Love it or hate it, Windows hosting is here to stay.

Now there has been a great debate about Windows on the desktop for years. Should you use it? Should you switch? I would be willing to bet money though that you didn’t know the same fight existed in the web hosting world too. Unlike the desktop PC market, Windows is not on top. Linux really rules the roost in this world of server administration.

Where with a Linux-based server you have reliability, with Windows-based servers you have ease of use. As far as security goes, Linux is on top and with Windows your left patching holes left and right. On the range of price, Linux for the server is often cheap or free while Windows costs much more money than you really have to spend. Read more »

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Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 126!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.70 MB

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

• Who is the Best Free Blog Web Host?
• Tips on How to Pay for Your Hosting Account!
• Windows Hosting - Why Should You Bother?
• What is the Top Solution for Free Web Site Hosting?

I’m back yet again to labor over the thing I love - and trying to make the web hosting world a better place not just for me, not just for you, not just for Cousin Larry with the fuzzy eyebrows. No, I want to make the web hosting industry better for everybody.

Web hosting is not a perfect industry - heck, no industry out there is. If we put these topics out there in the spotlight and let them be heard though, maybe we can make these topics known and in turn make the web hosting business better in a whole.

1. The Jargon Sucks!

The phrases like unlimited are greatly ignored these days because web host number one is always trying to play catch up with web host number two.

2. The Press Sucks!

Web hosting news, real news is hard to find. Give me a place that does real reporting and doesn’t just post the same press releases everybody else posts.

3. The Customer Sucks!

Your paying $1.99 a month for web hosting and you expect to get quality service? That alone is enough for my argument there. When your hosting costs as much as a cheap value meal at a fast food joint you know you might be in trouble.

4. The Boss Sucks!

Many web hosting workers (mainly remotes) know they can be let go at any time for any reason. Making your staff parionid is not a good way to make them work harder.

5. The Technology Sucks!

The tools out there for running your web site are made for server admins and not average day to day customers. We need a web host that makes hosting simple - and not a thing you need a college degree to run.

When it comes to dealing with customers, keeping “customer service” in mind is always a good thing. You want to make sure these people are being taken care of because no mater if your the guy who owns the hosting company or your just the grunt that works at one, good things can always come from having a happy customer.

Have are just a few personal customer service rules I always take into consideration when dealing with people who are having trouble or questions about their setup on the World Wide Web. These are from me to the web hosting customer support folks out there. Next time you answer a support ticket, take these tips into consideration. Read more »

I pledge allegiance to the web hosts of the.. no wait, that just does not have a good ring to it.

I don’t know if you have been keeping up with this buzz, so let me get you caught up. Paul Hirsch over at the WHIR Blogs thinks that the web hosting industry needs a governing body.

Now since his first post, the phrase “governing body” has been back tracked some - but the idea is still out there. Read more »

Who ever said nothing good has come out of AOL? Xdrive is a service I’ve known about for some time - but never really gave a fair look at it till now. It is yet another of a long lists of free hosting options for your files.

You do have a desktop client which is handy, and hopefully does not get in the way. In most cases I want the complete package. I want hosting, an easy way to get my files to the hosting and I want it to be pretty reliable as well. Xdrive is able to deliver in all of those camps. Read more »

Does the web hosting world need a union?

I might sound like a hippy - but I’ll rant and rave about it anyways. Plus I’ll share with you customer service tips for web hosts, five things that totally suck about web hosting and lot more on this episode of the Web Hosting Show.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 125!
Running Time: 15 minutes | File Size: 6.54 MB

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

• 5 Things That Suck about Web Hosting!
• Does the Web Hosting Industry Need a Governing Body?
• Give AOL’s Xdrive Another Shot, Really! Please?
• A Few Customer Relation Tips for any Web Hosting Worker

I’m wound up tighter than a customer support worker in India who just found out the guy down the street is making $1.25 an hour, while I’m left with only a donkey to show for my work.