From web site launches to why you shouldn’t backup your PC to your digital hosting home.  This podcast has been in production for two weeks thanks to a slew of interruptions but I am happy to say finally the Web Hosting Show is back on the air.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 154!
Running Time: 16 minutes | File Size: 7.17 MB

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

• What is Your IP and Why Do You Need It?
• Don’t Backup My Documents on Your Hosting Account!
• Checking Web Popularity with URLmetrix?
• Gawkwire, a new Internet and Hosting News Site Launches!

Podcast Exclusive - Part 2 of Our “How to Purchase a Web Hosting Business” Series with Web Strategist Errett Cord. Download the podcast to check it out!

Ever have one of those periods of time where it seems like nothing is going right?  Two weeks ago my main podcasting powerhouse of a machine was fried and I was still waiting to get it back from HP.  Last weekend, I had no power due to a line of wicked weather.  This week I am knocking on wood and tossing spill salt over my shoulder because thus far, nothing has interupted me.

This week marks a big mile stone for me and for you. This podcast marks the 3rd year the Web Hosting Show has been around, creating podcasts week after week to help you learn more about and get more out of the web hosting industry. In previous years I have had bigger celebrations but this year I’d like to tone it down a ‘bit.

I often get asked a few general questions about this show and how I do things so I thought this week’s show would be a perfect time to answer some frequently asked questions.

When and how did this podcast start up?

This podcast was a project I wanted to do after writing Lockergnome’s Guide to Web Hosting. After that eBook was finished, I needed something to spend my time on - and with podcasting still being an infant those days, I thought I would try to put together a weekly show. Three years later, I have yet to find a reason to stop yet.

Who are you to tell me about web hosting?

I’m just a guy who has a passion for the web hosting business. I’ve been described as a cheerleader by some, but personally I don’t think I look that good in a skirt. I started in the hosting industry back in 2003 - working as a level one support guru. Then I worked my way up to becoming both a customer service director, then manager. In late 2004 I was fired from my day to day hosting duties and decided to give freelance writing a shot. From there till 2006 I wrote about the hosting industry and worked for several Online juggernauts till I came back to customer service work at Lunarpages in September of 2006. I guess if you wanted to consider that a “day job”, my role there is the forum mod and “sales guy”.

What advice do you have to give other podcasters?

If anybody else out there wanted to do what I do about any topic out there under the sun, I would tell them to just give it a shot. You’ll never know if your any good unless you stop being afraid of failure and get of your rear end and try. I have been far from successful at everything I have done (everybody has a bad idea from time to time) but get an idea, grab a mic and talk. If the listeners come, they come. If they don’t then you at least can say you gave it your best shot.

What is next for the Web Hosting Show?

Well, with 400 to 500 episode downloads a month I am happy to say the Web Hosting Show’s audience continues to grow day after day, and podcast after podcast. As an example, here is my feed stats from day one to the present:

I want to keep doing what I’m doing, hopefully do it well.

For most people, green hosting is that kind that has been sitting in the back of the refrigerator a little too long. Pretty soon though I have a feeling that either by hook or crook we will all be impacted by in in one way or another in the future. I’ll talk about it, tell you what it is and let you know what you can do to help. The Web Hosting Show is now on the air.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 118!
Running Time: 21 minutes | File Size: 9.46 MB

Here are just a few topics that we discussed on this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.

• Is Carbonite a Good Backup Choice?
• Green Hosting, Real or Fantasy?
• Fast and Easy Blog Backup Solutions!
• Ben of WebHostingUnleashed.com Covers HostingCon 2007
• Onsite Stats vs Offsite Stats, Who Wins?

Link of the Week: HostingCon 2007 Summary

More reliable than a Swedish clock the runs backwards, I am back along with a wonderful podcast for you, you and you to enjoy.

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HostingCon, was it worth the trip? I don’t know - I didn’t get to go. I’ll give you my thoughts as an outsider looking in though. Also we have unlimited backup hosting, the last part of our FastServers.net story and I might even do a funny little dance. Good thing this isn’t a video podcast - because the Web Hosting Show is now on the air.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 117!
Running Time: 15 minutes | File Size: 6.80 MB

Here are just a few topics that we discussed on this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.

• Web Hosting Gets a Wiki
• Post HostingCon Thoughts From an Outsider
• Part 3 of 3 of the FastServers.Net Biography
• Unlimited Backup Storage with Allmydata.com
• This Podcast is Breaking Records

Link of the Week: Happy Late System Admin Day!

Never finding itself lost in translation we are back yet again to talk to you about web hosting, web development, web.. well just about anything you find out there that starts with that phrase and relates back to the hosting world we all know and love.

There are few web sites out here that can really say they are one of the cornerstones of the web hosting industry. When you mention such praise, you might think of The WHIR, Web Hosting Talk, and the like. I think HostSearch.com belongs in there as well.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 113!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 5.62 MB

On this podcast I was thrilled to get to have a sit down chat with Host Search’s Web Editor John Hughes. Because of the Web Hosting Show, I have known John for a few years as one of the public voices and go to guys for Host Search. He really is one of the “good guys” in the hosting industry.

Host Search is one of the most established, most influential and most widely respected web hosting directory on the Web. Just by viewing their front page you can see they tackle everything from hosting interviews, to news and discussions.

There is a lot of good quality content there for you to comb through no matter if you are a web hosting guru or just a guy that got his first web site. I like Host Search because it is a resource everybody can get something out of.

If I was to sum this show up in one sentence it would have to go something like this. Hosting gossip has nothing on iPhone domain hype while I talk with Dan Garon about the art of press release writing.

I think that just about covers it. Now while I start to filter out the e-mails I’m already starting to get from English teachers from around the world you listen to this episode of the Web Hosting Show.

Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 112!
Running Time: 13 minutes | File Size: 6.12 MB

Here are just a few topics that we discussed on this week’s episode of the Web Hosting Show.

• Some Hosting News and Gossip
• Interview with Dan Garon from Press Advance
• A Little ‘Bit of News on Intenet 2
• Even Hosts Are Getting into iPhone Hype
• Calling Out This Podcast’s Haters

Link of the Week: WHT Rejects Try to Review This Show

Howdy there, salutations and all that good stuff. We’ve all met back at the same spot and I know exactly why your here. You browsed in from the Web or your a dedicated fan, and the topics I tease you with - they make you want to listen. Hey, I don’t blame you - I’d be enticed too by legal threats from English teachers and press releases.

Well due to a busy weekend and a little less time on my hands, there will not be a show this week. Put your pitch forks and torches down for a second though - because I got something that is almost as good.

I figured since it is Memorial Day, this would be a good time for me to list some of my favorite episodes of the Web Hosting Show we’ve done in the past.

Become a Better Hosting Client - Podcast 85

Marketing Talk with Lunarpages - Episode 106

Two Year Podcast Anniversary - Episode 97

Ecommerce Web Hosting Guide - Episode 93

Web Hosting for Blogs - Podcast 70

Check ‘em out and download them again. If you missed them the first time around - this would be a good week to play catch up so you can see why I liked them so much.

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