Now that you’ve registered your domain name, the next thing is to find a reliable web hosting company that would provide you reliable and cost effective hosting services.
Choosing the right web host is the most critical task of web site development. Once you develop, upload and add your site to a search engine, it's difficult to move to another host. It's always good to do the thing right from the beginning. New Webmaster always ask what should be the criteria of picking a web hosting company. Here is your check list:
Price and Features
Price and features are always a major factor in choosing web host. Are you getting the features that you are supposed to get for the price you are paying? Higher price do not mean that you will get best host. On the other hand don't fall for any plan by just looking at the low price. Do the homework first, make list of features that you need for your web site. Now hunt for the plans that meet your requirement with economical budget. Many hosting companies offer low price web hosting plans that looks very attractive. In return they provide very less bandwidth and disk space, or very few features. You may be charge additional fee for extra bandwidth, disk space or any particular feature you need. If you add up these additional fees you may be paying than you would if you had signed up for a plan that included more features and bandwidth.
Support
Technical support is another big factor in picking a host. As I said earlier higher price do not mean that you will get best host in the world. However, higher price mean you may get a good chance of getting reliable and better technical support because they have money to hire people to provide round the click (24/7) technical support. Also consider what level of technical support the hosting company is providing, toll free or round the clock (24/7), and email support or just only online manuals. Ask yourself, how comfortable are you with company that provides only online manual as technical support? Hosting companies that do not provides technical support is not worth considering.
When doing your diligence search I recommend you check http://www.reliabledomainhost.com first.
Up-time
If you are running a web business or commercial website you would not want to take any chance. Bad support and downtime would be the worst nightmare for you. Many visitors ask me what is the meaning of 99.5% up-time guarantee? Its simply mean your site will be up and running for 99.5% of the time and if it goes down more then 0.5% of the time, hosting company will refund you money for down period. The best is 100% up-time (which I don't think any company can offer). Most of the hosting company offers 99.5% up-time but anything lest then 99.5% is not worth considering.
Money Back Guarantee
It is nice to have money back. If you are not satisfied you can always take your money and go to some other company. Most of the companies offer money back guarantee of 2 weeks to 3 months. Any company that meets all the above criteria and offer money back guarantee, definitely worth is considering.
Reviews and Feedback
We recommend you use this write-up or similar write-ups to find out feedback about web hosting companies. Lots of unsatisfied customers means there is some issue with technical support of hosting company. Try to gather as much information as possible.
Conclusion
Choosing the right hosting provider for you depends on your individual needs. A hosting account that is perfect for me may not be suitable for you. There are thousands of host and each company offer different plan with varying features. If you sincerely do your homework, figure out your requirements and need and evaluate companies based upon above criteria, you should be able to find a reliable hosting company that will meet your needs.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
How To Register A Reliable Domain Name
What is a domain name? A domain name is the web
address of your website, i.e. yourwebsite.com
It can be liken to your business name in offline business which you are expected to register with the relevant authority in your country. However, before you do this, you must have your website planned.Once you have your website planned, the FIRST
step is to register a domain name to use with a
web hosting account.
It is a common misconception to people new to
creating a website that a domain name is exactly
the same thing as web hosting.
This is untrue!
A domain name and a web hosting account are
completely different services… but you will need
BOTH to publish a website on the internet.
Now, some web hosting companies offer a “free
domain name” as part of their features, but ALWAYS
ensure that this will not affect your interest in the long run. Some web hosting company will
take control of the domain name if it is part of their
“service” and you will have trouble obtaining it from
them, should you decide to move to another web
host. So check to ensure that this will not be the case.
My company http://www.reliabledomainhost.com though offer Free domain name registration as part of their website hosting package, but you have absolute control over your domain name. You are also free to register your domain name yourself if you so wish.
Now, you’re probably wondering how to register a
domain name…
…but, don’t worry! This is quite simple and
straightforward…
To register a domain name, you will need to search
the internet for a domain registrar, which is, quite
simply, a web company that deals in registering
domain names.
