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  • Web Hosting Made Simpler – Just the Basics, Ma’am…

    Web Hosting Made Simpler – Just the Basics, Ma’am…

    Choosing a web hosting service provider is no easy task. Even professionals sometimes have a difficult time making a decision. Qualities to consider when choosing a web host include affordability, reliability, tech support, and personal taste. You have to be careful with looking at Top Ten lists because sometimes the results are skewed by fake reviews for advertising and affiliate purposes.

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    Different types of hosting are available too, many of which are labeled as business, professional, email, budget, shared, green, cheap, or unlimited hosting. More important than those simplistic, yet often confusing, labels are the actual types of hosting.

    The four main types are Shared Hosting for personal blogs and websites, Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting for business and e-commerce websites, Reseller Hosting for those that buy server space and sell to their own customers, and Dedicated Server Hosting for large portals and enterprise websites. With Shared Hosting, there are two main types: Linux (or Unix) based and Windows based.

    The reasons for needing a web host will dictate the type that you’ll need. If you’re just starting out and want a small website, go with Shared Hosting. If you’re the CEO of a large corporation, go with a Dedicated Server.

    Affordability

    Price is certainly an important aspect to consider when choosing a web host, but it shouldn’t be the deciding factor. Any hosting service that charges less than $10 a month is considered by most to be affordable. Many services offer monthly fees ranging from $2 to $6, especially when offered in conjunction with a special offer. They often offer sales and special discounts. Many also offer introductory rates. Don’t go with the cheapest offer though. Remember that you get what you pay for. The three ranges are $5 and under, $5-10, and $10 and over.

    Reliability

    A web hosting provider is only as good as the services they offer. If the sites you create are constantly crashing or you don’t have access to make updates, the that provider is considered to have a considerable amount of down time. The best providers have ratings of 99% reliability or better.

    Tech Support

    If the customer service department of your current provider doesn’t speak English, it might be time to find another provider. A good customer service department will be available via telephone or e-mail 24/7. They should be able to answer any question and solve any problem. Unfortunately, it is difficult to judge this aspect of a company before signing on with them. Make sure a phone number or contact info is listed.

    Personal Taste

    This is where even more research comes into play. Search the web for as many Top Ten reviews as you can find. Look for overlapping company names then choose your own top ten and go to their websites. See how you like it. Is the site easy to move around in? Do they have a lot of advertising? Does that bother you? Can you find any contact info? Are the prices within your range? Is the layout nice? Do they provide examples or customer testimonials? Narrow it down to your top three choices, then go with your gut instinct.

    This TOP 15 list is a compilation from several other sites’ top 10 lists:

    1. In Motion Hosting (Dedicated, VPS, Linux)
    2. Web Hosting Hub (Linux)
    3. Web Hosting Pad (Linux)
    4. iPage (Linux)
    5. Blue Host (Reseller)
    6. Just Host (Reseller)
    7. Host Gator (Dedicated, Reseller)
    8. Go Daddy (Linux)
    9. 247 Host (Dedicated, Reseller)
    10. Fat Cow (Linux)
    11. Green Geeks (Linux)
    12. Win Host (Windows)
    13. My Hosting (Windows)
    14. Arvixe (Windows, Reseller)
    15. Host Ahead (Windows)

    If you need more help, do a web search for “web host ratings” and choose a site to visit. Good luck and happy hosting!

  • Print On The Go – Five Awesome Printing Apps

    Print On The Go – Five Awesome Printing Apps

    A lot of people are talking about mobile web design, and rightly so, but this isn’t the only thing that’s going mobile. mobile printing is currently emerging as the standard way to print, both for personal use and in businesses. To take advantage of this new innovative feature you need to know all about the latest mobile printer apps – so here are the top five printing apps.

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  • 3 Good Reasons To Buy Multiple Domain Names

    3 Good Reasons To Buy Multiple Domain Names

    When an individual or business acquires the desired domain name, it may seem like a mission has been accomplished. However, having multiple domain names is even more profitable. Some businesses survive on just one Web site, but many large companies and organizations thrive with multiple domains. Keep reading to find out why.

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  • 7 Best Ways to Secure Your Site from Attacks

    7 Best Ways to Secure Your Site from Attacks

    Ever since, I started using WordPress, I have found nothing that compares to this great content management system. This is because WordPress is versatile, and as such any person can be able to adapt it for use in any manner.

    However, this was not always the case. When I first heard of WordPress, around six years ago, I simply dismissed it as one of those fads that come and go in a blink of an eye. But, I was wrong, and quite honestly, it was one of my mistakes, since I came on to later learn that WordPress was simply more than just a fad.

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  • 3 Common Misconceptions About Blogging and Weight Loss

    3 Common Misconceptions About Blogging and Weight Loss

    What is the common thing between blogging and losing weight? Unfortunately, both the weight loss and blogging business are victims of false experts who are only after your money by selling you “top secret” eBooks and DVD programs.

    You doubtlessly have heard about all sorts of ‘keys’ and ‘secrets’ to becoming an internet millionaire or losing weight and looking like a celebrity. While some of these are of real help to the reader, a good number of them are merely sensationalistic; intended to capture your attention but will not improve you in any way when the rubber hits the road. Others are quite simply poorly researched, offering readers keen on cutting weight or increasing traffic to their blogs false information and leaving them fostering baseless expectations that are duly dashed in time.

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  • Protect Your Financial Information with These Apps

    Protect Your Financial Information with These Apps

    Smartphones have made it so that you can conduct your financial business from the palm of your hand, without accessing a bank or even a computer. Some people store financial information such as online banking information, log-in information, passwords and credit card details, on their phones. Needless to say, it is understandable for users to want to implement preventative measures in the event the phone is stolen or online vandals attack.

    There are several apps that are available from both the Android and the iPhone markets that will help to protect your data and give you added peace of mind. Everyone who owns an iPhone or Android should have at least one of these apps installed on their phone.

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  • How to Optimize Your WordPress Site for the Mobile Platform

    How to Optimize Your WordPress Site for the Mobile Platform

    Optimizing your WordPress site for mobile web browsers is a great way to reach a significant portion of the Internet market. In this article we’ll be installing and reviewing a fantastic WordPress plugin that will allow you to publish your WordPress site for the Mobile web.

    WordPress Mobile Pack was developed as a complete toolkit that makes the mobilization process simple, and fast. It includes a mobile platform switcher to help you select themes based on the audience visiting the site, mobile widgets, mobile themes, transcoding and device adaption, and an administrator panel also optimized for mobile browsers that will allow you to write new posts and edit the site on-the-go.

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  • EViews Review

    EViews Review

    Econometric Views, or as it is more commonly known as, EViews, is a statistical analysis software package for Windows systems. Having gained a presence in economics class rooms around the world, its primary use as been for econometric analysis for time series, forecasting for models, and testing for correlation between variables.

    Eviews was originally developed by Quantitative Micro Software or QMS in 1994, but has been updated over its run with Eviews 7.2 being released in November of last year.

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