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7 Key Points to Consider When Choosing a Web Host
With literally thousands of web hosting companies in the industry all vieing for your business, carefully consider these key points to ensure you make the most well informed decision possible. 1. Server Space First, think about how much space...
Advertising on a Shoestring Budget When You Can't Afford the Shoe or the String
The best way to make money with your website, no matter what the business, is to get it noticed. To get it noticed, you need to advertise. But how do you do that when you're on a shoestring budget that's so tight you really can't afford the...
Important considerations before choosing a web hosting provider
The first thing before choosing a web host is that you should be
fully aware of your hosting requirements. If you are a beginner
wanting to host a personal web site, then your only concern is
that you get a decent amount of disk space for your...
Making Money with Web Designs - The Basics
Making Money with Web Designs - The Basics
Web development covers a diverse range of professions such as
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Running your first scan using NessusWX
The following is a simple how-to guide for installing, configuring, and running your first vulnerability scan using the NessusWX Windows client. The instructions do not include in depth explanations as it is assumed that you are familiar with...
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Web Hosting CHECKLIST- Must For Every Webmaster!
Before rushing for a web hosting account, you need to check the
following features which are important for any web hosting
account. Many people overlook this features and pay the price
later. So here are the important features you need to check with
your hosting company before paying for it.
Technical Support: Technical support is one of the most
important factor you need to consider when a choosing a web
host. Test different companies before you sign up by sending
them an email with a question or two. If they respond quickly,
this is a good sign.
Uptime: The more uptime they guarantee, the better. 99% uptime
is the minimum acceptable standard. Look for 99% plus guaranteed
uptime. 1% of uptime is about 87 hours in a year.
Disk Space: Decide how much disk space you will require. A basic
web site with few images and about 10 to 20 pages will not take
up much web space . If you require a lot of graphics or
multimedia or you need to store a lot of information, you will
need a bit higher disk space. Again you can increase your web
space as required with almost all the hosts by paying the extra
charges.
Data Transfer: This factor is usually overlooked until the data
transfer limit is reached. If you go over your alloted data
transfer, you will get a hefty bill. If you are running a site
with lots of downloads, or a site with lots of images such at a
photo post site, your data transfer will be higher than a site
with mainly text. The average website uses less than 200MB of
bandwidth per month.
Scripting Languages support: If you using a scripting language
to output your html, you need to check whether the plan has
support for that script. You will need a windows hosting
plan
only if you are using microsoft scripting languages like asp and
asp.net.
CGI Bin: This is now standard feature with almost all hosting
companies. If you do not have access to your own CGI Bin, you
cannot install your own cgi scripts and programs.
Perl: If you do not have Perl, you cannot run Perl Programs.
Many good scripts that you buy or get for free are written in
Perl. In my opinion, it would be a limitation not to have the
latest version of Perl installed
SSI: Server Side Includes are great if you want to spend minimal
time updating your site. Again this feature is provided by many
hosts.
FTP Access: Unlimited and unrestricted FTP access to your site
is essential. You will need an FTP program to transfer files
from your computer to the server.
Statistics Program: A good stats program is handy if you want to
keep an eye on how many visitors you are getting, where they are
coming from, referrers, top entry and exit pages and so on. Some
companies offer excellent stats programs as standard while
others offer basic stats but you have to pay extra for advanced
statistics
If you don't have time to do research, you can choose the
webhost from our top
10 web hosts which our team of experts has choosen after a
lot of research and testing.
About the author:
Mahesh is an expert in web hosting industry. He is helping many
enterprises in setting up web hosting business. He along with
his team of experts are providing FREE consultation to
webmasters on webhosting related queries. You can send your web
hosting queries to
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