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Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 7:42 PM

If your business needs a web presence you will find yourself faced with a choice of whether to choose a shared hosting option or a dedicated hosting one. Other terms for shared hosting are virtual or mass hosting, however, the term "shared hosting" is by far the most common. It refers to a hosting service which is shared with other websites. The hosting company is able to provide efficient and inexpensive services, including technical services to maintain the server, becaus... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 6:36 PM

Having a popular website is a great thing, especially if that website is related to your business. However, you've probably never thought popularity could cost you money. If you use a shared web service, you're allotted a certain amount of bandwidth every month. Each host has a different way of dealing with the situation if you go over that amount of traffic. Some will suddenly shut your site down, which means your visitors will see only a page telling them you've ... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 11:02 PM

Web pages used to be simple affairs, where everything you needed to do could be done in HTML, there was really one set of rules and one set of expectations. Today's world is far more complex. Web pages can be more complex and customers expect more from web pages. Terms like PHP and ASP now compete with HTML when starting a web page and it can be hard to figure out what option best suits your needs. If you've ever driven an import car, you can appreciate the importance... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ajeet Khurana @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 8:07 PM

There is hosting and then there is hosting and then there is hosting. But, what really is the difference between one type of hosting and another. To begin with there are the usual issues related to hosting: the speed, the disk space, the bandwidth, the price, and the like. But today I am going to point out one important parameter about hosts that you might overlook, but should not. That almighty parameter is: Who else is hosted on the same server as you are? Are you puzzled about w... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 3:06 AM

So, let's talk privacy, and then let's talk about how you haven't got any. That's right, if you are surfing the Internet, and you aren't doing it through some third party proxy server, the sites you surf to can potentially learn everything about you-your habits, your likes and dislikes, who your buying preferences and more. In this way, advertisers can serve up those annoying pop-up ads, spyware can quietly download to your computer in the background and track you... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Sunday, 7th October 2007 @ 11:18 PM

When looking for web hosting, it is almost a requirement to check and see if the hosting company has cPanel. Short for control panel, this GUI or graphical user interface, is one of the best additions to the web hosting arena. It makes ease of use and the learning curve for the end user quick and easy, and it is a piece of software that makes setting up and maintaining a myriad of website programs effortless and lacking in frustration. cPanel is a set of programs that makes jobs ... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Wednesday, 5th September 2007 @ 6:05 PM

cPanel is short for Control Panel and is a graphical user interface or GUI that is web-based and designed to afford webmasters and web designers easy access to many aspects of the web hosting system. It used to be hard, if not impossible, for most people to figure out what to do with their hosting once they paid for it. cPanel is an interface that allows web hosting companies to offer a graphical interface to people seeking to set up and run websites on a number of RPM-based Linux... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ricardo d Argence @ Tuesday, 4th September 2007 @ 4:09 PM

There is absolutely no argument than an online business must have a professional functioning web site to exist in the world of internet trading. Primarily they require a great competitively prices web hosting service to park their sites, and then they need the actual web site. The choice of web hosting packages is simply astounding when we begin the search for an adequate web hosting service for our business. Each of them offers something a little different. Some will have absolutely mass... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ajeet Khurana @ Thursday, 30th August 2007 @ 10:04 PM

So you have taken that first step. You are going to jump right into the blogosphere. That magical world where everyone is a journalist. Or a citizen-journalist as they are called. A blog is short for "weblog." A technology that allows you to post your thoughts, ideas, images, videos, emotions, rants, raves and more with just a few clicks. Indeed it is the onslaught of the blog that has heralded the new age of Web 2.0 But, even if the software technology is new, it is still... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Shawn Hickman @ Thursday, 30th August 2007 @ 10:01 PM

So, you want to start up an internet business. You are now ready to approach a web-hosting company for hosting your website. Be selective when choosing your web hosting company. Web Hosting is not like buying groceries. Why, because there are a lot of areas that you have to consider even for a simple and straight forward web page. It would be helpful to you if you could consider the following areas when approaching your potential web hosting company I have also included some of the... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Cliff Posey @ Sunday, 26th August 2007 @ 1:07 AM

