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Shared Hosting: What You Need to Know
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7 Point Checklist to Choosing a Web Host
A web host, quite simply, allows you to rent space on a web server. Your web pages are then stored on this server, and the host computer allows other…
SEO4 min read
Top 5 Google SEO Myths
Search engine optimization (SEO) is part of every website’s life cycle. Since Google keeps changing its algorithm, SEO experts have to keep adapting their…
Web Hosting
How hosting works, what to look for in a host, and how to choose the right plan for your site.
Web Hosting2 min read
How Do You Know When Your Website is Hacked?
Hacked websites can put your visitors at risk, but many hackers break into a site simply to hide links to their own websites in it, often using a trick…
Web Hosting3 min read
Going Green with Environmentally Friendly Web Hosting
When the Internet first started gaining popularity there were few who could possibly have guessed how massive the scope of the World Wide Web would…
Web Hosting2 min read
Online Marketing – An Introduction
Getting a website up and running is only part of the battle when it comes to making a success in the harsh world of online business. Regardless of how…
Web Hosting2 min read
Pros and Cons of VPS Web Hosting
Virtual private server (VPS) web hosting is one of the popular types of web hosting these days. VPS web hosting provides fast and efficient performance…
Web Hosting2 min read
Why Use a Content Delivery Network?
Most business website owners would agree that delivering their website content to visitors’ screens quickly is very important, so they use various tips…
Web Hosting6 min read
Shared Hosting: What You Need to Know
If you have decided against using a free all-in-one blogging service, like Blogger.com or WordPress.com, and have realized free hosting services rarely…
Web Hosting2 min read
Paid Web Hosting: Better Than the Alternatives
While that free web hosting site may look attractive right now, there are several things you should know before wasting your time. It’s easy to say that…
Web Hosting2 min read
Secure Backups and File Sharing Made Easy With Dropbox
Dropbox is an online file hosting service created by Dropbox Inc., a company founded by entrepreneurs Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in 2007.…
Web Hosting3 min read
Nine Web Hosting Tips for Your Small Business
When a business begins to grow, the next logical step is to set up a professional website. Whether you are looking for an international market or are…
Web Hosting2 min read
Tips for Choosing the Right Web Hosting Company
Choosing the right web host for your business web site is just as important as the site design itself. There are many factors to consider when searching…
Web Hosting2 min read
Some Tips to Help You Find the Best Web Hosting Package
If your business does not have a presence on the web you are wasting money every day you wait. These days no company can afford to be without a strong…
Web Hosting4 min read
Small Business Websites – Don’t Risk Your Future On Inadequate Hosting
No small business start-up can afford to under-estimate the vital importance of a website. The effectiveness of an internet presence can make or break a…
Web Hosting2 min read
Choosing an Email Hosting Service – What to Consider
Everyone needs email. As a means of communication, it’s a modern-day necessity. And while it is tempting to look only at free email services, there are…
Web Hosting2 min read
Is Linux Hosting Superior to Windows Hosting?
The answer as to whether Linux hosting is superior to Windows hosting varies depending on who you ask. Both options offer certain advantages, some of…
Web Hosting2 min read
Putting Your Small Business Online: Finding the Best Web Host
These days, to succeed as a small business owner, you need a website and a stable online presence for your business. This isn’t hard to achieve, even for…
Web Hosting2 min read
Web Hosting for Profitable Websites
Choosing a good host is one of the most important decisions you will make about your online business. A poor host provides constant distractions…
Web Hosting2 min read
What is Server Virtualization?
