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Choosing a Quality Web Host
If you are anything like me, you'd probably like to have a website on the Internet but you just have no idea how to go about it. All this talk of web hosting, bandwidth, disc space, and other jargon can cause one to say, "This is too complicated and technical, I just wanted to have a place to put all of my favorite skateboarding photos, cool information on ramp designs, and the best places to skate!" To get a website on the Web you have to go through a web host. The question is how do you find the web host for you? If you type 'web host' into your search engine like Google you will get thousands of sites. Hit on one of these and like any product on the market you will see all sorts of persuasive propaganda to incite you to use their company; that is if you can decipher any of the technical jargon that only computer-heads can comprehend. Some web hosts offer free business cards with an account; some probably offer free watches?like all consumer industries you the buyer must beware. I'm a writer so I'll use the analogy of a writer's journal. The journal I like must not be too big or small in book size. It also must have a good amount of space allocated to each day, again not a whole page but not just a few lines. Of course I also want it to be cheap but of a good quality that won't fall apart while I'm using it, and I hope it would last for posterity. I just want the diary, some nice pictures in it are O.K. but unnecessary especially if it adds to the price. It's the same with a web host and web site scenario. You want to get the right deal for you, enough space and enough access to the public that you wish to associate with. As a novice who doesn't understand all the jargon this can pose a problem. Are you an individual, small business, blog, or a big time corporation? What do you need and how do you get it? As far as I can tell the web hosting business is a lot like the fast food business. The big corporations have strict guidelines, will offer you special deals, and have monthly 'cheeseburger specials'. But, I've always been more interested in the 'Mom and Pop' small time diners who have that real caring human approach. You know you are a customer and a person, not just a number on a sales receipt. I believe the hosting companies are the same. A smaller hosting company will probably treat its users with more honest integrity as well as having more flexibility in dealing with your individual situation. They can often tailor web site packages to accommodate exactly what you are looking for as well as the ability to update them quickly when your needs change. My advice is to contact a few of the smaller companies. Look for ones with good reputations or just arbitrarily email them and compare results from different places. Which one do you feel most comfortable with? Go for it; ask as many questions as you can, see how the different hosts differ in their answers. Try one; if it doesn't work out try another, it's really easy to move around. Don't be afraid, you've got nothing to lose except the fear itself!
MORE RESOURCES:  Yahoo! News Search Results for URL Yahoo! News Search Results for URL • Google Power User Tips: SERP URL Parameters In Part 1, we looked at query operators for refining our searches. Now for Part 2, let?s look at parameters that we can add/modify in the URL of the the Google SERP (search engine results page.) • Twitter Adopts OAuth, Expands URL Shortener Roll Out Twitter aims to forgo passwords, and push an enhanced URL shortening service designed to heighten security and provide relevant content. • Twitter launches T.co, its own URL shortening service Today social networking site Twitter announced that it has launched its own URL shortening service, T.co, that will be integrated into its Twitter service. It appears that the service will not, at least initially, be available for use in non-Twitter applications. Services like these are used by people to create shorter URLs that are more friendly to mobile and take up less space in text messages ... • Twitter To Roll Out URL Shortener To All By End Of Year Twitter's link shortener, available to all by year's end, hopes to boost security, but is bad for th • Twitter URL-shortener to keep track of all links clicked The microblogging site has said that all users will be switched to its own link shortener, which will allow the company to record and analyse what they click on ( ZDNet UK - Security ) • Twitter crackdown on hackers posting links to viruses with launch of URL shor... The company said the move was being taken to improve security, which has been hit by links which lead to fraudulent sites. • Duke Nukem Forever appearing at 2K's PAX booth [update: pictured!] digg_url = 'http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/03/duke-nukem-forever-rumored-at-pax/'; "OMG, Duke Nukem is at PAX!" At least, according to an effusive tweet from Joystiq alum Dustin Burg. In addition, a source at the convention told Joystiq that images of Duke Nukem are visible at the 2K booth, which has yet to open to the public. The Gearbox logo can be seen, but the ... • Guitar Sidekick brings your phone to your guitar, while your guitar gently weeps digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/guitar-sidekick-brings-your-phone-to-your-guitar-while-your-gui/'; You may not want to be seen rocking one of these at your next gig, but if you've been trying to juggle your phone and guitar while using some of the endless number of apps out there, you might just want to consider this so-called Guitar Sidekick from Castiv ... • New Report - U.S. Digestive Health Ingredients Markets (2010 - 2015) - Market... DALLAS, Texas, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Buy this report now: http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/digestive-health-ingredients- 225.html (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.) This market report analyzes the trends ... • New Pro Feature Easily Embed Facebook 'Like' buttons in Tabsite Facebook TabSite is pleased to announce the roll-out of a new feature for TabSite Pro accounts. With a couple clicks and a webpage url to 'Like' , it is incredibly easy to add the Facebook 'Like' to your TabSite. You can add the 'Like' for people to 'Like' your Facebook Page, or you can specify product url's from your website so that visitors on Facebook can 'Like' specific productsThe 'Like'... |
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