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If you have been online and heard about blogging at all, no doubt you've heard of WordPress. What confuses most folks about WordPress, is that there are two versions available: the version - which is hosted on the WordPress servers, and the self-hosted WordPress.org version which you download and install on your own paid hosting service. Self-Hosted WordPress.ORG The WordPress version I'm referring to in this article is the self-hosted .ORG version; and as scary and intimidating as it sounds, you can truly get this self-hosted version of WordPress installed in about 5 minutes (or less!) with just a few mouse-clicks.cPanel Hosting and Fantastico Deluxe First, you need a cpanel enabled web[..]

An e-commerce web hosting merchant account enables your online business to accept credit card payments. A merchant account provider transfers payments made from your online business transactions into your bank account, with a small percentage taken off for every sale.A merchant-account is a must for e-commerce web hosting users because it allows their customers to pay through credit cards. It can also be used alongside payment gateways and shopping cart as well. Moreover, a merchant account is useful in transactions both by telephone or face to face. In e-commerce web hosting, a merchant-account serves as the third party between the credit card processors and the website. It can be used[..]

With the dawn of internet marketing so many business and online job opportunities have presented themselves. This is great news because we are now in a difficult financial environment where many people need to find good and effective approaches to earn more money. Probably one of the best strategies in the present to make a lot of money is through online business but this kind of venture requires that you have your own website to begin with. Unfortunately, purchasing a website domain is somewhat expensive. The good news on the other hand is that there are also quite a several number of free money making website domains that anyone can grab hold of. As a matter of fact, a free money[..]

it comes down to choosing the best hosting company among various alternatives, people often erroneously believe that price is the single most influential factor to consider. On the contrary, hosting at lower prices does not always necessarily mean superior quality hosting! Other factors to consider are the quality of service and data concerning server uptime. Therefore, we strongly advise you to select only hosts who have been verified, so as to reduce to the barest minimum, any likely obstacles in your online business. Before a selection is made, you need to inquire about hosting coupons, discounts and reviews of service providers in detail. Afterward, it should be relatively easy to[..]

Virtual real estate is comprised of your suite of content rich sites that are built on the Internet. In some cases virtual real estate will increases in value faster than traditional real estate holding. However, you must buy low and sell high. You can increase your virtual real estate by increasing the number and variety of websites under your control. Unlike traditional real estate that is subject to market conditions, virtual real estate retains it value over time. However, the one caveat for virtual real estate is the same as traditional real estate. The one rule that most real estate investors adhere to religiously is to buy the least expensive house in the most expensive[..]

You can install SSL certificates on both Windows as well as Linux Dedicated Servers. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate is used for the e-commerce websites. This is generally done for the security of the website. It is highly recommended for the websites where money is transacted or the website which needs some sort of security. You can install SSL certificate on your domain through Plesk control panel with the help of the easy steps which are given below :- 1) First login to your Plesk control panel. 2) Then select the domain on which you wish to install the SSL certificate. 3) Then select the "certificates" icon. 4) Then select the icon "Add New Certificate". 5) Give the certificate[..]

If you have a slow website, and you are hosted on a shared server, it comes with no surprise that you are looking to get better performance for your website. This can increase your chance at losing potential business and harming your business. After you have checked that your website is fully optimized for html and programming and you ruled out that it can be the cause, it is time to rethink your web hosting system. Home and office users have seen great increase in speeds from their internet providers, therefore people have become less and less patient for websites to load. Do you know that the average user will not wait more than 10 to 15 seconds for a page to load and that is[..]

The web medium is considered as the latest addition to the modern technology, but its impact on the modern lives cannot be ignored. Within a very short period, the Internet has penetrated millions of minds all over the world. If you want to be a part of the universe of the web then among all the aspects you need to emphasize on hosting, as it is the initial as well as the most important step of establishing your web presence. Since this is the most important step of a website, so you need to be extra cautious while making the decision of a web hosting service. A number of things need to keep in mind while going for web hosting services, among which the server’s processor plays the[..]

If it is time to alter your current business model to e-business and move to incorporating a dedicated server into your business environment there are affordable services available to assist you. Access to Websites for Everyone Websites should not only be usable but accessible to all. People with disabilities should be able to participate and benefit from your online presence. This means your site needs to be built using the W3C web standards and semantic markup. Fast page loading and global site updates can reduce frustration levels for people with disabilities. A dedicated server, leased through a hosting service can deploy all the applications necessary to improve SEO while keeping[..]

