March
9

Business Website Hosting

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In online business community, you need to have your own website so that you can market about your company’s products and/or services. For this, you need to host your website’s files on your server, i.e. on computer. Website host is often referred as a book store as it keeps the book on a shelf in an apple-pie-order so as to make those books easily available to a visitor.

Hence to embark on the field of Business Website Hosting is considered as a smart move whether the person is holding a small business or running a medium ordered series or no matter it embraces an extensive global empire. A website renders a tremendous opportunity to have an access on quick & easy channel of: e-mail so that the customers can get the most-up-to-date information.

In such a world of an information technology, the term: “business website hosting” has become a latest buzz. Hence, you need to conclude on what type of web hosting platform you want. Some of the most common web hosting employed in use are:

Shared hosting: Shared Hosting is the most common as well as reasonable web hosting. As the name suggest, website shares the space of a server with the other website as well. In short, shared hosting means: sharing of a web server with the other web sites.

Dedicated hosting: As the word itself implies: dedicated. So, it connotes web server means only to a particular server. Hence, server is entirely dominated by one server. Usually, dedicated servers range from $200 to $1,000 per month depending on a hardware used.

Dedicated hosting beats all type of web hosting, when it comes to price. It commands too much. Actually it has to be expensive as the web hosting is occupied by only one web server. With this kind of web Hosting, you have complete control regarding the selection of a server: hardware or software.

Suresh Oberoi
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March
9

I’m guessing it would slow the computer down considerably, depending popularity of the server, but I’m not sure. Can anyone who has hosted or is Hosting a World of Warcraft private server tell me how much of a performance hit you have to take?

I host my own WoW server and I haven’t seen a big impact on my computer’s performance. Since towards the beginning, you won’t have too much people until you advertise etc…

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March
6

This may be a trick question to some, because often times we see quality pay services advertising “cheap rates.”  It mainly depends on what you consider cheap.  Of course, the least expensive option when it comes to web hosting is that of free web Hosting.  There are a few companies that may offer “cheap” rates, perhaps a dollar per month, or something to that effect.  (A dollar a month plan would probably translate to a $12 per year payment) 

The first thing to consider is just how cheap this type of web hosting service really is and what it offers.  Some websites may offer almost free services but charge for a domain name.  The first step in researching a new web hosting opportunity is to read between the lines and find out what services are actually provided.  The second consideration is how many pros and cons you get with free or cheap service.

The most obvious disadvantage of using a free service is the advertising.  However, even if you opt for a cheap but pay-based web hosting company, you still have to be aware of some possible obstacles.  The most troublesome feature of cheap web hosting companies is usually that of uptime.  The best and most expensive web hosting companies guarantee about 99% uptime for all of their sites.  Cheap web hosting companies are more likely to send monthly notices of shutdown time or perhaps no notice at all when a “dark” period occurs and your site is mysteriously shut down.  Another trend to watch out for is smaller web hosting companies going out of business.  The nation’s economy has wreaked havoc on some small to medium sized Internet businesses, so don’t be surprised to learn that cheap companies you do Business with cannot afford to stay in business past the one year mark. 

Other issues to keep in mind include bandwidth (which refers to how much traffic you can accommodate) as well as special features in programming like MySQL, PostgreSQL, blog and chat features and streaming media capability.  What services does this cheap web host provide in terms of security? 

 The more freedom you want over your site content and site administration, the more you should be willing to pay for higher quality services.  However, if your needs are limited and your business can recover from unexpected but infrequent website downtimes, then you may be able to benefit from the savings a cheap web host offers. 

Leon Belenky
http://www.articlesbase.com/web-hosting-articles/how-reliable-is-cheap-web-hosting-720477.html

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March
3

Are you looking for a web hosting service provider for your Internet business? If you are, perhaps you may find this article useful. You see, many inexperienced Internet business owners make mistakes when it comes to choosing a reliable web hosting service provider. Those mistakes usually stem from making buying decisions based purely on price alone. Here is how the scenarios usually play out.

