers and handle various other aspects of the hosting business.

Reliable Web Hosting

By Bob Willis

For the success of your online business, a reliable web hosting solution is the only to go. Given the fierce competition that exists in the industry, every potential customer out there is looking for a web host, who can deliver reliable web hosting services at affordable prices.

Web hosts on the other hand are trying to climb the rungs in the hosting industry in a bid to keep apace with the competition. So what exactly constitutes reliable web hosting? Every customer out there has a right to know whether he/she is really receiving their money's worth and whether the services offered contributing towards the growth of the website.

A high speed network connection backed by reliable web servers is the need of the day and every customer should be looking for hosting services that meets the demands of their website and perhaps much more. The following components form a reliable web hosting service:

• Server Monitoring as well as 24/7 security in order to safe guard your website.

• Spam Filtering

• Firewall protection to protect the site from unwanted intrusion

• Daily site backups

• 99.9% uptime guarantee

The customer needs to ensure that the web servers run on multiple fast connections which would in turn facilitate smooth functioning of the website. Spam and virus filtering is another essential feature that should be taken into account with all email facilities. This is again possible with only reliable web hosting.

A dependable uptime is something that cannot be overlooked if you are serious about your online business, lest it would only lead to losses. The web owner must ensure that their website is accessible all the time and customers can view the site content in minimal time. Mission critical websites like banks, financial institutes, railway and flight online booking sites and other e-commerce websites are the ones that cannot run without a reliable web hosting company. With a reliable web host, the web owner can be at ease as these hosts maintain the highest level of security for discreet user transaction on any website. All e-commerce websites are integrated with payment gateways and if your web hosting is not secure or reliable then anyone can hack your site and you can lose essential online cash flows.

In fact, reliable web hosting becomes all the more indispensable, if your website is integrated with a CMS or Content Management System through which the user can update the website as and when required. Security, flexibility, affordability, maximum uptime, quality and prompt customer and technical support, high-end utilization of technology and a clean interface are a few factors that must be taken into consideration when scouting for a reliable web hosting company. It is advisable to read unbiased user reviews and delve into the history of the given web hosting company before you decide to sign up for their hosting services.

While many companies may claim to deliver reliable services, it is imperative to do your bit of research on the history and credibility of the company in order to obviate any hassles.

Get to Weigh Your Options With Web Hosting Services

By Bob Willis

While the goal of every web hosting company is alike, the difference lies in their quality, reliability and pricing structures offered. The one aspect that remains common with all hosting companies is that the web owners get their share of space, visibility and accessibility on the World Wide Web.

The amateur web owner may be deceived into thinking that all web hosting packages and their corresponding features and tools are alike. Well, there is no such thing as one size fits all in the web hosting industry. In fact, it could just be the opposite. Depending on the intended creation of the website, its nature as well as its popularity, your web hosting demands and requirements would vary accordingly. So, whether your hosting budget is big or small; the focus should remain on the professionalism and worth of the delivered hosting services.

While free hosting could also be an attractive option for the novice web master, but comes with its set of restrictions and downsides like pop-ups and other annoyances. Nonetheless, it could an option worth considering if the web owner just wants to get the feel of the web hosting industry.

If you are looking for a more customized yet affordable package, then shared hosting would an ideal option to consider. As the term suggests, shared hosting comprises of many websites being hosted on a single server. While this option could offer an affordable hosting solution, it comes equipped with certain issues like illegal content hosted on the server. This in turn would result in your website being shut down as well, albeit temporarily.

Professional companies usually opt for the dedicated hosting service. This service is seemingly less complicated than shared hosting and an entire server is rented to host a single website. Coupled with flexibility and freedom, dedicated hosting offers a plethora of features and tools including extra bandwidth, visitor trackers, and your own I.P.

Reseller hosting is yet another highly attractive amenity that comes with almost every web hosting service. As the name suggests, the person buys a reseller-hosting package and sells it further and in the process earns a profit. The reseller package is purchased from the company and the space is divided into various sections. These sections can easily be purchased by fellow webmasters, who are in need of space. With the right marketing expertise, the resellers could soon be effortless dollars every month.

