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9/3/2010 12:26:00 PM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
When you first set out to find a new web hosting company, it can be a little overwhelming. Do you go with the small, personable, but expensive host or the huge company that offers unlimited everything for less than the price of a cup of coffee? Each web hosting client, including you, has different needs. In order to meet those needs, you’ll have to do some Q and A. Find a host you really like? Great, now send them an email and make sure they’ll be a perfect fit for your online project. Here are ten questions you should always ask before paying for a web hosting account.
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10 Questions to Ask Before You Pay for Web Hosting
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9/2/2010 11:59:00 AM
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By checking the box and continuing to pay for your account, you’re indicating that you’ve read the terms of service and acceptable use policy associated with the web hosting company you’re signing up with, and agree to abide by their conditions
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How to Read Web Hosting Terms of Service
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9/1/2010 5:42:00 PM
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All web hosting accounts are not created equally. Traditional shared web hosting accounts include a set amount of space and bandwidth with which you're allowed to host a single domain name. Reseller hosting accounts are larger, offering more space and bandwidth per account, and allow for multiple domains to be hosted across one account.
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How to Find the Best Reseller Web Hosting
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8/26/2010 10:39:00 AM
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So, you’re looking for a web hosting company to get your website online and you’ve done all the preliminary research, like reading web hosting reviews, but you still have more than a handful of hosts you think would be a perfect fit for your domain. What do you do? You look for confidence. Web hosting companies who are confident in their ability to serve you and keep your website online will show that assuredness in their own websites and in conversations with you. Here are seven traits that confident web hosting companies display.
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7 Traits of Confident Web Hosts
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8/25/2010 2:27:00 PM
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How reliable is your email? Has your paid web hosting account or company server ever gone offline unexpectedly, leaving you with no way to communicate with others? If you own a website and a domain name you know that when your domain goes offline, so does your email. It’s great if you have a backup email address with gmail or another service, but it can look unprofessional to write clients or coworkers from an address that doesn’t match your business domain name.
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The Ins and Outs of Email Hosting
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8/24/2010 12:10:00 PM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
You spend hours and hours toiling away at your desk, creating unique, quality content, only to learn that someone has copied and pasted your articles or blog posts to their website, and claimed them as their own. What do you do?
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Is Someone Stealing Your Website Content
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8/20/2010 3:48:00 PM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Open source software and free online applications are invaluable to your webmaster toolbox. Tools that inspire, lessen your workload and enable you to be more productive can give your website an edge over the competition and give you creativity that bursts at the seams. Let’s take a look at a few rarely talked about freebies for webmasters.
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More Free Resources for Webmasters
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8/18/2010 11:46:00 AM
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Even the most knowledgeable of web hosting clients need support from their web hosting company from time to time. Whether your site has gone offline, you’ve made a programming error or a script is wreaking havoc with your domain, you’re going to need to get in touch with a support team member. Want to wait in line for hours and hours or jump to the head of the class and get the quickest support available from your web host? Here are a few tips to help you navigate web hosting support.
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How to Get Fast Web Hosting Support
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8/17/2010 9:34:00 AM
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All bloggers dream of having a large following of loyal, happy, appreciative readers. RSS, which stands for real simple syndication, gives people a chance to read your blog posts without needing to physically surf to your domain each day. As the Internet ages, more and more people are turning to RSS to stay up-to-date with their favorite bloggers. Here are ten ways to help you get more RSS subscribers.
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Increase Your RSS Feed Subscribers
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8/16/2010 11:28:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
A webmaster is the person responsible for the care and maintenance of a website. Unless you’ve hired someone to handle the job, that means you. Are you doing all that you can to grow your domain name into a highly sought after, popular website? Here are five habits that successful webmasters have in common.
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5 Habits of Successful Webmasters
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8/13/2010 12:44:00 PM
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It is absolutely possible to begin earning money from your blog today. Advertising programs like Google Adsense work, but only if you have a high number of daily readers and even then, you’re not likely to make more than pocket change. Affiliate programs, such as Commission Junction, can also be effective, but won’t replace your day job. In order to earn some real money online, you need to start thinking outside the box. Here are seven ideas to get you going.
