This has got to be one of the biggest scams going. If a host provider registers YOUR domain for you, make certain that their information only appears as the technical contact at most and NEVER as the domain owner. If a host provider controls your domain you are theirs for life and are held hostage.
By no means is this a complete list and we will most likely be adding to it as we discover more You really need to do your homework and talk with sales people, customers, or others who have experience with the Webhost you are looking into.
Don't associate top positions in search engineswith respectable companies or companies that havebeen in business a long time. Most top positionsare bought and those that are not still havenothing to do with the stability of the companies.
Look for telephone numbers and contact informationon the Webhost's site. Never do business with anycompany that hides telephone numbers. Remember, ifit is too good to be true it probably is.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Free web hosting?
Ahhh, the word "free", used so often and abused even more. Why would anyone give away free hosting? In most cases, your site is required to display some banner ads and generate revenue for the host provider. That is fine and many customers, especially customers with personal Websites who can live with that sacrifice.
However in some cases, signing up for free hosting is like selling your soul to the devil (ok maybe not that bad) and here is why. Your personal information and your e-mail address is sold to many, sometimeshundreds of "opt in" spammers. You have essentially opted in to receive all their spam when you signed up for the free hosting and pretended you read the host provider's 26 page of terms and conditions.
At times, the service is so poor it actually costs businesses large amounts of money in loss revenues. The same can be said for very cheap hosting.
However in some cases, signing up for free hosting is like selling your soul to the devil (ok maybe not that bad) and here is why. Your personal information and your e-mail address is sold to many, sometimeshundreds of "opt in" spammers. You have essentially opted in to receive all their spam when you signed up for the free hosting and pretended you read the host provider's 26 page of terms and conditions.
At times, the service is so poor it actually costs businesses large amounts of money in loss revenues. The same can be said for very cheap hosting.
more info on web hosting scams
C) Hosting Term Contracts.
This is where you sign your life away for a long -term commitment hoping the service you expect is everything you were told. See reason #2 above.
With the exception of very custom high-end dedicated server solutions that are build especially for the customer, term contracts in this industry are history so don't be talked into signing one.
D) "Unlimited" Bandwidth. Or unlimited anything forthat matter.
Think about this, with the exception of Outer Space itself (and perhaps love), everything has a limit. Without being too literal the word "unlimited" in the hosting industry really means that there is no set number that can define the limit, and the real limit is determined by other factors.
Most providers who advertise unlimited bandwidth use that "feature" to suck prospects in and make a quick sale knowing that only about 1% of Websites will ever use a large enough amount of bandwidth to cause problems for them.
These unfortunate 1% are simply told that their sites are either "killing the server" or given another excuse as why they cannot host them.
This is where you sign your life away for a long -term commitment hoping the service you expect is everything you were told. See reason #2 above.
With the exception of very custom high-end dedicated server solutions that are build especially for the customer, term contracts in this industry are history so don't be talked into signing one.
D) "Unlimited" Bandwidth. Or unlimited anything forthat matter.
Think about this, with the exception of Outer Space itself (and perhaps love), everything has a limit. Without being too literal the word "unlimited" in the hosting industry really means that there is no set number that can define the limit, and the real limit is determined by other factors.
Most providers who advertise unlimited bandwidth use that "feature" to suck prospects in and make a quick sale knowing that only about 1% of Websites will ever use a large enough amount of bandwidth to cause problems for them.
These unfortunate 1% are simply told that their sites are either "killing the server" or given another excuse as why they cannot host them.
Here are some of the more common "scams" practiced by fly by night Webhosting companies
A) Deceiving Price Advertising.
Some hosting providers will advertise a very low and attractive monthly price. You will be lured to their site and overwhelmed with flashy graphics and follow the order links only to find out that in order to get that low price, you must prepay 3,6, and sometimes 1 year in advance.
B) Yearly / Advance Payments.
Some hosting providers encourage and heavily promote advance payments for hosting services. Some even offer such tempting discounts that it is hard not to give in to their ploy. This can be done for one of two reasons.
1) the hosting company is barley hanging onfinancially and needs all the money they can getto pay their bills for the month or
2) they know that their service is less than acceptable and without an advance commitment the customers are sure to leave.
Some hosting providers will advertise a very low and attractive monthly price. You will be lured to their site and overwhelmed with flashy graphics and follow the order links only to find out that in order to get that low price, you must prepay 3,6, and sometimes 1 year in advance.