There are many domain registrars on the internet,
but I recommend www.reliabledomainhost.com
OK, so www.reliabledomainhost.com is my own domain
registration company, so, maybe, I’m being a little
biased, but I’ve made sure that my company makes
the whole domain registration process as simple as
possible, with an easy to use web-based control
panel for managing your domain name with ease.
It is ABSOLUTELY imperative that you choose the
right domain name for your website. I really cannot
stress this enough!
Write down a few ideas on a notebook and pick the one best for you. If your website is going to be an online
business, then make sure it is your company name
or, failing that, it needs to accurately describe the
kind of website you will be running in a memorable
way. For instance, if the main focus of your website is the sale of computers, then the domain name could be “cheapcomputers.com.
Your domain name should be as memorable and as
easy to remember and/or spell as possible. Try to
make it as short as possible too, as a domain name
with more than twenty characters is not a good idea.
Try to AVOID using hyphens and numbers in your
domain name and try to obtain the .com because, if
you go for something like .net , then, chances are
that someone else will go for or already own the
.com version of the same domain name.
Once you’ve chosen your desired domain name, go
to www.reliabledomainhost.com and type your domain name into the Search box.
The reason you need to perform a search is
because there might be a chance that your choice
may already be registered by somebody else. If
your desired domain name is already taken, then
you will have to choose another one.
If your .com domain name is already taken, then
DON’T fall into the trap of registering an alternative,
such as .net or .biz.
This would spell disaster as you’ll only create direct
competition for yourself, because, say, for example,
if a friend told someone else just the NAME of your
website, chances are that they’d type in the .com
website name, which would lead them to your
competitor‘s website.
The .com extension is the most widely known used
extension (many users have never heard of .biz or .net) so
don’t waste your time registering an alternative if the
.com is already taken.
If it’s taken, choose another domain name!
Once you’ve found a good domain name that isn’t
taken, then you can now go through the registration
process. If you’ve thought of a good domain name,
it is always a good idea to register ALL of the
extensions at once and not just the .com extension.
If possible, purchase the .net, .biz, .info and any
other main extensions right away.
The reason I say this is because this safeguards
your “brand” and prevents a competitor from
registering the alternative extensions.
Believe me… many competitors WILL do this if they
fear that your website will be successful, in the hope
that they can drive traffic away from you.
Though unethical, but it DOES happen!
You must remember, though, that, contrary to
popular opinion, you never technically “own” a
domain name.
Instead, you register a domain name for a certain
duration of time. The default duration for a domain
registration is a year, but you can register a domain
name for longer periods, such a two, five or even
ten years.
You MUST remember though, that, once that year
(or whatever duration you choose) has expired,
then you will need to re-register that domain name
for a further year. If you do not re-register the
domain name, then you will lose it and there is a
chance that someone else will register it.
It is perfectly legal for someone else to register your
domain name after it has expired, even if you
previously held it for a number of years, so don’t
forget to renew it before it expires.
We stop here today. Next time we shall talk about how
to chose a reliable and efficient hosting company.
Remember to check out here first.
address of your website, i.e. yourwebsite.com
It can be liken to your business name in offline business which you are expected to register with the relevant authority in your country. However, before you do this, you must have your website planned.Once you have your website planned, the FIRST
step is to register a domain name to use with a
web hosting account.
It is a common misconception to people new to
creating a website that a domain name is exactly
the same thing as web hosting.
This is untrue!
A domain name and a web hosting account are
completely different services… but you will need
BOTH to publish a website on the internet.
Now, some web hosting companies offer a “free
domain name” as part of their features, but ALWAYS
ensure that this will not affect your interest in the long run. Some web hosting company will
take control of the domain name if it is part of their
“service” and you will have trouble obtaining it from
them, should you decide to move to another web
host. So check to ensure that this will not be the case.
