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New to FileZilla? Today, I have for you a tutorial to help get started using it. This fantastic FTP program might be my favorite FTP client – mainly because it is so simple to use.
Hope you enjoyed that tutorial and let me know in the comments if you would like to see more!
Anybody who has been in web hosting long enough to at least know the tiers knows that when you move from a shared hosting server to a VPS hosting server, your entire website experience will be better. However, there are misconceptions about how much bang for your buck you will get with VPS hosting too. With that said, I thought it might be a good ideas of looking at some of the pros and cons of switching from your standard shared web hosting plan to a Virtual Private Server.
The Pros for Switching to VPS
The number one thing you get when you switch to VPS hosting is more CPU power and RAM access. These server side resources are as good as gold to a website using a content management system that has overgrown a shared hosting setup. If you get a fully managed VPS hosting plan, then the web host will take care of the server side of things – just as if you were on a shared hosting plan. If you are looking at VPS technology, I would say go with a Xen server-based setup. With it, you can be sure that your resources are limited to your account and your website will be less likely to come crashing down because of something your server neighbor is going through.
The Cons for Switching to VPS
The biggest bad thing about switching to VPS hosting might still be the price. While it is significantly lower than dedicated hosting, VPS hosting can still take a big chunk out of your wallet. You might also have misconceptions when it comes to how big of a VPS you need. I know when I first switched, I thought 756 MB of RAM would be plenty for my four websites – and I was wrong. To run my websites successfully and to have a little elbow room to grow, I had to end up going with 2GB of RAM, 100GB of disk space, 1.25 TB of bandwidth.
Overall, once your website or network of websites becomes too popular, you will have to come to the realization that it is time for a change. Many people are turning towards VPS hosting these days because it is easier to both deploy and manage than dedicated server hosting. Setting up VPS nodes for a web hosting perspective is just a lot easier than ordering X number of servers for dedicated hosting customers. The advantages also get passed back down to the consumer too – as VPS hosting is getting cheaper and cheaper these days.
Since the release of Google +1, webmasters from all around the world have been racing to find the easiest way to get this button added to their websites. Everybody wants to keep the Google overlords happy and will give their left arm to get a higher ranking in the search engine. So, how can people using WordPress get in on the action? Install the new Google +1 Button plugin for WordPress.
Installation is pretty simple. You simply download the add-on and add it to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Then, activate the plugin from the Plugins menu inside of WordPress. You have the option to insert the code automatically or via a shortcode. The choice is up to you.
You can pick up the Google +1 plugin for WordPress from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
If you look across the board at some of the biggest and brightest web hosting companies out there, you will see the trend is the same. A lot of companies out there are looking to get rid of the dedicated servers and start offering alternatives like virtual server hosting.
So, why is this happening? I do think that costs have a big part to play in it. Dedicated servers cost more to run than some of the alternatives out there. They are bulky and hard to maintain once they get so old. It would be like you buying a pair of shoes and the company that makes the shoes has to guarantee they still work, so every couple of years they send you an update pair. In the long run, dedicated hosting has reached its peak of usefulness.
VPS hosting has also grown by leaps and bounds as the eventual successor to the dedicated server hosting setup. It is much easier to scale, setup and maintain. The only drawback for some would be the fact that it doesn’t exactly offer the customizability you might have with a dedicated server.
Some people might call me crazy for saying dedicated hosting is on the way out. However, those same people might have never noticed the free hosting providers of the world going out of business left and right either.
There is no need to regard yourself as untutored if the IT terms seems like a foreign language to you and you are not sure what is meant by the term web hosting.
Web hosting is the term used to describe the way websites on the internet are kept in storage on a computer referred to as a server. The server or the computer that serve as a host to your website is called the web host.
The server owner or web host charges a fee to the different websites that make use of his hosting facilities.
Free web hosting is very popular amongst those people who do not need a large website with complicated information or high volumes of traffic. However, making use of free web hosting is not recommended for a business due to the continuous amounts of pop up advertisements and ever-lasting text or banner advertisements. These mandatory advertisements on your website are the way you pay for your web hosting.
Shared hosting might be a better alternative if you want a cost effective website without the forced advertisements on your website. This is an ideal alternative to free web hosting for small and medium kind of businesses. Cost can be as low as $1 up to $30 per month.
Dedicated hosting is an option fit for a large business or organisation that needs all the space they can get and more so if the site attracts large volumes of traffic. It is also the option that will provide you with the best reliability and security. However, every thing comes with a correlating price tag and this option can be rather costly if you host a small or medium business or even personal site. By making use of dedicated hosting a complete server are set available for your single use.
Collocated web hosting is the solution for that website owner who wants complete control over every bit of detail of their site and the web operation system. The web owner simply provides his own hardware and is only making use of the data centre of a service provider.
Starting your own business? Or is your business located in Australia and would like to get more potential customers outside the country? If your answer is yes, then you can do online marketing as early as today. Since there are already a number of people going online for transactions, you have the chance of being visited by a client even those who are outside Australia.
However, you need to build your business’ website in doing online marketing. The site would contain information about your business, how can you be contacted, what services are you offering and may have an online store for your clients to visit.
