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2 Category: Blog Hosting Subcategory: Blog Hosting Tip: How to Find the Best Free Blog Hosting Free blog hosting can be easily found by doing a simple web search. The hard part is knowing which of these blog hosting companies will give you the best service. Often times, free Internet services of any kind will be flooded with users, and blog hosting is no exception. Below are a few tips on how to find the best free blog hosting provider. - You need to find a free blog hosting company that can handle the space used by its members, as well as the traffic that all these members generate. Otherwise, those trying to access your blog my run into downtime or delay issues. - The best thing about free blog hosting is that you can try it out before you commit to it, without losing out on any money. If you have a pre-made blog, upload it onto the company's blog hosting servers and visit it for a week before you begin passing out your URL. If you are using the company's tools to create your blog, make it small at first and don't put too much effort into its design, until you know that you will be sticking with the blog hosting site. - If you don't know how to make your own blog, you will need to find a free blog hosting site that offers tools to help you accomplish this. Most of the big blog hosting companies will. These should be the three main factors in your decision, when you finally choose which free blog hosting company to stick with. Tip: How to Make Money From Your Blog Hosting Account There are many ways to profit off of the Internet, and blog hosting is no exception. It is fairly easy to make at least a small profit from your blog, as long as you are committed to regular posting and promotion of your URL. Steps to making an income with your blog hosting account: 1. Decide on a subject that you are really interested in and could write a lot about. This topic should be as specialized as possible, so that you can get targeted traffic. 2. Decide on a theme that matches your subject. Design your blog around this theme. 3. Pick a few affiliate companies that compliment your theme and/or set up a Pay-Per-Click ad account. For example, if your subject is effective resume writing, you could add links to affiliates that provide resume writing services. 4. Find popular keywords for your posts that will help generate traffic from the major search engines. Each post should be centered around at least one of these keywords/phrases. 5. Dedicate yourself to your blog and post daily. Post your URL in any signatures that you have (i.e. in your replies or on discussion forums). 6. Put a visitor counter on your site to track your progress. Hopefully, after a few months you will begin to get a few regular readers. As the months pass, your readership should steadily climb. Once this happens, it won't be long before you begin to get click thrus to your affiliate partners and Pay-Per-Click ads. After that, you will soon be on your way to making an income from your blog hosting account.

3 Category: Business Web Hosting Subcategory: Business Web Hosting Tip: The 411 on VPS VPS is the short way of saying virtual private server, which creates multiple virtual servers from one physical server. This is one of the best business web hosting solutions for today's business owner because it is an economical and flexible way to add capabilities to a website that may need reliable bandwidth as well as guaranteed additional CPU, memory and hard drive space. A business web site hosting company can provide a company with this option without the need to rely on the expense of having a dedicated server system. The technology behind VPS is always evolving to offer a business web hosting provider or an organization's IT department more performance, reliability and flexibility that is essential as the business environment adjusts to the Web 2.0 revolution. In sifting through all the available business web hosting plans, be sure to find a company that can provide a number of business web hosting solutions, including powerful VPS capabilities with dynamic scalability that will work with your business growth. Subcategory: Business Web Hosting Tips Tip: How to Find the Right Shopping Cart One of the most important features of your ecommerce site will be your shopping cart. Most hosting companies that offer ecommerce hosting plans will supply you with at least one free shopping cart. It is a good idea to try out a demo of this cart before you purchase an ecommerce hosting plan to make sure that it is easy to use, and to administer. OpenSourceCMS.com is a great place to find a number of popular shopping cart demos that are almost fully functional. If you find that you like one more than another, you can search for an ecommerce hosting plan that offers your favorite cart. While you can easily pay for a regular shopping cart and install it yourself, it is much easier and cheaper to find an ecommerce hosting company that provides you with the cart you want to work with. Category: Choosing a Hosting Plan Subcategory: Choose a hosting plan Tip: A Web Hosting Plan For The Small Group As a small group who plans to use a Website to promote an image to the outside world

