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Category: Websites and Blogging

This category will contain any blogging-related posts, that includes platforms such as WordPress and Blogger.

  • No Website is Crash Proof: What is Your Crash Plan?

    No Website is Crash Proof: What is Your Crash Plan?

    Although most web hosting companies will promise VPS hosting or dedicated hosting services with 98% uptime, failing to plan for that 2% of downtime is planning to fail. Having a crash plan is therefore extremely important for the overall success of your website.

    No webhosting company promises 100% uptime, and for good reason: It isn’t possible to fully prevent outages. However, safeguarding your site against downtime requires certain precautions, including the right technology and software, the right hosting partner, and the right managed services.

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  • The 5 Most Recommended Web Hosting Providers

    The 5 Most Recommended Web Hosting Providers

    Finding web hosting is easy, but finding the best web hosting? Now that’s a whole other question. The plethora of web hosting services out there makes it a bit like wading through quicksand. Which one has the best deals? Which have the greatest access? What companies have the greatest value for customers? Your website is literally the face of your business. In many cases it is what customers see first, and you need to make sure that it looks great, works great, and feels great. Well, we’ve put together a list of the top 5 Cloud Kompare web hosting providers, and we’re going to leave it up to you to decide.

    1. Storm on Demand

    As a subsidiary of Liquid Web Inc, Storm on Demand has provided top quality web hosting services since 1997. Using only Enterprise Grade parts, Storm on Demand has been the vanguard of web hosting, now serving more than 20,000 clients across 120,000 different countries worldwide.

    Storm is well equipped to handle anything, with state of the art data centers, all backed by the best in server technology. You can expect to find persistent storage, hourly billing (pay as you go), guaranteed resources, and physical processor cores.

    That last one might be a bit confusing, especially if you have never used a web hosting service before. There are some services out there that will actually tell you that you are using a physical machine when you are in fact on a shared machine with other users. It might be difficult to prove, but Storm does not ‘play that game’, so to speak. Instead, Storm strives to fulfill the needs of customers by being honest and offering high-end services. Your website is serious business; you need it to work properly 100 percent of the time, and there is much more than just coding behind that. You need a server that supports all the right plugins and an uptime that cannot be rivaled. A Storm is coming.

    2. GoDaddy

    When it comes to web hosting companies, Go Daddy is perhaps one of the most Noteworthy web hosting services, and with good reason. You’ve seen the commercials on television and you’ve probably even gone to their website to see ‘the rest of the commercial’, as it were. Their risqué tactics have made their service known near and far, but when it comes to providing that service, do they hit the nail on the head or could they do better?

    GoDaddy actually does deliver on service with strong uptime statistics and an easy to use website that will allow nearly anyone to set up and customize a hosting plan. Right now, GoDaddy claims to manage more than 60 million domain names and 13 million customers across a wide range of different locations.

    When you sign up with GoDaddy, you can expect a free domain, free e-mail, and 1-click installs with more than 200 free applications. Security is top-notch with 24/7 monitoring and DDoS attack protection. You are most definitely in good hands here.

    3. SiteGround

    In 2004 SiteGround brought its own brand of excellence to the web hosting market, now servicing more than 250,000 domains worldwide. SiteGround has Data Centers in three countries:

    • The United States
    • The Netherlands
    • Singapore

    Unlike many other services, SiteGround seems to be okay with using open source software including Apache and PHP, making it very friendly for those who like to ‘tinker’, so to speak. With great rates and a dedication to excellence, SiteGround is without a doubt one of the better options out there. Take a look at it and see what you think because picking a right web hosting service is important for your website. Remember, when you are in the market for web hosting, you are in the market for pure excellence.

    4. Liquid Web

    Owning three different data centers, Liquid Web has been a player in the web hosting game since 1997. They offer a number of high-end products including:

    • Dedicated Servers
    • Dedicated Add-ons
    • Storm Cloud Servers
    • Storm Add-ons
    • VPS Hosting
    • Shared Web Hosting
    • Storage/Backup
    • Database Hosting
    • Network Services
    • Security service
    • And more

    As you can see, they have a level of service available for virtually everyone, putting them right at the top of the game, and most likely at the top of your list.