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How to Make Money With Your Blog
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8/12/2010 11:16:00 AM
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Social media has provided an entirely new way to interact with others online. By setting up a Facebook Fan Page or business Twitter account, you can now reach more customers and potential customers each day. You can also become a social media disaster. Here are ten things you should never do on any social media website.
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10 Things Not to do Online
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8/11/2010 1:52:00 PM
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Are you confused about all the varied options presented when searching for a web hosting package? Do words like unlimited email accounts and control panel confuse you? Let's take a look at some of the extras you can purchase with your web hosting plan and whether or not you'll really need them.
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What Are Your Web Hosting Requirements
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8/10/2010 11:05:00 AM
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You hear a lot online about how to choose a bankable domain name and how to create quality content. While those things are crucial to building an Internet website presence, they're not the most important. If you don't have a reliable web host, the building blocks of success you've worked so hard to put into place are going to come crashing down.
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Focus on Finding a Web Host First
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8/9/2010 11:00:00 AM
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When it works the way it should, web hosting works like a dream. With a good web host, you're able to forget about the technical end of hosting and concentrate on making money with your website. It doesn't always work that way though. Here are four things you cannot afford to tolerate from a web host.
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4 Things You Can't Afford to Tolerate from a Web Host
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8/6/2010 11:50:00 AM
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How are your website sales? Even in today’s difficult economy, consumers are still shopping and looking for ways to simplify their lives. Are you cashing in? Here are twenty ways you can make more sales.
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20 Ways to Make More Sales Online
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8/5/2010 11:41:00 AM
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Is it possible to put up a website without breaking the bank or worrying about a second mortgage? Yes! No matter what your financial situation, you can get yourself online and start making money with a website today. Here's our guide to web hosting on a budget.
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Web Hosting on a Budget
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8/4/2010 1:33:00 PM
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So, you're thinking of joining the millions of others online in the blogging world. Awesome! If you already know what you'll be writing about, now is the time to decide what sort of blogger you intend to become. Will you be informative, entertaining or document your daily life online for all to see? Here's a sampling of the different styles of blogging you can choose from.
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What Kind of Blogger Will You Be
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8/3/2010 10:28:00 AM
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Being a webmaster and running your own website is a big job. Unless managing your domain is your fulltime job, there are some days when you won't have the time to make major changes to design or freshen up content. Even so, you can still do little things that will have a big impact on how to the world sees your website. Each of these tasks takes less than five minutes to complete.
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Improve Your Website in Just Five Minutes
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8/2/2010 3:23:00 PM
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With more than 126 million blogs online, how do you make yourself heard? Can you really get your small voice out to the world and keep readers coming back week after week? Yes! Here are four ways to make sure your blog stays relevant.
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4 Ways Your Blog Can Stay Relevant
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7/30/2010 7:28:00 PM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
When web hosting was first offered to people like you and me, there was no such thing as hosting control panels. Users uploaded and updated their websites the old fashioned way-- using an FTP program that connected directly to the server. When you wanted something a little more complicated done, you had to contact your web host and wait until he had time to take care of it for you.
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5 Really Good Reasons to Use a Web Hosting Control Panel
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7/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Websites are no longer only owned by high profile businesses, professional bloggers and those who consider themselves to be technically savvy. Thanks to a wide variety of easy to use control panels employed by web hosting companies, today's websites are owned by grandparents, new fathers, stay-at-home moms and students--all eager to make connections.
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5 Reasons Why Your Family Should Have a Website
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7/29/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Computer hackers have been around since the invention of computers. Early hackers used their skills to steal credit card information or right what they considered to be social wrongs. Today's computer hackers are still up to their old tricks, but they now also inject malicious code into websites or deface them altogether.
