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There are many cheap hosting plans that could work well for you and your business, whether yours is a strictly online company or you are looking to the Internet as an added forum to the business that you have already begun. the worldwide web is the most revolutionary, easily accessible, and far reaching tool that has ever been available to the business owner, the industry professional, and the independent salesperson or service provider. what?s even more impressive about this vast tool is that over 75% of the world?s population has access to and utilizes the Internet for the finding and purchasing of products and services.
/>this means that you can reach people from all over the world during all hours of the day or night, throughout the weekends, without having to worry about travel, paper sales costs, or time differences that could normally hinder sales. with the proper set up and the perfect site layout, you can adhere to the premise and sound quality of service that your clients deserve without worrying about being available 24/7. Cheap hosting plans are offered all over the place, but you will need to be able to decipher the good from the bad as you set out on your quest for the right site builder and hosting plan for you.
When you are looking into cheap hosting plans, you will want to know what you are looking to accomplish before signing onto anything. If you are simply looking for an exposure page that displays your company or business, your contact information, and maybe even a visitor counter and an email contact option, you will be right at home with many of the free web hosting pages that are offered. you may be asked to keep advertisements on your page in order to help make money for your hosting company, but this is normally no hindrance for these simpler pages.
If you intend to run flash scripts or more intensive programs, if you need to upload many photos and descriptive links for products, if you plan to offer live customer service chat options, and you need to offer point of sales software to accept payments online, you will definitely need more space and a stronger plan. you can still find cheap hosting plans for your needs, though your costs will be slightly higher yet than for those who just need simpler services, so keep in mind those things that you can do without.
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There are tons of things you can do from the .htaccess file inside of your web hosting account. from redirecting the users to controlling who can get in and who can get out, it is a very useful file to have on your hosting account. to help out the new web hosting clients and to act as a reminder to the old pros around here, I thought I would go through five of the most popular .htaccess tips I know.
Redirect to a Maintenance Page
This is a great one to use if you need to make some quick web page edits, and you don?t want the public to see you edit your web site, while it is still live.
Options +FollowSymlinksRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/offline.html$RewriteRule .* /offline.html [R=307,L]
This will redirect anybody who checks out any web page on your web site to the "offline.html" file.
Force the use of ?www? in Front of a Domain Name
If you want to keep the www in front of your domain name, no matter how somebody types it in, here is the ?bit of .htaccess magic you will need:
Options +FollowSymlinksRewriteEngine onrewritecond %{http_host} ^mydomain.com [nc]rewriterule ^(.*)$ mydomain.com/$1 [r=301,nc]
Once you have done so, both mydomain.com and mydomain.com will both send you to mydomain.com
Remove the ?www? from in Front of a Domain Name
You can also force your domain to drop the www from the address when typed in, if you would rather have it the other way around. In that situation, you would need to add this to your .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain.com$ [NC]RewriteRule ^(.*)$ mydomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
This will make both mydomain.com and mydomain.com send you to just mydomain.com.
Manually Create Custom Error Pages
Ever check out some of those customized error pages and wonder how it could be done? just use these snippets of .htaccess code to tell people where to look for your error pages.
ErrorDocument 400 /errors/400.html ErrorDocument 401 /errors/401.html ErrorDocument 403 /errors/403.html ErrorDocument 404 /errors/404.html ErrorDocument 500 /errors/500.html
This tells the server to look inside the ?errors? folder and that specific page for each of the different error types. That is not all of the error codes, but they are the ones that will be ?hit by your users 99 percent of the time.
Block Visitor By IP Address
Need to keep somebody from checking out your web site? This next tip will give you the ability to deny somebody based on what their IP address is:
order allow,denydeny from 123.45.6.7deny from 012.34.5.allow from all
The above blocks access to the site from 123.45.6.7, and from any sub-domain under the IP block 012.34.5. (012.34.5.1, 012.34.5.2, 012.34.5.3, etc).
That is it for this round up of tips. for more help with the .htaccess file, and many more things you can do with your web hosting account, be sure to check out the Lunarpages Web Hosting Wiki.
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Now is the perfect time to start a new online business to supplement your income and HostGator is making it easier than ever. their ?Baby? web hosting plan is $9.95 per month but with our coupon code ?hgcouponblog? you receive $9.94 off. That makes your first month 1 cent. you can?t get better than that.
Since I now have 200 podcasts under my belt, and with a new year coming up quick, I thought now would be the perfect time to introduce to you my new project.? I want to help you with marketing.
Mitch does Marketing!
Now, I will not create a new podcast or a blog.? instead I am going back to my roots, and diving back into producing another book – shades of the long forgotten Lockergnome’s Guide to Web Hosting, which was the inspiration for this podcast four years ago.
So what can you expect? I’m not really sure just yet, other than I am looking to offer to the public at large tutorials, tips and advice on how to market your web site or online business, with as little cost to you as possible.? Think of it as a good ol’ southern boy’s guide to marketing.
As soon as I have more information on the project, I’ll be sure to share it with you here.? I hope it is as successful as my other projects are, and that most of all, you will get plenty of use out of it.
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Twitter makes for a pretty nice way for a web host to get it?s message out to their customers quickly.? You can send a message to everybody that is following you, or you could answer just one person, if needed.? Screenr is the way to get that job done.? You can instantly record a screencast, all with web based software ? and share it anywhere.
Quick and Easy Screencast Creator
The thing that makes Screenr so twitter-tastic is that it gives you the ability to login with your Twitter account, and instantly tweet your video tutorial when you are done.? The recorder is powered by Java, so there is no extra tools to have to download either.? Just hit the record button, drag that tool over the space you want to record and your ready to go.
