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Domain names come and go, get activated and deactivated, renewed and expired. These processes occur thousands of times per day throughout the year. Domain names are a vital aspect of running an ecommerce business and are one of the first thoughts while beginning to develop a website.
Many new website creators spend a great deal of time and effort thinking of a domain name only to find that it’s unavailable. In many cases the name has been purchased and there isn’t even a website posted, which can be quite frustrating. One alternative to thinking of a domain name is to purchase and existing name.
There is some advantage to searching for and purchasing a deactivated or expired domain name. These benefits include:
- Previous traffic
- Search engine optimization
- Short, targeted keyword domain name
The first advantage is that traffic may have previously flowed to that website. The amount of actual traffic is difficult to estimate, but many customers that may not know the domain name didn’t get renewed, may still visit the site. Any traffic that once flowed to the site is an excellent start as it beats zero initial visitors at a newly-created domain name.
Another benefit is from the potential search engine optimization offered by the domain name. It’s likely the previous owner put some type of effort to optimize the domain name for search engines. Since it takes a decent amount of time for search engines to index specific websites, the previous owner has already been through this so the domain name may still retain a good page rank.
The final benefit is that it’s now difficult to find short, targeted keyword domain names as they’re all registered. By purchasing an existing domain name, you have a decent chance of scooping up a short name that may otherwise be unavailable. Many owners purchase short domain names as an investment and not a long-term project. Therefore, they would be willing to sell the name.
Purchasing an existing domain name is a great method for acquiring a name that still has an immense amount of traffic flowing to it, is search engine optimized and already indexed with potentially good page rank and is short, containing targeted keyword domain names. If you obtain a quality domain name, a lot of the work may have previously been completing leaving extra time for website development.
(The Hosting News) – Streamline.net has unveiled a new range of packages that drive the standard for value-for-money in the hosting market. The new web hosting range, suitable for both consumer and small business customers alike, features a new entry price equivalent to £1.75/month including VAT. At impressive price points, packages feature generous amounts of web space, inclusive tools to build and promote a website and unlimited website traffic. Streamline.net also launches a Pay-As-You-Go option for its hosting, which is ideal for individuals wishing to experiment with an idea on the Internet. Furthermore, new customers signing up to eligible packages will receive 1 free .COM domain registration for 1 year. The new range addresses the growing UK market for low cost web solutions.
The new Streamline.net hosting range comprises 4 package types. Both the Starter package (500MB web space), which is priced from £1.75/month incl. VAT, and the Personal package (3GB web space), priced from £3.51/month incl. VAT, are packed with features and benefit from instant set-up and unlimited website traffic. Both solutions include Streamline.net’s, easy-to-use 10 page SiteBuilder tool for creating a professional looking website within minutes. The Plus package (10GB web space), priced from £5.86/month incl. VAT, includes 1 free .UK domain name, 1 MySQL database and 5 anti-virus and spam protected mailboxes.
The flagship Multi-site package (20GB web space), priced from £11.74/month incl. VAT, provides brilliant functionality at a highly competitive price. The solution can deliver up to 10 separate websites, unlimited personalised mailboxes and webmail, and provides both raw log files and SSH access. With support for all main scripting languages (ASP, PHP, Perl, Python), the package is suitable for web professionals and growing businesses. Significantly, all Streamline.net hosting packages are available in either Linux or Windows at no additional cost.
Steve Holford, Marketing Director at Streamline.net, said “Our new packages provide the highest possible specification at very low monthly prices. Streamline.net has always focussed on delivering long-term value for money and advanced features without the premium price. We have invested heavily in both product development and customer care to ensure our packages meet all expectations. For users that wish to lower their costs but not their performance, our web hosting is the ideal choice”.
Streamline.net also offers greater flexibility and choice for how customers can pay for their web hosting. Web projects can often vary in duration and in recent years businesses have been under pressure to carefully control their costs. In response, Streamline.net now offers a Pay-As-You-Go tariff option for its web hosting plans with no fixed contract term and a low monthly payment. Alternatively, for customers who sign up to a fixed contract term, significant savings are on offer.
