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- Custom Web Site Design Is Best For Your Business
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When a business makes the decision to gain an internet presence, whether they are the largest corporation or the smallest home business, they may be tempted to take what appears to be the "easy way" to get the company website up and running fast. The three major potential pitfalls here are:
1)Some hosting comes with "do it yourself" capabilities and pre-made templates. Although this is a great way to upload photos of your summer vacation for your family and friends to see, this is not a good way to make that great first impression for your business. In short, these "solutions" really do not present a professional image, and often use very minimal templates and overall poor layout and design. Read more... - Cheap Web Hosting - Root Access, Do I need it
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A lot of times people want hosting with access to root. But what does "root access" mean? Root, or getting root, is receiving the privilege to access all of the places on a computer. If you think of a server/computer as a tree the roots control the tree. The roots of a tree allow water in, minerals in and are the lifeblood of the tree. Anything which goes into the roots goes into the entire tree. Anything which affects the roots of a tree affects the entire tree.
Servers are set up with a similar thought process in that parts of the server are broken down into different areas. Each different area has its own privileges. One area cannot affect another area. For example, if there are three web sites on a server and one web site breaks the other two will not be affected. Each web site is in its own part of the server and can affect only itself. However, there has to be a master account or way into each area or site. If you don't have a master method to access all sites at once it would be a tremendous amount of effort if something needed to be fixed or updated on every site on the server. The method or access to all of the parts of the server is "root access." When someone has root access they can affect everything on the entire server or change everything on the entire server. There are no restrictions with root access. If an error is made in root access it could wipe out the entire server.
So why do people want root access? Who knows. But unless you are leasing your own server and need to affect every account on the server you don't need root access. There are some things you can do to make your site run more efficient with root access, but unless you know what you are doing you could destroy the entire server. And cheap web hosting providers are not going to allow that to happen because chances are there is more than one client on the server. Besides that's what the webhosting company is being paid to do-manage the server where your hosting account is. It's not your job to manage the server, just to manage your own web site. - Hidden Perils of Low Cost Web Hosting
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Some folks classify low cost web hosting on the same level as free web hosting and while this may seem a little harsh, there are certain factors one needs to be very careful about when going for low cost web hosts. One of these is downtime. There is really no point in spending so much time and money constructing a good site and then ending up in a situation where people cannot access your site. So when choosing your web host from the thousands of low cost web hosts out there, there are a few things you should do to ensure that downtime does not kill your business as you use a low cost web host. Read more...
- How important is ecommerce web hosting for your online business
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We have all been hearing the hype about online business - proponents declare that it's the way of the future; detractors claim that it will never replace brick-and-mortar business...which is reality?
The truth falls somewhere in the middle: Online business will never replace brick-and-mortar, but an online presence will be integral to the business model of any successful business. Already, e-commerce revenues are in the billions, and experiencing exponential growth. Any business that wishes to be competitive in this new marketplace--including your business--cannot ignore the power of e-commerce.
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When it comes to choosing a Web hosting provider, one of the most important factors to consider is the level of customer service provided. While you should obviously make sure you get the features you need, and of course a great price, you also need to be assured that the company you select will partner with you for the long haul and be there whenever you have questions or concerns—be it midday or midnight. Below are some recommendations and insights on how to assess a Web host’s level of customer service and choose the right provider for your short- and long-term business needs. Ask questions, be informed: Every morning during Sesame Street, Big Bird reminds me and my three-year old daughter that “Asking questions is a good way of finding things out!” I couldn’t agree more. Asking questions is definitely the most important part of the “research” stage and a great way to uncover the level of customer service a Web hosting company offers. Some questions to ask: • How do you define customer service? • Will you go the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction? • How do you anticipate customer needs? • Will you ask me - your customer – for input into what’s working and what’s not? Demand anytime, anywhere accessibility: The availability of 24/7/365, live customer support is critical and a service you should demand. Many companies tout “24-hour live support” but be aware that they may only be offering 24/7 support through chat, forum, or email. Imagine working on your Web site after a long day at your day job, expecting to talk to a human being on the phone only to find out that your hosting company is essentially closed! Or, worse yet, you get somebody on the phone, but you find out they’re a “hired hand” who knows nothing about your account. Luckily, there are a number of hosting companies out there who answer their telephone 24 hours a day, so try narrowing your search by this qualification. Once you’ve identified a few companies with whom you’d potentially like to work, try calling their support numbers at random times and see if a professional service person answers the phone. Do the same with their alternative support options such as chat, email, etc. Look for an easy-to-use Help and FAQ section: Most hosting providers offer a Help and FAQ section on their Web site in an effort to provide quick answers to your questions and to avoid overburdening their customer support staff. But not all companies make these sections comprehensive, intuitive or easy to use. When evaluating a Web hosting providers’ overall customer service, it’s important to check out their Web site and see if they offer a repository of useful information in addition to time- and money-saving tips. Inquire about money-back guarantees: It’s important to determine upfront if the hosting companies that you are investigating offer at least a 30-day money back guarantee for their service. If not, there is no reason to buy from them. As a hosting customer, you should be allowed to return any item if you are not pleased with the level of service you receive. (Note: typically domain name purchases are not refundable, as the names are pulled from a central registry that is shared across the Internet.) Investigate who’s answering your support calls: In order to meet the growing demand for cost-effective, 24/7 X 365 customer care, a number of Web hosting companies are outsourcing and shipping services overseas at an accelerated rate. Although there are perceived benefits to this practice, the bad far outweighs the good. We believe that because customer service is critical to the hosting business, it must be held to the highest standards of quality control, meaning it should definitely remain within the corporate domain. Local support helps to build trusted relationships and keep customer care consistent. So when looking for a Web hosting provider, never be afraid to ask the all-important question: who will answer my support call at 11pm on Christmas Eve? Never settle for less than the best: Once you’ve decided on a Web hosting provider and you’re a full-fledged paying customer, it’s really important to remember that you deserve the highest quality and most consistent customer care. In addition to feeling like a number one priority at all times, you should feel confident that your hosting company will take the time to explain things to you in plain English, not just technical jargon. You also need to know that a real human being will answer the phone when you call, and that they will actually be an employee of the company with whom you have a hosting agreement. What’s the bottom line? Look for a reputable hosting company who will listen to you, support you in a way that you need to be supported and value your business — if you can find that, you can’t go wrong!
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