4 and allow members to communicate with other, you will likely have certain basic requirements for the type of hosting plan you purchase. The top 5 things to keep in mind when looking for a hosting plan for your small group are: - First, your Website will probably be small and uncomplicated enough that you will be fine with a shared server plan. - You may be able to find a good shared server hosting plan, with a good amount of space and bandwidth, for as little as $4 per month. However, check into each hosting plan carefully, as you may want certain features for your Website that will not be available with the most basic hosting plans. - If you do not know how to build your own Website using a program like Microsoft FrontPage, and you do not have Website builder software on your computer, then you are going to need to make sure that your hosting plan comes with a Website builder. - If you want each of your members to be able to create their own space within the Website, then you may want to consider finding a hosting plan that will allow you to host multiple domain names. - You will see hosting plans with options, such as an SSL certificate, that you will have no use for unless you are allowing visitors to purchase items off of the Website or are accepting donations. The most important thing for you to remember is that, if you want members to be able to communicate with each other on the Website, you will want to be sure that your hosting plan comes with a bulletin/message board and/or a chat room. Tip: Affordable Web Page Hosting There are so many places which offer web hosting. So how do you know which one is right for you? I've seen prices ranging from over $100 per month to free web hosting offers. The most important thing is to find web hosting which will work for you. Affordable web page hosting is available in many places, however be sure you find a reliable service and get recommendations. When making your decision be sure to ask the right questions such as: How much does it cost for higher bandwidth? Do you provide customer support 24/7? Do I have access to log files? Do you support FTP or Frontpage? Do you have templates where I can quickly put up a web page? How much storage do I get? If you ask all of the right questions you should be fairly secure in knowing you'll get affordable web page hosting which will fit your personal needs. Tip: Mastering Your New Control Panel When you are shopping for a hosting package, the selection of your new control panel should factor in as a major part of your decision. There are several control panels currently on the market, and many hosting companies favor CPanel, which is regarded as one of the easiest control panels to use. Your best bet when it comes to selecting a control panel is to try a variety of different demos so that you can get a true feeling for how each one works. Several web hosting companies offer these free demos, and most companies that create control panels will provide a demo. If your web hosting company has a proprietary control panel, make sure that they offer a demo before you sign a contract. This will help avoid confusion in dealing with a control panel you're not used to.

5 Tip: Professional Web Hosting and Stats One of the most important features when purchasing your web hosting package is to find out what type of web logs are available and what information will be included. If you want to effectively market your site you have to make certain to know where your customers are coming from, what pages they are viewing, how they exit the site, which visitors are turned into customers, and what keywords they are using when searching for your site and other statistics to track your visitors. The more you know about your visitor, the easier it will be to turn those visitors into customers and repeat visitors. Category: Choosing a Hosting Provider Subcategory: Choose a hosting provider Tip: Cheapest Doesn't Mean the Best Looking for the best web host for your site? It's an intimdiating prospect. There are thousands of website hosting providers competing for your hosting dollars. Choosing the right one can be difficult. Here are some things to think about: * Most web site hosting companies compete on price. Price is an important consideration, but not the only consideration. The cheapest host might not be the best. * Look for packages that make sense for your needs. Some companies offer web hosting with a site builder application, for example. Others offer easy e-commerce packages. * What kind of support will you need and does it match what the company offers? These are just a few important factors in choosing website hosting. Do your research before you make that first payment. You'll be glad in the long run. Remember, your web hosting provider is your business partner. Tip: How to Find the Right Web Hosting Provider Finding a web hosting company isn't hard. Finding the right web site hosting company is hard. Here are some ideas for finding the best web hosting provider for your specific needs: * Understand all of your specific needs: platform, web programming, site design, site promotion, domain name. * Have a good idea of what you can afford to pay for website hosting. * Check out the web for sites that compare web hosting providers. Remember, you do not need any physical proximity to your web host. You can deal with the company completely via , credit card, phone, FTP and web browser. * Ask anyone you know who has a web site who they use and if they like their host. * Listen to your developer/consultant if he has a specfic recommendation. Tip: Web Hosting Customer Service There are a few things you should consider when evaluating your web hosting customer

