2009 March

Readers who know me should knew that Hostgator has been my top pick in shared and dedicated hosting for a long time. They are, in fact, the best in term of Business Hosting and Green Hosting. If you don’t know them yet, read this interview with Douglas Hanna of Hostgator Customer...

43 ways to make your blog stand out from the crowd

According to Technorati, there are 133 million blogs indexed since year 2002, 1.5 million blog posted in last 7 days, 900,000 blog posts in 24 hours. The blogsphere is so damn crowded that it takes more than just hard work nowadays to build a successful blog. In fact, what’s...

15 tips on how not to get screwed by your web host

As a smart consumer, you must be aware that every web host are in the business to make money. Therefore, it’s necessary for web owners to put up certain level of defense against their own web host (even if they are trustworthy and efficient). To get you started, here are 15...

Who has the Best Blog Hosting? (plus site updates)

I recently selected Bluehost as my ‘Best Blog Hosting’. Reasons behind this is because I think they suit best for bloggers in term of pricing, software support, and hosting features. I explained my selection in details in the hosting award section so in case you are interested,...

Is dedicated server right for you?

What’s dedicated hosting? A dedicated hosting simply means the kind of hosting service where an entire computer server is leased to serve the needs of one single account. A dedicated hosting sometimes is also known as dedicated server or managed hosting service. Website (or...

Compare eCommerce features by various hosting

Here’s a quick post for those who wish to compare eCommerce features at different hosting. Listed below are the web host that I’m currently testing, check out who’s supporting (and who’s not supporting) osCommerce, Agora, CubeCart, and ZenCart application. Compare...

Checklist guide for host switching

The best thing to do when you are stuck with a bad hosting is to get rid of them. I used to think that moving to new web host is s complicated job and worry it might affect my search engine rankings. Truth is, switching web host is easy and it will not affect your web traffics if...

WebHostingPad FAQ

Following up on my Web Hosts FAQ series, we’ll have a look on another cheap hosting service besides Lunarpages – WebHostingPad. Introducing WebHostingPad WebHostingPad is a divison of Omnis networks that was formed in year 2005. The hosting company is famous with its...

Q & A with Eleven2 Hosting

Heard about Eleven2? The company was formed in year 2004 and is now holding more than 60,000 websites. Unlike most other shared hosting providers, Eleven2 DO NOT oversell. Therefore their pricing might be a little higher than the rest but sever performance is guaranteed. Click...

Updates on Bluehost server status

Two months ago I posted my problem with Bluehost server – that their server was being overloaded. I contacted their staffs and was told that they were fixing the issues. Good news is, I’m seeing significant improvement since early Feb. Things are improving slowly and...