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May 5, 2017 / Web Hosting

What Is Web Hosting And How It Works

So, you decided you want to host your website and now you are wondering what a web hosting service is and how you can host your site? Even though there are tons of explanations on the web, none of them seem to explain how all the intricate parts of hosting a website works and what goes into the whole ordeal. While we will be explaining what a web hosting service is we will also explain what two other parts you will need to be able to host your very own website.

First of all, we have to list the three things in order, you will need:

– A domain name

– A DNS server

– A web hosting service

So, let’s get down to the detailed explanation of each and every one of the things you will need in order to have a successful website hosted with the ability to sell a service or a product or simply just so people can come visit and learn something new.

Domain name

A domain name is something that every website needs in order for it to be recognized by its users. The domain name in layman’s terms means the site name. If you want to go to Amazon their domain name is amazon.com. In order to get a domain name, you will have to register one with a domain name registration service. There is a dime a dozen so make sure to do a google search and check out the top ten. Furthermore, when we say domain name we specifically just mean the site name, certain services will try to sell you additional stuff but don’t buy them as they are not needed until a later period and only if you want spectral features which most of the internet users don’t need.

What is a DNS server

Well, when you type in the domain name you are technically typing in the DNS server, but somebody else is in charge to connect your domain name to your DNS server. A DNS server is basically the IP address of your domain name, so for instance if you wanted to go to a site you type in the site, but you can also type in its DNS server name which would be something like 12.12.123.123 and knowing every DNS server number is a lot harder than knowing a domain name of the site. Usually, you can get both this and the domain name servers at your web hosting service, so you don’t need to go all over the web you can pay everything on a specific location. You can do everything in one spot

Hosting

Hosting is the act of putting together a DNS server, a domain name and all the content you want on your website in one place. So, when you have a finalized product made in a WordPress site or something fancier with both the DNS server and a registered domain name you have yourself a hosted website with functioning content.

May 1, 2017 / Campaign For Image Video

Why Using Web Hosting Sites For Videos And Images Is Always Better

Andrew Allen / videos and images /

Image and video content can provide a pretty good picture about your business. How you host your videos and images is how you present yourself and your business. The best way how you can sell a product or present the business strategy you have been working on, is through videos and images. We can provide you with the best web hosting services for videos and images so that you can rest assured that your endeavors will be presented in the best way possible.

When it comes to the business, it’s all about the persuasion and arguments why some product is the best in the market. Both videos and images can send a clear message to your, customers, clients and partners about what you have in your store for them. If you manage your visual message with the utmost professionality, the chance for success will be much higher. There’s always the possibility of hosting your own content but it is always best to let that to the professionals.

The benefits of web hosting sites

Video and image sharing sites are always the best for the job because they can easily educate your prospects and customers about your product. From easier embedding, the additional exposure to the bandwidth and outsourcing and many other services, your product will have much better chances of selling with our web hosting services. Embedding your content into your website will allow your customers to take a look at your offer on every page of your websites.

It is very important to think about the additional exposure. Whenever a person searches for some particular topic, you can create an additional identity that will show your website in the listed results. This is a really good and useful feature of web hosting sites.

By using the web hosting services you are practically letting that site control your content. This way, the more people want to access your content, the more the users will be satisfied. It is a system that was designed for everyone to win. And this way, you will always have a copy and a backup of your content, stored safely on our servers. This is especially useful in the case many users need access.

April 25, 2017 / Web Hosting Security

Why Web Hosting Security Is Important For Your Business

Andrew Allen / Backups /

It does not matter if you are a small startup business or a big established brand, when it comes to security everyone should understand why it’s an important issue. Everyone that is working today with their business online should always dedicate more money to security than they should on other less important things.

We understand that integration with certain apps and programs, and that the flashier your website is the prettier the experience your visitors will have, but if they can’t reach the site due to it being hacked or taken down for some other reason, then all your money invested into those things will go to waste.

It is detrimental that every business invests a certain amount into its security online so that their content can be protected from all the rising potential new and old threats that pester every corner of the web. So, the big question is why and how you should invest into your security. Read down below for some basic tips and explanations.

Why should security be your top priority

In this digital age of information that we live in, there are a lot of threats that endanger our daily lives in the real world, but there are even more threats that endanger our business online and even sometimes our lives and the lives of people that come to our site. Since today we have literally hundreds of thousands of malicious software tools and other programs that can endanger our work and private information it is important that we secure it.

The reason why this must become a top priority is that a lot of work that is done online today also requires a certain trust that goes both ways, between the site and the site visitor. The site gathers specific information and stores it and the site visitor visits the site to get the information that he wanted. If one side is infected or has malicious intent than the other will either suffer considerable losses or will be able to prevent any damage due to a quality secure defense.

To keep your business and the data of your user’s safe, you must invest into good online security.

Ways to make your site more secure

The best way to protect your site is at the start of the website, which is at the hosting location. If you can afford the protection your web host offers you should take it. These might include

Backups

When it comes to saving your data from any potential losses, due to some natural accident or from users that want to access things they are not supposed to, nothing is better than a backup plan. If you have a secure backup that can store all the information, even if something goes wrong you can quickly restore it all. This alone makes it the best investment.

SSL protection

The protection your web hosting service can offer starts with SSL protection. SSL protection offers encryption to all information that is transferred between a web server and the user’s web browser. SSL certificates are usually visible on the top left part of the web browser as a small pad lock next to the website.

Secure File Transfer Protocol

SFTP is an additional protection service that your web hosting service can offer. Under this protection, lots of different things are protected and it all depends on your web host so make sure to ask them what falls under this protection as it differs from one host to another.