6 service. The first is response time. If you send an asking for support and it takes more than 24 hours to get a response, you should look for another web host. Time is crucial. Find out if your support has technical expertise by asking a few questions and seeing how they respond. If you get a nice response without actually answering your question, or get a rude response, look for a different host. You can tell a lot about what kind of service you will get from a web hosting provider, by what type of customer support they offer. You can also look and see if your web host offers FAQ and technical support documentation online. Many issues you have can be resolved this way and it can be a very valuable time-saving resource. These resources take time and effort to create and maintain and show your web host has committed to helping you resolve problems quickly. Tip: What Will be Included in a Cheap Hosting Web Site Package? Cheap website hosting packages will usually come with the basics: - A decent amount of space. Usually much more than the average person needs. - A decent amount of bandwidth. - A basic Web builder. If you do go through a company who does not offer a Web builder, then the monthly fee will usually be a few bucks cheaper. - A domain name. - Scripting tools. - Database tools. - Visitor analysis tools. If you need any extras, you can usually add them on for an additional charge. However, it may be cheaper to buy a more comprehensive Website package instead. For the average individual or small non-merchant business, most cheap web hosting packages offer more than you will need. Category: Colocation Services Subcategory: Colocation Services Tips Tip: Why Use Colocation Hosting If you are a business owner with several large website and want to include online gaming, large databases, chat rooms, or custom applications which will take large amounts of RAM from a server, you should consider using colocation hosting. You will get superior security, instant bandwidth management, reliable Internet connections, and greater flexibility with content. You may not have the resources to maintain your server with proper temperature and physical security, but a colocation hosting provider does. Once you purchase the server, you have full control since you own the server. But the colocation hosting provider will offer you a connection, physical security and uptime guarantees. Tip: Why Use Colocation Hosting Colocation services are available for people and businesses who require more control

7 over their server and web hosting than is offered by regular shared hosting. When you purchase your own server you are able to utilize the full capacity of the server. This leads to greater reliability, speed and flexibility. Small to medium sized businesses with larger websites and high traffic are perfect examples of who could benefit from colocation services. Companies who provide ebusiness, web services, healthcare, financial services and government agencies also would benefit from colocation services. They gain greater security and performance without having to maintain their own facilities for their server. Category: Dedicated servers Subcategory: Dedicated servers Tip: Dedicated Hosting Solutions May Save You Money Over the Long Term If you are currently running your website with a shared hosting plan, you may be better served by a dedicated hosting solution if you are experiencing a sudden rise in site traffic. In many cases, shared hosting companies will have set limits on how much disk space and bandwidth you can use every month. They will charge extra fees if you go over these limits. Bandwidth spike fees and disk space allotment overages can easily add up to an extra $10,000 a year if you're not careful. If you aren't sure whether you need a dedicated hosting solution, take some time to consider how much you're paying for your current hosting plan, plus overages. In most cases, it will be more expensive than a dedicated hosting plan that offers higher limits and better service. Don't get stuck paying extra fees when you could be saving money over the long-term. Tip: Dedicated Server Web Hosting There are several types of web hosting and it is important to differentiate between them. Dedicated server web hosting means you have a server connected to the Internet with a permanent connection for your use and only your use. This means you own the machine but have a hosting company maintain the server for you. Make sure when you find dedicated server web hosting that the provider offers full customer service, maintenance and 24x7 monitoring of your server. Tip: The Advantages of a Dedicated Server Colocation Although dedicated server colocation has several advantages, it also has a major drawback. The costs for dedicated server colocation are much higher than renting a dedicated server from a hosting company. With this option, you have to pay for the physical space that the dedicated server colocation takes up, as well as the cost of the server itself. This should be a major consideration if a dedicated server colocation is not absolutely vital to your business.

8 Tip: What is a Dedicated Server? A dedicated server is a type of Internet hosting where you can lease an entire server. This server is not shared with anyone and will host only your Website(s). In this kind of arrangement, you have full control over the choice of operating system, hardware, etc. The dedicated server administration can either be done by you or can be provided by the hosting company. The most important benefit of a dedicated server is that it offers a dedicated IP address. With a dedicated IP address, whenever the numerical IP value is input in the address bar of an internet browser, it will always be directed to your site. A dedicated server with a dedicated IP also allows for safer search engine optimization, proper implementation of ecommerce, and anonymous FTP facility. Tip: When Dedicated Server Hosting is Needed Dedicated server hosting is an expensive option, as the entire server is used to host one site only, and dedicated server hosting packages come at a hefty price. However, there are two main situations where dedicated server hosting would be a great option: - If the site is expected to have heavy traffic. - Dedicated servers can host multiple sites. - If the site is expected to host critical applications. Dedicated server hosting is used when the complete array of resources, like CPU and memory, are required by the Web site itself. Large firms often go for dedicated server hosting, since the investment is less than the overall returns. Category: Domain name hosting Subcategory: Domain name hosting Tip: Is It Difficult to Set Up a Domain Name Hosting Account? Setting up a domain name hosting account is probably one of the easiest tasks involved when creating a new Website. The only things you are usually responsible for are: - Picking a company for your domain name hosting. - Searching for a name that is not already taken (this can be done directly from your chosen domain name hosting company's Website). - Filling out your contact and payment information. - Making monthly/yearly payments on the domain Web hosting plan. The rest is done for you, as the domain Web hosting company that you choose will do the actual registration and set up. It could not be any easier. Just don't forget to purchase the privacy option to avoid annoying and dangerous spam. Tip: When You Need to Purchase Domain Hosting domain hosting can be obtained for as little as $10/year. Purchasing your own