Web hosting comes in two general flavors - shared servers (where you and a bunch of other clients of the hosting provider are all hosted on the same physical machine) and a dedicated server (where your hosting is on a single machine for all your own web sites.) Shared server solutions are great for getting into the business, because they're usually set up to be more user friendly to the novice web site administrator. They'll have consoles, lots of menus to select from and they're also usually a lot cheaper. They're also usually on lower-end hardware, because the people who sell hosting packages know that the people who need more will upgrade. The downside of shared servers is that[..]

Colocation is now one hot buzzword in the web hosting industry. For some who have been into the setup, it simply means ease, less maintenance, and more control over their web servers. The storage of your system in a well-maintained facility and which you have access to greater transfers and smoother operations are big plus factors in convenience. The amenities provided by colocation centers would have been very expensive if done in-house. As in all things, of course, there is always an upside and a downside to the colocation setup. On top of the list of advantages is the lowered cost of bandwidth and other related resources. This gives a large potential bandwidth at a price determined by[..]

There are two basic options for a shopping cart. You can use a shopping cart provided by the same company that is hosting your website - a good starter option. The other option is to use a shopping cart that stands separately from your hosting company. Part of this decision might be based on your budget. Combining services with your hosting company can be less expensive than paying for separate services. You just need to balance the advantages and limitations of each. Let's consider three options for a shopping cart:o Go Daddy Quick Shopping Cart.o PayPal Shopping Cart.o Web Marketing Magic. These are given in alphabetical order. Go Daddy Quick Shopping Cart You can use Go Daddy's Quick[..]

These five indispensable tools will help you to compile, respond to, maintain, track and otherwise gain control of your marketing efforts online. All of them are even available for free or at a very minimal cost. While you might be able to function for an initial period without some of these, ultimately you'll need them all if you're going to grow an online business. The "fabulous five" essential online tools include: 1. An E-mail account The first essential tool is an e-mail account capable of handling large quantities of mail, large attachments and file sizes. Most free e-mail accounts aren't really suitable and many sites and group lists don't accept them. Google has[..]

Why are people reluctant to report spam to the abuse departments of well-known e-mail and hosting service providers? Many people don't know that such departments exist and other are fed up with the ignorant approach of these departments towards reports from the public. What's the use of an abuse department if it doesn't do anything about the problems and abuse reported to it? But it is not only members of the public who experience these frustrations, anti-cyber-crime organisations have the same problem. These abuse departments eventually decide whether it is necessary to suspend the services of the guilty party or not, no matter how much evidence you provide to support your claim. It[..]

An e-commerce web hosting merchant account enables your online business to accept credit card payments. A merchant account provider transfers payments made from your online business transactions into your bank account, with a small percentage taken off for every sale. A merchant account is a must for e-commerce web hosting users because it allows their customers to pay through credit cards. It can also be used alongside payment gateways and shopping cart as well. Moreover, a merchant account is useful in transactions both by telephone or face to face. In e-commerce web hosting, a merchant account serves as the third party between the credit card processors and the website. It can be used[..]

To achieve a successful online business or web presence, it is very much important to have your website optimized properly. But, one more thing you should remember that along with website optimization, a web hosting also plays an equal role in the success of your online venture. Today, Internet is known as the entrance for every website that wants to create their online presence. Choosing a right personal hosting company is just as important as selecting a domain name which can create serious implications for SEO. A blacklisted website hosting company may affect your website SEO. It's is very necessary to know that, how does a hosting affect your website SEO. Nowadays, search engines[..]

A forum is not a couple of html codes which can be created by dreamweaver, frontpage or any other website building software. If you want to get a forum online at your own domain you will need a web host providing one of the forum softwares; vBulletin, phpBB or SMF. Some of the web hosts offer an installing service called "Fantastico". By using this service, you can create your forum without difficulty, even if you are not skilled in using any software.   To set up a forum website, there are six steps you will need to take: Step 1: Register a domain name. A domain name is a name you want to call your website. For example, yahoo.com, articlesbase.com, or wikipedia.org. Step 2: Buy a web[..]

Suppose you are in search for something. You are a business person and are in search of something that could help you in your business expansion. Or being a school or college student you have been given some assignment and want some cheap and reliable source that could help you complete the same. What would be your first preference? You may be searching newspapers, magazines etc. But is the information given them sufficient for you? Absolutely not. You need to look ahead. You need to think much bigger and elaborative. For that you would be definitely searching over the internet. Just a single click and you will be getting all the information from the world over in front of you. The main[..]

