The hosting doctor is in and is ready to see you now. There are several sicknesses out there in the web hosting world that could bring you down.
I’ll inform you about those, and let you know of a few hyper-linked medications to check out too. The Web Hosting Show includes no side effects and an awesome orange-like flavor I’m sure you will enjoy.
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 140!
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.
- A Cool New Visual Trace Route Tool!
- Thing is Web Hosting That Make Me Angry!
- ICANN and Google Hopes to Stop Domain Tasters?
- Fighting Terrorists via Web Hosts and Data Centers?
- Advice on How to Get Your Name Out There!
I am your medical malpractice for the hosting world ready to happen and I welcome you into my offices yet again to talk about web hosting, web development, domains, terrorists and even a few things that make me angry. Don’t make me angry, you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry!
Web Hosting Annoyances
I hate it when… the “Live Chat” link hovers over the web site content!
Dear web hosts, if I wanted to chat with your sales representative I would be more than happy to click the link on the side. I do not need the option hovering in front of my face like I am a moron who couldn’t find it located in a static spot. If your live chat link reminds me of a “punch the monkey to win an iPod” ad your not making a good first impression.
I hate it when… the words free, unlimited, or little green check marks in every single comparison chart box!
Any sort of comparison chart usually tends to make me angry just because if you have looked at enough web hosts they are nearly all the same. The top two or three comparisons (with things like disk space and bandwidth) are useful. The fact that you offer WordPress on every single plan or FTP access is not. If it is a comparison chart, give me some differences between the things you are offering.
I hate it when… web hosts list meaningless “services” they offer that make no sense or that are overly obvious!
This goes back to the idea that the web host thinks you are a total idiot so the sell you services that you know you are getting. Think of this as a shoe salesman selling you on the fact that your new pair of sneakers also come with shoe laces! Need some web hosting examples? Here are some obvious hosting features you’ll get that I have seen advertised:
I hate it when… meaningless flash covers the top 1/4th of the web host’s web site and does nothing at all!
Oh this one grinds my gears the most, because there is no reason to have that huge flashing flash logo on the top of the page. Does it do anything for you? No! It is useless eye candy that somebody told the web host would “look pretty”. Give me the basics – don’t give me a flashing picture of servers with a sunset behind them.
What annoys you about web hosting or web hosts?