Here is a demo video I created with about five minutes of planning and production time:
As you can see, sometimes you can be helping one person on how to do something ? and show many more in exchange.? I am sure there is a metaphor in that statement somewhere having do to with teaching that man how to fish too.? You can try Screenr for free at Screenr.com.? When you do come back and show man what you created.
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(The Hosting News) – Web hosting provider ServInt, today announced it is donating hosting services for the new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti (www.indiemusicforhaiti.com).
The new site from Maryland-based music studio Asparagus Media allows independent musicians to submit video clips of recent performances, new songs written for or about the crisis, and other video content designed to promote charitable giving to Haitian relief. The site is structured to make submitting content simple, and allows artists to easily direct viewers to the charity of their choice.
To mark the launch of the site, ServInt was a major supporter of the successful Indie Music for Haiti fundraising concert Feb. 2nd at the popular Washington, DC music venue DC9. The event, which featured performances by artists including Tommy T of Gogol Bordello, raised several thousand dollars for the relief group Voice of Haiti (www.voiceofhaiti.org). One of the highlights of the event was an appearance by ServInt CEO and Founder Reed Caldwell, who flew in from ServInt’s Los Angeles office to announce that ServInt would match all donations made at the event.
All the performances from the Feb. 2nd event were filmed in high definition, and are among the first clips anchoring the content at Indie Music for Haiti.
“A huge part of the worldwide music industry isn’t affiliated with any mainstream music label. We’re giving these kinds of artists and their fans a place to congregate and make a positive difference for a devastated nation,” said Asparagus Media President Fritz Stolzenbach.
ServInt Chief Operating Officer Christian Dawson said, “With the potential to showcase hundreds of high-quality music-video files, Indie Music for Haiti will require a large amount of bandwidth and continuous monitoring to ensure reliable performance. ServInt will deploy all necessary hosting resources to guarantee an optimal user experience and give thousands of music fans the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing relief effort in Haiti.”
Dawson added, “ServInt has a long, successful association with some of the nation’s most progressive technology, music, art and literary communities. We expect to make additional announcements later this year, detailing our support for selected organizations that are helping to drive the economy, enlighten the general public and provide assistance to those in need.”
ServInt donates web-hosting services for new philanthropic effort Indie Music for Haiti
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(The Hosting News) – The business community has offered it’s support for Codero’s recently launched Price Match Challenge. This new program has had a highly positive effect among small- to medium-sized businesses desiring a less expensive solution for dedicated and managed hosting services. The limited-time promotion allows customers to receive a price match for any publicly advertised price from a competitor for identical products and services.
“In these recessionary times, we are committed to the success of our customers which is why we have gone to great lengths to competitively price the products and services we offer,” stated Shelby Garlock, Director, Marketing. “In fact, we are so dedicated to offering the best possible value that if a customer discovers a better price for like services, we’ll honor it. We have found when we can meet our customers’ demand for responsive, quality services at low-cost prices, it’s a win-win for everybody. Response has been overwhelmingly favorable.”
In order to receive a price match, customers must submit a copy of a dated price and specification quote that is no more than thirty days old, or a live link to a website advertising the price and specifications to be matched. The Price Match Challenge is valid on newly activated dedicated and managed hosting services, and will be honored for as long as the customer maintains that service with Codero.
Codero’s Cost-Saving Measures Provoke Favorable Reaction
(The Hosting News) – Chicago based Steadfast Networks, has officially announced its environmental green initiative by implementing a 100% carbon offset. This offset will be utilized for staff commuting, office usage, core infrastructure, networking equipment, shared web hosting, VPS hosting, and backup services. Steadfast Networks is certified “carbon neutral” by Carbonfund.org, an environmentally-friendly organization that helps businesses reduce and offset their climate impact.
“Moving steadily forward in the 21st century does not mean trampling all over our natural resources, so we have teamed up with Carbonfund.org and implemented a variety of green initiative programs to help preserve our natural resources,” says Karl Zimmerman, CEO of Steadfast Networks. “The same high quality and exceptional service Steadfast Networks stands for in our managed servers, colocation hosting services, and web hosting services is the standard we aspire to for maintaining a healthy environment.”
In addition to becoming carbon neutral and purchasing carbon offsets, Steadfast Networks encourages employees to commute by foot, bike, or public transportation, and in some cases, work from home. To increase efficiency and help the environment, local vendors such as Amadi Systems provide more than 90% of Steadfast Networks’ equipment, cutting down on the emissions caused while transporting. Steadfast Networks orders the equipment with no packing materials in order to reduce the trash produced. All paper and cardboard products, equipment, hardware, and servers building-wide are recycled.
“Not having to unpack equipment has increased the speed of operations and made our Chicago hosting services and data centers run more efficiently,” says Zimmerman. “Highly efficient network systems and dedicated server hosting also reduce carbon outputs, and those are options we also offer to customers who want to reduce their carbon imprint.”
Steadfast Network’s base operations, shared web hosting, VPS hosting, and backup services are carbon neutral. Customers who wish to receive carbon neutral colocation services and dedicated server hosting indicate that choice by contacting a Steadfast Networks representative or when placing an order. Additionally, Steadfast Networks’ low power Atom servers, Xeon processors and Intel solid state drives lower operational costs while reducing the carbon footprint associated with hosting services. Providing dedicated server, colocation, and hosting services without up-selling a more energy-intensive IT solution a customer does not need further reduces
environmental impact.
“People who are passionate about caring for our world are loyal to companies who share that same sense of responsibility,” says Zimmerman. “Customers appreciate transparency and businesses with carbon neutral hosting services can let their clients know they are standing up and doing their part for our world.”
For more information on Steadfast Networks’ green initiative, or to suggest more ways to reduce the carbon footprint, visit http://steadfast.net/corporate/green.php.
Steadfast Networks Publicizes New Green Initiative
