Guides & Articles on Web Hosting
Free Web Hosting for Small Businesses
Grab a piece of cyberspace at no cost. But know the limitations.
By Wendy Davis
As consumers increasingly turn to the Web for information, it's becoming vital to have an online presence. The good news is creating a Web page is no longer an expensive proposition. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) offer free Web hosting as part of the subscription package, and a host of blogging services and social networking sites allow users to create free Web pages. ...
Web Hosting Services for Small Business
Choose a reliable host that can help you build, operate and promote your Web site
By Mary Sit
In today's business world, a Web site is a must-have marketing tool. Whether you need a simple site that describes your services, or you're launching a full-blown e-commerce store, you'll need a Web host. These Internet service providers rent space on their computers and allow access to your Web pages. To find the best Web hosting service for your business, you need to ...
Colocation Hosting
How to choose the perfect colocation hosting solution for your business
By A.S. White
A colocation hosting facility is where a web server is housed, along with the resources to keep the server up and running. Between the amount of power web servers require and the difficulty of an individual business to take care of all levels of redundancy, many businesses are turning to colocation servers to manage their web server needs. The tricky part is choosing between the mu...
Dedicated Server Hosting
How to find the right dedicated web server hosting company the first time
By A.S. White
For most small businesses, the confines of shared server hosting become limiting fairly quickly. And that’s understandable, because shared hosting is meant to be used for small pages and not business applications. Most business owners turn to dedicated server hosting to suit their web hosting needs. Dedicated web hosting services allow your business to have a server completel...
Managed Service Providers
How to use managed service providers to make your IT easier
By A.S. White
Managing your company’s website is far from easy. You have to juggle hardware, software, security, data storage, back-ups and much more. Add in the updates that seem to be needed every day and you have a full-fledged IT nightmare. That’s where a managed service provider (MSP) can instead make your IT a dream. MSP providers offer a host of managed IT services that compan...
Web Hosting Resellers
Find the best web hosting reseller plan for your business
By M. Worcester
Web hosting reseller plans allow you to become a web host yourself and sell web hosting packages to your customers. Choose this type of plan if you offer web design and graphic arts services. It provides a complete web page design and hosting package to your customers. If your business offers technical assistance in other computer-related areas, consider adding web hosting to your ...
Ecommerce Hosting
Open an online storefront with ecommerce web hosting
By M. Worcester
Web hosting ecommerce merchant services are the key to selling your product or service on the Internet. A simple website informs; an ecommerce website is an online store where visitors actually buy your products or services. There are many steps involved in finding affordable ecommerce hosting and building an ecommerce web site. Plan ahead and choose the best web hosting and ecomme...
Small Business Hosting
Choose the best small business hosting service for your company website
By M. Worcester
Small business web hosting companies provide business hosting services for your company's website. If you intend to have a large number of photos or other images, music or video files; your website requires more disk space. However, it's equally as important to pay attention to bandwidth, or the maximum amount of monthly traffic allowed by your small business hosting plan. ...
Windows Web Hosting
Get website reliability and security with dedicated Windows hosting
By Sharisa Lewis
Windows server hosting allows your business to use familiar tools to host your site. Windows hosting usually works with the popular Microsoft database and programming tools. Many businesses prefer the familiarity that Windows web hosting provides in addition to the reliability of Windows dedicated servers.Besides a hosting platform, look for a Windows host company that will maximiz...
eBusiness Services
Making eBusiness a vital spoke in your business wheel
By John R. Hall
eBusiness consultants know how to choose your web strategies. Your business model is too important to trust to anyone less than a qualified eBusiness specialist. To understand the need for eBusiness consulting services, it's vital to know the role of an eBusiness consultant.Before choosing an eBusiness "expert" ask yourself if your website is easy for visitors to navi...
Clustered Hosting
Virtualize servers with clustered hosting
By Felicia R. Blue
Clustered hosting can quickly deliver results if you run an actuary or oil/gas exploration business. Trying to crunch numbers on a computer or server can be challenging. Not only can it be time-consuming, but it can be expensive. You’ll have to spend a lot of money on hardware, including RAM and CPUs. Clustered hosting can eliminate those headaches, in that this service virtu...
Linux Hosting
Get Linux hosting for engaging dynamic pages at the right price
By Cheryl Bridges
Linux hosting is a compelling choice for running dynamic websites to better communicate with tech-savvy customer markets. Linux-based technologies are open source and collaborative, making a Linux-based site both affordable and a sound marketing strategy. Customer-centric elements can fill up your opt-in mailing list and save you money too.Linux website hosting does not always inte...