9 domain hosting gives you a professional appearance, which is important for customer trust if you are a little-known small or medium sized business. Even if you are an individual who runs a business or service by yourself from your own home, having a professional presence (by ordering your own domain hosting) will help you go a long way when competing with larger companies. Category: Domain Name Registration Subcategory: Domain Name Registration Tips Tip: Domain Name Registrar Companies The internet was developed by the United States military and eventually was introduced for civilian use in the 1980's. As everything was organized, domain names became the way to set up web sites with addresses, that were organized on computers accessed by the internet. The domain names were originally set up under the control of Network Solutions, who sold and recorded the domains after being accredited by a company called, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Network Solutions was engaged as a Domain Name Registrar, to manage the ownership of domain names being purchased by the public. After a few years, other companies were accredited to sell and manage the ownership of domain names. Many commercial enterprises offered web hosting, statistics, and other such services along with the purchase of the domain names. Once a person or business owns a domain name, it can not be purchased by anyone else. These companies keep track of sales made and insure that the domains are sold only once. As domain names relate to branded business names, value began to build for certain domains. Some names are instantly branded in the minds of people, such as books.com or sex.com. There are other names that built value far beyond their original purchase price because time and money was spent "branding" the name as a business. Tip: How To Reserve Domain Name When you're considering a domain name for your website, use at least two to three high-ranking keywords. Popular search engines, such as Yahoo and Google, look for frequently used keywords and phrases in search queries. When you have high-ranking keywords included in your domain name, your website will receive more visibility from search engine traffic. Increased traffic to your website can also help improve your website's ranking on search engines. You'll want to achieve a higher website ranking, because most search engine users quickly browse and scan about 10 to 20 websites

10 that are listed on the search results page. So, you should aim for your website to be displayed as one of the top 20 websites that's listed on the first, or second search results page. Here's what you can do to get started: 1. Find SEO keywords Use free keyword tools to help you find high-ranking SEO keywords for your domain name. We recommend using the SEO keyword tools available on website, Bestseotools.net. 2. Reserve domain name - Use search engines to find domain name and web hosting service providers. Look for special offers and deals on hosting or website builder plans for first-time users. You could pay as little as $1.99 for a domain name for the first year. 3. Buy web domain name After choosing a domain name for your website, you will need to purchase it from the web hosting service provider. Follow the instructions on their website for buying products and services. After your transaction is complete, you will be able to use the domain name within a few hours to identify your Internet website address. Category: Free Web Hosting Subcategory: Free Web Hosting Tips Tip: Free Web Hosting and FTP There are many free web hosting companies which provide web hosting services at no charge. However, make sure you read the fine print so you get the hosting package which will fit your needs. Most free web hosting sites do not offer FTP access so you can only build your site using their pre-made templates. This is fine if you have very simple web site needs and do not mind being limited in your design. It may be worth paying a few dollars each month to get what you need rather than selecting free web hosting. Category: FrontPage Hosting Subcategory: FrontPage Hosting Tips Tip: Web Hosting with FrontPage Extensions FrontPage is one of the top rated and most popular web site design programs on the market. Dreamweaver is also very popular but is more expensive than FrontPage and