It is advisable to predetermine your requirements, budgets and the future prospects of your website before you narrow down and zero down on your hosting options. Remember, it is better to perform a thorough research on the company and analyze your requirements in advance than having to switch web hosts from time to time. Although this process would require some effort and time investments, the web master would at least convinced that he/she is making a well informed decision. Also ensure that the host offers you the flexibility of a convenient hosting account upgrade as and when required without any additional fee.

Frequently Asked Questions About Web Hosting - Part II

By Bob Willis

Choosing the right web hosting company could sometimes equate to finding a needle in a haystack. With an astronomical number of web hosting companies out there, the entire process of finding a good web host can prove to be a daunting task. We have collated a list of frequently asked questions by web masters as these concerns and issues may be faced by many web masters who are on the look out for a quality and professional web hosting company.

Q. What control panel should I look for in a web hosting company?

A. Every hosting package comes outfitted with some type of control panel, which allows the user to configure their hosting packages as well as fine tune various settings of their hosting account. Typically, a control panel should be accessible through a secure web page. The most commonly used control panels include Helm, Cpanel, Hsphere, Plesk, and Ensim. The most common is Cpanel, which only runs on Linux. Most beginners and other users would be more suited to Cpanel, as it runs on the cheaper platform of Linux.

Q. What about a POP3 account?

A. If you require sending and receiving of emails, POP3 accounts naturally become a significant component of your hosting account. You will need enough POP3 accounts for the amount of email addresses that you wish to assign to other people. Many web hosts would readily offer their customers "unlimited POP3 accounts".

Q. How about spam and virus issues?

A. The level and quality of security offered by web hosts would of course vary. These could include auto responders, spam filters, even anti virus protection. These features are usually included within the hosting package and do not come at any additional costs. Ensure that your host is offering you maple flexibility if you would want to include any additional features and tools within a given package.

Q. What should I look for in a hosting plan if I plan to run my own online store?

A. For running an online store, the web master would first and foremost require an SSL certificate for their website. This is required to process all online credit card transactions. This essentially comprises of a third party that takes care of each and every transaction, for a small percent fee, thereby eliminating the need for added server security features or tools. You also need to ensure that the server as well as the software is capable of running the script you have for your shopping cart.

To conclude, it is best to go for a web host that offers quality services and hosting products, high-end technology, unsurpassed and prompt customer services, technical and customer support, affordability and flexibility. It is best to opt for a company that has been in the industry for a while and has garnered considerable credibility and reliability in the market among both customers and critics alike. With some amount of research and analysis, you would be well on your way to availing the benefits of a quality website hosting service.

Website Hosting Services and Uptime Guarantee - Don't Get Ripped Off

By Bedrich Omacka

You have probably visited a few website hosting service providers which offer something like 99.5%, 99.8% or 99.9% uptime guarantee. In this article I will give you some tips how to avoid situation when you sign up for a web host offering such guarantee but the real uptime is significantly lower.

1. Never care about promises without proof. If you find a website hosting service offering attractive guarantee check out their website for the stats.

2. If you find the uptime statistics take into account if they are provided by the web host itself or independently by third party service. You should look for links to these monitoring services and check out the uptime history. Data from last 6 months are most important -- they will tell you how is the host doing now.

3. Beware of fake uptime stats. Some monitoring services allow to the website hosting companies reseting the downtimes to zero because web hosts display icon with uptime stats on their websites with link to the uptime monitoring service. So the monitoring service is motivated to show good uptime because they will have better chance to gain targeted backlinks. If the hosting company resets the downtimes the stats will show 100% uptime even though they was down a few hours every day. Look to the section for web hosting companies to find out if this is possible. Also check the downtime history. If the company is monitored for many months and never was down it is suspicious. If you find some downtime let's say one year ago you can be sure that the stats for the last year are accurate.