Cheap hosting prices.

Web hosting providers usually use cheap hosting prices as a bait to lure new customers to sign up with them. The prices are so cheap that one would think why they are even offering their hosting services. It’s almost like a miracle business – nobody knows how they make money. Obviously, something is not quite right. Still, many sign up because they cannot resist the temptation.

To make things worse, some web hosting providers even offer unlimited everything! You get unlimited domain hosting, unlimited web space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited databases, and so on and so forth. And if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. It is not viable to provide features that are unlimited. Here’s why.

What happens is that when hosting providers do that, customers start to abuse the servers by loading hundreds of websites on the servers. They have every right to do so. After all, the hosting providers did promise them unlimited everything. Over time, the server starts to overload. It slows to a crawl at first, and eventually hangs. The server will have to be rebooted regularly, leading to downtime. Eventually, even rebooting doesn’t help. As soon as the server goes online, it gets bombarded with boatloads of traffic going to the hundreds of sites that the server is hosting, and the server goes down almost as soon as it goes up.

As an Internet business owner, you can’t afford to have that happening to you. Your sites are like your cash registers. If they go offline, you can’t make any sales, and you certainly can’t collect any money. So beware of web hosting companies that offer unbelievably cheap prices with unlimited features.

Cheap and reliable hosting.

What you need is actually reasonably cheap and reliable hosting services. Reliability is of utmost importance in the web hosting industry. If your website constantly goes down, it’s very difficult to make a living online. Often, you hear horror stories of websites going down for days in a roll with no response from the hosting provider. That means loss of income for any Internet business owners.

To avoid undue stress and unnecessary worries, it makes sense to pick a hosting provider that is professional and reliable. You can easily verify if a hosting service is reliable or not by just firing some questions at their support department. The engineers must know what they are doing. Otherwise, it’s better to stay clear.

Make a quick assessment of the hosting packages. Does the offer sound reasonable to you? After all, hosting companies must be profitable too. So the hosting deal must make Business sense.

Applying your common sense before signing up, and choose a provider that offers cheap and reliable hosting, and not just cheap prices.

Gen Wright
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March
2

Heya Please tell em what the difference is between linux web Hosting and windows web hosting. I made my site by dreamweaver does that affect either of the 2 i should choose please tell me thanx!

Windows and Linux often use two different web server applications. Windows sites use the Windows IIS server, while nearly all Linux sites use Apache.

Linux sites focus on PHP, Perl and other open-source script languages for server side scripting. Windows-based sites use ,NET and ASP Technologies. They might also offer support for PHP.

Linux sites offer MySQL as the database for backend content storage. Windows sites will probably offer SQL Server, though some offer the Windows versions of MySQL as well.

There shouldn’t be any difference between the two if you use strict web standards in your HTML. However, you need to be aware of the fact that, since Dreamweaver is a Windows-only product, it may insert some non-standard things into your HTML. Frontpage also does this.

As long as you stick to accepted web standards and don’t use any Windows-centric stuff in your site, you should have no problems with either one.

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February
28

Thinkhost Hosting Review

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ThinkHost is based in Oregon and has emerged as a highly trustworthy and professional host in the industry. The company prides itself in offering green web hosting services in an attempt to save the planet and environment by offering web hosting services on 100% renewable energy. This is primarily because; data centers essentially consume huge amounts of renewable energy. Customers are highly impressed to find a host that plants a tree for every new sign up that they receive. All those people who respect and care for the environment are especially pleased to find a “green hosting company” that also offers superior Hosting services and reliability.

All their hosting plans are competitively priced and come outfitted with highly utilizable and impressive feature list. The company offers their standard plans for just $7.95 per month (for a two year payment cycle) and these come equipped with 1000 GB of bandwidth and 100GB of disk space. Other essentials like Ruby on Rails and PHP5 are also included with these packages. Alternatively, the customer can also opt for the 6 month billing cycle which is priced at $19.95 per month.

