While we frequently make recommendations for web hosting, it’s rare that I have to make a serious un-recommendation for a web host. Usually there are enough good things about a web hosting company that I can recommend them to at least some people. However, this is one of those rare situations where I must advise […]
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As another example of SiteGround continuing to push the envelope and constantly improving their already impressive web hosting services, they recently implemented a new backup and recovery system that allows them to restore an entire server’s data much more quickly and efficiently. Although it’s rare when an entire server needs to be restored, the situation
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WP Engine continues to innovate and lead the managed WordPress hosting industry with new features. Their latest improvement is the addition of their two-step identification process. This Two Factor Identification goes beyond just having a password, and provides another layer of protection to your WP Engine account and your websites. There is no extra charge
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As 2015 comes to a close, it’s time to look back on some of the big events that occurred on the web hosting front this year. Here’s our annual recap of some noteworthy happenings in 2015. Price Increases One of the biggest surprises this year was that some web hosting companies actually raised their prices—most
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Last week, the Drupal Community gathered in Los Angeles, CA, for the DrupalCon Los Angeles Conference. The weeklong event gave people the opportunity to sharpen their Drupal skills, see how others have utilized Drupal for website solutions, and get a preview of some of the great new features that will be available in Drupal 8.
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iPage has changed their money back guarantee. Previously, they had an Anytime Money Back Guarantee—where you could get a pro-rated refund at any time during your account term. It has now been changed to a more standard 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. GoDaddy’s IPO has been in the headlines lately. After the initial, and probably
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Having just recently added a bunch of improvements to their shared web hosting plans, InMotion Hosting’s Co-Founder and EVP Sunil Saxena has announced InMotion has now also improved their already impressive VPS Hosting plans. Officially titled VPS S-Class Hosting, the new package includes Solid State Drives along with increased RAM, bandwidth and storage. The SSDs
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GoDaddy has recently unveiled a couple of new additions to their lineup. Most people have probably seen Danica Patrick promoting GoDaddy in their ads. Well, now fellow racing star Tony Stewart is appearing with Danica in a new commercial for the company. According to USA Today, the new spot has Danica and Tony trying to
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It’s now been several months since ICANN started rolling out the new TLD extensions for domain names. When I wrote my previous post in February about the new TLDs, the domain registrars like GoDaddy, Namecheap, and 1&1 were just starting to offer a small amount of new domains. Today, there are a greater number of
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After many months of promoting the new, more descriptive domain name extensions (and the subsequent pre-registration processes put in place for obtaining these new TLDs), some of the well-known domain registrars and web hosts are now selling these new domain names. However, as of now only a very small subset of the promised hundreds of
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