11 so most beginners will choose the less expensive program. FrontPage is classified as an HTML editor, but it offers so much more. FrontPage offers an easy to use interface (the MS Office look and feel) and is familiar to most people. You can spell check your pages, manipulate images, easily create tables and change layouts. Anyone who uses FrontPage for design will need web hosting with FrontPage extensions. FrontPage web hosting is quite popular and widely available, just make sure you choose a host and web plan which includes FrontPage support. Category: Hosting & Website Solutions Subcategory: Hosting & Website Solutions Tip: The Host with the Most Take the time to do the research now to ensure that you pick the hosting company with the most bang for the buck rather than just the most affordable web hosting solution. If you go for free or cheap as your hosting decision, you will be paying more in the long run with lost customers and business. Streamline your hosting company research by reading web hosting review websites because experts are doing the legwork for you by gathering intelligence about the best web hosting solutions. The reviews sort the data on these website hosting solutions by using a number of criteria that you need to narrow your hosting decision, including web space, accounts, price, and reliability. Webmaster forums also tell tales about hosting companies by sharing their various experiences. Sure, the hosting company may be affordable, but does their hosting solution throw in some of the extra services free, or do they offer warm, fuzzy customer service rather than technical jargon? The softer side of hosting is especially important to business people that are not tech-savvy but want to leverage a hosting platform to deliver their online presence. Subcategory: Hosting and website solutions Tip: Linux Hosting Although Linux hosting advocates make some pretty good points, the only way to know if Linux hosting is right for you is to try it yourself. Give your server at least a full month before you set up your entire Web site, so that you can easily switch to a different type of hosting if need be. Tip: Linux Hosting There are many reasons why consumers choose to have their Website hosted on a Linux based server, as opposed to a Windows based server. The top five reasons are included below: - Licensing costs for Linux hosting are lower then that for Windows

12 hosting. - People prefer Linux hosting, as the servers that implement these hosting solutions support a higher Web-sites-per-server ratio, without any compromise in the quality of service. - Linux hosting is also popular due to the fact it is more stable than Windows. - Linux hosting solutions are known for their reliability. - Linux hosting servers are secure and fulfill client requirements efficiently. Tip: Mastering Your New Control Panel When you are shopping for a hosting package, the selection of your new control panel should factor in as a major part of your decision. There are several control panels currently on the market, and many hosting companies favor CPanel, which is regarded as one of the easiest control panels to use. Your best bet when it comes to selecting a control panel is to try a variety of different demos so that you can get a true feeling for how each one works. Several web hosting companies offer these free demos, and most companies that create control panels will provide a demo. If your web hosting company has a proprietary control panel, make sure that they offer a demo before you sign a contract. This will help avoid confusion in dealing with a control panel you're not used to. Tip: Windows Hosting & Active Server Pages The key point of Windows hosting is the way it supports.asp (Active Server Pages) or the advanced ASP.NET. This language for Web development was created by Microsoft and it facilitates the creation of dynamic Web pages linked to SQL databases. It can be easily integrated with other systems, making the work of hosting solution providers, quite easy and the hosting solution providers charge little more for this Windows hosting service. Category: Personal Web Hosting Subcategory: Personal Web Hosting Tips Tip: Affordable Personal Web Hosting Finding good web hosting should be a high priority when you are building your personal web site. It is important to find a service which will fit for you. If you know HTML and want to build your site from scratch, you need a service which provides FTP access. If you have never built a site before and are a little intimidated, find a web host which offers pre-made templates so all you have to do is add your information and photos. Affordable personal web hosting is widely available so you don't have to pay much to have your own website. You should expect to pay from $3.95 to $6.95 per month for a good, reliable service.

13 Category: PHP Web Hosting Subcategory: PHP Web Hosting Tip: Looking for PHP Hosting Solutions There are a number of web hosts that now offer PHP hosting, which is defined as a server-side scripting environment for the creation of dynamic web pages as well as a means of sending and receiving cookies. Those looking for web hosts that offer PHP website hosting may need this capability for outputting PDF files, Flash videos and images at very high rates of transmission speed. Web hosts can tell those considering PHP hosting about a number of benefits from using a PHP hosting provider. Beginners will find that PHP is a relatively easy language to learn and work on. Seasoned web developers also can take advantage of the numerous advanced applications and features that are included in PHP web site hosting. A key benefit is that a web host can offer web hosting with PHP at a very low cost because it uses open-source technology. Do not be fooled by a web host that offers hosting with PHP for free, however, because they may not include some of the programming tools that typically come with a low-cost PHP hosting service. A number of directories will list PHP hosting servicers, allowing users to easily locate a web host that offers PHP web hosting at a value-added low-cost that both beginners and advanced users can appreciate. Subcategory: PHP Web Hosting Tips Tip: PHP Web Hosting and Functionality PHP can add a lot of functionality to your web site. You can add interactivity and a better experience for your end user. Some of the things you can include with PHP include shopping carts, catalogs with inventory, reviews of products, currents news, forums, live customer support, and newsletter management. PHP can do anything a CGI program can do but PHP interacts with many databases and is more flexible. You can customize your site to show different content based upon the location of the user, the date, the browser they are using etc, and therefore provide an experience tailor made for your customer. You can conduct surveys online and provide discussion boards. PHP web hosting is widely available and does not generally cost more money than basic web hosting. Category: Resell Hosting Subcategory: Resell Hosting Tip: Becoming a Web Hosting Reseller