Managed Web Hosting
Find a managed hosting service that meets your needs
By Jamie McIntosh
When your business decides to choose a managed web hosting service to upkeep and administer its servers, you free the time of key personnel so they can spend their time building other aspects of your company. It's the job of fully managed dedicated servers to troubleshoot, implement, update, monitor and repair your website. This allows your customers and clients to experience t...
Web Hosting Directories
Choose the best web host for your business using web hosting directories
By M. Worcester
Sort through the number of web hosts by consulting web hosting directories. Confirm your choice by consulting more than one and evaluate which web hosting directory can best guide your choice of web hosts.When you evaluate which directory is best, look for the following features in web site hosting directories:1. A chart or list of features and price plans offered by each host so y...
Virtual Server Hosting News and Trends
Get the best information on virtual server hosting services
By Felicia R. Blue
Do you need to research virtual server hosting news and trends? You do if you have a successful business and now you want to sell your services online. The problem is which virtual server hosting company do you use? There are many you can find online, in your local newspaper, or in the yellow pages.Target your research so that you don’t have to spend much time finding virtual...
Making the Most of Virtual Server Hosting
How to get the right VPS hosting plan for your business
By Felicia R. Blue
Making the most of virtual server hosting is important to running your online business. Because of the Internet, you have a plethora of options to choose from when it comes to making the most of virtual server hosting. It’s important you choose the right one for your business.Sure, VPS hosting plans are inexpensive. But you must have the right plan to address your needs and m...
Dedicated Server Hosting News and Trends
How to get the best information on dedicated web hosting services
By Felicia R. Blue
Do you need to produce a report for your boss on dedicated server hosting news and trends? Your boss wants to know some of the features that dedicated server hosting providers offer. Your boss may also want to know if customers are satisfied with using dedicated server hosting.The good news is that you can get plenty of information on dedicated server hosting news and trends. For e...
Making the Most of Dedicated Server Hosting
Obtain the best dedicated server hosting service for your business
By Felicia R. Blue
Consider getting dedicated web server hosting services for your online business. This is especially true if you need to have full control over the server, but you don’t want to have to put the money and time into buying and maintaining your own server. This is a method of making the most of a dedicated server hosting plan that also makes good economic sense.When looking at a ...
Managed Service Providers Key Terms
Learn key terms used by IT managed service companies
By Gail L. Perry
Managed service providers (MSP) are becoming more in demand in the business world. Their popularity is due to the enormous amount of updates and changes in the IT (information technology) world. Keeping up with and maintaining these updates and changes brings a high price tag that many businesses cannot afford.A managed service provider (MSP) reduces this price tag by providing low...
Managed Service Providers Basics
Managed service providers offer IT advantages
By Gail L. Perry
The use of a managed service provider (MSP) became widespread in the 1990s, and business boomed through the early 2000s. As quickly as the business grew, it also withered. In order to survive, MSPs changed their business models and services to meet customer needs. Today some MSP providers continue to grow and flourish, while the industry enjoys another upswing in business.Managed s...
Colocation Hosting News and Trends
How to get the latest colocation news and trends
By Felicia R. Blue
Do you need to know the latest colocation hosting news and trends? Colocation has become a hot and important technology for data centers. Perhaps you’re in the market for colocation hosting, but you don’t know where to begin. You can find a lot of information on the Internet, but to get the information you’re looking for, you need to determine your objectives. Any...
Web Hosting Managment Education and Training
Where to go to learn more about choosing and using web hosting services
By M. Worcester
Web hosting management education and training is easy to find, and that can be a good or a bad thing. There are many websites out there, telling you how to choose a web host -- so how do you choose which one to read? While some may offer valid and useful information, some websites may provide unreliable information.First focus on your task. If you are choosing a host, read about ho...
Colocation Hosting Education and Training
Learn what you need to know to evaluate colocation server hosting
By M. Worcester
Colocation hosting education and training is actually easier than the actual job of managing your own server. Your job is to learn enough to choose a host that can keep your server safe and secure and connected to the Internet. This is generally easier than learning to do so yourself, and less expensive as well.Visit websites that don't offer hosting and read recommendations on...
Dedicated Server Hosting Key Terms
Protect your ecommerce business by understanding dedicated server hosting key terms
By Tara McClendon
Dedicated server hosting offers you the ability to host your website on its own private, stand-alone server. With a dedicated server host, you control the hardware, the applications and the services specific to your business needs. Like most industries, the services offered will depend on the host company. For example, while most dedicated server hosting companies provide you with ...
Virtual Server Hosting Key Terms
Find the best provider for your website by knowing virtual server hosting key terms
By Tara McClendon
In order to get your website live on the Internet, you need to use some type of virtual server hosting. Like most things related to the Internet, you have some choice in the type of server you use. You may want to use a shared virtual server to cut down on the cost of the service. You also may discover your business needs more privacy and opt for higher priced items. When you know ...
