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Web Hosting – Choose Affordable, Cheap Web Hosting

thurai — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:08:53 +0000

The Basics:

Web hosting offers you the opportunity to put your web site online, when you think about it; it’s the only way you can do it. No matter how large or small in content your web site happens to be it has to go onto a web server. A web server is simply a larger and much more powerful computer than your own. Your internet content simply sits on this server for people to access and view your information. The web servers are stored within data centers, all you are simply doing is renting some space on the server.

Why use a web hosting service:

Firstly it’s very affordable. Web hosting companies will look after and update all software required to maintain your site, they will also add all security patches making sure your content is safe from hackers/viruses and unwanted spam. Once you register your domain name (web site name) you have to have it hosted for the public to view your information. If you run into any difficulties you will have a full technical support team to help you out. To host your own will cost too much on hardware, bandwidth and ongoing software updates.

I hear of shared web hosting – What is it?

When shopping around for a web host company you will find that many are offering shared web hosting. Shared web hosting is simply a server that has a number of different web sites sitting on it simultaneously. You will be allocated a certain amount of disk space on the server and this may allow you to have a number of web sites hosted on the one server. Shared web hosting is a very secure service even though you could be sharing the server with many different companies. No other company will have access to your files. Many people think that using a shared service will make the web site act very slowly, this is totally incorrect, the information will be displayed and downloaded equally as fast as if it where on the server on it’s own. Web host companies offer shared hosting simply to use up all the space on the server, there is no benefit to you or them having empty hard disk space.

What makes a good web host site?

If you have developed a web site for business opportunity or to sell merchandise online you need reliability. Downtime costs you money so the less downtime you experience the better chance of making money. You need to compile a list of questions to ask the web host company when it comes to hosting your site. You need a guarantee response time if the unthinkable should happen and the site goes offline. You need 24 hour access to your files with 24 hour support if you intend selling products online, most of your sales could be made in the evening or night time so you have to have support for any issues that could arise. Statistics are also important; you need to know how many unique hits (people visiting your site) you are getting so you can see the trend of people just visiting to those who are buying. Some web host companies offer very substantial stats while others can be less informative, you should ask for a demonstration.

Word of mouth is a great way to hear as to who is a good host and a bad host. If you know somebody in a similar position to you, ask their opinion from their experience. There are plenty of good honest web host companies out there but like every market there are a few bad apples. Ask the questions and make sure you are confident with the replies before you join up.

Will it matter if I host my web site in my own country or in another?

Generally speaking no. If you are happy with your questions answered and the company have 24 hour support to allow for time differences you should have the same level service as if the web host company was based just down the road. Some people think that by hosting their website outside of their registered country they will lose their domain identity, this is false e.g. if I was based in Ireland and I had a computer website it would be something like www.computerparts.ie The .ie is the identity of Ireland but if I wanted this site hosted in the US I would still keep the .ie, there is no need to change to .com. That’s the great thing about web hosting, the world is your oyster and you can shop online globally until your are truly happy with the service.

The Best Ways to Get More Profits from Domain Flipping

thurai — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:30:34 +0000

One of the best ways to make money both online and off is to buy something for a low price and then sell it for a higher price. Just about all businesses make money this way. Grocery stores even make money by using this basic premise. If a grocery store does it, why can’t you do it too?

Flipping domain names is a wonderful way to make money online. The premise is basic and simple. Buy a domain name and then sell it to someone who wants it for a profit. Of course, the work process is more involved than you might think. These are some of the best ways that you can increase your profits from domain name flipping.

Never work harder, always work smarter. Try a different tactic if what you’ve been trying hasn’t been earning any money. If they’re not working for you, don’t use the same methods. Try to find some ways to save your time while you continue to put your domain names out there. The best path to take to become a power seller is to find someone who has achieved that status and then model your business like theirs. Copy what they have done correctly and learn from their mistakes, while trying not to repeat them yourself. Eventually you’ll find methods that work best for what you’re trying to accomplish. You should create a website for your domain selling business. You can talk a little about the domain names you have for sale on this website. You also need to provide a little information about yourself as well as about your business and its policies. This will create a legitimate face for your business. A client will have more faith in a seller that has a professional site and online presence. Simply posting on a forum and sending a few e-mails is not sufficient to make the sale. Sometimes, additional effort is needed. Additionally, a website will help improve your marketing and allow you to market your whole portfolio rather than each individual domain.Recently I bought a domain name for one of my clients, Dr. Kim, and if he doesn’t use it I know that I can flip it to another Doctor.