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What to Do if Your Website is Hacked
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7/28/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
We live in an age where anyone, anywhere can start a blog. Look around the Internet and you'll see people blogging about everything from apples and aprons to zebras and zippers. Some blogs will go viral and capture the hearts and attention of readers worldwide and others will simply fade away.
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How Not to Have a Successful Blog
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7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
There are a lot of misconceptions about web hosting floating around online. Let's take a few minutes and bust the top ten myths.
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Top 10 Myths about Web Hosting Busted
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7/23/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Designing a new website or updating an existing one takes a wide variety of tools. Today, most web hosts give clients access to a control panel that allows for the quick installation of forum and blog software, the ability to backup and restore websites, and a handful of simple design tools. Even if you used a website builder to create your site, you may want to make a few adjustments that can’t be done with point and click automated website builders. Check out our list of free software for webmasters!
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Free Software for Webmasters
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7/22/2010 12:00:00 AM
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The most successful companies doing business online today are running equally successful business blogs. If you have passion for your business ideas and can easily convey your thoughts in a way that touches readers or provides useful life information, your unknown business can skyrocket to fame with a well written business blog.
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Get Content Ideas for Your Business Blog
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7/21/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Even if you're content with your current web hosting company, there may come a time when you'll need to relocate to a new company, and you'll want to take your website with you. The most common reasons for changing web hosts are:
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How to Move to a New Web Host
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7/20/2010 12:00:00 AM
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As a webmaster you're in charge of writing and updating content for your website and promoting it. Think your responsibilities stop there? Wrong! Here are five chores that every webmaster should be doing on a regular basis.
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5 Things Every Webmaster Should Be Doing
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7/19/2010 12:00:00 AM
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With thousands of websites popping online daily, webmasters from all over the world are trying to capture Internet fame and fortune. A few will make it. Most will fail. What's the difference between those who score big and the others who never live out their dreams online? Here are the top three reasons why most webmasters and websites fail and how you can be a success.
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3 Reasons Why Most Webmasters Fail
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7/16/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Long gone are the days of slow mail orders and catalog shopping. Today Internet users can buy books from Belize, tea from Taiwan and beans from Boston--and do it all in their pajamas from the comfort of their living room. The Internet has forever changed the way we shop and where we spend our money.
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Are You Driving Your Customers Away
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7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
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You love your blog and you're passionate about your chosen topic. Even so, you find yourself frequently dreading having to sit down and type out yet another post. What happened?
Welcome to blogging burnout--that gray area of blogging life that nobody ever talks about.
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Ten Ways to Prevent Blogging Burnout
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7/14/2010 12:00:00 AM
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We talk often about how to find the perfect web host, but very little about what responsibilities, if any, you have as a client. Come along as we explore what it takes to be a good web hosting customer.
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How to Be a Good Web Hosting Customer
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7/13/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Your business website is a representation of your company. No matter how small or large your operation is, if your website is unprofessional, it's costing you sales. Learn how to tailor your business to customers and create a website that will give you and your business more confidence and credibility.
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How to Make Your Business Website More Professional
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7/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
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The day you publish your content to the Internet for the very first time is called a website launch. Some launches begin without anyone but the webmaster aware of the change and others are anticipated for months in advance. Want a site that sells and gets noticed? Here are five things you must do before launching your website to guaranty success.
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5 Things to do Before Launching Your Website
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7/9/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Choosing a domain name is one of the biggest and most time consuming projects you’ll have as a webmaster. The right domain name can mean the difference between skyrocketing to Internet fame and having a website that doesn’t perform well. Keep these steps in mind when considering your choices and check out ten free tools that will make the process of picking the perfect domain name easier.
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10 Tools for Choosing the Perfect Domain Name
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7/8/2010 12:00:00 AM
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10 Free Tools: Keeping tabs on how your website is being perceived by others is one of the easiest ways to figure out what’s working for you and what needs improving. How well is your domain name ranking? Here are ten free tools to monitor your website’s popularity.
