When choosing a server for your business, you have a few different options to pick from. While many companies use Windows-based servers, choosing a Linux server is probably your best bet. Why exactly is a Linux server better than all the rest? Here are a few of the advantages of using a Linux server. Most Stable Using a Linux server make sense because it is considered to be the …
Web Hosting
Web hosting involves the provision of server space along with ancillary services to enable users to run their own website or blog. You can equate it with empty factory space you rent to run a physical business. You get the space and some services such as security, storage space, plumbing and power, but not the products, sales and other essential aspects of a business.
Many people prefer to rent the entire factory, or store, fully fitted so all they have to do is create the products. In the blogging world, this would equate with hosted blog such as Blogger or WordPress.com – all ready to go once you start writing. The problem with these is that you have limited influence over the look and feel of your blog, and the tools available can also be limited. You can find more about the pros and cons of hosted blogs on our post Self-Hosted WordPress.org Vs. Free WordPress.com.
Self-Hosted Blogs
Web hosting services offer you the opportunity to run a self-hosted blog, particularly if you use the WordPress blogging platform. By hosting your own blog, you have total control over the content, tools and plugins you use to maximize your blog’s potential. You own everything other than the server space you hire from the web hosting service.
You can use any blogging template or theme and your websites and blogs can look very professional. Many people use a static front page or landing page, behind which they run a blog which offers the SEO benefits of continually refreshing content. You get the benefits of both a regular website and a blog.
Web Hosting Services
There are many web hosting services available, some of them focussing on specific blogging platforms, particularly WordPress. Others can be used for regular sites and blogs, and you can often run multiple websites and blogs from the one hosted account. This Category offers advice, reviews and instruction on how to select and use web hosting services.
Managed WordPress Hosting: Pros and Cons of Managed Hosting
Managed WordPress hosting is an option for professional bloggers who need to spend more time generating content than managing the mechanical aspects of their site. WordPress has become a very popular platform for many people seeking a simple way of running a website that can be updated easily and quickly, and is responsive to changing trends. However, it has some disadvantages, …
SEO Web Hosting Services – A Definitive Guide to SEO Hosting
This definitive guide to choosing SEO web hosting services covers the important factors you should consider, while maintaining a sense of proportion in what you should expect from a commercial hosting service. What is SEO Web Hosting? SEO web hosting services refers to accounts that offer a number of different IP addresses. Search engines are believed to give a higher ranking to …
What is CDN: Why it is Needed for Blog Speed Optimization?
What is CDN, and why should you use it when there are several front-end web performance optimization (WPO) solutions available to speed up WordPress? Caching plugins such as W3 Total Cache can speed up server speed and WordPress download times, so why should a content distribution network be required for blog speed optimization? There are few doubts that slow-loading websites and …
How Web Servers Work and the Importance of Location
Before discussing how web servers work, it is first necessary to understand what a server is and how it affects the way your website or blog works. Fundamentally, a web server passes the information and data needed for you to run your website or blog onto your terminal, whether that is a PC, a Mac or a portable device such as a cell phone or tablet. What is a Server? Let's begin by …
Busting the Myth Behind ‘Unlimited’ Web Hosting
When busting the myth behind unlimited web hosting, it's important to be sure about what we are discussing and what type of web hosting is involved. It's also important to get the definitions right! Unless we are all on the same page regarding the meaning of the words we are using, then there is likely to be a great deal of confusion – although we have that already! Unlimited web …
What is the Ideal Host for Your Website?
Finding the ideal host for your website means understanding your website's needs from the bottom up. This means understanding the kind of content you will deliver, as well as the expected demographic of your users. Cheap web hosting services might be found for private blogs and websites, but running a site that provides any significant amount of content means considering things like …
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