Hosting : Web Space and Hosting

Support is the deciding factor

2008-04-29T16:50:59Z

When making the final decision between one host or another, ALWAYS choose the one that offers the more comprehensive support. The host should offer at least 24/7 phone support. Bluedomino, our Web Hosting Service offers 24/7 phone support as well as 24/7 Live Chat and e-mail. You should now be prepared to go out into the wide world and find a Web Hosting Service that is offering exactly what you want.

Where to start looking.

2008-04-29T16:50:28Z

Now that you are armed with all the right questions, you need a starting point; Google.com is a great place to find thousands, if not millions of hosting companies. If you are a bit scared by those numbers then you may want to ask a friend who has a webpage, where they host. Or you can ask your ISP if they have any recommendations. Or you could ask the company who provides your web design software who they recommend.

Free vs. Subscription

2008-04-29T16:49:54Z

There are two types of hosting companies. Hosting companies that will host your site for free, Yahoo's Geocities.com or Lycos' Tripod.com are examples of free hosts, and companies that will host your site if you pay a monthly/yearly fee like Blue Domino, GoDaddy, or eNom. So why doesn't everyone choose the free sites? Free sites are very limiting, and don't allow you to store much on your pages. You will probably not be able to run cgi-scripts. Worse, you may not be able to choose a domain name, and you will probably have annoying banners on your site. By paying for a site, you get flexibility and capabilities beyond what any free site could give you.

Choosing a Web Hosting Service.

2008-04-29T16:48:58Z

When choosing a Web Hosting company there are many things you need to keep in mind. Things like: Do I have FTP access? Do I receive E-mail and how many accounts do I get? How much Disk Space am I allocated? What is my bandwidth limit? What happens if I go over my monthly bandwidth limit? Does my account have a CGI-bin? What types of support does the host offer? What if I need a dedicated Server, can I get one? Are any ads placed on my site? Do I receive and free software with my account? All these questions should be asked before you choose a Web Host.

What is a Dedicated Server?

2008-04-29T16:48:21Z

A Dedicated Server is one that only has a single website running on it. Rather than a shared server which has multiple websites being served up.

What is Disk Space?

2008-04-29T16:47:49Z

Disk Space - the total physical amount of hard drive space a host allows a user to have.

What is Bandwidth?

2008-04-29T16:47:13Z

Bandwidth in respect to hosting, is the amount of information that can be transferred from the server to a Browser. Hosts usually limit the amount of bandwidth a user has available per month. As an example, if you had a file on your site that was 1mb and you had 1Gb of bandwidth, users could download the file 1000 total times.

What is a CGI Service

2008-04-29T16:46:40Z

CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. CGI provides a method to interface a computer program with an HTML page. CGI programs can be written to do many different things, which includes: counting visitors to your web site; processing data obtained from online forms; and creating simple animations. If you want any of these features it is essential that your host includes a CGI Service usually in the form of a CGI-bin.

What is WebMail?

2008-04-29T16:46:09Z

WebMail - Provides the user an interface on the Internet so they can access their e-mail messages from any computer.

What are POP and SMTP servers?

2008-04-29T16:45:31Z

Post Office Protocol is the most common protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Most e-mail applications (sometimes called an e-mail client) use the POP protocol, although some can use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). The newest version, POP3, can be used with or without SMTP (an e-mail sending protocol, stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). IMAP servers are similar to POP servers, the only difference being they save the e-mail so they can be retrieved from multiple locations or multiple users.

What is E-Mail

2008-04-29T16:44:56Z

As most people already know E-mail stands for Electronic Mail and is now an integral part of business and personal communication.

What is Downloading

2008-04-29T16:44:21Z

Downloading - Is the transferring of files from a remote computer to your local computer.

What is Uploading?

2008-04-29T16:43:32Z

Uploading - Is the transferring of files from your local computer to a remote computer, usually a server.

What does FTP stand for?

2008-04-29T16:42:02Z

File Transfer Protocol - Allows the transfer of one or more files from one computer to another across the Internet. Usually from a personal computer to a Server or vice versa.

What does DNS stand for?

2008-04-29T16:40:20Z

Domain Name System - a system of mapping names to IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they're easier for humans to remember. The Internet, however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, DNS translates the name into the corresponding IP address. It is similar to a phonebook for the Internet.