SEO Hosting: Everything You Should be Aware of
SEO hosting is where your websites are hosted by Web hosting companies that integrate SEO (Search Engine Optimization) techniques into the hardware, Internet connection and software resources of their Web servers. These SEO hosting packages are primarily offered to those who are planning to manage large networks of websites developed to get top rankings in Google and other widely used search engines for relevant search terms or keywords, which in turn can drive more targeted traffic to these sites and potentially increase sales margins. Most of these customers earn income from websites through CPC (Cost Per Click) and CPA (Cost Per Action) ads displayed on their websites, while some make money from these top ranking websites because of more affiliate product sales that earn them commissions for each product sold via the affiliate links on their sites. Since SEO is not a cut and dry process because popular search engines do not announce exactly how they rank sites based on its content, then it is prudent to know the things you should look out for when selecting a Web hosting company and an SEO hosting package. Here are important factors to consider:
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Shared vs Dedicated Web Hosting Plans
Many business owners who want to reach wider markets turn to the Web, and the first thing that comes into their minds is to develop their websites. Upon asking Web developers and graphics designers about the development of their websites, they at this point learn about Web hosting. They look for reliable Web hosting companies, and when they find some trustworthy Web hosting providers offering quality services according to many customers, they realize that there are different Web hosting accounts, and many of these business owners first learn about shared Web hosting plans and dedicated Web hosting packages over other Web hosting account types. Discussed below are the main differences between a shared Web hosting plan and a dedicated Web hosting package.
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How to Install WordPress in 5 Minutes With CPanel
CPanel hosting is a type of Web hosting plan that is offered by many Web hosting companies. This Web hosting package is suitable for those who need to setup and conveniently manage a network of WordPress sites. Even if those WordPress sites will be embedded with many PHP, AJAX, Java and JavaScript Web applications, a CPanel hosting plan is still recommended for beginner to expert Web developers and website owners alike. Let’s initially look at what CPanel hosting plans can offer before we move forward to the quick and easy steps in installing WordPress in your CPanel Web server and managing a set of WordPress sites in one CPanel hosting plan.
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Windows Hosting vs Linux Hosting
The Web hosting industry, in a sense, is a buffet table filled with a lot to choose from. In recent years, to host websites in two operating system servers, namely Linux and Windows: This sort of became a dilemma for Web developers and business owners who want to reach wider audiences via the Internet. To tell which of these two operating system servers is the wheat from the chaff depends on what works best for the objectives of a Web developer or business owner for his or her websites.
The reasons for the growing demand of Web hosting packages using these two operating systems vary from customer to customer. One apparent similarity is that both are largely available to website owners at an affordable rate. Although it’s been said that Linux has a more competitive price than the other, there are those who consider the price of a Windows server to be worth it.
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Shared Windows Hosting: What Is Plex and Why is it a Popular Alternative?
Many providers still offer Windows Hosting to many companies running websites, primarily because of its vast cross compatibility features. This type of hosting is based on Windows servers (whose 2012 version is set to be released soon) that are usually incorporated with full-featured control panel software, Plesk. This combination is usually operated in a shared hosting environment where resources are shared among users of a Web server. This includes the server’s hardware, the database storage, the operating system and the various applications necessary for running a website. In general, these are partitioned and allocated to each user of that server, giving them access to what technically appears to be their separate database and email storage space. They can also host their own web content, and with Plesk, users are given the capability of managing their own domains, maintain their email accounts, manage their databases and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) services, as well as create directories to protect passwords.
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Reseller Linux Hosting: The Features You Should Know About
Website owners and developers make the most of their own hosting service by becoming a reseller host themselves. They divide their resources to resell them to customers who wish to have their websites hosted. These resources include but are not limited to the bandwidth and the disk space they are leasing from a primary hosting provider. Aside from this option, resellers are most often given the freedom to structure their plans and pricing as well as build their own brand.
One of the most viable hosting types that can be sold by resellers would be a Linux hosting plan that comes with the WHM (Webhost Manager) control panel. Since this type is provided with the ability to host multiple websites, this is usually the first choice that starters in the Web hosting industry and Web developers consider. These resellers are saved from having their own websites hosted separately by different providers of the service. In addition, they would have much less concerns of having their server maintained regularly and spend on hosting infrastructure. Lastly, this hosting type can oftentimes provide a creation of a limitless number of accounts with various pricing and plan features for the reseller. Most importantly, this type comes with a WHM control panel, which the reseller will use to control his or her sub accounts, and in turn will also give his or her customers their own CPanel platform.
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How to Limit Bandwidth and Add Websites Using WHM
As a reseller of a web hosting plan incorporated with WHM or Web Host Manager, there are lots of times you need to modify the bandwidth allocation of your customer’s hosted accounts. Reasons for this may vary, including specific requests from your customers, you have to initiate this yourself to avoid abuse and current business needs dictate that you need to do so. With WHM, you can easily do this under the “Account Functions” tools heading from the main page.
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How to Backup Your Website and MySQL Database in CPanel
The files of your website, whether you are an individual operating an online business or a Web developer for a large company, are considered the lifeblood of the site. Without these files, your website may not be as popular as it is now. Because of this fact, most website owners like you, if not all, put great value on the back up features of the hosting plan that they get from a provider. With CPanel hosted services, you don’t have to rely most of the time on your Web hosting provider to help you back up your data. You can do this on your own by following the steps below:
After logging in using the correct username and password for your CPanel account, you need to scroll down on the main window and look for the “Files” category. You will see the icon labeled “Backup”. Click this icon. This takes you to the backup main screen which will primarily give you the option of restoring or backing up the files in a hosted account. A server can automatically be configured to backup files on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, and you can check this on the same window under the header “System Backups”. You can click the buttons labeled “daily”, “weekly” and “monthly”, depending on your preference. Once you click on any of these buttons, you can choose to download a copy of that backup to your home or office computer. For example:
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How To Choose an Email Hosting Provider
Choosing an Email hosting provider could be the easiest among the many hosting concerns of a small or a large corporation. You can just think about Web hosting companies that also provide email services in their Web hosting plans.
However: What are the characteristics of an email hosting service that can give you a lot of convenience, data security or privacy and reliability? There are many email hosting providers that offer the same email hosting services, and it’s mostly up to you to decide on which provider would give your company the right balance of all these things you need for your email hosting needs.
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What is Java Hosting and Why Use it?
It is not easy to miss the blue cup with a red steam logo just above the word Java and the download bar when you have once visited a gaming site, and played one of the trial versions of the site’s featured games. Its easy though to dismiss the fact that you enjoyed the game because of a programming language that is Java and that a Java hosting provider made it possible for the site to bring that free trial for you. In effect, as you’ve probably noticed from recent years, a lot of people ventured into the same route as these gaming sites did because of guaranteed revenues. These businesses easily found animators, Web programmers and a Java hosting provider that carry a number of service and features to come up with highly profitable gaming sites.
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