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- The Most Important Website Design Principles
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Building an Innovative and Effective Website, by making full use of available technologies, is crucial for the future success of your current or future online business. There are literally 1000's of great ideas out there, but finding the right ones and applying them to your website, is where the real trick lies.
Applying the best tips, tools and other design principles to your website, can bring you untold success on the internet. At the same time, using powerful and innovative ideas in the design and development stages of your website, will level the playing field for your business, and raise it's competitive edge on the internet. Read more... - The Benefits Of Multiple Domain Names
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It's quite common for a site to be referenced by more than one domain name. In fact, most sites are referenced by at least two: a www version and a non-www version. These are usually set up to reference the index page on a site and produce the same results for a searcher.
It could, however, be argued that these are these same domain names. So the question remains: why would someone want to have more than one unique domain name for a single site? Read more... - Finding a quality and affordable web hosting provider
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Your web host is the company that actually houses your website. While it is possible to host your own website using a computer in your home or office, it is cheaper and easier for new website owners to work with an established web hosting company. When choosing your web hosting company, you should consider three issues:
- Price – Generally speaking you should be able to find a good shared hosting plan for somewhere between $5 and $30 per month. Read more... - Time To Change Your Internet Web Hosting Provider
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There are many reasons why you may decide it is time to change your Internet Web hosting provider. You may have outgrown the provider you started with, or developed a new web page in a technology your current Internet Web hosting provider does not support. One of the other reasons frequently given for change providers is that the service and support did not measure up to expectation – or provide what was advertised. Again, this could just be a function of the fact that your business has grown versus that your provider is not performing. If you were unhappy with the service and support you were getting, ask the new providers lots of questions. Sometimes it is even a good idea to talk to current customers (aside from testimonials on the Internet Web hosting provider’s site) to see what their experience has been. Read more...
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Now, don't get me wrong, I think shared and virtual server hosting is great. I have a virtual hosting account with a provider, and a standard shared hosting account on another. I have also had access to a dedicated server numerous times. But what's all the fuss about dedicated servers? Dedicated resources is a major reason. Not having to share any processing speed, any memory, hard drive capacity or network speed with anyone else (in other words, having it all entirely to yourself) sounds pretty good. Shared hosting accounts can sometimes go onto a server where there are hundreds if not thousands of other accounts. This isn't a bad thing, but if someone is abusing the service, everyone suffers. If you also wanted to run a special application or internet service, chances are you wont be able to. With a dedicated server, you can. Your own IP address. For the uninitiated out there, an IP address is like your server's internet phone number. It is what other computers use to “call” your server and talk to it. If you wish to run an ecommerce store on your website, you will need an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer – a layer of encryption for protecting your personal and credit card details when making a purchase online) certificate. But personalised (not shared!) SSL certificates require an IP address. Sure, it is possible to get an IP address for SSL on a shared hosting account, but usually it's quicker and easier to do this on a dedicated server. Dedicated servers normally cost a bit more than a shared hosting or virtual server account, but the benefits you receive in return far outweigh any disadvantages. You only have to decide if a dedicated server is really suitable for what you need (don't buy it unless you need to!) and/or if you can afford to keep it. Make sure your dedicated server comes with a flexible contract, or short contract that only lasts a few months at a time. This allows you to take advantage of any discounts and price drops that your provider introduces that you may not be entitled to on your current contract. The downside to this situation is having to remotely back up all your data in the event that you decide to move your business elsewhere. Talk to your provider about flexibility and their ability to accommodate your changing needs over time. But if you play it well, a dedicated server will be the best internet purchase you could make. Or it could be a waste. Stick by these few simple guidelines to decide if you need one before rushing in. When you are ready, it'll be there waiting to serve you.
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