14 In order to become a web hosting reseller, you first need to decide what you want to resell. Do you just want to resell web hosting packages? Or do you want to include consulting, web design, resell servers and e-commerce packages? It all depends on what you want to do with your business. Once you have decided what services you want to provide to your customers, you should look into the various web hosting reseller programs. There are many to choose from. Make sure the company you choose has a good reputation and has an established program. Some companies will offer higher returns but may not be around very long and you will lose all of your time and effort. Make sure you choose a hosting company with multiple internet connections so your customers will be happy with the service you provide. Also, consider the customer support your web hosting reseller program offers. You don't want to be stuck waiting for answers from them, while your customers wait for you. Tip: How to Find a Reseller Hosting Package That Will Make You a Success Before you purchase a reseller hosting plan, it is a good idea to make sure that you will have the necessary tools to make your reseller business a success. A good reseller hosting plan will include, at the very minimum, a client billing utility, a dedicated IP address, and your own customizable nameserver. These three items are absolutely necessary for running a reseller business. In addition to these tools, it is also a good idea to look for a reseller hosting plan that offers an unlimited amount of accounts and MySQL databases to ensure that you can build hosting plans that will be attractive to your future customers. Tip: How to Find the Best Resell Hosting Providers There are many ways to find the best resell hosting providers. You will want to be careful as to which companies you resell with. After all, you will be representing their products and want to make sure that your customers are getting what they paid for. Below are some tips: - Try to find a resell hosting company that is 1) popular, 2) has been around for at least a few years, and 3) has a good reputation. Your customers will be hosted on the same servers as their direct customers, so you know that any downtime will likely be minimal. This option may be a little pricey, but worth it. - Search for resell hosting using Google or Yahoo! search engines and see if you recognize any of the names that pop up. Good name recognition usually means that it is a reputable company (unless you recognize it because of a negative experience). - There are a few good resell hosting review websites out there, which you can use to find the best wholesale company. Be careful with this option, however, as some are merely affiliate sites. This means that they will collect a commission for referring you to the site and therefore may give a good review where it is not deserved. A site where customers can submit their own resell hosing reviews will be most reliable. - A resell hosting forum will be a great place to get the honest opinion from current resellers on their experiences with certain wholesale companies. If you scan the forum and do not already see a thread on this topic, just post one of your own! If you follow these tips, you are sure to

15 find a resell hosting provider that you are confident in. Tip: How to Split Your Resell Hosting Packages If you decide to purchase a resell hosting package that you can divide into your own hosting plans, then you are going to need to learn how to divide them up to receive the best profit for your money. Below are two of the best ways to split your resell hosting package to produce a maximum profit. 1. The first idea is to advertise that you can split your resell hosting package according to the customer's actual needs. This is the best way to get the most money out of the space that you have, while giving your customers a customized service. The problem with this is that you will not be able to advertise exact prices and many people would rather know that up front, without having to contact you directly. 2. The second idea is to split your resell hosting package into very small plans and ask for a very small price. For example, many companies offer 5,000 MB for $8 per month. While this may be a good price, very few people need that much space. Even a small service business will not need that much space. If you offer a 500 MB plan for $1/month instead, you will make $20 off of 10,000 MB, rather than $8. At the same time, your customers will feel as if they are getting a great deal because they are saving $7/month. Although you will have to find 7 additional customers to make the same $8, this is a way to undercut competition prices and appeal to average customers, without sacrificing your profit. You may want to try both of these resell hosting strategies to see which one will bring in the best profit. Tip: The Disadvantages of Resell Hosting Although resell hosting is a great way to make money from home and start your own business without producing your own product, there are some disadvantages to this option: - Marketing your product can be pricey. Pay-Per-Click campaigns through the major search engines and getting a good banner on popular websites will both cost you a pretty penny. On the other hand, free marketing methods can take a long time to pay off and will only work if you do them consistently. - In order to make a decent income with resell hosting, you need to know how to market the product. Customers will not just fall into your lap, you have to know how to find them and reel them in. - If you buy a large resell hosting package, you could risk not finding enough customers and losing out on money. - If you buy a small resell hosting package, you could risk not having enough space. You can always purchase another small package; however, if you had purchased a large resell hosting package in the first place, it would have saved you up to $50+ per month (depending on how much extra space you need) over two smaller packages. The biggest factor with resell hosting is learning profitable marketing strategies and keeping your Web space-to-customer ratio as low as possible. If you can master these two things, you should do well in the resell hosting business. Tip: Web Hosting Reseller vs. Direct Web Hosting