ThinkHost also offers a wide range of other unlimited essentials including unlimited databases, unlimited emails and much more. Users also get access to other software and hosting services including environment friendly paper products, Business calls as well as discounts on their hosting products and services.

As far as the company’s support is concerned, the medium is not exactly impressive. ThinkHost does not offer IM or phone support. Their email support however is impressively prompt and professional. We received a response through email within 20 minutes of your submission at 2:30 am on a weekend. Furthermore, their website features a comprehensive knowledge base that is highly informative and appropriate to any concern that a customer may have. Customers also get a solid 100% uptime guarantee as well as a 120 day money back guarantee on their hosting plans. The 100% uptime guarantee however only applies if the customer submits a ticket to the support team in order to inform them about the problem. The money back guarantee too is the longest duration that we have witnessed in the hosting industry.

With ample bandwidth, disk space and advanced technology; customers are more than happy to sign up with a hosting company that cares for the planet earth and supports a cause that we all feel so strongly about.

Bob Willis
http://www.articlesbase.com/web-hosting-articles/thinkhost-hosting-review-721134.html

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February
25

Midphase Web Hosting Review

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MidPhase is a highly reliable and fairly large web hosting company, based in Chicago. The company first commenced its operations in the year 2003 and is growing at an exponential pace each month. Reports suggest that the company adds over 4000 new hosting accounts each month to its customer base. Many analysts and reviews suggest that the company has set itself in a league of its own in the hosting market and is considered the best in terms of hosting plans, affordability, products and support. This gets validated by the fact that the company has an ever growing customer base. So surely the company must be doing something right in order to achieve a huge figure each month.

MidPhase offers Linux web hosting, shared web hosting, VPS hosting plans, dedicated servers as well as website design services. The company also provides site, domain and database transfer services as well as renew your domain name. Also take note of the fact that AN Hosting is also owned by MidPhase.

Furthermore, the sign up process at MidPhase is fairly quick and simple. It took us less than 5 minutes to open a Hosting account with them. In a bid to heighten and enhance their fraud prevention services, the user is required to confirm their order either by phone or fax after which the user’s hosting account is successfully set up.

The company is commonly referred to as the “best budget hosting company” with an amazing technical and customer support system. Support is offered 24/7 both by toll free phone and email. Customers are highly pleased by their solid 99.9% uptime guarantee as well as a no questions asked 30 day money back guarantee. The company boasts of highly advanced servers that are housed in equally advanced and secure data centres. Customers also get the benefit of cashing in on ad credits worth $50 and $25 from Yahoo and Google respectively.

Other features include 200,000 MB of disk space and 3,000,000 MB of bandwidth on their smaller level plans (@ only $7.95 per month) and 2, 50,000 MB of disk space and unlimited bandwidth on their higher level hosting plans (@ $11.95 per month).

All in all, the company is at par with the best out there in the hosting industry and has managed to climb the rungs consistently enough. The company is here to stay as it continues to offer unparalleled hosting services to its valued customers worldwide.

Bob Willis
http://www.articlesbase.com/web-hosting-articles/midphase-web-hosting-review-721131.html

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February
23

I’m confused on how the person that is hosting a charity event would make their money. For example: Let’s say someone’s Hosting a casino charity event, and all the money that the people loose goes to the cause. So how does the person that host’s the event make any money? Or doesn’t he? Does he just do it to get brownie points for his karma? But then how do big charity organizations make their money, who pays them?
And wouldn’t the people loose many because they have to spend the money to rent all the game tables?

