Depending on where your target audience or where most of your visitors live you should choose the location close to your visitor. If most of the visitors to your site is from Europe. You should consider picking a New York City datacenter that has good connections to Europe. If you visitors are mostly from the […]
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Should you use the trouble ticket or call your web host?
If you are experiencing an issue with your web hosting account. It maybe a simple issue to a very sophisticated or technical issue. Your best bet is to use the trouble ticket system to get technical support. You should only use the telephone support if the issue is a minor issue. When you use the […]
Why it is a good idea to have more than 2 shared hosting accounts
If you are using shared web hosting and only have one shared hosting account. You should consider getting at least one more shared hosting account with a different web hosting provider. Shared web hosting typically costs less than $20 dollars per month. If you do not want to your website to go offline for any […]
Why monthly backups is not an option
Typical web hosting providers should be providing either weekly or daily backups of your content. If they are not then you need to be more proactive in making sure you have backups of your content. Even when your web hosting provider is providing weekly or daily backups of your web hosting content. You should make […]
My web host disappeared overnight!
This does happen, your web host may just disappear over night. It maybe your shared web hosting provider or your dedicated web hosting provider. It has happen and will happen. When deciding on your web hosting provider. You should research and ask the right questions. Some questions that you should consider asking include: -How long […]
Is there such a thing as unlimited?
You may of seen and heard of web hosting plans that offer unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth, to almost unlimited everything. The term “unlimited” is mostly used to help market these type of web hosting plans to new customers. You have to ask yourself if there is such a thing as unlimited? The answer is typically […]
Get a free domain from your web host?
If your web host is offering a free domain with your purchase of a web hosting plan. You should read into the fine print and figure out what the exact terms are. Most web hosts do from time to time, offer a free domain with the purchase of a web hosting plan, if you are […]
Three signs that your web hosting provider is not cool
The following is a list of three major signs that your web hosting provider is not cool and you should consider changing web hosts. 1) After every outage your web host uses the excuse that the cause of the outage was beyond their control. What is under their control then? 2) You can’t keep track […]
Should you change web hosts if they have an outage?
The answer to this question is complicated. It depends on what the cause of the outage was and how your web host responded to the outage. The reason for the outage maybe beyond the control of your web host. While some outage maybe because of unexpected network upgrade issues, faulty routers, faulty switches, another client […]
Deciding on a small dedicated provider or a large provider?
When it’s time to choose a dedicated web hosting provider. You may face the question of whether to go with a small to medium dedicated provider or going with a large provider. There are many con’s and pro’s with this question. Going with a small to medium dedicated provider. Pro’s: -More flexibility compared to a […]