Just a quick reminder to be careful when looking for deals on web hosting. We all want to save as much money as we can. And, there are certainly some great deals on web hosting plans. But it seems not all sales (or coupon codes) are legitimate. Check out Web Hosting Hub’s site and you’ll […]
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Buying web hosting can be a daunting task for newbies. There are a ton of choices out there and seemingly more web hosting companies starting up every day. Since the hardest part of shopping for a web host is knowing how to start out and wade through all the choices to find the right hosting
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You’re planning on creating a website presence online. You buy some web hosting. So now what? Well, the next step is you should receive an email containing some very important information related to your hosting account—or at least an email with a link to where you can obtain this data. While there may be a
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It turns out that mid-April is not only tax time but also a time when you can get great deals on web hosting. Some hosting companies are offering tax time specials, while others are continuing their previous discount deals. Here are four web hosting sales that are definitely worth checking out. Dreamhost is having a
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There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the effect of location on performance when it comes to web hosting. More specifically, can the location of your web hosting company’s data center improve your website’s performance and therefore have a positive effect on your SEO. My experience has been that a web hosting location can
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Sure, the internet is a great place to do some research. And I always recommend that people do their fair share of online investigating when shopping for web hosting. However, the flip side of that is while there is a lot of good information out there; you also have to be careful of the not
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Recently, someone referred me to a web hosting company that specializes in WordPress hosting. More specifically, this company offers managed web hosting. Think of managed hosting as a premium or personalized support plan for your website. In the case of WP Engine (the company I was referred to), your web hosting does include a lot
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Last week we took a look at some results from my customer support test based on live chat support response times. Now, let’s take a look at some of the content and types of responses I received from the various web hosting companies. In this particular test, the question was a simple but important one:
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As I’ve written about before, customer support is one of the most important ingredients of a great web host. Features, value, and data center performance are definitely needed, but good customer support is vital to having a successful web hosting experience. While it can be difficult to determine how great someone’s customer support is before
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While everyone want to save money, I recently came across an interesting article describing the horrors experienced as a result of cheap web hosting. Now, by cheap web hosting I don’t mean the discounted packages you can get with a proven hosting provider. What we’re dealing with here is the almost free (or free in
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