    5. HostGator

    If you’re looking for the best, you’ve found it. HostGator is a high end platform delivering a plethora of different services including unlimited domains, and even one-click WordPress installation. You will never have to worry about uptime again as HostGator boasts a 99.9 percent uptime with three plans available for web hosting.

    Having won more than a few awards for dependability, it is no surprise that HostGator has stayed at the top of the game, and with unlimited server space, there is no reason why you should not give them your unlimited trust.

  • 5 Qualities that Top Bloggers have in Common

    5 Qualities that Top Bloggers have in Common

    If you’ve started a blog but have yet to grow your readership or make money from it, it’s time to look at the competition. What makes a blog successful? The best blogs all seem to have a few qualities in common. They’re updated reliably, with unique content and a distinct voice. They are usually aesthetically appealing, easy to navigate, and feature active comment sections. Although every successful blogger may follow his or her own path to success, there are a few qualities that they tend to share.

    Successful bloggers often have the following traits or skills, which is worth keeping in mind as you work on your own projects.

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  • Understanding How WordPress uses MySQL

    Understanding How WordPress uses MySQL

    WordPress is arguably the most popular content management software (CMS) available. The fact that WordPress is free, easy-to-use and has a tremendous amount of support available makes it an ideal CMS for creating and managing a website or blog.

    While WordPress is designed to be easy-to-use, it also has enough complexity that allows you to create about anything for your website. For the average user, however, you won’t need to manage this complexity as there are plugins and templates to do most of the work for you. For others, you may want to look at what WordPress has to offer.

    A WordPress site can be typically divided into two segments:

    1. The general look and feel of a WordPress website generated by logic and templates.
    2. A MySQL database in which all content powering the website is stored.

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  • 4 Processes To Streamline Enterprise Web Application Productivity

    4 Processes To Streamline Enterprise Web Application Productivity

    In software development labs around the world, web application developers face palpable pressure to ensure the application they create delivers a great experience that users demand and expect. And in the enterprise sector, that task can encompass a broad distributed operation, requiring collaboration and streamlined processes throughout the web app development cycle. That’s why it is essential to implement processes that streamline productivity at every step of the way.

    When adopting this strategy, it’s important to realize that both new apps and existing apps should be optimized. Whether the app is going to be used by thousands of employees or just the finance department, it will be judged by users on the ease of use and intuitiveness of the user interface.

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  • WordPress, Drupal and Joomla: Which One Is the Best?

    WordPress, Drupal and Joomla: Which One Is the Best?

    There are plenty of content management systems out there, but when it comes to usability and popularity, three content management systems rank high above all others. Those three content management systems are WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. If you ask developers “which CMS is best?” you will find most people are supporting these three.

    However, the problem is you can’t use all of them for one web development project. So, which one is truly best for all types of web development projects? Some may vote for Drupal and some may vote for WordPress, but there is one thing that you need to know first. While all these 3 content management systems are really good and offer plenty of tools to make the web development process easier, each of them have some drawbacks as well.

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  • Content Moderation Options for Businesses

    Content Moderation Options for Businesses

    Nowadays, many businesses have an online presence on blogs, forums and social media networks. Such platforms can be very useful tools for connecting with consumers and receiving feedback. People share their questions and suggestions about your business or brand by sending tweets, posting on your Facebook wall, leaving blog comments or posting on your forums. Responding to this feedback in a timely manner encourages more interactions and builds a strong following for your brand.

    However, at times, people are likely to post content which is misleading, irrelevant or offensive. If such content is not moderated, it might have a harmful effect on the reputation of your business or brand. Content moderation ensures that any content that appears on the business sites or forums is relevant, accurate and helpful. In turn, this maintains order in the community and protects the site from all sorts of abuse.

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  • 5 Ways You Can Use Your WordPress Backup

    5 Ways You Can Use Your WordPress Backup

    One of the best ways of protecting your WordPress blog or website is to perform a regular backup of all your website’s files and database tables. While the main reason for backing up your WordPress website is to easily restore the website in case it is no longer accessible, there are other reasons backing up your WordPress site can come in handy. Let’s look at 5 ways you can use your WordPress backup.

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