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Monitor Your Website's Popularity
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7/7/2010 12:00:00 AM
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You’ve finally decided to put a website online. Congratulations! Should you go with a free web hosting company or pay someone to host your website? Let’s take a look at your options.
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Free Web Hosting vs. Paid Hosting
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7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM
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We’ve talked before about why you need a business blog and just how that can power new business to your company. Now, let’s talk about how to take that blog to the next level.
Read other blogs: Don’t spend all your time plunking out new blog posts. Invest some of your week into reading other blogs both in and out of your niche. Keeping tabs on what’s going on outside of your domain is the best way to stay on top of trend spotting—those major swings in new interests online. If you blog about Software A, but have failed to read that Software B has been released, you’re old news.
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Take Your Business Blog to the Next Level
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7/5/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Google Analytics is an awesome method of tracking visitors who find your web page. Google Analytics not only shows you how many people are reading your website each day, but it also tells you where they came from and how they found you. Having this information at-hand gives you the power to make adjustments in the way you advertise, use keywords and promote your brand. As great as Analytics is, it isn’t perfect. Current limitations include
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Seven Free Google Analytics Alternatives
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7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Finding a new web host who offers the services and features you need at a price you can afford can be challenging. With so many web hosts saturating the market, where do you begin? Here’s our guide to finding a web host in three easy steps.
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Find a Web Host in Three Steps
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7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Blogs have come a long way since their introduction in the 1990s. The earliest recorded blogs were personal in nature, almost diary-like. Today, there are millions of blogs online, many owned by small businesses and corporations who have seized the power of the Internet and grown their businesses to new heights with nothing but the power of words. If your company doesn’t have a blog, you could be losing business to your competitor.
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Why You Need a Business Blog
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6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
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One of the things that make Wordpress so functional and highly customizable is the vast amount of free plugins available to users. With a few quick clicks of the mouse, Wordpress administrators can secure their blog, add a shopping cart, start a photo gallery or install a spam filter. With thousands and thousands of plugins to choose from, how do you know which you need and which you can safely ignore? Here’s our guide to the most important Wordpress plugins.
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10 Must Have Wordpress Plugins
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6/29/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Should you accept? The web hosting industry has become so competitive that it’s become almost standard for hosts to try and one-up each other. A trend that’s developed, and has taken off in the web hosting industry in the last few years, is the offering of a free domain name with a paid hosting account. Is this really a good deal or is it too good to be true? Let’s take a look.
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Free Domains and Web Hosting
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6/28/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Multiple domain web hosting is a type of hosting plan where webmasters can host more than one domain within the same account. Previously, domain owners with multiple sites would have to purchase many different hosting accounts to serve each website. Today, multiple domain web hosting can be done simply by using a reseller or multiple domain hosting plans.
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What is Multiple Domain Hosting
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6/25/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Adding images your website gives visual appeal and entices readers, taking them along on your journey. Telling a story about your recent parachuting adventure is exciting, but adding pictures of your free fall to earth allows readers to come along on that thrilling jump with you.
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Where to Find Free Website Images
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6/24/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Basically a shopping cart is a series of scripts that tracks what a customer is purchasing as she gets to checkout. It is important to note that shopping carts do not handle the entire financial transaction; the information goes through a secure connection known as a payment gateway which channels the request and sends either a confirmation or denial back to the shopping cart software.
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ECommerce 101 - Shopping Carts
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6/23/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
To implement an ecommerce solution, you can consider buying a model, building a model, hosted building model or SaaS model (Software as a Service). For small, medium and non-profit organizations, often the open source hosted model or a fits-all SaaS solution is suggested.
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ECommerce 101 - Choosing an ECommerce Solution
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6/22/2010 12:00:00 AM
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With access to global markets and all kinds of features and tools available for ecommerce websites, customers find it quick, easy, convenient, and enjoyable to purchase what they need and want online.
