Top 5 Reasons cPanel Rocks

cPanel Web Hosting Control Panel

Now, cPanel is by far the most popular control panel option out there these days.  Do you really know what makes it stand out from the rest of the crowd though? Here are the top 5 reasons why cPanel really rocks.

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cPanel – Fresh, Bold and Fun Control Panel

cPanel Website

If you ask just about anybody what control panel their web hosting account is using, nine times out of ten you are going to get cPanel as the response.  While cPanel has always seemed to be the proverbial, “big daddy” when it comes to controlling hosting accounts – I do have to say the company has done a great job at sort of remaking its image to seem more up to date and awesome.

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The cPanel Show – Podcast 212

When you talk about a web hosting control panel, nine times out of ten, you are talking about cPanel.  This juggernaut of the web hosting world has been around longer than I can even remember – and continues to be the dominate control panel out there for web hosts to choose.  So what makes it so special, and how has it lasted so long?  That is what we’ll be diving into on this episode of the Web Hosting Show.

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For many people out there, cPanel has been the best control panel for a number of reasons.  The question I have for you is what are those reasons?

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Stop Complaining – Podcast 211

Episode #211 We all complain day after day.  We complain about little things.  We complain about big things.  We complain about things that do not make any sense.  In web hosting, the main thing we complain about is the relationship between a web host and a customer (or vice versa depending on which side of the fence you are on).  Today, we have a very special guest that will help us all curb our complaining habits.

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Meilena Hauslendale personal development author, and has been providing life guidance and insight for over 11 years.  She has published six books and in those books, her style of writing really gives the reader a step by step guide to achieving success.

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Wrestling with HostingCon 2010

HostingCon 2010 Now that HostingCon 2010 is said and done, we are starting to see what innovative ideas and hot topical discussions were had at this place where the brightest and best minds of the web hosting industry have come to gather.  Unfortunately nobody has uploaded videos of that, so instead I give you professional wrestling!

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How to Handle Website Content Theft

Content Theft Tips

How should you handle somebody else out there stealing content from your website?  This happens a lot with blogs, because the content is so easily ripped from one source so it can be reproduced somewhere else.  Most of the time, it is best to content the copyright thief first before going to the web host of the thief.  So here is a better way to stop copyright theft of your website’s content.

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Web Hosts and the DMCA

DMCA Details for Web Hosts

The DMCA is an abbreviation for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which was signed into law in 1998.  Now the big reason most people do no like this law is because it put in place questionable laws about circumnavigating copyright protection for personal backup use or the overall vagueness of the law in general.  However, that really has nothing to do with web hosting – so I will not be discussing this issue today.  The issue we will be talking about is the way the law made it easier for copyright holders to get stolen material off a website that doesn’t have the right to distribute it.

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Grand Theft Website – Podcast 210

Podcast 210 It is a big bad scary world when it comes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and website hosting.  On today’s podcast I will be discussing with you in detail what the DMCA is, what it means for web hosts out there, and what you should do if your own content has been ripped from your website.  The Web Hosting Show is on the air.

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Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.50 MB

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So how does web hosting, the DMCA and copyright protection all mash up and what do you need to know?  I am glad you asked.

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7 Questions to Ask a SEO Company

Best SEO Questions

Now, anybody who has been following my websites over the years should know by now that I like to go down the, do it yourself route most of the time.  However, if you are a company with a budget to spare, hiring a search engine optimization expert or firm might be a worthy investment.

However, before you sign on the dotted line and hand them over your hard earned cash, I would suggest you go over these seven important factors when it comes to the search engine optimization business.

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Truth About Search Engine Optimization

What is SEO?

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an often talked about, yet rarely mastered trait that gets brought up in web hosting discussions.  Most people usually come down on SEO tips and tricks one of two ways.  They think it is legit and the business works, and others think it is all nothing but snake oil.

The truth of this age old debate is that search engine optimization is a legitimate business and way to get more traffic to your website.  However, there are SEO snake oil salesmen out there that have given the business a bad name.

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