Author: Sharon Housley

Choosing a domain is one of the first steps in establishing an online presence. Changing a domain after-the-fact can be time consuming, and can be harmful to search engine ranking, so it is best to get it right the first time around. Follow these simple steps to select a domain name that will represent your online brand.

Author: Scott Van Achte

On May 1st I wrote about the close of GeoCities and how all accounts with GeoCities will soon be deleted permanently. I wanted to take the time to discuss the importance of having your website hosted on your own domain, and also to give those currently using GeoCities a few ideas on how to move forward.

Author: Bob Willis

Creating an internet presence would mean building a website. This means a web hosting service is needed to upload the website in the internet. Web hosting services can be for free and it can also be paid. Both services have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Author: James Burchill

When is a web hosting company not a web hosting company? When it's a VAR.

There's nothing inherently wrong with being a VAR (value added reseller) - I've been one many times in the past, and will likely be again.

Author: Oladotun Ogunsulire

For the new business starting up a website, there are a number of operational considerations.The things it would be useful to consider would include:

Author: Mike Selvon

If you have thought about creating a website for your business so that you can expand your market, then you most likely already know that one of the first things you must arrange for is your website server hosting. There is a huge variety in web hosting plan options that you can choose from, from free webhosting to expensive managed dedicated servers, and in the coming months and years there will, no doubt, be even more choices.

Author: Akamunwa Musole

Tips on finding a suitable company to host your website

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Choosing a web hosting company can be tedious process because of the large numbers of number of hosting companies on the market, considerations to make and options to choose from. Going through all of them to check is a near impossible task. The easy way out is to pick a few recommendations from other people who are already running their own website. You can also browse through online newsgroup forums and survey sites.

Author: Haiming Jiang

There are number of reasons why an online business owner decides to change web hosting providers. Maybe your old web hosting provider has a very poor technical support, or excessive web server down time, or may be not even meeting your basic hosting requirements or otherwise you discover a cheaper web hosting service etc. Many a time people do tolerate less than great service from their hosting provider merely because it can be really painful to move your site, considering your domain name and your email accounts with minimum downtime for you and your site visitors.

Author: Bill Pratt

Data is extremely important for any business, online or offline. Data, which is stored in your server, could not be lost since information loss could terminate your business. If company data were lost then you would have to spend a lot of time, effort and money in replacing them. There are even some data or information that could no longer be replaced which could be devastating to your business.