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Friday, August 28th, 2009

Part – 2

Types of Web Hosting Services

Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting- A single physical server is partitioned into multiple servers, each independent of each other in terms of resources and operating system. This ensures that each user is not affected by how much resources the other users are consuming, giving him complete and independent control over his server environment as in a dedicated hosting. However, most of the web hosts provide a lot less in terms of actual allocated resources than what is offered in their advertisements, in the hopes that the user will never utilize the virtual server at peak capacity. This can lead to the same problems as in a shared hosting environment when the system is (more…)

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How to find Best Reseller Hosting

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

In the first two parts of this series of articles, the decision to select a web hosting company for a reseller business is much more difficult than the decision to select the best reseller hosting for you. This is one decision that can make or break your own company even before you hit the break – even point. Marketing sells best reseller web hosting same as any other business, top of the line companies spend a lot of money or marketing campaigns and offer very lucrative deals. Some web hosting companies offer all inclusive packages and make it as simple as marketing for you to start your own web hosting company by signing up for best reseller hosting. A few top of the line web hosts offer $50 worth of Google Adwords credit free to get your campaign started. However, there are a few more important criterias you need to keep in mind in order to find the best reseller hosting deal that meets your requirements, consider these –

Server – The server your reseller account is on can make a critical difference between you and your competitors. It is best to compare the quality of server and other hardware to zero in on the best reseller hosting solution. Contact a web host’s sales department and ask questions if you are unable to find the information on their website but make sure you know the hardware your reseller account will be hosted from.

Network – Preferably Tier 1 carriers, check for the carriers your hosting company is signed with and their network up time in the recent past. Make sure you also run a check on how the carriers fare in the area your hosting company’s servers are located in, quality of service provided by ISPs differs from area to area. Overselling is a clever idea to make maximum profits out of limited resources, however make sure that your web host has the resources to support your growing business and offers the flexibility to add resources as and when required.

Scalability and upgrade options – You should be prepared to expand your business by adding resource or upgrading to a professional package from a starter package. The best reseller hosting packages are highly flexible and have the ability to grow with your growing business. Flexible packages save you from the hassle of moving your account when the need to upgrade arises.

Software – For the success of a reseller business you need the software to manage your business efficiently. WHM is the leading software to manage your reseller account, the best reseller hosting accounts will feature WHM as the control panel. Your hosting company should also provide you with a set of useful features that you can offer to your customers. If you plan to offer unique features or services, find out if there is an option to add software and features to your control panel and offer the same selectively to your customers.

Easy sign up – Ensure that the sign up process is not complicated or confusing. Sometimes web hosts try and add charges like setup fee and additional features which you may not really need, so carefully check the amount to be paid before you make the payment. Look carefully while you sign up and however you design your own website, make sure that you have a simple and straightforward sign up process for your customers.

Some of the best reseller hosting packages are offered to you by Courtix.

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Are There Any Best Reseller Hosting Options Available for You

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

As explained in the first part of this series of article, starting a web hosting business is the easiest way to expand your online business or start a side business. With the advent of business process outsourcing, you can outsource critical technical aspects such as server administration, network management and customer support. There are a number of service providers, individuals and freelancers in these fields whose services can be used by individuals or small web hosting companies that can not afford to hire full time staff in order to provide professional service to their customers.

Support tickets are answered for as less as $1 per ticket by experienced professionals or you can hire the services of support teams from third world countries for less than $20 per week. Server administrators for top web hosts usually have nothing to do apart from monitoring server status and stats, so a lot of them offer to keep an eye on your customers’ accounts at marginal costs and provide support if something goes wrong. With such options available, anyone can start their own web hosting company without worrying about the intricate technicalities involved. You can even hire someone to market your company or web hosting packages and pay them only when they get you a customer, this way you don’t have to pay anything upfront and not a buck until you are in business apart from the cost to get your reseller business up and online. However, handling a business a demanding as web hosting might not be everyone’s cup of tea, below are a few points you can ponder on to know if you can become a reseller-

Own Multiple Domain Names? – If you own a business that owns multiple domain names you should consider purchasing the best reseller hosting account you can find to control your domain names from one location. Additionally, you can also begin selling web hosting and domain names and increase your profits by working a few additional hours per week.