Finding the right web site hosting plan is a must for new businesses or established businesses that are on a budget. Of course, as with most things, this is much easier said than done. There are tons of hosting companies out there that claim to offer free or cheap web site hosting, but many of them have hidden fees or low quality services. A supposedly affordable web site hosting plan can quickly turn into a costly nightmare if you aren't careful. This is why it is essential that yo... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Adrien Brody @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 8:28 PM

You don't need a Web host to develop and design a site. You can do it all from your personal computer. However, if you want to publish your site for the world to see, you need some Web server space. Fortunately, server space is abundant and inexpensive. This topic helps you sort through your options. A Web host owns (or rents) the computer that serves the files of your Web site to your visitors, usually in exchange for a monthly fee. You don't have to cancel your current Interne... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Adrien Brody @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 8:20 PM

Before you can put your Web site up on the Internet, you should line up a host for your future home on the Web -- a company that will be responsible for keeping your site connected to the Internet at all times. The web host will park it on a high-speed computer (a server) that's fast enough to serve up your page to hundreds of visitors at once. You have a few options here, including free Web space or extra space your Internet provider may have granted you as part of your monthly Inte... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Kevin Sinclair @ Friday, 24th August 2007 @ 2:07 AM

Web host allows you to put your websites on their servers so that people can access it. There are lots of web hosting companies around. Some have their own servers while others are resellers. Each web host provides you with different plans or packages. You should be very careful, while selecting your host or a particular plan. Most people pay high attention to content and website design and overlook the selection of a proper web host. Many times, they end up selecting a plan which costs more tha... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 23rd August 2007 @ 12:42 AM

As they say, you get what you pay for. So generally anything given for free may not be worth that much. This goes as well for free web hosting services. In choosing a free web host, one must be cautious for it may not provide that level or reliability that you may be looking for in a web hosting service. In any free web hosting, certain restrictions are likely. For instance, free hosts rely on advertisements as their source of revenue. Ads, even those of competing sites, may be placed on ... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Cliff Posey @ Sunday, 19th August 2007 @ 12:01 PM

There are a lot of so called free web site hosting companies out there touting their services. While the accounts offered by many of these web hosting providers are free to use, there are sometimes hidden costs that can leave you wasting both time and money. If you want to build web sites that are truly free, you are going to have to carefully evaluate the services before signing up. Special considerations to keep in mind when shopping for web hosting providers include: Reliability... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By James Lowe @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 7:32 PM

Do you as a part of the concern over nationwide retirement solutions show signs of needing extra income? Do you desire to make more money as a retiree? There are infinite retirement solutions activities that you can turn to. Just because you are older now does not mean that there are not money making and productive activities you can take an active part in yourself. Entrepreneurship, like genius, has few age barriers. In fact, there are many tasks you can complete that others ma... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Ron Sharer @ Tuesday, 14th August 2007 @ 8:48 PM

2007 has seen the explosion of free hosting accounts available. No cost hosting has in the past, been extremely limited. It was suited only for personal web pages or posting club notices. That has changed. Some of these free accounts offer massive storage, support for scripts and more than enough bandwidth. A commerce website can indeed, operate on a free service. The question is, what type of website should consider free hosting? Commerce websites that run a checkout process requ... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Mike Adams @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 2:34 PM

When comparing the best Web hosting sites to choose the top host for your website, you need to consider: - What operating system you need - What control panel you prefer - What type of hosting will fulfill your needs - What level of technical support you may need - Where the server is located and how it is connected to the Internet - Whether past and present customers are satisfied with a host Operating Systems The two most common operating... more...

Internet » Web Hosting | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 7th August 2007 @ 3:43 PM

Everybody loves the story of David and Goliath, the scrawny little shepherd boy with nothing going for him but a slingshot takes the field of battle and conquers the giant Goliath. All he has is faith and a rock. Yet he succeeds. It's a story that helps us remember sometimes the little guy can win the fight. Nowhere is that more evident in the history of the Internet than the story of NetZero, a small Internet company that rose to challenge the giants in the Internet service provider indust... more...