From today, Streamline.net offers a special bonus that rewards new web hosting customers. Customers purchasing a Personal, Plus or Multi-site package (on a 1 or 2 year contract) will receive 1 free .COM domain name registration (worth £11.74/year including VAT) registered for 1 year. The offer means their website will be up-and-running and available to a worldwide audience with even greater ease.
Web hosting and domain registration prices have rarely been cheaper in the UK market. As the market leader for value web hosting, Streamline.net can offer a high quality professional, reliable service at low cost. Customer websites are hosted in a state-of-the-art UK data centre, and customers receive free technical support by phone or email. Streamline.net offers a comprehensive range of web solutions including domain name registrations, email packages and tools for online marketing.
For more information on Streamline.net, see the website at www.streamline.net
Streamline.net Unveils Value Hosting Packages
(The Hosting News) – Streamline.net has unveiled a new range of packages that drive the standard for value-for-money in the hosting market. The new web hosting range, suitable for both consumer and small business customers alike, features a new entry price equivalent to £1.75/month including VAT. At impressive price points, packages feature generous amounts of web space, inclusive tools to build and promote a website and unlimited website traffic. Streamline.net also launches a Pay-As-You-Go option for its hosting, which is ideal for individuals wishing to experiment with an idea on the Internet. Furthermore, new customers signing up to eligible packages will receive 1 free .COM domain registration for 1 year. The new range addresses the growing UK market for low cost web solutions.
The new Streamline.net hosting range comprises 4 package types. Both the Starter package (500MB web space), which is priced from £1.75/month incl. VAT, and the Personal package (3GB web space), priced from £3.51/month incl. VAT, are packed with features and benefit from instant set-up and unlimited website traffic. Both solutions include Streamline.net’s, easy-to-use 10 page SiteBuilder tool for creating a professional looking website within minutes. The Plus package (10GB web space), priced from £5.86/month incl. VAT, includes 1 free .UK domain name, 1 MySQL database and 5 anti-virus and spam protected mailboxes.
The flagship Multi-site package (20GB web space), priced from £11.74/month incl. VAT, provides brilliant functionality at a highly competitive price. The solution can deliver up to 10 separate websites, unlimited personalised mailboxes and webmail, and provides both raw log files and SSH access. With support for all main scripting languages (ASP, PHP, Perl, Python), the package is suitable for web professionals and growing businesses. Significantly, all Streamline.net hosting packages are available in either Linux or Windows at no additional cost.
Steve Holford, Marketing Director at Streamline.net, said “Our new packages provide the highest possible specification at very low monthly prices. Streamline.net has always focussed on delivering long-term value for money and advanced features without the premium price. We have invested heavily in both product development and customer care to ensure our packages meet all expectations. For users that wish to lower their costs but not their performance, our web hosting is the ideal choice”.
Streamline.net also offers greater flexibility and choice for how customers can pay for their web hosting. Web projects can often vary in duration and in recent years businesses have been under pressure to carefully control their costs. In response, Streamline.net now offers a Pay-As-You-Go tariff option for its web hosting plans with no fixed contract term and a low monthly payment. Alternatively, for customers who sign up to a fixed contract term, significant savings are on offer.
From today, Streamline.net offers a special bonus that rewards new web hosting customers. Customers purchasing a Personal, Plus or Multi-site package (on a 1 or 2 year contract) will receive 1 free .COM domain name registration (worth £11.74/year including VAT) registered for 1 year. The offer means their website will be up-and-running and available to a worldwide audience with even greater ease.
Web hosting and domain registration prices have rarely been cheaper in the UK market. As the market leader for value web hosting, Streamline.net can offer a high quality professional, reliable service at low cost. Customer websites are hosted in a state-of-the-art UK data centre, and customers receive free technical support by phone or email. Streamline.net offers a comprehensive range of web solutions including domain name registrations, email packages and tools for online marketing.