So - you've decided that you need a website, but you're not sure where to start. You know that in this harsh economic climate you need as much exposure as possible. You know that the internet is open 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. You know that your product, or service, or simply what you have to say is of value to many people, and even if it isn't, you want to share it with the world anyway. And who knows, you might even make even be able to monetize it somehow. Websites are just like houses. Houses have a street address, houses occupy some physical space and houses have a physical structure. So too do websites. Firstly, in order to create a website, you need to buy[..]

If you're looking to make some money in your free time, you can build a website online for free and then monetize it. You don't even need to be familiar with HTML, the markup language for web pages, since these sites provide easy-to-use site builder tools. And, if you still need help, they also offer technical support. Many small businesses have started out with these free websites before moving up to having their own full-fledged online stores with their own domain names and paid web hosting. The one drawback of these free services is that they will place advertising banners on your site to offset the expenses of web hosting and maintenance, but you can also solicit your own[..]

PHP or PHP Hypertext Preprocessor is a very powerful open source server side scripting language used for creating dynamic web pages. A Server side scripting language is a language that is read on the server side and not the client side. When a user accesses a web site written in PHP the web server will read the page and output HTML to the users web browser. HTML is different than PHP in that HTML is a client side language, when a user requests an HTML page the web server simply send the text in the HTML page to the users browser which then formats that page based on the HTML. MySQL is also a free open source software the is used to create databases that are used primarily by web servers.[..]

First Things First To begin you must create a domain name. If you are trying to get high page rank in the search engines, which should be a main goal, then try to create a name with as many keywords associated with your website as possible. These days choosing a domain name has become a little more complicated due to field being eaten up and the way the search engines pick up on web pages. So it is very important that you think of a keyword phrase that best describes your business and then use that for your domain name. You can always use your business name if it is not already taken by another website. Now just register your domain. Hosting Your Website You can choose to host your[..]

Keywords in the title Try to include the main keywords in the title. Keywords in title are extremely important so never underestimate this step! Title of every page should be unique, depending on the page topic. Place the title as high as possible in the website source, ideally as the first tag in the "head" section. Google shows about 60 first letters of the title in SERPs, Yahoo! and MSN a little more. So if you will write longer titles, the main information about the page should be included in the first 60 letters. If possible, the main keywords should be in the beginning of the title. This will help you to achieve higher prominence. Example: "Web Hosting Company located in Seychelles[..]

If you are thinking about setting up your own ecommerce solution then you may well be confused as to the multitude of offers available. You can opt for a full ecommerce solution that purports to include all the functionality you are ever likely to need, or you can opt for the component approach. Either way you will want to ensure that you are getting value for money and an ecommerce solution that works. Here is a quick guide to the essential components you should be looking for: Domain name registration Always keep control of your domain name registration. It is actually very easy to set up and register a domain name, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If you keep control of your[..]

Payment methods all over the internet are something that can confuse you if you are having your own online business. Many payment methods are so irritating that when you apply them on your website it may make your potential customer run away and that is something you never want. Ease is the whole system and the feel of comfort is very important in an online business site but security is something that is more important. Similarly, when we give so much importance to the effect we get out of payment methods we also consider what payment plans are you offering to your customers because that is something they consider looking first and for most. With all these to consider it can be really[..]

In earlier days, it wasn't achievable to send any files through internet which were bigger in size. The only medium used to transfer data was through e- mails. But the problem was that only limited size of say 10 mb (Yahoo Mail) or 25 mb (in Gmail) size of files were allowed to transfer through e- mails. Also in Yahoo Mail you can attach only up to 10 file attachments and in Gmail, when you are attaching files it will show up some errors and then you have to attach the files once again. Use of e- mails for sending large files were not supported and hence there was no other means of sending larger files. But nowadays there are so many webhosting services which are very popular among the[..]

So, you are interested in using your computer to make money on the internet with affiliate marketing. Congratulations! Affiliate marketing is a fascinating area, and it can be unbelievably rewarding. However, it can also be unbelievably confusing. Even some of the words your encounter can make you think you're reading a foreign language. Here's a quick summary of some of the vocabulary you will need to know. This article is the second in an ongoing series of articles about affiliate marketing vocabulary. Let's continue our discussion by looking at some terminology involved in setting up and running a website. Many affiliate marketers do their marketing via one or more websites, which of[..]