16 Web hosting resellers are like anything, there are good resellers and there are resellers who give the others a bad name. If you have your hosting with a good reseller, you shouldn't have any reason for concern. However, some resellers are not experienced and will not be able to provide you support or answer your questions. You can weed them out by ing them with a few questions before signing up for their service. If they do not respond within 24 hours or do not respond to your contentment, look elsewhere. Often resellers are small business owners and may have more time to give to their customers (since they do not have as many customers as the large hosting companies). Basically, if you do your research and find a web hosting reseller who provides you what you are looking for, there should be no difference between them and getting your hosting through the web hosting company directly. Category: Web Hosting and FTP Subcategory: Web Hosting and FTP Tips Tip: Benefits of Using FTP If you are a beginner on the web and just want to build a site with 3 or 4 web pages and never expect to want to add more features, then you do not need to consider using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). However, in most cases FTP should be one of the main considerations when finding web hosting. FTP software gives you the freedom to build your website at home with whatever tools you choose, and then upload those files quickly to your web host. With FTP you do not have the size limitations that does, plus you have a more secure way of sending information. FTP software is usually easy to learn and it makes transferring files fast and efficient. Tip: Definition of FTP FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a way to copy files from one computer to another. It allows people to transfer information over the Internet or between servers. FTP is a very common way to transmit large amounts of data quickly. There are many public FTP libraries where files can be uploaded onto a server and then be accessed by anyone who has FTP to download those files. FTP is also an easy way to build web pages on your home computer and then transfer those files onto your web hosting server. FTP software is widely available and inexpensive. Category: Web Hosting Resources Subcategory: Web Hosting Resources

17 Tip: Deals on Web Hosting E-commerce Software Web hosting e-commerce software enables businesses to optimize their e-commerce offerings on the Internet through dedicated or shared servers. In looking for a web hosting resource that provides information about web hosting e-commerce software, a number of search engines will return a long list of website hosting information featuring companies that focus on this type of service. Hosting resources about web hosting e-commerce software will list a number of features that are important to look for when selecting a web hosting resource. Features and capabilities of the top web hosting e-commerce software should include a high percentage of uptime, types of servers with available memory, dedicated network, secure data center, power supply backups, ASP script support, and the types of Web connections. The infrastructure of the web hosting e-commerce software should include connections with multiple backbones so that data reaches the end-user in a quick and efficient way, state-of-the-art routing capability, guaranteed packet delivery, excess capacity even during peak web traffic hours due to comprehensive bandwidth, a world-class network of telecommunications providers, and strict physical security protocols. Subcategory: Web Hosting Resources Tips Tip: Web Site Statistics If you have a business web site you need to have good web site statistics in order to know your customer. If you know that you have 1,000 visitors each day and only 1 visitor purchases each week, then your conversion rate from visitor to customer is not good and you should find out why people are not making purchases. Does your ordering system need work? Do the customers feel their information is going to be secure? Are they searching for something you do not carry in your store? The more you know about your visitors, the better you are to meet their needs and turn them into customers. There are some free web site statistics packages available but they are generally not very detailed. Most web hosting companies offer some type of web stats, so ask if you can see a demonstration of what information is included. Category: Web Hosting Services Subcategory: Web Hosting Services Tips Tip: E-Commerce Hosting and Uptime It is vital when choosing an E commerce hosting provider that you find a reliable server. If you are doing business online and your customer can't find your site, they will move onto someone else very quickly and probably not return. Make sure the hosting provider you find has a guaranteed uptime of 99.9%. It is one of the most important aspect of finding a good e-commerce hosting solution.

