Before you decide to hit the “Order” button and order a web hosting plan. You should do these three things. Research your web hosting provider and read other customers reviews of the web host and how they treat their customers. Does the network go down every other day? Does tech support answer their emails? How do […]

When it comes to signing up for web hosting. Some web hosts may require a long term commitment. When signing up for a new web hosting account. The web hosting provider may not provide any information upfront that you have to provide 15 days, 30 days, or even 3 months notice in advance before you […]

If you need to purchase web hosting and want to pay by the weeks instead of by the month. You will need to contact your web hosting provider and work out an arrangement with them. Most small web hosting outfits will make reasonable accommodations if you have a reason why you want to pay by […]

Yes, there are web hosting providers that will accept Western Union as a form of payment. Typically small web hosting outfits will be more accomodating versus a larger corporation. Some web hosts may consider Western Union payments as more time consuming to process. Collecting a Western Union payment versus depositing a check or money order […]

Are there web hosts that accept money orders and checks as a form of payment? Yes, there are web hosting providers that will accept checks and money orders as a form of payment. There are web hosting providers that provide shared web hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers that accept checks and money orders instead of […]

When you prepay for 12 months (a year) of web hosting in advance this can result in savings. Depending on the web hosting provider they may provide a discount of 5-10% off the regular price. When prepaying in advance the only issue is if you want to cancel the service you may not be able […]

With OpenVZ the resources like memory (RAM) can be shared by different users. The term often used is called “burst” RAM or memory. If one or a few users are using a lot of resources than they can impact your VPS’s performance. With KVM the memory/RAM commited to your VPS is only available to you. […]

Depending on what kind of website you are hosting the choice between KVM vs. OpenVZ can make a difference. Most KVM VPS plans cost a little more than OpenVZ. OpenVZ plans are often cheaper when compared to KVM plans. The main difference between OpenVZ and KVM is that KVM resources are isolated. If a web […]

When a web host offers a web hosting plan for say less than $2 dollars per month. Either the web hosting plan is pretty barebones and really simple/basic or the web host is overselling the server like crazy. If your web host is charging you $1 per month then you have to start asking how […]

Generally speaking if your web host is charging an arm and a leg for 1 GB of disk space, this does not mean that your web hosting is providing high quality services. It may simply be because your web host prefers higher profit margins. When choosing a web hosting provider, the higher the price does […]