So you have decided that you want to start a website, or even an e-commerce site. You have managed the site design, and have even purchased a domain name, but now what? You will never get any visitors to your site if it isn’t accessible via the web. The only way to do that is [...]

What is web hosting you ask? Web hosting refers to the service that a webmaster provides to ensure your website and email at your domain name stay up and running 24/7. Think of web hosting as renting space on a special computer that stays on all the time to keep your precious domain name up [...]

If there’s any single question I get asked more than any other, it’s this one: “Hey, Jerry, you do computers and web stuff, so what’s the best way to get my business on the internet?” Usually this question comes from a small business owner, which often means they have a limited budget and no clue [...]

FTP is an abbreviation for the term “File Transfer Protocol”
which is a method used to transfer files from one computer to
another over the internet. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is
used to display web pages and related files, but not to transfer
them. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used to transfer
email via [...]

Link popularity means: The search engine Powers That Be have decided that if other sites are linking to your site, it must be a winner; therefore, it deserves a boost in rankings (when all else is equal). If you think about it, this makes a lot of sense. People link to good sites, not bad [...]

The Problem
Too often new webmasters sign-up with the first good hosting plan they see; they purchased a domain name, built up a site, generated a small income, and decided “Hey, this works, I should make another site”. From there the webmasters purchase a new domain and begin working on a new site only to realize [...]

Imagine this: You have a killer idea for a new online business. You spend months developing your web site, you make it SEO (Search engine optimization) friendly, you sign up for web hosting, and you start about the rigorous task of promoting your new small business venture, but no one in your target market comes. [...]

After you have spent some time and creativity on designing your personal web site now it’s time to publish it on the World Wide Web for all to see it.
When coming to web hosting, many face the dilemma of choosing between free or paid web hosting. Although the costs associated with paid web hosting is [...]

Today everyone is promising affordable web hosting. But did you know that recent studies have shown that the number of web hosting providers operating today is upwards of 40,000?
These companies all proclaim to offer affordable web hosting and they range from the biggest global names, Fortune 100 companies, to tiny Mom & Pop entrepreneurs who [...]

So, your website is completely designed. Now it’s time to consider what you are going to do for web hosting. Many web hosting services offer multiple web hosting packages. This means you have a lot of options. On the other hand, it can be difficult to find the web hosting package that is right for [...]