Designer or Developer? – Perhaps you are a web designer, developer or a web master and offer your services to clients who already have a web hosting account. You can consider offering web hosting services to your customer for their new and existing projects. If your clients love your work they may want to try your web hosting service as well hoping you will be good at it too. You can carry the goodwill from your work to make some money from web hosting.

The nerd everyone looks up to for help with computers? – So you are the guy everyone calls up when something goes wrong with their computers and you also surf the internet a lot to know how it all works. Many might have sought your assistance to purchase domain names and set up a website too, you are in luck to make some money on the side by opting for a best reseller hosting and begin offering web hosting accounts to friends, family and other prospective clients.

Hobbyist? Many web hosting companies offer best reseller hosting for those who do not want to be in the business of reseller web hosting but need a reseller account to manage all the domain names they accumulate as a hobby.

I hope this was helpful if you were not sure whether you should opt for reseller hosting, in the next part of this series of articles we will go through a few tips to remember to pick the best reseller hosting plan.

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Best Reseller Hosting – An Overview

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Best reseller hosting is hard to find, this article tries to simplify the concept for you in two parts, firstly, provide a general overview of reseller hosting and in the second part provide tips on how to select a reseller package.

With billions of websites and trillions of dollars involved, web hosting is one of the most lucrative businesses online. New and experienced businessmen from across the globe are coming up with new web hosting ideas and concepts hoping to capitalise on the demand for best reseller hosting services. Concepts like personals web spaces, blogs, family albums and wedding sites have become so popular that even common folks are looking for hosting solutions. Such concepts have helped the demand go up gradually over the past two decades, a few top of the line companies boast of over 100,000 customers. Innovations like shopping carts led to the rise of eCommerce and software like Word Press and RSS created a niche of their own luring in millions of users from across the globe to create a website or a blog and jump in the internet bandwagon.

Many entrepreneurs saw the opportunity here and made the best reseller hosting packages work magic for them. Some large companies also offer master reseller packages which can be used to resell best reseller hosting packages to other businessmen interested in offering reseller web hosting too. There are a few cases in which a couple of college students collaborated their skills in marketing and server administration to start a web hosting company, some of them started by offering hosting packages with personalised, one- to -one support which is very popular among individuals and small businessmen who do not know much about the technical aspects of web hosting and need someone to assist them as and when required. These small companies sign up for a best reseller hosting plan and start selling their services to those looking for a support staff that goes the extra mile. The support staff of large companies is known to handle only a predefined set of support queries and anything that falls outside their purview is dismissed as unsupported leaving some people stranded with technicalities that may have only taken a minute or two to address.

Small companies offer low cost and budget services, their prices for best reseller hosting service start from as low as $5 per month and go up to hundreds of dollars depending on the scale you are looking to operate on. Some of the best reseller hosting offers from top of the line web hosts makes it easy for anyone to start a web hosting company with a very small capital investment. As you grow bigger, you can sign up for master reseller plans and expand your business. Another option is to start small with the best reseller hosting plan you can afford but offer all the services to give the impression of a medium to large scale operation and add resources as and when the need may arise. Make sure the best reseller hosting you have signed up for from a master reseller or web hosting company is scalable and upgradeable as you will dearly need flexibility when your customer base starts expanding.

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Affordable Web Hosting Part 2 – Tips, Tricks and Points to Remember before Signing-up

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Paid web hosting offers commercial professional webhosting services and has several forms, such as- shared web hosting, reseller web hosting, virtual private server, dedicated server, managed web hosting and colocated web hosting. Most of the companies offer affordable web hosting for all the above forms. If you are an enthusiast looking to host a hobby site, a blog or a personal web page with albums or are looking to start a small business with very little capital, shared web hosting is the way to go for you. For someone who is interested in launching his own web hosting business and start offering affordable web hosting solution to friends, family and other potential customers, reseller hosting is the logical choice. Shared web hosting and reseller web hosting are the basic forms of web hosting.

