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Web site design has certainly, in the past decade, evolved tremendously. More clients now are demanding custom design, as opposed to the 'cookie cutter' sites of yesteryear.
Where once there existed a limit as to the types of fonts used, the types of coding languages used, and the styles themselves, there is now the possibility for more variety in Web site design than ever before. This has come about because of the advances in technology that did not exist even a few years ago, and it has opened up many creative avenues for Web site designers in the creation of custom designs. Read more... - Free web hosting tools
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If you've got or are considering a web hosting account with PHP and mySQL support, you'll find a wealth of free programs and scripts to take advantage of their powerful combined capabilities.
Web hosting providers, from free to pricey, have always included some free pre-installed scripts to their customers in the way of guest books, counters and calendars. If you're shopping around now, though, you'll find that the toys and bells and whistles that you can install on your web pages include hundreds of scripts and applications. You can set up one of dozens of forums, choose from many image galleries and photo albums, and serve classified ads, offer auction listings and dating services - in short, just about anything at all that you can do on the Internet, you can do with a free PHP script from your web hosting provider. Read more... - Choosing a Good Web Hosting Service
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Web hosting service is not a subject to take lightly. Choose the wrong web host and you can find yourself stuck in A Webmasters Nightmare on Dot Com Street. Months and even years of hard work can go down the tubes when your web site is faced with the inability to grow. The trick is to find a web hosting plan that will expand with your web site.
When you search for a hosting plan, be sure the web hosting servers are able to support the most common programming languages and features such as PHP, ASP, Java and CGI Pearl scripts. Even if you won't use them right away, having these options now can save you a ton of headaches later. At some point you'll likely want more than a static web site. Read more... - Web Hosting Provider Checklist
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Before you can launch your web site, you'll need to engage the services of a web hosting company.A web host allows you to rent space on a web server. Your web pages are then stored on this server, and the host computer allows other people connected to the Internet to view them.How to choose the right web hosting company?
You might want to consider how long the company has been in business, how reliable it is known to be, and how expensive it would be if you want to upgrade your plan in future. Read more...
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The massive amount of money being poured into Internet business is pushing development faster than anyone could ever have expected. Firms that can spend millions to develop their site and servers raise the bar for all the others. The simple web sites that worked just fine 18 months ago seem like dinosaurs today. Now customers expect eye-catching design, targeted content, interactivity, multi-media presentations, even instant customization. If your web hosting company doesn't offer key features and reliability, your site will have "yesterday's news" written all over it. Here are four developments you should look for when upgrading to a better host. 1.) Insist on first rate technical support. The days of making customers wait days or even weeks for tech support answers are long gone. If your hosting company doesn't answer your email or phone call within a few hours (minutes if it's urgent), it is time to look for a service that does. You should expect a guarantee: if you don't get tech answers within a specified time, your service should be free. 2.) While you're at it, make sure your new host has the technological upgrades that prevent down time. We've found servers have far better reliability and speed when in a climate-controlled environment with back-up power and fire-suppression systems, bandwidth-on-demand connections, and server drives with an excellent track record. 3.) Make sure your host allows audio and video streaming along with popular Shockwave support. Now that AOL has embraced the Real Audio format, we can expect millions more to jump on the multimedia bandwagon. If your site only offers static text, visitors will see you as two steps behind the times. Plus, you will be missing out on the increase in sales that audio and video can bring. 4.) Your host should give you complete control in administering your website and make it easy for you to do that. Instead of requiring Telnet and programming knowledge, they should have a user friendly interface for things such as setting up mailboxes, adding automated newsletters, adding Front Page extensions, setting up shopping carts, using Web Forms, viewing your statistics, and other important functions. An easy web-based interface will save you time and frustration because you can do all these things in-house instead of relying on a programmer or waiting for your host's support staff to get around to it. Take a long look at not only what you need to have now, but what your Internet presence will need in the months to come as you succeed and expand. Plan for additional pop accounts, email aliases, domains, automated newsletters, and consider upgrading to a dedicated server. Above all, make sure your hosting service is HELPING you get your site to the next level.
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