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ECommerce 101 - Getting Started
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6/21/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Wordpress, now in its seventh year, launched their thirteenth major release last week with the introduction of Wordpress 3.0 Thelonious—named after American jazz
great Theolonious Monk. This major update has 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements, and is the work of 218 contributors. So, what’s new with Wordpress and when should you upgrade? Here’s a quick rundown.
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Introducing Wordpress 3.0
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6/18/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
All websites across the worldwide web are vulnerable to hacking, viruses and exploits and your site is no exception. Your web host goes to great lengths each day to protect your data and private files, but as a web hosting client and Wordpress user, you’re also responsible for doing your part to lockdown your own Wordpress installation. Stay on top of security with these easy to follow Wordpress tips.
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Secure Your Wordpress Blog
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6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
SEO is short for search engine optimization and it’s the phrase everyone is talking about. Using SEO tactics to your advantage will drive traffic to your website without spending anything more than time.
By practicing a combined set of strategies, you will not only increase traffic to your business, but you’ll rank higher with website analytics engines such as Alexa and Technorati, as well as search engines like Google. SEO link building is the easiest way to promote your business or website and best of all, it’s free.
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A Beginner Lesson in SEO Link Building
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6/16/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Your online image is cultivated not only by how you interact with others on the Internet, but also by how you look. If your website offers up an air of professionalism, potential customers are more likely to trust your image and buy your products. Likewise, if your blog is freshly designed and clean and easy to read, one-time visitors will turn into daily readers.
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Best Free Wordpress Template Sites
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6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Finding a web host is a task that can be accomplished in mere moments. Finding a web host that is reliable and that will grow with you and your business is another matter altogether. If you’re ready to jump into the exciting world of web hosting and get your site online, you need to read this guide first!
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The Importance of Finding the Right Host for You
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6/14/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
It is said that money makes the world go round. It’s no secret that having the ability to save money and cut costs provides financial security and independence. But how far should you go when trying to save money when finding a web host? Check out our guideline for finding a reliable low cost host.
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Should Low Price Determine your Web Host?
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6/11/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Choosing a domain name is one of the most important aspects of beginning your new adventure online. A well chosen domain name can mean the difference between a site that ranks high and a site that nobody will ever see. Here are five tips to ensure your success and get you off on the right foot.
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How to Choose a Domain Name
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6/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Getting started with a website can be an exciting and confusing time. There are so many new things to see and experiment with and learn that it can be overwhelming. Here’s our A-Z list of web hosting terms to help you make sense of it all.
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The A-Z List of Web Hosting Terms & What They Mean to You
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6/9/2010 12:00:00 AM
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6 Mistakes You Need to Stop Making When Promoting Your Website:
We spoke earlier about some excellent resources for getting the word out about your website and the importance to making good connections online. With so many websites on the Internet today, and more being added daily, it’s crucial to let people know you exist. The only thing worse than being some random website that nobody will ever see, is being some random website owner that goes too far in an effort to promote their site and in essence, drives visitors away. Don’t be that person! Here are six mistakes you should never make when promoting your website.
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You're Killing Your Website
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6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Blogging is big business. At the close of last year, there were more than 126 million blogs on the Internet. As any blogger who makes a living writing online will tell you, in order to succeed, you need to treat your blog as a business. Want to gain more traffic and get people interested in what you have to say? If you’ve already done the basics, like submit your blog to search engines, you’re ready to take the next big steps. Here are six foolproof ways to promote your blog and gain visitors.
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Six Foolproof Ways to Promote Your Blog & Gain Visitors
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6/7/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
FTP is short for file transfer protocol, which is a fancy way of explaining how data is moved from one computer to another. In order to have your own domain based website, you’ll need to get your design, pictures and words from your computer to your webhost’s server on a regular basis. The safest and most efficient way to do this is by using an FTP client.
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Top 5 Free FTP Clients
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4/21/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Quick Tips for Choosing a PHP Hosting:
Here are some additional tips to consider when choosing PHP web hosting:
1- Technical: Find a web host that gives you all applications (MySQL, PHP, and Perl are standard ones). You may not understand it all, but you may need to use it in the future.
