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March 29, 2012 by admin

Why you Need a Good Web Host

Many people think that all you need to have a successful website is a good website design. They completely disregard the fact that they also need to have a good web host to work alongside it. Without a good web host, websites would not function well. Insufficient storage space on host’s server would mean the web site would not be able to show as many images or provide as much information as desired. A web host that has intermittent broadcasting capabilities would mean websites they are hosting would not be seen on the internet at all times. Furthermore, if the security technology offered by the web host is not up to scratch websites would have to contend with irate clients whose private details have somehow been compromised.

Those are some of the reasons why finding a good web host is just about as critical as having a good website design. These two things go hand-in-hand and one cannot exist without the other.

Individuals who want to be online need to find a web host that can meet the technological and security requirements of their websites, and yet have subscription fees that would not blow their budget out of the water. Since there are numerous web hosting companies plying their trade in the market, finding one that would meet these needs may prove to be a challenge. Luckily consumers can refer to web hosting user reviews. Hosting reviews, such as iPage Review, are independently run sites that publish impartial ratings and consumer feedback on the quality of service provided by hosts. These sites are readily available on the internet and can be accessed by anyone at any time.

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February 22, 2012 by admin

What Is Reseller Web Hosting?

Reseller web hosting is a basic type of web hosting service that gives the user or the customer the option to literally become the web host themselves. In this form of web hosting, the user has the power to use the hard drive space and bandwidth allotted to them for hosting the websites of third parties. As a result, they are users for one party and hosts for another, playing both the roles in two different scenarios. Hence, they are ‘reselling’ that space to a third party. In this system, the reseller purchases the host’s services, hard drive space and bandwidth wholesale, of which a certain portion is allocated to the reseller account.

The reseller can sell this portion to a third party for profit. These reseller accounts vary greatly in size, from having a personal dedicated server to a colocated one. Several resellers provide their clients a service identical to the one they are receiving from the service provider and provide the additional technical support on their own. Interestingly, reselling does not require an extensive knowledge of the technical aspects of hosting and the reseller is only responsible for interfacing with their own customer base.

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