For more information on Streamline.net, see the website at www.streamline.net
(The Hosting News) – In the company’s latest step toward raising the standard of UK web hosting, Fasthosts has launched a brand new range of premium-quality shared web hosting packages. Priced from only £4.69/month incl. VAT, and currently offered with a 50 per cent discount for 3 months, the new packages combine huge quotas of web space with new professional-quality web building and monitoring tools, and Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic. As the market for hosted solutions continues to grow apace, the new hosting range is designed to exceed the growing technical demands of businesses and IT professionals alike.
Fasthosts’ new range of Personal Hosting packages comprises of the Standard package (5GB web space), which is priced from £4.69/month incl. VAT, and the Premium package (25GB web space) priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT. Both solutions include all the tools needed to maintain a professional-quality website including SiteBuilder, Blog tool and MatrixStats. The Premium package boasts 10 FTP accounts, 10 x 1GB anti- virus/SPAM mailboxes and 1 free .UK domain. Fasthosts’ new Business Hosting Packages are the Business Standard package (25GB web space), priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT, and Business Premium package (50GB web space) priced from £14.09/month incl. VAT. The flagship Business Premium delivers unlimited FTP accounts, up to 10 MYSQL databases and Load Balancing – which shares visitors over multiple web servers to maximise the uptime and speed of a website. All hosting packages are available in either Linux or Windows at no additional cost, an approach unique to Fasthosts.
A prominent feature is the powerful template-driven SiteBuilder tool, which benefits from 98 brand new design templates, faster editing and publishing, new site add-ons, RSS and Site Search. The tool is a highly effective way to build an impressive website within minutes, and is particularly well suited to small businesses. As eCommerce continues to be a key issue for all sizes of UK business, Fasthosts today launches a highly effective solution for starting an online store. The new optional SiteBuilder eShop, included within the Business Premium package, offers the functionality of specialist eCommerce software with unmatched ease of use and convenience of SiteBuilder. The shop pages are seamlessly integrated within an existing SiteBuilder website. Advanced features include unlimited product categories, 2-click PayPal integration, multiple currency support and advanced image handling.
Steve Holford, CMO Fasthosts Internet Ltd., said, “Our latest range of hosting packages sets a new benchmark for performance and value. We have built-in as much power as we can with no hidden fees or limitations. It has never been easier or more affordable to launch web project, and Fasthosts packages are designed to flex and adapt in line with your success”.
Fasthosts remains the clear favourite for the web professional. Development features include ASP.NET 3.5, PHP and ASP for Windows, and PHP, Python, Perl, MS SQL 2008 databases and SSH access for Linux. SSL web space and advanced password protection are also included in the majority of packages. Business hosting packages receive £105 of free search engine advertising credit. Furthermore, Fasthosts web hosting customers enjoy the flexibility to pay monthly or yearly with a choice of contract lengths, including a new pay as you go option. Unlike many of its competitors, Fasthosts does not charge a set-up fee for instant activation.
Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic on all shared hosting means no caps or extra fees to pay that could limit traffic to your website. Unlimited traffic provides peace of mind to businesses or users who experience higher levels of traffic or fluctuations in visitors throughout the year. For UK SMEs, the ability to accept unlimited website visitors at times of high demand is essential for capitalising on peak consumer spending periods.
As a leading web host, Fasthosts is well placed to deliver a high quality service. Customers receive 24/7 technical support by phone or email. All data is hosted in Fasthosts’ state-of-the-art UK based data centre. Fasthosts offers a comprehensive range of web solutions including domain name registrations, email solutions (including mobile email services), shared web hosting, virtual servers, dedicated servers, online payment services, reseller web hosting and feature-rich broadband packages.