Server virtualization technology effectively gives your physical server computers multiple personalities. With virtualization, administrators can run…
Web Hosting2 min read
Give Your Web Site Design a Booster Shot
Your Web site just sits there on the WWW, waiting for people to stumble onto it. Millions of people are out there, but they’re not visiting your site. So…
Web Hosting2 min read
How to Easily Install Joomla
Joomla is an effective content management system. What is a content management system? Also called a CMS, it is software that, once installed, helps you…
Web Hosting2 min read
How to Choose the Right Web Hosting – Part 1
When you need a website for your business, personal use or any other purpose, there are several important factors to consider. Web hosting is not about…
Web Hosting2 min read
How to Choose the Right Web Hosting – Part 2
Many web hosting providers offer unlimited disk space and bandwidth. There’s nothing wrong with that, but no server has unlimited resources, so these…
Web Hosting2 min read
7 Point Checklist to Choosing a Web Host
A web host, quite simply, allows you to rent space on a web server. Your web pages are then stored on this server, and the host computer allows other…
Web Hosting3 min read
How to Minimize Web Hosting Costs
The first and arguably the most important step as you seek to minimize costs with a web hosting package is to shop around. Comparison shopping is always a…
Web Hosting2 min read
Why You Should Not Use Free Web Hosting
When choosing between free and paid web hosting, base your decision on the nature of your site. Paid web hosting is a must for most sites, since it offers…
Web Hosting2 min read
Advantages of Linux Hosting over Windows Hosting
Linux and Microsoft Windows are two different operating systems. Windows is a household name and doesn’t need much introduction. Linux is a free…
Web Hosting2 min read
10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing Web Hosting
Look for an uptime guarantee of at least 99.9%, and check independent reviews to see whether the host actually delivers it. Every hour your site is down…
Web Hosting2 min read
9 Steps to Transferring to a New Web Host
1. Before you sign up for your new web hosting service, make sure your new plan offers all of the features your website currently uses. Do you have enough…
Web Hosting5 min read
Web Hosting Bandwidth Explained
When you are buying insufficient bandwidth, you might find yourself in two undesired situations: paying, usually high fees, for the extra bandwidth your…
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eCommerce and Other Strange Animals
At its simplest level, eCommerce is the buying and selling of goods, services or information over the internet. It is here to stay and plays a bigger role…
Web Hosting5 min read
Finding a Quality (And Affordable) Web Host
Price – Generally speaking, you should be able to find a good shared hosting plan for between about $2 and $15 per month.
Web Hosting2 min read
Web Hosting 101
The internet is probably one of the most valuable tools of communication ever invented. Since time immemorial, people have been in constant communication…
Web Hosting3 min read
Walk The (Web hosting) Line
Every business decision is a balance between cost and benefit. For the neophyte webmaster, it’s easy to forget this principle and blindly follow the…
Web Hosting3 min read
Simple Rules to Choosing a Domain Name that Sells
Simple rules for choosing a domain name that sells: keep it short and memorable, pick the right extension, use keywords wisely and avoid costly mistakes.
Web Hosting3 min read
How to Change Your Web Hosting Provider (Step-by-Step Guide)
The very first step in changing web hosting providers is to find one that meets all your requirements. You should have some experience from your last…
Web Hosting2 min read
Why Linux Hosting is Better for Small Business
Most small business websites need only a simple web hosting plan to run smoothly and handle email. There are two main types of hosting: Linux hosting and…
SEO & Search Engines
Get found on Google: rankings, keywords, links and the SEO myths to avoid.
SEO4 min read
Top 5 Google SEO Myths
Search engine optimization (SEO) is part of every website’s life cycle. Since Google keeps changing its algorithm, SEO experts have to keep adapting their…
SEO2 min read
Online Marketing – Why is My Site Not Being Indexed?
Most website visits start when someone types a search into Google or another search engine. For your site to have any chance of succeeding, it needs to be…
SEO2 min read
How to Reach the First Page on Google Search
Creating a great website is half the battle; the other half is to get it noticed on the web. The favorite method which has been used by many Internet…
SEO2 min read
Effective SEO Strategies for Your Facebook Business Page
Many businesses are realizing the value of a Facebook page as another cost-effective marketing tool. In fact, a Facebook business page is like having a…
SEO2 min read
Easy Ways to Promote Your Blog and Get More Traffic
If your blog’s design is boring and disorganized, it will put visitors off. So to get more traffic, your blog should look professional. That way it will…
SEO3 min read
How X (Twitter) Can Help Your Business
Many larger companies use X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as another effective tool in their marketing strategy. But it’s not just big…
SEO4 min read
We Can’t Find You! (Why SEO Is Important for Your Website)
You’ve heard all the hype about blogs and websites earning tons of cash, you’ve researched a bit and found out it could catapult you from obscurity to…
SEO2 min read
Choosing a Top Level Domain
Choosing the domain name for your website should be done with care. It should be easy to remember and SEO-friendly. The top level domain (TLD for short)…
SEO2 min read
Subdomains: How to Use Them to Your Advantage
Many people avoid using subdomains because they add a prefix to the name and don’t look quite right. A lot of people also believe that search engines…
SEO2 min read
SEO Tips to Help Increase Your Rankings
To succeed with search engine optimization, you have to keep learning and keep track of the latest search engine developments. SEO can be hard for people…
SEO2 min read
Does Your Web Host Affect Search Engine Optimization?