The person operating the event is a volunteer and 100% of money raised goes to the charity or they are a professional fundraiser that contracted with the charity for a percentage of the proceeds.
Some take as much as 60%

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February
22

The domain name of a website is an unique identity on the web. By domain registration, a company or individual can host their own website and make their presence felt on the Internet. For registering a domain few simple steps need to be followed. First step is to figure out whether the domain name is available. There are different extensions available for domains. These are .com, .org and country specific registration such as .au, .in. and .uk. Once you are sure that your preferred domain name is available you need to go ahead and book the domain either in your name or the company’s name. After you register the domain, no other entity can stake claim to that domain unless you decide to drop or sell it.

The next step is to design and develop the website. You can either book your Hosting space at the time of registering your domain or at a later date. If you think that it is important to test your website in a live environment then it is better to book the hosting space when you start development of the website. The web hosting company provides the disk space with a web server necessary to launch the site. All your website files will be hosted in this space. There are different types of hosting that are available and you need to understand which one suits your requirement the best. Windows hosting, Linux hosting and JSP are some of the common hosting packages offered by web hosting companies.

Web hosting companies offer different kinds of hosting packages. Depending upon your requirement you can choose the package that suits your requirements. For a personal or small Business, you just need web space around 20MB to 100MB. The hosting package that you buy depends on the Technologies on which you are developing the website. A website developed in ASP can be hosted with the Windows hosting package and not the Linux hosting. This is because Linux Server will not support ASP. Similarly there are different permutations and combinations which are available. If you are developing the site on open source tools like PHP and MySQL, you should prefer to buy Linux hosting.

It is important to consider the price being paid for a domain registration and hosting service. Nowadays hosting has become very cheap. Resellers buy huge amounts of disk space and sell them at cheap rates to end customers. A Linux Reseller Hosting company can sell space of 1GB for a year at a cost which may be equivalent to a restaurant bill. However, it is important to check out the support features that are available with the hosting company. The webmaster has to interact with the hosting company on a regular basis for support on various issues. So, jot down your requirements before you go ahead. Launch your website after several beta tests and I am sure you will have a great business venture.

Louis Meyer
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/know-all-abot-domain-registration-and-hosting-723379.html

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February
19

What is Reseller Hosting?

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Reseller hosting – it is the special type of hosting service package, which can separate the carrying capacity of channel and disk space of hosting account, and gives possibility to resell it to other persons as separate accounts. It means actually, that a provider can purchase the large volume of space on a server, and then to separate it to resell it to other users. Remarkable that during the work with this package there is no need to be keen in technical sphere, therefore practically each, who feels in the Internet, close as an oyster in water, has possibility to begin the own business.

Conception of the reseller hosting is aggressive industry. Principal reason consists in the comparatively small amount of capital investments of businessman for the beginning of work in this area. As a rule, this service package is used by small companies or private individuals which want to create small hosting company. In addition, it is chosen by developers, designers and Internet consultants. From point of cost, it is acceptable, especially for web masters, which want to manage and place a few sites on a separate control panel. Hosting resseling has all chances to become very profitable with planning of the expenses and incomes. Resellers can provide individual hosting packages on an order, which can not be offered by other Hosting service providers. Moreover, resellers can better control quality of services, because they can choose a server.

In most cases, hosting providers offer complete freedom of actions to the resselers to create their own packages and suggestions. Par ailleurs, majority of the hosting providers can offer to resellers standard packages for a direct sale to users. Some hosting providers offer to resellers already finished sites which they can use as a platform for products advertising. Resellers have possibility to use such interface as Web Hosting Manager for the hosting accounts management. With it’s help they can get access to such functions, as a payment system, forms, applications et cetera. With their help resellers can manage such tasks, as addition of domains and DNS-records setting.

Reseller hosting is ideal for small Business or individuals which want to get an income in the field of web hosting. Fortunately, the amount of efforts which reseller expends, to set up the business, grew short with prepared hosting packages and website templates, offered by providers. It allows to resellers to endeavor in a job without any difficulty. If to take into account, that the web hosting market is enormous enough, then failing will not be in demand, and in this sphere doors are always opened for you.

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Uzi
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