Go from sounding like a networking hillbilly to a true guru of hosting knowledge. Along with that, we are also going to discuss some of the best free hosts of 2007 and a lot of hosting tips, tools and more right here on this week’s edition of the Web Hosting Show.
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Here are just a few topics from this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.
- 2007′s Free Hosting Awards (Photos, Videos and Files)!
- Networking Terms that Confuse the Masses!
- Design Tips for a Web Host’s Front Page!
- Time of the Year to Clean Up Your Support Pages?
- Sell Yourself in Fewer Words!
- No More Tips for Getting Gum off the Side of a Server!
Saddle up and get ready to ride, the Web Hosting Show is back from it’s holiday vacation and well, I didn’t send you a postcard because since you put that restraining order on me – it has been a little hard to find out where you’ve moved to.
Want to snoop around and see what top secret information you can find out about your web host? Ok, maybe this information is not all that secret, but you do have to jump through a few hoops to find out about it. Web sites like 
As you might have or have not noticed, I made it into this next edition of Ping! Zine. The PDF is out now – and is well worth reading.
Johnny sent me an e-mail that was straight and to the point. The control panel solution, cPanel and enabling hotlink protection seemed to confuse him. So I told him I’d go through the process.
One question that I get from a multitude of web hosts is, “Are there any alternative methods to tech support that you know of?”. With everybody doing the standard e-mail, help desk and live chat support, people are looking for an alternative to give them an edge over the competition.
On a day to day basis I get a lot of hosting related links sent my way to review and check out. Here are some of the latest hosting related web sites that have caught my eye and got my attention.
Cheap Hosting and the Price You Really Pay
There are some providers out there that have the business plan in place to handle it. They just might be harder to find.
Do You Pay for it in Perks?
Some web hosts will get you in the door with the low prices, and then when it comes to addons or accessories to your shared hosting account they stick you with the true costs of hosting. This can often happen with upgrades for JSP and ASP support and other upgrades some, but not all, will need.
Keep an Eye on How Long Your Signing Up For!
For an example, lets say Dummy Example Web Host is offering you a hosting deal you can not beat. It is $3.50 a month for 500 GB Disk Storage and 5 TB of Bandwidth. Now when you get on the order page you notice that this $3.50 a month price is only good if you sign up for the 10 year hosting plan. To get this, you must pay up-front: $420. Now if you know they are good then you have no worries but if you have no history with the company do you really want to sign up with them for the next decade? Better yet – will they even be around that long?
The one thing you have to remember (and I have said it time and time before) you have to do you homework when it comes to signing up with any web hosting company. Don’t be fooled by the special deal – and find out if they really are the best of the best or just another guy with a server in his basement trying to make a buck.
Do I Blame the Web Hosting Companies? No!
I can not blame the web hosting companies, because they need to compete with the next guy down the street and make money while doing so. Thanks to the fact that we have so much competition out there for the proverbial bottom dollar; almost everybody undercuts and over-provides. The secret of cheap hosting is to find the one that does so the best.