Top notch customer service is what you’ll always want to provide. There is more to building a domain flipping business than simply buying domain names and listing them on auction sites. Follow up with the people who purchase domain names from you. Find out why they bought the names that they did and what they used them for. Your goal will be to learn as much as possible about your clients and customers. That way, you can create a list of people to sell future domain names and products to. Make sure your clients are completely satisfied with every domain name they’ve purchased. You might also want to find out if there’s anything else you can do for them. Great customer service is essential to building a business that succeeds.

Flipping domain names is a perfectly legitimate way to make online money. In fact, it is so simple to flip a domain name that many internet marketers do it in their spare time to earn extra money. If you don’t mind putting in some extra work, you can earn quite a nice chunk of change buying and selling domain names. This activity can be approached in a lot of ways. You’ll get more out of it if you put more work into it.

Is the 3 click rule important in web design?

thurai — Sun, 30 May 2010 09:03:32 +0000

There are a few things one must consider when building ones web site . Think about whether your website is working for you and if you are getting good conversion rates. If not, there are a number of points worth considering , one important one being the ‘3 click rule’.

This rule has been around for sometime now, and different web developers have argued for and against it. It’s a bit like the nature nurture question but although the jury is still out, it’s something I always try to adhere to.

Here’s what it says ‘The three click rule states that any part of a website or application must be accessible in 3 clicks, if not users will become fed up and leave .’

I’ve decided to put it to the test using 3 of the most successful web sites online today .

Amazon – Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is America’s largest online retailer, with nearly three times the Internet sales revenue of the runner up, Staples Inc. as of January 2010. Source Wikipedia

Conclusions

I visited www.amazon.co.uk in search of a specific cookery book for my daughter , ‘Gordon Ramsey – Great Escape’.

Click 1. From the left hand navigation, I clicked ‘Books’.

Click 2. From the newly formed left hand navigation I now clicked ‘Food and Drink’

Click 3. Centre of the page there it is pictures of the cookbooks in that section and ‘Gordon Ramsey – Great Escape’ was one of them.

www.amazon.co.uk – Passed !

Play.com – Play Ltd. trading as Play.com is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free mp3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. Founded in 1998, Play.com was one of the first online retailers targeting the UK. It is the second biggest online retailer in the UK market according to traffic monitor Hitwise, and it is in the top 50 globally. Play.com was ranked second on the November 2006 UK “Hot Shops List” compiled by IMRG and Hitwise. Play.com has 7,000,000 registered customers, a catalogue of over 8,000,000 products, and it employs some 500 staff. Source Wikipedia

The Conclusion

I visited www.play.com in search of a PS3 game for my niece , ‘Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits’.

Click 1. From the top navigation I clicked ‘Games – Sony PS3’

Click 2. From the newly formed left hand navigation I now clicked ‘Rhythm and Music’

Click 3. I had to scroll a bit but there it was ‘Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits’ and the final click took me to it .

www.play.com – Yes !

Asda – Asda is a British supermarket chain which sells food, clothing, toys and general merchandise .

Asda became a subsidiary of the American retail giant Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, in 1999, and is the second largest chain in the UK after Tesco, having overtaken Sainsbury’s in 2003

The Results

I visited www.asda.co.uk looking for of a tin of ‘Heinz Baked beans’.

Click 1. From the top navigation I chose ‘Groceries’

Click 2. From the newly formed top hand navigation I now chose ‘Tins, jars and packets.’

Click 3. From the top sub-navigation I now chose ‘Tinned Veg, Beans and Pulses’ and then on the page that loaded was ‘Heinz Baked beans’

Some would now argue I have to take a further click to get to the details of that product, but would the user leave the site because they have not found their product? I personally don’t think they would.

www.asda.co.uk – Just OK !

So in conclusion , www.asda.co.uk was clearly 1 click more than the other 2, I think some of you may even think that the other 2 did it in 2 clicks, and maybe you’re right. But one thing that does stand out from all this research is that whether we web designers think ‘The 3 Click Rule’ is ‘fact or myth’ it is clear the top websites are adhering to it!

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thurai — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:36:35 +0000

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