I’d bet that most sites on the web today are low-traffic sites that can easily be served on cheap shared hosting accounts. That’s not a criticism by the way, because that statement refers to most of my own sites too. I’m perfectly happy using shared hosting for most of my sites. There comes a time in many site owners lives, however, when they realize that their best site has outgrown...
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The following is a guest post by Stuart Melling
WordPress is not only a great blogging tool, it is a great content management system. By using the countless free themes, plugins and widgets available, the possibilities of this software are limitless. I have seen WordPress used for everything from a simple blog to a restaurant’s online presence through to a realtor’s online portal. WordPress...
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UPDATE: Due to so many complaints, I’m no longer recommending ThinkHost. However, lucky for us all, my past and still present favorite hosting company, HostGator, has gone green, so I can continue recommending it while knowing there’s an extra goodness in its greeness! So, ignore the rest of this and just know that I love HostGator. *
A few days ago, a friend of mine had web hosting issues...
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The next step in our series is to purchase a hosting plan with a web hosting company. Your web site has to “reside” somewhere, and that’s the function of a hosting company – to provide you with the space for your site on one of their web servers. There are tens of thousands of hosting companies out there, all vying for your business. In some ways, that’s a good thing as...
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