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Should Your Business Be ICANN Accredited?
For any web hosting company, selling domain names is a great source of additional revenue. Most of your customers need domains to go with their web hosting plans, and will inevitably choose a provider they already know and trust. Did you know that most hosting companies eventually become domain name resellers? Buying domains from a … Continue Reading
Expert Advice on DDoS Trends and Mitigation
Most people in the web hosting and internet services industry have heard of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Some have even been victims of a DDoS attack, and have seen the potential devastation that comes as a result. If you want to protect your business, your infrastructure, and your customers against DDoS attacks, … Continue Reading
Hosting Big Data without the Cloud
In the past few years, the term “big data” has become a bigger part of web hosting vocabulary. For a long time, relatively small collections of data were stored in conventional database systems including MySQL and MS SQL. Big data stretches past the limitations of most database systems, and pushes storage and processing resources to … Continue Reading
How Noisy Neighbors Affect Cloud Performance
In many ways, the growth of cloud hosting represents a new era in the hosting and Internet services industries. Technological innovation is creating new, in-demand services you can use to expand your hosting business. But, as with any service, delivering reliable, high-performance cloud hosting presents obstacles. Interestingly, these are the same challenges hosts have seen … Continue Reading
Avoiding Legal Issues in Web Hosting
As your web hosting company grows, you are unable to see everything that is going on. You provide your customers with a platform on which to publish content but will rarely see any of this content yourself. Unfortunately, this puts your business at risk. As laws and regulations surrounding the World Wide Web continue to … Continue Reading
Making Your Cloud Hosting Services Stand Out
In the past few years, the web hosting industry has been talking about the cloud. Most of us have known it was the next big thing for a considerable time. However, it is now that consumers and small business owners are beginning to understand the way the cloud could transform their lives. Demand has never … Continue Reading
Increasing Your Return on Investment with Social Media
Some of us resisted social media, asking how Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter could ever help our businesses to succeed. Some of us embraced these platforms, spending hours on status updates, tweets, and posts, without ever being sure what the impact of this activity was at the time. Now it’s becoming clear that social media is … Continue Reading
Attend the HostingCon Meet A Speaker Webinar on 5/9
As part of the lead up to HostingCon 2013, June 17 – 19, Austin, Texas, we’re holding a complimentary webinar for you. This not-to-be-missed webinar will feature insights from two of our leading speakers covering key issues from the conference. Join our FREE webinar along with your peers and colleagues on Thursday, May 9, 2013 … Continue Reading
Know Your Competitors: Trends, Numbers, and More
As with any business, hosting is all about getting an edge on your competitors. It’s also about understanding your position in this large industry that grows bigger every day. As you browse the Internet for information on what your competitors are doing with their web hosting services and servers, there is only so much you … Continue Reading
Become a More Integrated Part of the Web Hosting Industry
There is no reason to go it alone in hosting, but many people do. Most web hosting providers start small, flying solo to find a position in the industry and secure initial customers. As your business grows, this isolated approach can limit your success. Most hosts eventually realize the best results come from taking steps … Continue Reading