B) Yearly / Advance Payments.
Some hosting providers encourage and heavily promote advance payments for hosting services. Some even offer such tempting discounts that it is hard not to give in to their ploy. This can be done for one of two reasons.
1) the hosting company is barley hanging onfinancially and needs all the money they can getto pay their bills for the month or
2) they know that their service is less than acceptable and without an advance commitment the customers are sure to leave.
Friday, May 25, 2007
more news.............
1) Web hosting provider TS Host announced on Tuesday it has appointed John Herndon as general manager.
2) With e-mail's value as a malware delivery agent on the decline, writers of malicious software have boosted their efforts to infect Web sites with their nasty payloads. Thousands of malicious Web sites are created on a daily basis to steal information from unsuspecting visitors or plant insidious software on their computers without their knowledge, according to security experts interviewed.
3) Managed hosting provider Data393 announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to provide colocation and managed hosting services for software testing and quality assurance service provider SysTest Labs.
2) With e-mail's value as a malware delivery agent on the decline, writers of malicious software have boosted their efforts to infect Web sites with their nasty payloads. Thousands of malicious Web sites are created on a daily basis to steal information from unsuspecting visitors or plant insidious software on their computers without their knowledge, according to security experts interviewed.
3) Managed hosting provider Data393 announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to provide colocation and managed hosting services for software testing and quality assurance service provider SysTest Labs.
Leading Web host
Leading Web host, Verio Inc., has launched its redesigned viaVerio partner website. The company’s enhancements are based on partner community feedback
Webhosting Scams Exposed!
In today's hosting market, competition is fierce.So fierce in fact it drives some companies topractice less than respectable business tacticsand others to downright fraud.
With so many hosting companies going bust everyday and leaving their customers hanging, how can you be sure you will not be one of those customers?
The truth is you can't be sure - no one can, but you CAN know what to look out for when searching host providers or when being tempted by a fancy ad or e-mail promising greener pastures for less money.
The anonymity and the lack of personal contactmakes any Internet business an ideal candidate fora scam. Please keep in mind when reading this that some very legitimate and respectable hosts use some of the marketing tactics below.
With so many hosting companies going bust everyday and leaving their customers hanging, how can you be sure you will not be one of those customers?
The truth is you can't be sure - no one can, but you CAN know what to look out for when searching host providers or when being tempted by a fancy ad or e-mail promising greener pastures for less money.
The anonymity and the lack of personal contactmakes any Internet business an ideal candidate fora scam. Please keep in mind when reading this that some very legitimate and respectable hosts use some of the marketing tactics below.
Monday, May 21, 2007
When it comes to Web hosting
When it comes to Web hosting, Linux has, for some time, been widely considered the best OS for Web servers. It's typically found to be the most reliable, stable and efficient system and, as such, it's commonly used for the demanding environment of Web and mail servers. Indeed, Most of the clients websites of aalpha NET runs on the Linux OS precisely because of this traditional stability.
The following are the advantages of using Linux based web server compared to Windows based web server : Stable, Low cost of ownership, Ease of use, Scalability
On the downside, Linux based web server is not fully compatible with Microsoft technologies. If you are using any specialized applications or VB for development of your web site, it is preferable to host with a Windows based web server.
The following are the advantages of using Linux based web server compared to Windows based web server : Stable, Low cost of ownership, Ease of use, Scalability
On the downside, Linux based web server is not fully compatible with Microsoft technologies. If you are using any specialized applications or VB for development of your web site, it is preferable to host with a Windows based web server.
Save yourself a load of hassle - steer well clear of uk2.
Most web forwarding is frames-based forwarding - the domain host gives you a frameset page, the source of which comes from wherever your site is really hosted.
This 'works', but is a poor solution. It puts a frameset in the way (of users and search engines) for no good reason.
Your best bet is to buy an entry level domain+web hosting package from one of the many people selling them. I don't particularly want to name names, but there are lots of good ones about. I'm sure some of them will reply to this thread. Look to pay ~£30/year.
Once you have this, you can host your site there, as well as your domain, which removes the need for clumsy forwarding. So all you'd have to do is upload your site to your new web space.
This 'works', but is a poor solution. It puts a frameset in the way (of users and search engines) for no good reason.
Your best bet is to buy an entry level domain+web hosting package from one of the many people selling them. I don't particularly want to name names, but there are lots of good ones about. I'm sure some of them will reply to this thread. Look to pay ~£30/year.
