When dealing with any kind of technology there is always going to be a learning curve. In web hosting, the learning curve can be a bit intimidating. Based on our experience and feedback from various sources, we put together the ten most common myths surrounding web hosting and how it works to help you make an informed web hosting decision.

Myth #10 Getting a hosting account means I will have a web server all to myself

Unless stated otherwise, web hosting provided to consumers is done on shared servers. The definition of a shared server is exactly as it sounds. Shared servers are web servers that hold many hosting accounts sharing the resources and usage of that server. This is more economical for the customer as they don’t need to pay for an entire server which can cost hundreds of dollars a month to maintain. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Let’s face it, not everyone is a web designer, right?  So how can you get a high quality site without paying the high quality prices?

It’s simple, you get a template.  A website template is basically a website that has been pre-built and designed.  All you have to do is provide the content of what your site will be about.

Templates can come in many varieties.  You can get a full site design or just one page.  It can be in HTML, Flash, PHP, or number of other types.  You can even find templates for blogs and content management systems.  The template can have images already available or ones that you include yourself.  Web templates are really nice because some will even have great features already included like Flash content.  You can have a very nice Flash introduction to really impress your site visitors. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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The popularity of your website is measured by the number of times your website has been visited, which is known as simply enough, visits. As soon as someone visits your website the ‘visit’ is automatically recorded in the server’s log file. A log file processes the request for a particular file, including the date, time and size of the file. It also gives information about the originators’ site and his specific web page. If the visitor has been registered, the identity of the person can also be identified. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Almost all web hosting providers are now offering as part of their hosting packages, the option to host multiple domains under 1 hosting account. This is definitely a great feature for those that have multiple websites to manage but don’t have the budget to host them all. But there is something to be aware of before you signup. Just because they offer it, doesn’t mean that you won’t pay for it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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