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PHP Web Hosting - Part 2
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4/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
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PHP is one of the most popular server side programming languages that can be embedded into a website. It contains a wide variety of applications used in building dynamic websites and is easy to learn and use. PHP is adapted from Perl and C, and even if a user has no experience with either, PHP is a great way to start programming and making dynamic websites. Finding PHP scripts and software packages is easy and many of the applications are free.
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PHP Web Hosting - Part 1
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3/23/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Just the sheer number of web hosts can make choosing a company very confusing. However, competition is great for the consumer because it keeps prices down. One must take into consideration what is needed, and the expense will depend on whether you want dedicated or shared servers, lots of bandwidth, or servers with high end hardware.
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Web Hosting Essentials
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3/5/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Web hosting is an extremely competitive market and catchy promotional advertisements attract more business. Companies offering “unlimited bandwidth” are a popular marketing ploy, and all consumers should know the facts.
Bandwidth is the amount of data to and from your website. There is no such thing as “unlimited bandwidth.” No data centers offer Internet connections of “unlimited megabytes per second.” How could a web hosting company do it? Computer services and backups would collapse if all customers used all of their bandwidth allowances to the max. Bandwidth costs money, and a company has to meet their costs. The more megabytes (or gigabytes or terabytes) a company gives, the less money they make, but many of these companies merely play the odds.
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The Truth about Unlimited Bandwidth
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1/29/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Websites are designed to perform varieties of services for their owners, whether they are internal company sites, blogs, or e-business sites. From supporting an email system and personnel data to products, orders and customer information, websites need flexibility to perform at their best in order to provide top quality service for customers and visitors to the site. Both managed hosting and cloud hosting provide for a website’s needs in different ways. Hybrid hosting is a very useful option that website hosts may start to consider as their online needs grow and change.
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Hybrid Hosting: Using the Best of Managed and Cloud
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1/19/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Choosing the best type of web hosting service for your needs can be a difficult and important decision. In general, web hosting is defined as a subset of Internet hosting services that permit individual participants or larger organizations to post their web site to be available on the World Wide Web.
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Types of Web Hosting Services
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1/16/2010 12:00:00 AM
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Much like cloud computing, cloud hosting has become the newest form of shared computing. In fact, you may already be using cloud hosting without even knowing it. If you use Gmail or share photos via Flickr or Photobucket, you’ve used cloud hosting.
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Cloud Hosting: Why Your Site Needs It.
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1/3/2010 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
The debate between shared server hosting and dedicated server hosting provides proof that there are advantages and disadvantages to both methods of hosting. Often times, this can cause confusion for anyone considering the development of a Web site. Following are some pros and cons to shared server hosting.
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Shared Hosting - An Inexpensive Alternative to Dedicated Hosting
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12/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Like the foundations to a house, an excellent web hosting package should be solid, offer support, and remain invisible unless there's a serious problem. However, finding the right foundation for your web site can be difficult unless you know what you're looking for. When you compare web hosts, you need to first understand what the needs of your particular web site are. How much traffic do you anticipate? Will you need an e-commerce component? What degree of security will you need? If your web site requires exceptional speed and performance, you may need a virtual dedicated server. By understanding what your needs are before you begin comparing competing web hosting packages, you can get the best package for your web site without spending a fortune.
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The Foundations of Web Hosting
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12/3/2009 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Simply put, dedicated server hosting simply means taking an entire web server on rent from your hosting service provider. This is different from shared server hosting, where a number of clients are hooked to the same server and share the resources of the server jointly.
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What is dedicated server hosting?
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12/2/2009 12:00:00 AM
by The Editor in: Hosting Reviews Gurus
Choosing a good but affordable dedicated server can be complicated and time-consuming, so we’ve made it a little easier for you. Following below is a complete guide on choosing the best dedicated server, taking into account your technology needs, financial constraints, business requirements, with also reviews of dedicated server offers.
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How To Choose a Virtual Dedicated Server