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- Comparing Professional Web Design Offers
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The Net is bombarded with different kinds of websites. When you visit from one website to another, you can’t help but compare. In some instances, you do not even have time to compare, involuntarily, you are clicking away from the site. If you wondered what was lacking in those sites that you disregarded, or what was common with those sites you well-liked, well the answer will be just as easy as clicking away. It’s the web design. It catches the initial attention. If it is successful in doing so, then the visitor can prolong the visit. If it doesn’t, in a matter of 5 seconds your prospective client will easily turn away from you. Read more...
- Web Hosting Issues - Overselling and Unlimited Bandwidth
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One of the most controversial topics surrounding web hosting is the practice of overselling bandwidth, and rightfully so. The practice of overselling has enormous potential for disaster – ask any webmaster who has ever woken up to a cold, unforgiving “Bandwidth Exceeded” message where his or her site should be. The risk of such outages is all too real, and the cleanup effort for network bandwidth outages is a long and arduous process.
Unfortunately, it is a risk that every webmaster must take. The nature of the web hosting business does not allow you to eliminate the risk, only to mitigate it to the best of your ability. In this article, we’ll explore the relationship between overstated bandwidth claims and website downtime. As a professional webmaster, you have a responsibility to balance cost and risk when choosing a web hosting plan. This article aims to clarify the pros and cons of one of the most common risky practices so that you can make a more informed decision when choosing your web host. Read more... - Web Hosting Essential Terms In Easy Steps
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Anyone, these days, can build some sort of web site. You can even build one using a simple word processing program. However, once you have built a site you need to somehow get it on the world wide web where others can find it. For this you need a web-hosting company.
Put simply, a web hosting service rents disk space to you and provides a variety of other features that make it possible for others to see your site on the internet 24/7.
Choosing a web host can be difficult because there are thousands to choose from. With so many hosting options, choosing an appropriate company can be very difficult. You can choose from free services to ones that charge hundreds of dollars per month. Hosting services offer a multitude of services that can be confusing , especially for a newcomer. Read more... - Web Hosting Features - FTP access
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One other thing that is common amongst paid web hosting accounts is FTP access. FTP programs allow you to upload files and to edit and delete your content on the server much more quickly than using a Web-based interface. If you are web hosting on a *nix system, you'll also be able to change your file permission settings using FTP.
One of the better features I've seen offered with web hosting is the ability for you to create your own FTP accounts. Read more...
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Changing your Web Host can be an expensive, time consuming and difficult practice; being the main reason why many dissatisfied customers prefer to stay and put up with an awful hosting service. During most website migrations, through lack of knowledge or experience, many website owners end up loosing clients and damaging time-built company images, because their sites are unavailable for days or weeks on end. Another problem is loss of emails, some crucial, making migrations very expensive and even dangerous. Migration from one web host to another is not difficult; it can be fast and safe when one knows what the experts know. By following the steps below you will stand a better chance of a smooth transfer. The most important start to website migration is finding another web host, one that will not give you reason to migrate again, or soon. A whole book can be written on how to choose a web host; or by searching on ‘choosing a web host’ in a major search engine, there will be many articles available. The steps below will give you an idea on how to start and how to avoid a lot of the pitfalls. - First, make a list of all the features your website uses or requires, and will require in the future, be prepared. - Make a list of web hosts who offer these features; you can find hosts in web hosting directories, message forums, or by searching on a major search engine. - Read the information on their websites carefully, specially their terms and conditions. - Avoid any long-term contracts and full-payments in advance. - Ask questions about all things you have a doubt about. - Email their support department at various times (both day and night) and check the response time. - You will find customer reviews on hosts in web hosting directories. (Unfortunately they may not be the most accurate due to much web host guerilla activity, but greater scrutiny will often help.) - Talk to people in web hosting related message forums; you may find useful information on hosting companies by their existing or past, customers. Sign-up an account with your new host. Upload all of your files, databases and test your site using the IP address given to you with your new account. Make adjustments in the coding, necessary for the change in the server environment. Then check each and every page, link and image on your website. On your new mail server, re-create all email accounts currently in use; and set up auto-responders, forwarders and aliases at the same time. If available, enable the “catch-all” feature; this will help you to retrieve all emails sent to a non-existing email account; which you may have forgotten to create! Remember though, the new email addresses will only work after the transfer of domain is complete. Unfortunately, there is no way to test them on new server before the transfer. The next step is transferring the domain; to do this you need to start by changing the DNS server details, which is pretty easy to do. Obtain the Primary and Secondary nameserver details from your new web host. Go to your domain registrar’s site (the site from which you registered the domain name) and login into your control panel, offered by most of the domain registrars, to maintain your domain name. In the control panel, look for the ‘DNS’, ‘Nameserver’ or ‘Delegation’ option and change the previous nameserver details, with the new one (you just obtained from your new host). Some domain registrars confirm these changes by sending an email to the address you nominated while registering that domain. You will need to reply using that email address. Most of the hosts offer a free domain transfer service and will be happy to make the necessary transfer changes for you. The domain transfer can take 24 to 72 hours to be confirmed by the domain registrar; and, so too for the new host, if doing this service for you. If it is not transferred within 72 hours, it is advisable to contact the domain registrar and look into the matter. Once your domain is transferred you will start receiving emails from your new mail server and see your website from your new account. Leave your old web hosting account open for 3 or 4 more days, just to ensure you receive all emails, including those losing their way in the domain transfer and directed back to your old email account. After a few days, ask your previous web host to cancel your account. Make sure you follow all of your previous host’s closing procedures, and leave cleanly. You will find that the transfer should go smoothly and all parties will be more helpful.
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