Most people lease hosting from a company just because they find a great deal. They don’t stop to think about the long-term effects of the company’s…
SEO2 min read
Meta Tags Help Your Web Site Rankings
When optimizing your website and making sure it is ready for the search engines to crawl, there are a few key areas you need to pay attention to. The…
SEO3 min read
What’s Your “Talking Domain Name”?
Many times when a business owner picks a domain for her website, the domain name that is chosen and used is the name of the business that’s already been…
SEO2 min read
Building Constant Unstoppable Traffic to Your Website
Online business directories are one way of driving traffic to your website. The big general web directories of the past have mostly disappeared, but…
SEO3 min read
The Impact of SEO Web Design on Search Engine Rankings
Good web design is part of search engine optimization, because an SEO-friendly design satisfies both your human visitors and the search engine crawlers…
SEO3 min read
Search Engine Optimization Techniques
The higher a website ranks in a search, the better the chance that a website will be visited. Most Internet users will not click through multiple pages of…
Web Design
Design websites that look great, load fast and turn visitors into customers.
Web Design2 min read
Web Design Trends That Are Here to Stay
With new web design technologies appearing every year, it is more important than ever for web designers to keep up with the latest trends, or risk being…
Web Design4 min read
How to Set Up a Website From Scratch
From freelance writers to major conglomerates, everybody has their own website. In this online century marketing can reach the most obscure places with…
Web Design2 min read
Mobile Website Design Tips
Today, most people search online for information, products and services on their phones. For your business to reach them, your website must work well on…
Web Design3 min read
A Simple Solution for the Single Most Common and Crippling Mistake Made By the Best Website Designers
You knew you could find a cheap or free design template, but that wasn’t the path you chose. You wanted your internet business to stand out, to be…
Web Design3 min read
Ten Quick Ways to Enhance Your Business Website
If you neglect your business website, it could seriously harm your company’s reputation. Even with the pressures of time and limited resources, your…
Web Design3 min read
Stages of the Graphic Design and Production Process
It is safe to say that a collaboration runs more smoothly when client and designer are on the same page. Seeing that no client, and no graphic design job…
Web Design2 min read
Creating Your First Website? Avoid These Five Common Beginner Mistakes
It can be a lot of work to design your first website. With so much to do and think about, it can even become overwhelming. If like most people you are…
Web Design2 min read
Four Concepts in Web 2.0 Design and PHP
PHP can be your key to web programming success. PHP stands for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”. It is open source, which means anyone can use it for free.…
Web Design3 min read
How Successful is Your Landing Page? A Landing Page Checklist
A large portion of websites on the internet are actually landing pages. This has caused the landing page competition to become quite intense. The person…
Web Design3 min read
Beginning XML: Basic Syntax and Differences From HTML
XML stands for Extensible Markup Language, a language that focuses on describing data and what that data actually is. HTML is also a markup language, but…
Web Design2 min read
Importance of Having Your Own Domain Name
1) When you have your own domain name, your website’s address will be something like www.yourcompany.com. If you put your site on one of the free hosting…
Web Design3 min read
The Main Elements of Web Design
What constitutes a good website design? Does it showcase your design prowess? Does it prove what a brilliant graphic designer you are? Does your web…
Web Design3 min read
Internet Real Estate – Creating an E-commerce Website
Owning your own profitable piece of internet real estate may not be as difficult or expensive as you think. If you’re like the majority of people online…
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