One way to let the world know something that you want to share is to learn how to build a website. You may want to let the world know that you are selling a product or service; it may also just be an idea or your views on the world. What ever the reason, a good way to pass this information along it to build a website. Regardless of the purpose for which you want to build a website, you have to follow a few fundamental rules in order to attract and maintain readers. The most crucial thing to keep in mind may be the fact that lots of folks still only have connectivity via a dial up modem. This means that a site with all sorts of graphics is going to take them forever to load. Clearly you[..]

In this short article I'm going to reveal a quick method for getting a simple, yet powerful website online for your small business. If you don't already have a website for your small business you've missed a trick. You see they can be one of the most effective marketing weapons at your disposal -- if used correctly. Before you set up your website there are number of steps or stages, that you must go through before you start developing your site. These are basic things such as market research, choosing a domain, name, selecting a website hosting provider, deciding on your business model, and planning a marketing strategy. If you already run a small business you should already know your[..]

If a person has gone for shopping around the market for managed dedicated server and the dedicated server, he/she surely have experienced the free use of these terms on the internet. What one can say about a dedicated server? In fact, it is a server which is occupied by only one site. It is bothered for by the company which has the ownership of that particular site. Such servers are taken into account or rather hosted by a committed server hosting company. If one carefully goes through the above mentioned features, what will be his/her inference? No doubt, an easy and straightforward life! Isn't it? There are cases where users have to face the experience of delving into the actual web[..]

When learning Dreamweaver, it seems logical to start with the built in FTP system of Dreamweaver...more specifically, the site profiles section. Of course, before you can actually create a working profile, you will need to have access to a web hosting service, and it is good to have a domain name. From the top menu choose: Site > New Site... Let's take a quick look at the profile area: If you click on the 'basic' tab, you can use a wizard to create a profile...I prefer to simply click on the advanced tab and fill in the site details. Here, for beginners, the only two areas you need to really fill in are 'Local Info' and 'Remote Info'. The local info includes the name of your site profile[..]

Individuals who are looking to create and maintain their own website find themselves faced with a very difficult decision: what kind of webhost or server to use. Some people opt to host the website themselves, as well, on their own private servers. While this is a great (and preferred) option for large companies and businesses, this option just isn't feasible for the majority of computer users who are looking for website hosting. This is why these people turn to the internet to find the right company for their webhosting needs; and one of the more popular types of webhosting services is known as virtual hosting. Through virtual hosting, multiple websites and domain names are hosted on[..]

I have been a web master or a website administrator for around a year or so, initially I built two sites which were entirely made using a free domain registrar and a free server. The free things are always got at the cost of quality. It applied here as well, the main problem I faced with free host was that their server up time was very low, most of the times the server was down and another problem was server overload, since lots of websites were built on a single server, the load was very high, as a result none of the sites would get proper resources. Since I faced the above problems, I decided to go for a paid domain registrar and a paid host, so the first thing I had to decide was to[..]

CGI PROXY SCRIPT Cgi proxy is the most common proxy software available. It is literally available on thousands of proxy websites across the internet. It has the ability to allow logging into sites like MySpace etc... It uses less bandwidth than PHProxy, but much more RAM! GLYPE PROXY SCRIPT Glype Proxy is a free web-based proxy script written in PHP. It allows webmasters to quickly and easily set up their own proxy site. Glype Proxy is intended to be a fast and reliable alternative to the widely used PHProxy and CGIProxy. Glype proxy has been coded with a strict emphasis on speed, performance and usability. Hosting Like I said, proxy websites need a lot of resources, so that is why you[..]

Of course, if you are interested in starting a home based business that operates exclusively or primarily on the Internet and World Wide Web you must understand that the most important step you will take at the inception of your home based business is the construction of an ideal Internet website for your home based business enterprise. With that in mind, there are some step by step instructions that you will want to bear in mind when it comes to the creation of an Internet website for your business enterprise. First, you need to obtain an appropriate domain name for your home based business website. Because of the importance of domain name selection, you are provided with more[..]

bottom-link"> Is it impossible to build a really cheap website? Most definitely not! I ammaintaining a very low cost website at the moment, in fact the site ( cost a mere £8.00. So, even if you don’t thinkyou can afford to make a website, if you have a bit of change in yourpocket, that will be all you need. Domain Names If you are going to register a domain name then I suggest you shop aroundregistrars for prices. I used 123-reg.co.uk, a UK based registrar who Ifound most helpful. If you are inexperienced with domain names, I suggestyou read up on them, otherwise you may run into some head-scratchers. Think of a catchy name for your domain, so people will remember it. Thenregister[..]