Web Hosting basics
Webwizards
Web Wizards specializes in high-speed,
responsive, full-featured web hosting. They offer some
unique features that are hard to find anywhere else, even with most
large web providers. They also offer web design, graphics, programming,
search engines, domain name registrations, and more.
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TBHost.Com
The Reseller Hosting
Specialists - They specialize in unlimited domain web site hosting for
resellers ISP's and Web site Design Companies, as well as traditional
single domain Unix and Windows web hosting plans. We have been in
offering affordable e-commerce solutions since 1998. TBhost.com
is a division of Timberbrook Publishing, Inc. a well known, profitable,
internet company that has been building internet businesses since 1998.
They also give each of their customers personal attention. When you
sign up for a hosting account with TBhost.com, you will have a personal
tech support person that will answer all of your support related
questions.
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Newwebsite.com
Providing true
multiple domain name hosting for you.
They specialize in hosting multiple domains. Each of your domains has
its own web space and its own web traffic analysis.
They have
3 great plans ranging from $29 to $49
per month for multiple domain hosting. Each is priced based on your
needs. All 3 offer many of the same features. The main difference
between each of the plans is the number of domains. With each of these
plans you get a copy of Joe Kumar's book, "30 Days to Internet
Marketing Success", absolutely free.
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to visit Newwebsite
Perfect Presence
Perfect Presence is more than just a web host. They
offer fast and reliable web hosting, discount domain
name registration and some of the best merchant account
services on the Internet. In addition, they have a suite
of tools and comprehensive members section designed for
the new and experienced web developer absolutely free!
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Self Web Hosting
Self Web Hosting offer a number of packages at a
very affordable price. They also offer unlimited bandwith on all their packages
All packages come with numerous
pre-loaded applications and
pre-installed scripts, all custom built into
their version of cPanel as a bonus pack.
Free Trial:
15-day hosting free trial and
30-day money back guarantee. Nothing to lose.
Try them out.
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here to visit Self WebHosting.
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their virtual hosting plans here.
Assorted Internet
Feature rich web hosting with their basic plans
costing from a little as $ 2 USD. Virtual and dedicated hosting, reseller
hosting, domain names and merchant accounts.
AssortedInternet.com is a member in good
standing of the Better Business Bureau.
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Web Hosting Basics
So
you're about to embark on your first web project and you're wondering
where on earth to start? Well, one of the first things you'll need is a
web hosting package. There are so many out there it can seem daunting to
try and choose one. In this article we'll teach you the basics to help
you make an informed decision.
What is Web Hosting?
For people to actually view your pages on the web, you must have your
files located on a "web server". When they visit your site, what they
are actually doing is viewing those files. You can rent a little bit of
space on the web server, or if your site is large, rent an entire server
for your site. Each server is assigned an IP address. This is a four
number address that is separated by dots. i.e. 127.0.0.1 Every domain
name actually points to an IP address and this is how visitors access
your files on the web server.
Once your site is hosted on a webserver, it can be viewed by any
computer in the world through a web browser. All they need to do is type
in your domain name to view your web pages. Your site must be hosted on
a web server before it will be available to external visitors.
What is a Web Host
A Web Host is a company that owns and maintains webservers with the
purpose of hosting web sites. You rent space from these companies and in
return they will maintain and service the server. Part of this entails
keeping the server software current, applying any security patches and
ensuring the site is always available, known as 'uptime'. To achieve
peak performance, these servers are normally housed in specialist
'datacenters' with dedicated high speed connections to ensure that
website loading speeds are as high as possible. A lot of web hosting
companies will rent space in a large datacenter to save costs.
Web Host companies come in all shapes and sizes, from large
multinational telecommunications companies to joe bloggs down the street
with a server in their office. A number of web hosting companies will
include a lot of other services to make them a one-stop shop to get
yourself on the web. This could include domain name registration which
ensures your domain name will point to the correct IP address as soon as
the name is registered. If you register your domain name with a
different company you will need to specify the IP address of your
hosting server before anyone is able to view your files.
Types of Web Hosting
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Shared
Hosting
Shared hosting means your site will be hosted on a web server that is
also hosting a number of other websites at the same time. The server
disk space and server resources, i.e. RAM, data transfer is divided up
between the various clients. Although your site is located on a shared
server, your files are still secure and can not be viewed by anyone
else who also has their site on that web server.
As well as sharing the server resources, all the websites also share
the same IP. This can be important in some cases as some websites can
get banned by search engines for improper behaviour such as SPAM or
illegal activities. When a website is banned, the search engine will
block the IP address which means all the other sites on the web server
may also be affected. It is therefore important to ensure that the web
hosting company careful monitors the activities of the websites they
host or state what kind of sites are appropriate for that server.
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Virtual
Private Server Hosting
Virtual Private Servers (VPS) share some of the same characteristics
as shared hosting but it provides you with a bit more control over
your own destiny. Like shared hosting, a web server is divided up and
the server's resources are split between the clients. What makes this
different is that each partition is given its own IP address and
generally, there are a very limited amount of users on each server,
ensuring that you get a good share of the server's resources.
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Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated Hosting means that the entire web server is 'dedicated' to
one website, or one client. A client can host a number of their own
websites if they choose to do so. The benefits of this are that you
control the server, and can be assured that no one else is doing
anything on their website that will affect your site. It also means
that all the systems resources are geared to your site which will
boost the speed and reliability of your site. On the downside, having
your own dedicated server incurs a much bigger investment and you are
responsible for ensuring that the server is always running.
This can be a great option if you run a large site that will cover
these costs and you have the technical expertise to manage the server.
Summary
I hope that after reading this you'll have a better idea about what kind
of web hosting plan best suits your particular needs. Remember to look
around. There are lots of very good companies out there but there are
also a lot of bad one's. It pays to do some research about the company
you choose before purchasing your web hosting plan.
Steve Ashton is a programmer and web developer. He runs two popular
websites,
Web Hosting Guide and
Domain Names Center.
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