The bigger your scale of operations are the better servers you may need, virtual private servers are a good way for cost cutting if you are looking for affordable web hosting on a dedicated server minus the hassles of the same. Managed web hosting allows you to concentrate on your business and website while your web host manages the technical aspects of your dedicated servers. Colocated web hosting is preferred by large organisations that have the resources to purchase servers, rent space and other resources in a data centre facility.

Affordable web hosting is generally associated with shared web hosting service and considered to be less than $10 per month, however, some reputed web hosting companies offer start up packages $4.5 onwards! Most companies offering affordable web hosting offer discounted prices for one year only and you need to double check whether they have a price lock or you may find a steep rise in the price the second year onwards. Another hidden cost can be the set-up fee, you may be charged up to $50 in lieu of setting up your account. A majority of web hosts provide free account setup if you are signing up for a year.

There are thousands of web hosts out there waiting for you but it’s best to tread carefully. Signing up with a webhost who hosts your website from a Tier 1 data centre and can back it up with professional support can make all the difference between a pleasant and a miserable experience. Quality of network, reliability of infrastructure and dedication to provide support are the three things you should be looking for in a web hosting company. Ask questions about what you are getting for your money if it is not clearly stated on the official website or you will find yourself starting with the search all over again in a couple of months.

You need to be careful in your selection an affordable webhost as affordable web hosting can sometimes also mean cheap/low cost web hosting. It is best to carry out a few basic checks to ensure you are not wasting your time or money. You should always verify their contact information by shooting a test mail to their support staff, this will give you an idea of the time they take to get back on a support issue and their response should also let you know how seriously they take support tickets. Opting for affordable web hosting does not mean making sacrifices on quality or features, if you find a good web host offering a package with limited features, keep looking further until you find one who meets your requirements and budget, there is always one.

Take a look at a few affordable web hosting packages offered by Courtix.

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Affordable Web Hosting Part 1 – An Overview

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Today the entire world is a market place, the popularity and reach of internet has opened up commercial avenues that no economist or scholar could have imagined. The internet allows users to trade with service providers and sellers from across the globe. Making a purchase online is as simple as ordering a pizza at an outlet in your suburb! It’s all made possible by the hosting industry, affordable web hosting provides the platform for industries and businesses of all types to spread their wings. Top notch service and rock bottom pricing means any budding entrepreneur with a business idea can start his own business with a very small capital. In this two part article, we will first go through a general overview of affordable web hosting and points to keep in mind before signing up for an account.

Tough competition in the industry means that you can find a web host no matter what your budget and need is. Budget web hosting providers are offering affordable web hosting packages for the price of peanuts, literally. Entrepreneurs from across the globe are launching new web hosting companies everyday, the demand for web hosting and ancillary products remains the same throughout the year. There seems to be a rise in demand when there is a new development in an industry, for example, a new product from Apple or Google will see a rise in registration of domain names and new websites related to the product. Affordable web hosting makes it possible for anyone interested in the same to start a commercial website or a fan blog. A lot of people use the opportunity provided by affordable web hosting to make some money by creating a website and joining an advertisement program /pay per click campaign like Adwords or Bidvertiser.

There are two types of web hosting services, paid and free. Free web hosting service is usually provided in exchange of a commercial interest such as banner or link on a website. Free hosting providers offer the bare basic features required for hosting a small web site. Most free service providers offer free accounts hoping that in the near future your website will outgrow the limited features offered with the free account and you will have no other option but to upgrade to a paid account with more features. Free accounts are usually offered without customer support and network uptime guarantees, two features that you will miss dearly. The features offered with free accounts are also stripped down in a majority of the offerings. All system or network intensive options come with limited or no access at all and consider any operation that requires continuous staff monitoring or involvement made available to you to be significantly stripped down too.

In the next part of this article we will go through the various types of paid hosting, tips to keep in mind while selecting a web host and a few tricks you need to be aware of to avoid signing up for an over-priced account advertised as an affordable web hosting package.

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