4. It is possible you will not be able to find any statistics on the web hosting companies website. In this case you should try to google for something like "company name uptime" or "company URL uptime monitoring".

5. Established companies are usually reviewed by current and past customers. Search for reviews in webmaster related forums or create new thread and ask others to share their experince.

6. 100% uptime is not possible to achieve forever. Every server needs restart time from time. Avoid providers promising 100% uptime.

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Choosing the Right Shared Web Hosting Service Provider

By Bedrich Omacka

If you have a business then you surely want to create a website to get more customers and increase your profit. This requires the web hosting service which implies many options for you. If you decide on applying for shared web hosting then you have to consider some aspects before buying the service.

You must keep in mind that you will get what you are paying for. There are many cheap hosts around but you should be careful before you sign up for one of them. If the hosting company you choose does some mistake you risk to suffer from lots of disadvantages and you can lose money. You are going to publish your website on the internet because you want to make money not to lose them and this is why you should find a good company.

There are some major characteristics that the shared web hosting should have in order for the chances to be a great service for your needs. For example, an important aspect is represented by the technology of the server where your website will be running. The server should have the capacity to allow the big number of the clients to use it, therefore the technology should fit with the server. Also the system administrators must have the needed knowledge to handle with taking care of the shared web hosting they provide. Also you have to be careful with the fact that the service should include more than one connection to the internet. In this way, you will be sure that you will not have problems if one internet connection is not available at some point.

If you want a good shared web hosting, then search for a fast internet connection without ignoring the fact that you only have to purchase what you need. It is recommended for you to choose an account that includes simply the services that your site needs. If there are some offers that include services you will not use than do not choose them because the costs will increase without being necessary. One thing that is important to be sure of is that the shared web hosting company provides you a solution for your site in the circumstance it grows. Your business will expand and so your site will need some upgrading to be done. From this point of view, the provider should allow you the accommodation of the site.

Beside lots of details like the ones mentioned above, consider also some general facts, which can be of a big importance as well. If you want your business to improve, then you need fast solution for the problems that might occur. This is why the web hosting company should offer you a quick tech support assured by experienced technicians. A way to know whether the company you plan to use is a serious one is to simply check for references. Check carefully the websites they provide their services for. This is an easy way to see whether they can give you the service at the quality that you want.

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How to Get Free Student Web Hosting

By Andrew Carmiel

Nowadays there are many companies offering free student web hosting service. You might be curious, what is the intention of those companies? Is there any catch? Let's discuss this more.

1. Help Student Gains First Experience

Free student web hosting can be a great way to experience real life as a webmaster. You can observe many features that you had never seen before. Few colleges actually provide this service for IT student just like my college. You just need to contact the IT department and they will give you, your user name and passwords.

2. Recruiting People

Several IT companies also offer free hosting service to student in an effort to introduce their companies, or as a way to recruit those students once they graduate. With the increasing demand for IT staff in recent years this is smart move to spot hidden talent.

3. Getting Revenue From Advertising

Have you noticed that your free hosting pages include advertising that you never put there? Some companies make money from this advertising. Whenever people click or open your website, they will be paid.

This is win-win solution because the company will make money and you get your free hosting.

4. Free Ads Hosting

Even though it is rare, I have noticed companies that offer free ads hosting for no charge. It later turns out to be a promotion for upgraded package. Unless you need more server capacity or features, you don't need to pay any fee at all which is a good thing for you.

You can experiment a bit on online world, and who know you will invent another Facebook someday. At that time you sure can afford to pay for advanced package.

5. Capacity

Many companies and colleges offer free hosting with different capacity. If you are trying to develop complex website with complex database manipulation, 50MG server capacity may not enough for you, so you need to search for another free hosting that will give you more capacity.

Fortunately, there are few companies that offer 350MG hosting capacity with MySql features, which is enough capacities to do your school task.

6. Backup Your File

I would suggest that you back up your files often because this is free service obviously you can't complain if something happens such as the server crash or the files accidentally erased. Backup your files at least once a week.

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