The shared Web hosting that we all see from day to day isn’t the only type of Web hosting plan out there. You also have the dedicated Web hosting plans. Now you have heard the name before, but do you know what it really means? Well I’ll do my best to tell you (as well as give you a handful of other hosting goodies) on this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.
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Hello, I am Mitch Keeler, the media rock star of the Web hosting industry, and allow me to welcome you to a little podcast I like to call the Web Hosting Show. Episode 77 of the Web Hosting Show is being brought to you by WebHostingChat.com and Ping! Zine.
Now before we get started with today’s show, I almost have an announcement to make. The reason it is just an “almost” for right now, is it won’t be finalized till sometime next week (I hope). Once it is all said and done though, I should be back working inside of the Web hosting industry. The folks over at Lunarpages have been nice enough to offer me a job doing pre-sales chat and forum moderation.
Don’t worry though, nothing about this show or any of my other projects will change. I just need something to make me a little more financially stable. In other words, Mitch needs a little ‘bit of an income.
Anyways though, this isn’t the show where I talk about my employment here and there, this is the number one Web hosting podcast in all the land. So let’s get to business and check out this week’s Web hosting headline.
Web Hosting News
DemoDemo Launches Partner Site
Flash Web hosting tutorials provider DemoDemo announced on Monday it has launched its new partner site OnlineSupport.org, an online support service for webmasters and Web site operators.
Oh goody! A new Web hosting resource Web site! Let’s continue to read here.
“Aside from being a useful free online resource, OLS is now positioned as an extremely targeted venue for Web host advertising,” says DemoDemo.com president Vito Ceniti.”
Ceniti says he is confident that Web hosts will be able to use the site to advertise to niche markets.
Now for those of you who don’t know what DemoDemo does, they do video tutorials for a number of Web hosting scripts and control panels. Over at OnlineSupport.org it looks like they are making use of their own video tutorial work to put together one heck of a nice resource. Along the way, if you just happen to want to buy what you see, you can always click that link to go to DemoDemo.com and do so.
This is a resource worth checking out, because it is both innovative from the outside looking in and the inside looking out. It has a lot to offer.
Web Hosting Site of the Week
Need help generating a sitemap for Google’s sitemap service?
Site Map Builder helps you generate Google SiteMap XML which you can place into your root directory for Google to index your Web site. The sitemap XML follows a certain syntax that Site Map Builder will generate for you. Just copy and save the resulting code as sitemap.xml.gz and upload into your root, then register your sitemap at Google.
Want to check it out and give it a shot? You can do so at SiteMapBuilder.net.
Hot Topic in Web Hosting
So when it comes to dedicated Web hosting, where do you start? To tell you the truth, the last time I had to talk or write about dedicated hosting was way back when I wrote Lockergnome’s Guide to Web Hosting. Dedicated hosting isn’t something we all deal with day to day because it costs a lot of money and gives most people more space than they know what to do with.
You see with a dedicated Web hosting server, you are made the king of the machine. You might share it with one or two other people, or you might go at it alone. The equipment and connectivity are fully managed by the hosting firm, and you pretty much have to handle the rest.
How much does it cost? Well most dedicated servers are anywhere from $100 to $1500 a month, depending on the Web host and the size of the server in question. Now because of that price, these big boys are usually used by people who have a large empire to manage. If you are running a Web site like Amazon.com or Digg.com you might even have to use several dedicated servers for the entire Web site.
So, as you can see a dedicated server is not for everyone. Ninety percent of the time, I would say a virtual Web hosting plan will keep your butt covered. However, if you have a big idea or you are planning a big Web site, dedicated might be the way to go.
Web Hosting Questions and Answers
This week’s question comes from Lou via the ol’ Web Hosting Show E-mail bag. He writes…
Hi Mitch, you put on one of the best podcasts out there. I was wanting to know if you knew of a place that talked more about data centers? I have been wanting to know more, but most hosting forums don’t have big areas dedicated to it. Any recommendation would be welcome.
Well Lou, I have the place for you! DataCenterTalk.com is one of the few forums I know of that is totally dedicated to talking about data center topics of discussion. This would be a great place for you to start learning more about the data center business, ask questions and get answers.
The team that runs Data Center Talk is the same team that runs Web Hosting Chat as well, so I know they are good people.
Final Web Hosting Thoughts
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