Full details of the new shared hosting range can be found at http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/hosting/
Fasthosts Launches New Shared Hosting Packages
(Gawkwire.com) In the company’s latest step toward raising the standard of UK web hosting, Fasthosts has launched a brand new range of premium-quality shared web hosting packages. Priced from only £4.69/month incl. VAT, and currently offered with a 50 per cent discount for 3 months, the new packages combine huge quotas of web space with new professional-quality web building and monitoring tools, and Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic. As the market for hosted solutions continues to grow apace, the new hosting range is designed to exceed the growing technical demands of businesses and IT professionals alike.
Fasthosts’ new range of Personal Hosting packages comprises of the Standard package (5GB web space), which is priced from £4.69/month incl. VAT, and the Premium package (25GB web space) priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT. Both solutions include all the tools needed to maintain a professional-quality website including SiteBuilder, Blog tool and MatrixStats. The Premium package boasts 10 FTP accounts, 10 x 1GB anti- virus/SPAM mailboxes and 1 free .UK domain. Fasthosts’ new Business Hosting Packages are the Business Standard package (25GB web space), priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT, and Business Premium package (50GB web space) priced from £14.09/month incl. VAT. The flagship Business Premium delivers unlimited FTP accounts, up to 10 MYSQL databases and Load Balancing – which shares visitors over multiple web servers to maximise the uptime and speed of a website. All hosting packages are available in either Linux or Windows at no additional cost, an approach unique to Fasthosts.
A prominent feature is the powerful template-driven SiteBuilder tool, which benefits from 98 brand new design templates, faster editing and publishing, new site add-ons, RSS and Site Search. The tool is a highly effective way to build an impressive website within minutes, and is particularly well suited to small businesses. As eCommerce continues to be a key issue for all sizes of UK business, Fasthosts today launches a highly effective solution for starting an online store. The new optional SiteBuilder eShop, included within the Business Premium package, offers the functionality of specialist eCommerce software with unmatched ease of use and convenience of SiteBuilder. The shop pages are seamlessly integrated within an existing SiteBuilder website. Advanced features include unlimited product categories, 2-click PayPal integration, multiple currency support and advanced image handling.
Steve Holford, CMO Fasthosts Internet Ltd., said, "Our latest range of hosting packages sets a new benchmark for performance and value. We have built-in as much power as we can with no hidden fees or limitations. It has never been easier or more affordable to launch web project, and Fasthosts packages are designed to flex and adapt in line with your success”.
Fasthosts remains the clear favourite for the web professional. Development features include ASP.NET 3.5, PHP and ASP for Windows, and PHP, Python, Perl, MS SQL 2008 databases and SSH access for Linux. SSL web space and advanced password protection are also included in the majority of packages. Business hosting packages receive £105 of free search engine advertising credit. Furthermore, Fasthosts web hosting customers enjoy the flexibility to pay monthly or yearly with a choice of contract lengths, including a new pay as you go option. Unlike many of its competitors, Fasthosts does not charge a set-up fee for instant activation.
Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic on all shared hosting means no caps or extra fees to pay that could limit traffic to your website. Unlimited traffic provides peace of mind to businesses or users who experience higher levels of traffic or fluctuations in visitors throughout the year. For UK SMEs, the ability to accept unlimited website visitors at times of high demand is essential for capitalising on peak consumer spending periods.
As a leading web host, Fasthosts is well placed to deliver a high quality service. Customers receive 24/7 technical support by phone or email. All data is hosted in Fasthosts’ state-of-the-art UK based data centre. Fasthosts offers a comprehensive range of web solutions including domain name registrations, email solutions (including mobile email services), shared web hosting, virtual servers, dedicated servers, online payment services, reseller web hosting and feature-rich broadband packages.
Full details of the new shared hosting range can be found at http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/hosting/
(The Hosting News) – In the company’s latest step toward raising the standard of UK web hosting, Fasthosts has launched a brand new range of premium-quality shared web hosting packages. Priced from only £4.69/month incl. VAT, and currently offered with a 50 per cent discount for 3 months, the new packages combine huge quotas of web space with new professional-quality web building and monitoring tools, and Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic. As the market for hosted solutions continues to grow apace, the new hosting range is designed to exceed the growing technical demands of businesses and IT professionals alike.