My company http://www.reliabledomainhost.com though offer Free domain name registration as part of their website hosting package, but you have absolute control over your domain name. You are also free to register your domain name yourself if you so wish.
Now, you’re probably wondering how to register a
domain name…
…but, don’t worry! This is quite simple and
straightforward…
To register a domain name, you will need to search
the internet for a domain registrar, which is, quite
simply, a web company that deals in registering
domain names.
There are many domain registrars on the internet,
but I recommend www.reliabledomainhost.com
OK, so www.reliabledomainhost.com is my own domain
registration company, so, maybe, I’m being a little
biased, but I’ve made sure that my company makes
the whole domain registration process as simple as
possible, with an easy to use web-based control
panel for managing your domain name with ease.
It is ABSOLUTELY imperative that you choose the
right domain name for your website. I really cannot
stress this enough!
Write down a few ideas on a notebook and pick the one best for you. If your website is going to be an online
business, then make sure it is your company name
or, failing that, it needs to accurately describe the
kind of website you will be running in a memorable
way. For instance, if the main focus of your website is the sale of computers, then the domain name could be “cheapcomputers.com.
Your domain name should be as memorable and as
easy to remember and/or spell as possible. Try to
make it as short as possible too, as a domain name
with more than twenty characters is not a good idea.
Try to AVOID using hyphens and numbers in your
domain name and try to obtain the .com because, if
you go for something like .net , then, chances are
that someone else will go for or already own the
.com version of the same domain name.
Once you’ve chosen your desired domain name, go
to www.reliabledomainhost.com and type your domain name into the Search box.
The reason you need to perform a search is
because there might be a chance that your choice
may already be registered by somebody else. If
your desired domain name is already taken, then
you will have to choose another one.
If your .com domain name is already taken, then
DON’T fall into the trap of registering an alternative,
such as .net or .biz.
This would spell disaster as you’ll only create direct
competition for yourself, because, say, for example,
if a friend told someone else just the NAME of your
website, chances are that they’d type in the .com
website name, which would lead them to your
competitor‘s website.
The .com extension is the most widely known used
extension (many users have never heard of .biz or .net) so
don’t waste your time registering an alternative if the
.com is already taken.
If it’s taken, choose another domain name!
Once you’ve found a good domain name that isn’t
taken, then you can now go through the registration
process. If you’ve thought of a good domain name,
it is always a good idea to register ALL of the
extensions at once and not just the .com extension.
If possible, purchase the .net, .biz, .info and any
other main extensions right away.
The reason I say this is because this safeguards
your “brand” and prevents a competitor from
registering the alternative extensions.
Believe me… many competitors WILL do this if they
fear that your website will be successful, in the hope
that they can drive traffic away from you.
Though unethical, but it DOES happen!
You must remember, though, that, contrary to
popular opinion, you never technically “own” a
domain name.
Instead, you register a domain name for a certain
duration of time. The default duration for a domain
registration is a year, but you can register a domain
name for longer periods, such a two, five or even
ten years.
You MUST remember though, that, once that year
(or whatever duration you choose) has expired,
then you will need to re-register that domain name
for a further year. If you do not re-register the
domain name, then you will lose it and there is a
chance that someone else will register it.
It is perfectly legal for someone else to register your
domain name after it has expired, even if you
previously held it for a number of years, so don’t
forget to renew it before it expires.
We stop here today. Next time we shall talk about how
to chose a reliable and efficient hosting company.
Remember to check out here first.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
BLOG LUNCH
Hi Friends,
I just lunched my New Blog where I will be bringing you gist on the reliable and easy ways to make legitimate money on the internet.
Stay Tuned.
Sincerely yours,
Pastor Edema Ejogbamu
I just lunched my New Blog where I will be bringing you gist on the reliable and easy ways to make legitimate money on the internet.
Stay Tuned.
Sincerely yours,
Pastor Edema Ejogbamu
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