In building a website, you need to have a web host. Web host are the companies who are providing space to upload your website and be broadcasted in the internet. And if you are in Australia, do you know that Australian web hosts are one of the cheapest web hosts in the world of internet? And even if they are one of the cheapest, Australian web hosts have fully developed their web hosting services according to the latest technology to serve their clients better.
By choosing to have a web host for your site, you will be given the Cpanel, web host software, which will let you manage and maintain your site. Cpanel web host application has a very user-friendly interface so you can handle your web space without hassle. This will save you from hiring a professional to maintain your site. You can also easily create and maintain your online database with the Cpanel. Web host which uses Cpanel also has the SpamAssassin feature. This feature will monitor your incoming emails. Once an email is identified as spam, it will be placed on a spam storage for you to delete. This is an additional convenience for the user because this will prevent your inbox to be cluttered with spam mails.
So if you do want to promote your business online, you can just contact a web host and start broadcasting your site today. You will not just get potential customers in Australia but all over the world.
CLOSED
A new month is about to begin and we’re bored of our slogan. So… being the innovative company we are, we want a new slogan/motto/tag-line for our homepage. Only… You, the customer will be coming up with the tag-line! To win your free domain name, follow the guidelines below and submit your idea.
Guidelines:
Examples:
Your free domain name can be any com.au, net.au, org.au, com, net or org.
Submit your tag-line idea in a comment below with a valid email address to enter the competition. Entries close on November the 31st 2009.
== Congrats to Michael for his winning entry ==
It gives me great pleasure to announce the first Matlib Networks competition!
Free domain name competition
Basically the deal is:
The most creative and innovative concept to be DRAWN and comment in this blog thread will win a FREE domain name(.com, .net, .com.au or .net.au) and bragging rights for a life time! (You can use http://imageshack.us/ to upload your images)
Bonus points for low cost and creative concepts! (tooth pick bridge?)
Special thanks to Paul from Warcom who we stole this idea from. Thanks Paul!
UPDATE: Competition closes on Friday the 9th of October.
Congratulations to Shawn P for your winning entry. Details on retrieving your domain name will be emailed to you.
Don’t feel uneducated if you are not familiar with all the technological terminology used by IT gurus describing kinds of web hosting. Nevertheless, it will do us not harm to become a little bit edified on some of the web hosting basics.
Web hosting, sounds much more complicated than it is. All websites on the internet, is kept on a computer at some place in the world. Your web address serves as a direction to the computer where your website is kept. The computer where your website is kept, is called the web host.
The computer where your site is stored are referred to as the web host which provides you with web hosting and the web host are eligible to charge you to keep your site on his computer or serving as a web host to your site.
If you do not need a very professional web site and only use it for personal use, simple information such as a social club, free web hosting will serve you well. However, due to the amounts of unavoidable advertisements and banner pop ups, this option is not recommended for a business site. Although, nothing in life is really free and the advertising will be the price to pay for you free web hosting, because in some way or other, the web host has to generate some kind of income to afford the hosting.
Shared hosting is another option to look at seeing that with cost from as low as $1 per month it can serve you with less or even no unwanted advertising and it is affordable. Shared hosting is a good option if you want a small web site for your business or personal use.
If you are looking for the Ferrari of web hosting, dedicated hosting is what you are looking for, but be aware, you will be paying for your Ferrari! Dedicated hosting is expensive but most reliable and the most protected kind of hosting. Small and medium sized businesses are most likely to find this option not being effective for their needs due to the cost involved. Large companies will benefit the most out of this type of hosting due to the high demand of traffic it can handle. With dedicated hosting a whole server are put to the disposal of an individual user.
A website owner who wants to make use of their own hardware and have complete control over their system are making use of collocated hosting. All they make use of is the service of storing their server with a service provider’s data centre.
Progressively, a huge number of shoppers in Australia are doing everything online. However, the big question lies in how good the small business owners keeping up. When was the last time you purchased something through online shopping? The art of online shopping has emerged as a common place for everyone to run into. According to a recent survey conducted by the Nielsen group, it was found out that eighty percent of internet users in Australia do online shopping compared to the percentage of online users in the US which is just around sixty six percent. So with the Aussie consumers ready for the coming of age of e-commerce, are the entrepreneurs keeping up the same level of enthusiasm?
Selling online can primarily lessen the costs of your sales. This kind of business does not necessarily require the hiring of staff or purchasing of office equipment or space. With all systems in place, you can rev up your sales without adding up to your list of expenses. With the help of a credible australian web hosting, you can further on be capable of additional features like automated stock control, database management, online payments, etc. You can also use the Internet to help you in building your niche where competition is not based on price alone. With all these, it’s not impossible for you to make money even while in your sleep.
So all you gotta do is put it all together and start right away building up your own online business. If you are comfortable working with HTML or has a bit of a background for Cpanel web hosting, then you can look for softwares and begin your major web development. You can also pay a web consusltant to help you out or hire a developer.
Find the time to check out the Internet and be amazed with how the long list of available companies in Australia that offer cpanel web hosting and a lot of other Australian web hosting.
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