Fasthosts’ new range of Personal Hosting packages comprises of the Standard package (5GB web space), which is priced from £4.69/month incl. VAT, and the Premium package (25GB web space) priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT. Both solutions include all the tools needed to maintain a professional-quality website including SiteBuilder, Blog tool and MatrixStats. The Premium package boasts 10 FTP accounts, 10 x 1GB anti- virus/SPAM mailboxes and 1 free .UK domain. Fasthosts’ new Business Hosting Packages are the Business Standard package (25GB web space), priced from £8.21/month incl. VAT, and Business Premium package (50GB web space) priced from £14.09/month incl. VAT. The flagship Business Premium delivers unlimited FTP accounts, up to 10 MYSQL databases and Load Balancing – which shares visitors over multiple web servers to maximise the uptime and speed of a website. All hosting packages are available in either Linux or Windows at no additional cost, an approach unique to Fasthosts.
A prominent feature is the powerful template-driven SiteBuilder tool, which benefits from 98 brand new design templates, faster editing and publishing, new site add-ons, RSS and Site Search. The tool is a highly effective way to build an impressive website within minutes, and is particularly well suited to small businesses. As eCommerce continues to be a key issue for all sizes of UK business, Fasthosts today launches a highly effective solution for starting an online store. The new optional SiteBuilder eShop, included within the Business Premium package, offers the functionality of specialist eCommerce software with unmatched ease of use and convenience of SiteBuilder. The shop pages are seamlessly integrated within an existing SiteBuilder website. Advanced features include unlimited product categories, 2-click PayPal integration, multiple currency support and advanced image handling.
Steve Holford, CMO Fasthosts Internet Ltd., said, “Our latest range of hosting packages sets a new benchmark for performance and value. We have built-in as much power as we can with no hidden fees or limitations. It has never been easier or more affordable to launch web project, and Fasthosts packages are designed to flex and adapt in line with your success”.
Fasthosts remains the clear favourite for the web professional. Development features include ASP.NET 3.5, PHP and ASP for Windows, and PHP, Python, Perl, MS SQL 2008 databases and SSH access for Linux. SSL web space and advanced password protection are also included in the majority of packages. Business hosting packages receive £105 of free search engine advertising credit. Furthermore, Fasthosts web hosting customers enjoy the flexibility to pay monthly or yearly with a choice of contract lengths, including a new pay as you go option. Unlike many of its competitors, Fasthosts does not charge a set-up fee for instant activation.
Fasthosts’ unlimited website traffic on all shared hosting means no caps or extra fees to pay that could limit traffic to your website. Unlimited traffic provides peace of mind to businesses or users who experience higher levels of traffic or fluctuations in visitors throughout the year. For UK SMEs, the ability to accept unlimited website visitors at times of high demand is essential for capitalising on peak consumer spending periods.
As a leading web host, Fasthosts is well placed to deliver a high quality service. Customers receive 24/7 technical support by phone or email. All data is hosted in Fasthosts’ state-of-the-art UK based data centre. Fasthosts offers a comprehensive range of web solutions including domain name registrations, email solutions (including mobile email services), shared web hosting, virtual servers, dedicated servers, online payment services, reseller web hosting and feature-rich broadband packages.
Full details of the new shared hosting range can be found at http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/hosting/
Many websites are well aware of the need for an antivirus software to protect their home network and computer, and most of them have such a software installed that actively protects them from malicious software. However, many forget to give their website the same consideration in regards to security. Most people understand the negative effect that a damaged operating system would have on a business owner, and therefore all efforts are made to secure the operating system and the local network. Unfortunately, many overlook the possibility of the website being destroyed by a virus, even though it is a relatively common occurrence in the online world.
