This has been a project on the back burner for a while that I am finally getting around to creating. Today I bring to you my newest project, Mitchcraft. This new YouTube series will follow me as I play the sandbox building and adventure game – Minecraft. I will do my best to keep things as entertaining as possible – but I’ll need your help. Make sure you subscribe, like and comment on the videos you see. Giving me feedback on what you do like and don’t like will help me develop a show you want to see.
Best Value – VPS or Dedicated Hosting?
If you need high performance web hosting, the choice you have these days is between dedicated hosting and VPS hosting. So, which one is a better value? Which hosting plan type with give you the most bang for your buck? Well, for the most part – it will come down to your basic hosting needs. More and more people are turning to these two hosting plan types as their own website grow in popularity so let me break down the basics of why one of these hosting plan types might be better than the other.
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Will Dedicated Hosting Die?
If you look across the board at some of the biggest and brightest web hosting companies out there, you will see the trend is the same. A lot of companies out there are looking to get rid of the dedicated servers and start offering alternatives like virtual server hosting.
Google +1 for WordPress
Since the release of Google +1, webmasters from all around the world have been racing to find the easiest way to get this button added to their websites. Everybody wants to keep the Google overlords happy and will give their left arm to get a higher ranking in the search engine. So, how can people using WordPress get in on the action? Install the new Google +1 Button plugin for WordPress.
Google Analytics Gets a Facelift
I don’t know many webmasters these days that don’t use Google Analytics in one way or another. It is simply one of the best third party website statistic tools out there. Here recently, it also got a ‘bit of a facelift as far as how the content is organized. Everything is much more focused on getting you the information you need, faster.
Daily Tip: Don’t Kill Elephants
The web hosting world’s equivalent to the crazy old uncle is at it again. Bob Parsons, the many behind the brand at GoDaddy, recently got in trouble for shooting Elephants while on a trip in Zimbabwe. PETA along with many other critics are urging people to transfer their hosting and domain registrations elsewhere.
Pros and Cons for VPS Hosting
Anybody who has been in web hosting long enough to at least know the tiers knows that when you move from a shared hosting server to a VPS hosting server, your entire website experience will be better. However, there are misconceptions about how much bang for your buck you will get with VPS hosting too. With that said, I thought it might be a good ideas of looking at some of the pros and cons of switching from your standard shared web hosting plan to a Virtual Private Server.
Quick Stress Tips for Hosting Workers
When you work in the web hosting industry, it is very simple to sometimes become overwhelmed by everything there is to do. You might have a dozen or two tasks staring you in the face this very morning that you are dreading. Here are a few quick and easy ways to regain yourself motivation and conquer the day.
Hosting News Facelift
It is not often that I highlight other sources of hosting information here, but I do feel like something should be said for the hard work and dedication that has gone into turning The Hosting News website around. For years, the Hosting News was a good source for finding hosting information – but the website interface was badly designed, ugly and hard to navigate through.
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HELP!
It is your good friend, the web hosting industry’s media rock star, here with a ‘bit of a problem that I hope you can help me with. You see, the podcast has been on a ‘bit of a hiatus as of late – and I am sorry for that. However, I have just about run out of ideas and topics. To me, it seems like I have covered just about everything there is – so I need your help.
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