When used in the web hosting industry it means literally to oversell. Let’s say you have a simple dedicated server with 4 GB of RAM (memory) and a 100 GB hard drive. Your web hosting provider can be nice and just put 4 powerful shared hosting accounts on this server. Each shared hosting account could […]
Shared web hosting or reseller web hosting?
If you are planning to host 1-3 websites than you should go with just shared web hosting. When you decide to go with reseller web hosting. Depending on your choice of web hosting provider, the server your reseller account is placed on maybe filled with a lot more web hosting accounts than compared to a […]
Managed or unmanaged VPS server?
When you are deciding between ordering a managed VPS server or an unmanaged VPS server. You should be asking yourself if you are technically capable of managing the server by yourself or not. It is that simple. The costs of an unmanaged VPS server will typically be a lot lower than compared to a managed […]
Chargeback and your account will be suspended!
If you have a dispute with your web hosting provider. The last thing you should ever do is file a chargeback with your credit card company. When you file a chargeback or dispute the charge by your web hosting provider. There is a 99+% chance that your web hosting services will be suspended the moment […]
Why do web hosts demand to see copies of your ID and credit card?
If you have ordered a dedicated server then there is a good chance your new web hosting provider has sent you an email requesting you to send to them the front and back copies of your government issued ID and credit card. This is a common occurrence when you first order a dedicated server with […]
GoDaddy reports results for 3rd quarter of 2015
GoDaddy has reported the results of its third quarter that ended on September 30, 215. Trading under the symbol GDDY on the NYSE. GoDaddy’s revenue for the third quarter was $411.1 million dollars (up 15.2% year over year). So for the nine months ended for GoDaddy’s fiscal quarter. The company has revenues of $1.181 versus […]
Constant Contact to be acquired by Endurance International Group
Endurance International Group (EIG) the parent company behind name brand web hosting services such as Host Gator & BlueHost among many. Has announced that the company will acquire email marketing company Constant Contact, Inc. EIG will pay $32 per share for each share of Constant Contact outstanding valuing Constant Contact at $1.1 billion dollars. This […]
What is site uptime monitoring?
Site uptime monitoring is the art of keeping track of when your site is down. Basically when you signup for a service that monitors your uptime. What they are really doing is monitoring how much downtime and when your downtime occurs. Different site uptime monitoring services may check every 1 minute to half an hour […]
Running a blog? Go with a web host dedicated to blogs
If you are running a WordPress blog then you should consider hosting your blog with a web host that is dedicated to WordPress. You have the choice of having your WordPress blog hosted with a normal shared web host or a web host dedicated to WordPress. A web host that focuses exclusively on managing WordPress […]
Benefits of choosing a web host with a custom control panel
There are some unique benefits if you choose a web hosting provider that uses their own custom control panel. A web host with a custom control panel typically has their custom control panel tightly integrated with their system setup. If a web hosting provider is using a custom control panel then other parts of their […]