Protect Your Website to Protect your Business
With all of the work that goes into building a comprehensive website over time, it may actually be more devastating to lose a website than to lose a PC or even an operating system. When a website is brought down by a virus, it cannot be quickly replaced like an operating system or PC. In fact, the damage that is done can take months to repair, especially when you consider how many negative events can transpire as the result of a worm attack. The most obvious effect will be the loss of traffic that will be seen soon after the worm has infected your website.
Losing Traffic Due to Site Viruses
Website viruses are different than operating system viruses, as they are actually responsible for many of the local infections that end users experience. In other words, if you have a virus on your computer, it was most likely downloaded from a website that was carrying the virus. Most people don’t realize that many of these websites are not intending to give their visitors a virus, as they are a victim of the virus themselves. The virus attaches itself to the sites server and then uploads itself to all of the visitors’ computers. When this happens the visitors are quick to assume the site is unsafe, and thus will hesitate to return to the website. This can result in the loss of visitors in therefore business for a website owner.
Protecting Your Site From Viruses
To prevent the aforementioned issues, you should take the proper precautions to ensure the full safety of their website. One way you can do this is to use only secure web applications. Web applications often contain loopholes that lets hackers infiltrate the websites administrative interface and plant a virus. Another way to protect your site is to password protect all of your pages. You can do this in your hosting control panel. If you are having trouble with ensuring the safety of your website, it may be wise to consult with your web hosting provider for more info. Simply give them a call and ask them what kind of measures are in place to protect your website form worms, and ask thenm what you can do on your end to ensure maximum protection.
After building a nice looking website, you are ready to market your amazing products and services to the world. With everything seemingly in place, you are still missing the one ingredient needed to make your business a success – traffic. Without traffic, your venture with an online business is destined to fail quickly. Luckily, there are quite a few ways you can go about bringing traffic to your site. Everyone claims to have the secret that unlocks the magical fountain of traffic, but one method that has been tried and proven involves site optimization. There are many tools available to help you along the way and below are five of the very best.
1.) SEO Book – Founded by Aaron Wall, one of the true SEO experts, this site makes a great resource for learning about optimization and moving your site in the right direction. Here you can find all the tools need to help you become familiar with virtually every aspect of the game. As a member of SeoBook.com, you are a part of a tight-knit community that will mold you into a better search engine marketer.
2.) Submit Ease – This is a powerful software tool that bundles article directory submission and website directory submission into a single user-friendly package. With Submit Ease, article syndication is easy, and you can submit your site to more than 600 article directories.
3.) Bookmarking Demon – This is a tool every internet marker should have in their bag of tricks. It is a fully automated pinging and social bookmarking software program that can help you create an unlimited number of backlinks. With the free upgrades and all the advantages it offers, many users find Bookmarking Demon to be worth every penny.
4.) Animoto - When it comes to the web, you don’t have to be a expert with a video camera just to incorporate video into your site. Animoto is a great tool that gives you the power to create movie style trailers from the photos you upload to your site. You have the option to choose from various default music themes or upload your own. This is all made simple through an easy to use interface. Simply upload your photos, choose the music, enter some text and the system does the rest.
5.) Tube Mogul – Video sharing has become one of the most effective ways to attract targeted traffic in fast and cost efficient manner. Tube Mogul makes an ideal tool as it allows you to distribute your video content to several sharing platforms, including YouTube, Meta Café and MySpace. Best of all, this tool is absolutely free to use.
6.) Keyword Elite - This is a great research tool that can help you save a lot of time when looking for keywords. Keyword Elite also integrates with other tools such as Keyword Discovery and Word Tracker, allowing you to truly maximize your researching efforts. It lets you find out which keywords your Google Awords competitors are using and where their sites rank in terms of optimization. The Keyword Elite tool is like having your very own virtual researcher.
Even though cheap hosting has become more prevalent in recent times, there are many factors you need to consider before signing up for service. Because you never know what is behind that unbelievably low price, here are four critical factors you should keep in mind:
Downtime
A web host could provide you with all the tools needed to create a professional, feature-rich website that garners the attention of your audience. However, if your site is constantly unavailable, its beauty will not mean a thing to the users who cannot access it. Realizing that excessive downtime is one of the easiest ways to kills your online popularity, it is critical to find a cheap host that is more committed to reliability than a low price.
