Shared Hosting or Reseller Hosting – Which Do You Choose?

The vast majority of cPanel web hosting companies offer “shared” hosting as the default for people looking for web hosting. So how “useful” is this for a business, especially if you want to have MORE than just one web site? Well let’s look at the options with that cheap (around $10/mth) single user shared hosting […]

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HTTPS Runaround! Changes Needed ASAP

Well, it’s started…. as if we didn’t have enough to worry about! I have just received an announcement from Google Search Console:- “Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, and for all HTTP pages in Incognito mode. The following […]

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How secure IS your web server?

After setting up on a new server recently, I started receiving a MOUNTAIN of notification emails about failed login attempts – something I haven’t seen much of so far in my 20 years on the ‘net! What do I call a mountain ??? How about SIX HUNDRED emails reporting OVER 3,000 attempts to login as […]

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Why Free Web Hosting is NOT a Good Idea For Business

If you’re serious about doing business online, you need to use a professional, credible approach! After all, getting prospective visitors to “trust” you enough to part with their money is not easy to do at the best of times… To your prospective customer, having your own domain name – i.e. www.yourbusinessname.com – is the first […]

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Web Guidelines For Small Business Owners

I’m a little scared about putting that heading on an article online. You can sometimes open up a very big can of worms the moment you start talking about this sort of stuff… but oh well, here goes! A non-definitive list of some of the things small business owners should consider talking to their “web […]

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Web Hosting Advice

Wondering what type of hosting is best for your business? These ideas might help sort the wood from the trees…

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