Once you have this, you can host your site there, as well as your domain, which removes the need for clumsy forwarding. So all you'd have to do is upload your site to your new web space.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Advice for start-up web hosting....
You ought to balance size (e.g. host europe is very big, and thus has greater resources) with flexibility and responsiveness (host europe I guess probably operates a call centre). Do you mind that, or would you prefer a smaller company with a more personal approach, bearing in mind the bloke giving support may also be the one who was up @ 3am rebooting the broken file server.
Finally, do you want your hosting company to be anonymous? FastHosts etc. may have a completely brandable control panel so your customer never needs to know who you're using to host your stuff with. Others may prefer you to promote their brand to your customers, acting as your "hosting partner" - in recognition that we can't be all things to all men, and it is good to team up with some one who is good at hosting.
Finally, do you want your hosting company to be anonymous? FastHosts etc. may have a completely brandable control panel so your customer never needs to know who you're using to host your stuff with. Others may prefer you to promote their brand to your customers, acting as your "hosting partner" - in recognition that we can't be all things to all men, and it is good to team up with some one who is good at hosting.
ABI Hosting
Many people go without the website they need or want because they have to pay someone to create it, and this type of work can be very expensive.
ABI Hosting now provides consumers with the website builder software they need to do it themselves and come away with a professional, finished result.
ABI Hosting now provides consumers with the website builder software they need to do it themselves and come away with a professional, finished result.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
offering a free trial for Beta 3 of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
HostMySite.com, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is offering a free trial for Beta 3 of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7, the latest Web server technology from Microsoft. As an early adopter of IIS7, the Web host is now able to offer customers free access to an IIS7 beta trial environment.
“We are thrilled to help HostMySite.com offer its customers an easy-to-manage and reliable platform for both development and hosting of Web applications and services,” said John Zanni, director of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft Corp. “HostMySite.com is consistently at the forefront of offering new Microsoft hosting technologies, and we are pleased to work with it as an early adopter once again.”
“We are thrilled to help HostMySite.com offer its customers an easy-to-manage and reliable platform for both development and hosting of Web applications and services,” said John Zanni, director of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft Corp. “HostMySite.com is consistently at the forefront of offering new Microsoft hosting technologies, and we are pleased to work with it as an early adopter once again.”
Several veterans of the industry speak
on the basic principles of Marketing your website, dealing with customers, increasing sales and the fundamentals of running a successful hosting operation. I've listened to these speeches, primarily because it's my job, but I always find something new and refreshing in the mix to rethink what we do and how we do it.
There's always room for improvement, isn't there? Even if you've been in the Web hosting industry for ten years, and you've seen it all, you need to step back occasionally and ask yourself: Are we on the right path?
There's always room for improvement, isn't there? Even if you've been in the Web hosting industry for ten years, and you've seen it all, you need to step back occasionally and ask yourself: Are we on the right path?
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
more about Web hosting from the BlueArc® Corporation
BlueArc® Corporation, a market leader in scalable, high-performance network storage, today announced that Media Temple, an innovative Web hosting and application services leader, has benefited from the significant performance and scalability offered by the company's Titan 2000 series as the backbone of its breakthrough Web hosting platform, the Grid-Service.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Which Web Host Is Best For an Image Site?
I would like to have a few hundred images, work of mine, available to the public so that everybody may dowmload them. Is there a pretty liberal web host that would allow me to do that? The images are usually 500-700K each. In other words, which web hosts specialize in handling image sites?
Friday, May 4, 2007
web hosting information....
Can anyone recommend a good web hosting site for a small business. I've used go daddy for a personal website and think it's ok but I don't think I would use them for a business. So if anyone can direct me to a good web host or any other advice and information you can share, please let me know.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
How secure and confidential our passwords logins are with the web host?
Will the web host be able to gain access to our accounts even without our knowledge? Will they be aware of our passwords in their database?
I'm having email logins problems and when addressed the concern to my webhost, the webhost seems able to to locate how many email address I have and they are able to pin point to my email configurations and test out the emails accounts I've set up. There are many more instances that brought up to my concern.
I'm having email logins problems and when addressed the concern to my webhost, the webhost seems able to to locate how many email address I have and they are able to pin point to my email configurations and test out the emails accounts I've set up. There are many more instances that brought up to my concern.
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