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So your stuck with a web host your not happy with and your considering the big move. You want to take your web site elsewhere and you want to do it quick. Should you pack your bags and make the move in minutes? No. It is always best not to rush into a situation as big as moving your web site from web host to web host.

Find a new web host before you move. Some people just get so unhappy with their current hosting provider they want to move right here right now. That is not he best way to go. Give your current web host a few more chances to impress you before you jump into another relationship. Think of it as that old ex-girlfriend that promised she would never cheat on you again. If they do better, you might eliminate you need to move all together.

Find several web hosts that are worth your time and money, contact them and see what they say about moving from your current web host to them. The good ones will give you a step by step process in which you can do it with the least amount of pain and suffering. Read more »

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When it comes to basic webmastering - one of the basics you learn about is watching your stats and learning how to read them to see if what you are doing is working. This is extremely helpful for web sites that have ever-changing dynamic content. The suggestions I am going to share with you though could even go for those people with static content as well.

Use Several Stats Packages!

Most web hosting accounts come with a few stats packages you can use to keep up with the incoming visitors, traffic and downloads. You might also want to use a few others. You don’t just want to hear one opinion on how your web site is doing. You want as many as you can get. Some other good (and free) solutions are: Read more »

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Many of the big boys in the hosting business (and ever a few of the little ones) seem to be rolling out affiliate deals so that you can help them get more clients to host. Now the questions I know a lot of people have are how does this benefit the web host and how does it benefit the web hosting client?

First let me tell you what an affiliate deal is and how it works in web hosting. You see you have a web host and you have a hosting client. The hosting client usually puts a link on his web site or is given some sort of tracking code so that when he suggests to his viewers or buddies to sign up with the web host, he gets some cash back. Read more »

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Having a server or entire network go down is never a good thing. The web host should always have a good plan of action when this sort of thing comes up. They should be ready to inform the public about the problem and last but not least they should never ever panic.

Have a plan. Lets say a worst case scenario has just taken place for a web host, a server has gone down and they don’t exactly know the reason yet. What are they to do? Running around like a chicken with its head cut off is just not an option here. Web hosts need to make sure they have a good guy in charge, that can direct support to handle new e-mails and help desk tickets.

They need somebody who can send the system admins in after the server to find out the issue. Every web host should have a plan in place before bad things happen so that when they do happen the Web hosting support gurus know - ok, this is a code red so we go to backup plan 233. Read more »

Affiliate sign ups are a tools that many web hosts use to continue bringing people in the door, while rewarding the clients that bring in the most. Is it worth the trouble to sign up for these and will you earn any extra money? We’ll talk about that plus downtime tips, stat tracking help and suggestions for finding that new web host your looking for right here on the Web Hosting Show.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 124!
Running Time: 16 minutes | File Size: 7.22 MB

Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.

• Hosting Affiliates - Worth the Time and Money?
• What Should Web Hosts Do When There is Downtime?
• Suggestions for Tracking Your Web Site Stats!
• I am Impressed by cPanel 11! Should You Be?
• Find That New (and hopefully better) Web Host?

Time to sit around the proverbial campfire of web hosting learning and discuss some of this stuff that just doesn’t seem to make sense. From web hosts to web hosting clients I look to make everybody happy here.

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• Promo-Code.net - Great Resource for Hosting Deals
• Inside View on Reviews at the Web Host Magazine and Buyer’s Guide
• The Planet Announces Free Fall Savings Campaign
• Host Department Offers Free .info Domain Names

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Not every web site out there has the best search features. Heck, some of the web sites out there don’t have any way to search through them. When you have a web site or resource that you need to search often, trying to use the lame ways the respective owners want you to use is no way to go. Google offers anybody the chance to use their technology to create your own custom search engine.

Step 1 - Visit and Sign In: To get started all you need to do is visit Google’s custom search engine web site. Once there, create a Google account or login to your existing account and your ready to get going.

Step 2 - Lets Get to Creating a Search Engine: Now you should navigate yourself to the “create a new search engine” page. Most of the boxes you fill in explain themselves. When it asks “What do you want to search?” make sure you select “Only sites I select”. Read more »