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Ecommerce Web Hosting Guide – Episode 93

Jan/21 in All Posts, Specials, Web Hosting Podcasts

You know Joe right? Joe lives down the street from you and runs a little comic book store downtown. Joe doesn’t know much about the Internet but he does know that he would like to expand his business.

What should Joe do? Joe should look into getting into ecommerce.

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Ecommerce Web Hosting Guide

Now first things first, what is ecommerce? Ecommerce is the conducting of commerce with goods and services over the Internet. It includes: consumers using the Internet to purchase goods and services online; as well as businesses selling and communicating with other businesses through the Internet.

There are a lot of “Mom and Pop” stores all over the world that want to get their goods and services Online. How do they do it? Well there are a few things that Joe is going to need. Continue Reading →

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Domain Searching With Ajax

Jul/25 in All Posts, Specials

We all know about Web 2.0 and how it claims to change the way we view the Web in our lives. Well, coming from the Web hosting world, I have not seen too many applications that relate to my industry.

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That was the case until I started seeing all these Ajax powered domain name searching tools popping up one by one. So out of the many out there today, which ones are the best? That is what I wanted to know. Continue Reading →

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Hosting Public Service (With Midgets)

Apr/20 in All Posts, Specials

I have had a couple of Web Hosting Show ads in the past, but none have been as great as this one. Depending on how successful this one is, I might have to roll out with a few more fun commercials to pawn off to other podcasts out there who want to play it for me.

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Creating Hosting Hoopla

Mar/23 in All Posts, Specials

You probably know by now that I just launched a new Web hosting Web site, Hosting Hoopla. What you don’t know is all the “behind the scenes” work that had to be done to get it up and running. Don’t worry though, because I won’t keep it secret much longer.

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First things first, you have to break things up into smaller parts that are easier to manage. Continue Reading →

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Site5′s Flashback

Mar/16 in All Posts, Specials

Automatic backups for your Web site sounds like a pretty sweet deal, right? Well the folks at Site5 had that in mind when they created Flashback. So what is Flashback? What does it do?

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Well I guess the first question that everybody wants answered is what is it. Flashback is a software package developed by the folks at Site5 to do automatic backups of your files. For an example, lets say I changed an image on my Web site. The next day I might want to change it back, but I didn’t backup the original to my computer. Well, Flashback would allow me to “undo” my changes and go back to the previous day’s image. Continue Reading →

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Microsoft Office Live – Web Hosting Threat?

Mar/02 in All Posts, Specials

Microsoft Office Live promises to give people and businesses every tool they will need to get something up and running on the World Wide Web. How strong is the product and how will this effect the hundreds of Web hosts out there? Well I’ll give you a few of my thoughts and opinions and let you decide for yourself.

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So the first question to answer is what is Office Live all about? For the sake of keeping things simple, I’ll just focus on the Office Live Basic for right now. Here is what the folks at Microsoft say about that: Continue Reading →

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Oddball Web Servers

Feb/16 in All Posts, Specials

We have seen Web servers in all shapes and sizes right here on the Web Hosting Show. How would you like to own your own oddball server? Now you can get your hands on your very own.

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The strange Web server in question this time around is the WebServUSB. If you haven’t guessed by now, it is an entire Web server crammed inside of a USB thumb drive. Continue Reading →

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How Can Web Hosts Make a Mark?

Feb/02 in All Posts, Specials

Are you looking for tricks of the trade when it comes to becoming successful in the Web hosting industry? Well today is your lucky day, because I have three of the best tips to help any Web host out there go from a nobody with a server to a Web host with a good reputation. Don’t worry if you aren’t a Web hosts. These tips could go a long way for just about anybody who has an Online business.

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Join Some Web Hosting Forums!

One of the easiest way for Web hosts to get themselves known to the outside world is to join and contribute to all the Web hosting forums you can find. Finding a forum shouldn’t be the hard part. Here is a list of some of the Web hosting forums I like to read: Continue Reading →

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Domain Name Picking and Shopping Tips

Jan/26 in All Posts, Specials

Over the past month or so we have tackled just about everything there is to tackle when it comes to domain names. I told you my thoughts on how to pick one, how to shop for one, and how to get it up and going. What is left to talk about? Well, I might have a few more domain name tricks and tips up my Web Hosting Show sleeve.

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Subdomains

So, what is a subdomain? It is a second level domain, some might say. You have probably seen one before. Think of mail.yahoo.com. That would be a subdomain of yahoo.com. They are used to break up your Web hosting account into different parts. Now, if you want one it shouldn’t be too hard to get one. Just about every domain name register and Web host out there offer them. It is just one more thing to keep in mind. One more screwdriver in your tool belt when it comes to planning the layout of your Web site. Continue Reading →

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Setting Up Your Domain Name

Jan/19 in All Posts, Specials

I’ve told you about picking the perfect domain name and how to shop for that same domain name. We have to set up your new domain name so that when you go to it, it will lead to your Web hosting account. There are usually two ways this is handled. One is way is when your domain name and Web host are the same and the other is when they are different.

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I’ve told you about picking the perfect domain name and how to shop for that same domain name. What is next? We have to get that domain name and your Web hosting account talking to each other. We have to set up your new domain name so that when you go to it, it will lead to your Web hosting account. There are usually two ways this is handled. One is way is when your domain name register and Web host are the same and the other is when they are different. Continue Reading →

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