Limited Bandwidth
Before entering any type of hosting arrangement, it is vital that you consider the monthly bandwidth allocated to your account. It is a known fact that bandwidth is a key component needed to support website traffic and plays a huge role in its success. If your site has a large number of visitors, it will obviously require more bandwidth. The challenging part of it all is that you may experience traffic spikes when least expected and be left with a sudden shortage of resources. This is definitely a situation you don’t want to find yourself in as it could once again lead to dreaded periods of downtime. If traffic is of any importance, make sure your cheap hosting plan comes included with enough bandwidth to support your current and future traffic requirements.
Technical Expertise
The technical expertise of the hosting provider is one area that doesn’t get enough attention. This doesn’t necessarily refer to the company’s infrastructure or hardware, but the people behind all the technology. Web hosting providers must be technically inclined for the simple fact that many of their customers are not. This expertise will be needed to provide you with support and encounter all the technical issues that might arise. You may not know a thing about servers but there is no excuse for your web host, cheap service or not.
Level of Support
One of the biggest drawbacks of cheap hosting services has been the lack of support. It seems as if some companies are cutting cost in various areas to provide affordable service and the critical department of support is often the one to suffer. Support is very important and should come at no additional cost. Even if you are only paying a couple of dollars per month, ensure that your plan comes with world-class support that makes you feel like a million dollar customer.
At the end of the day, it is not impossible to find a company that provides a cheap service yet works hard to keep up the reliability. However, it may take you a little extra time so exercise a bit of patience and make your selection wisely. After doing your research, it should be much easier to find a premium service that comes at a bargain price.
Webmasters throughout the world will probably agree that website administration tools have come a long way over the last few years. The software these days has been injected with more features and functionality than many ever imagined was possible. One of the most powerful management tools on the market today is a type of software program known as the control panel. This application provides you with an easy way to maintain a complex web server and all the essential features of your hosting account.
Different web hosting providers tend to utilize and offer different control panel applications. For example, some use the industry leading Linux-based cPanel, while others prefer Plesk because of its ability to support both Windows and Linux platforms. You also have hosting providers that offer their own custom or proprietary control panel software. One such company happens to be one of the largest and most well know entities in the internet world. This article will introduce you to the Yahoo control panel, very underrated yet highly effective and easy to use.
Tools and Features
In order to access the control panel, you must first sign in with the username and password designated for your Yahoo web hosting account. After entering the required information, click “OK” to log in. Once inside, you will see that you have a variety of options to work with. Below are some of the options you will find:
Home - The Home tab lets you view your daily website traffic in the form of detailed reports.
Email – The email tab allows you to create additional email addresses that will be associated with your website and domain. Simply click on “Add an Email Address” and enter the required information in the short fields.
Create and Update – The Create and Update tab allows you to incorporate a number of add-on programs and utilities such as the WordPress blogging platform, and intuitive file management tools. It also offers a variety of helpful support resources for beginners.
Manage – The Manage tab lets you add or remove files from the web server and password protect specific domains, sub-domains and web pages. It also allows you to generate online snapshot backups of your website data.
Promote – The Promote tab is a powerful SEO tool that allows you to submit your URL to all the major search engines in one easy click. Underneath this tab you can also send news about the launch of your website via email and create a Yahoo local listing for your site or business as well.
Help – The Help tab offers a comprehensive menu that can be used to assist you with all the functions of the control panel. This is where you want to go if you get lost creating emails or maintaining your domains.
Index – The Index tab gives you an alphabetized index of the features and options that come included with the hosting control panel.
While the Yahoo control panel in not the most sophisticated piece of software, it does provide all the tools you need to create and maintain your hosting account. Hundreds of thousands of personal and business customers agree that it delivers more than enough functionality for their needs.
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