18 Tip: Web Hosting Services There are two standard managed hosting servers, Windows and Linux. They each provide different software and security. For instance, Windows has a firewall, IPS and HDC Advanced Security. Linux offers the IPS and HDC Advanced Security. The hardware for both systems tend to be the same for these managed hosting servers. The hardware is: AMD Athlon , 2 GB RAM and 2 x 250GB hard drives. Category: Web Site Statistics Subcategory: Web Site Statistics Tip: Knowing Where Your Customers Are Linking From Web site statistics can help you learn where your customers are linking from. This bit of knowledge is important for many reasons and may be one of the most significant marketing resources that you have available to you. As a Web merchant, or anyone else who makes an income from their Web site, you advertise in many places in order to get visitors to your Web site. While some of these places are free, many more expect payment in return for this Web site promotion; however, you could be spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a Web site promotion method that is not bringing in any traffic. If you can weed out these bad tactics using Web site statistics, you can put more of your money towards good tactics that are bringing in visitors. You may also be able to determine which ads are bringing in the most paying visitors and which are bringing in visitors who shop around, but usually never purchase. Remember, gaining Web site traffic is only half of the battle, you also have to make sales to see any money. Ideally, Web site statistics can help you determine whether pouring your time into advertising in free areas is more beneficial than pouring your money into paid ads. Although it would be nice for all of us to get free traffic, this tactic may work for some, while others will be forced to shell out money before they see any positive results. Web site statistics will help you determine which category you fall in. Category: Website Security Subcategory: Website Security Tips Tip: Personal Firewall Personal firewall software is easy to set up. If you have your own website, your web hosting company should already have firewall software installed, so you simply need to protect your own personal system from intruders. Each firewall software varies a little bit

19 for installation. Once you purchase your personal firewall software, simply follow the instructions given. If you have problems, contact the company who produced the firewalls software and they can help step you through the problem. The best firewall software has regular updates because there are constantly new threats cropping up and you want to make certain you have the latest security. Tip: Secure Web Site, Really? Even computer security experts agree: No web site is ever completely secure. Secure web sites live on servers, which are part of computer networks. Even the Internet itself is a big network. A smart and determined hacker is going to get into your site if he wants to. It's up to you, or your network security team, to minimize the damage and prevent that door from being used again. If your web site lives on a server owned by a web hosting provider, the provider should have a web site security policy. Ask the salesperson for the web site security policy before making a final decision on hosting. If you're running your own server, you need to make sure you are running the latest security patches and check your file permissions to ensure you are limiting direct access to changing any files on the server. Web security is a complicated, ever-changing subject. If you're running your own web server, it's worth some serious study. But remember, the best you can do is make it more difficult for someone to break in, not impossible. Tip: SSL Certificates SSL certificates (or digital certificates ) are a way to use encryption to secure sensitive data across the internet. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer. It is basically providing a secure way to transmit data. SSL certificates are issued by companies such as VeriSign, GeoTrust, and Entrust to individual website owners. Having SSL is vital if you have an ecommerce website, so your transactions are protected from outside sources. Digital certificates encode messages from the sender and decode the messages when they are received by the addressee. Any owner of a website which conducts ecommerce should have a SSL Certificate. Pricing varies from each SSL Certificate provider, so make sure you check out your options. Tip: Website Security Issues When you are searching for a web hosting provider with security you should consider a few things. First does the web hosting provider offer a relationship with an SSL certificate provider? If you have a particular feeling toward one provider over another, you should make sure your host is compatible. Does the web host permit binary scripts or applications? Binary code can put your site at risk because it is not secure. Good web host providers will not allow binary code on their shared hosting. Good hosting also will make sure to provide the most current service patches and fixes for their software to make sure they are up-to-date on their security. You can also check on firewall systems

20 which block hackers, and the physical security of their servers. Once you have your website security set up, make sure to use good passwords including numbers, symbols and letters (not words and not the same password you use elsewhere.) Also be sure to have your own anti-virus software and keep it updated.