Practical Tips for Digital Nomads, Travelers, And Everybody Else

A collection of (sometimes hard-earned) learning from travelling mostly in Asia.

Lean Economy

is a common challenge for Digital Nomads. The lifestyle itself calls for travelling, rented accommodations, restaurant meals, etc; while normal business behavior must be maintained with mobile electronic equipment, internet subscriptions, rented office space, printouts, copy & fax services, mailing, SIM cards, data backups, customer care, company accounting and auditing, company administration, tax statements; maintaining company records, contracts and agreements; etc...

Digital Nomad life is often carried out in low-cost countries so food and lodging may not be an issue. Local travel is mostly cheap, however international travelling and the necessary electronics, not to mention possible commitments back home, still carry the same huge price tags. Furthermore, remote services and work carried out by a Digital Nomad tend to be far less paid for than if you'd do the same work on-site back home. Practical Tips for Digital Nomads, Travelers, And Everybody Else.

However, quoting Tony Robbins: "The defining factor for success is never resources; it's resourcefulness"

Cheap travel

There are dozens of websites for cheap flights and I have found that prices differ very little. Note that many budget airlines only sell tickets on their own websites. The key to cheap flights for the resourceful Digital Nomad is FLEXIBILITY when it comes to schedule. Avoiding the big travelling holidays is a no-brainer - though knowing the BIG travelling holidays may be a challenge in its own right when you are in an unfamiliar country.

Try changing your departure date a few days back or forth and you may find the same (or a similar) flight substantially cheaper. If possible, try different airports for departure or arrival; it may be much cheaper - and a fun adventure experience - to e.g. fly to a smaller town and take a local bus or train to your final destination.

On the other hand... be sure to consider the end-to-end cost. A cheap flight that forces you to pay for an extra hotel night near the airport (which may be expensive also in low-cost countries) may turn out a worse alternative than paying a little extra for a more conveniently scheduled flight. Also assess the risk for delays, and your sensitivity towards such! An important delivery and a complicated travel with many legs and tight or unsecure connections may not be a good combination. A fun adventure perhaps, but with a possible additional cost of a missed delivery and an upset (ex-) client.

For hotel bookings I always use expedia.com, they seem to offer the best prices and their review system makes it easy to find good accommodation at a reasonable price. But be sure to check that there are a substantial number of reviews.

Light packing

This is obvious but still worth mentioning over and over. There are only a few items you really need to bring along. When finished packing - throw out half the stuff! Tony Robbins again: "... is never resources; it's resourcefulness". So throw out the stuff from your backpack and pack yourself full of resourcefulness! And you will be all ready to go!

Private bills back home

have a tendency to pop-up when least expected! Despite careful planning and "considering everything", that yearly payment suddenly appears out of the blue. Arrange forwarding of mail to a trusted friend or relative, and perhaps deposit an amount of money with them for unexpected expenses. Much easier than if you unexpectedly need to make an urgent international money transfer when in some forgotten corner of the jungle.

Insurance: medical, travelling, lost/stolen property etc.

This is obviously not the most fun part when planning for your Digital Nomad career, but it is worth mentioning. What happens if you get sick? What if you have a fatal accident? What if you lose all your belongings including passport, money, credit cards, laptop, etc? Not very uplifting things to consider; but if the unlikely occurs you will be far better off with a good insurance.

Retirement

May be worth considering. After all, life is short...
The Digital Nomad does not benefit from an employers provisions into a retirement fund - it is entirely up to the Digital Nomad's initiative. Private savings or any other suitable way of creating assets that will generate sufficient and recurring income once needed.

The Best Practice Guide for URLs

URLs form the basic building block of every business that has a web presence. The structure of a URL matters a lot to SEO. Here is a list of best practices that one can consider when creating a URL.

The most important advice from Google is to keep your URL structure simple and readable. The URL should include sentences and words that are logical and readable for human beings rather than confusing numbers and letters. This helps in a URL being remembered easily in case one needs to type it or refer offline.
It is advisable to make your URL in lower case letters. If you have a UR in capital letters, convert them into lower cases, an exception being when you have different pages of the same name.
To increase readability of URLs, use punctuation marks such as hyphens instead of using underscores.
Until a URL makes sense to the human brain, it can continue to have stop words such as a, an etc.
A good SEO practice is to ensure that the keywords for the page are near the front of the URL. However, it still needs to be readable and not just stuffed keywords.
It is not necessary to match your headline with that of the URL. In fact, varying the headline from the URL gives it a chance to be more concise.
It is better to use a single domain or a subdomain. The chances of a blog performing better if it is altogether on a root or one subdomain. The Rankings of such blog are also suggested to go higher.
It is a good practice to use verb stem in URLs. For instance, instead of using the term 'smearing', the term 'smear' should be used.
Avoid using overly complex URLs with multiple parameters. This can cause an issue with Googlebot since there will be too many URLs with similar content.
Ways of fixing URL issues

Google recommends these solutions to fixing URL issues.

1. Instead of using session IDs in URLs, use cookies.
2. Use a robots.txt file such as dynamic URLs or URLs generating search results to block Googlebot's access to few URLs.
3. Trim unnecessary parameters to shorten URLs
4. Add a no follow attribute to links so that dynamically future calendar pages are ceased, if you have an infinite calendar to your site
5. Broken relative links often cause hindrance.
Check your sites for such links

Is Linux or Windows VPS Hosting Right for You?

So you've decided that a virtual private server is the way to go for your business. Sweet! Control, privacy, dedicated resources, ridiculously awesome hardware.

Now that you've got that first step out of the way, it's time to make your next VPS hosting decision - what type of operating system should you go for?

You have two OS options: either Linux or Windows. They are similar in a lot of ways and cover the same basic functions, such as allowing you to store your business data, run applications and scale up your resources as needed - in a nutshell what a VPS is all about. But there are some pretty marked differences between the two as well so let's take a look in a little more detail at the pros and cons of each to help with your decision making process.

Linux VPS

You've obviously heard of open source software. Linux is the computer operating system version of that and was developed under the model of free distribution and collaboration right from the get-go. It's known for its innovation, stability and performance. Did you know that it has been adapted for more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system? (Thanks wiki).

Pros:

A cheaper alternative. Since Linux is open source, you don't have to worry about costs associated with licensing fees, or having any kind of special software to run with it.

Works seamlessly with other open source programming languages, like PHP for example, as well as open source applications.

A whole bunch of OS options such as CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu amongst others.

If you're a fan of cPanel, then you need to go with a Linux VPS.

Thanks to its SSH Access, there is less of a server load than its Windows counterpart and you get better control.

Cons:

A Linux VPS is managed via SSH which is not as easy or intuitive as the Windows interface.

So in summary, a Linux VPS is perfect for businesses that love open source, want a budget friendly option and have the tech skills on hand to manage the server.

Windows VPS

A Windows VPS runs on, well, Windows, Microsoft's proprietary OS.

Pros:

A Windows VPS environment is easier to manage if you don't have a ton of technical or IT skills in house. It boasts a more familiar GUI or graphical interface. It's really easy to use - any Windows user will feel comfortable.

If you're developing in ASP or ASP.NET, the Windows environment is all about integration and support for these scripts.

Ideal for users with a MS SQL database. It kinda makes sense that since they are from the same company they work perfectly together, right?

Lots of support from Microsoft, such as regular and seamless updates when it comes time.

Cons:

More expensive. Windows is, obviously, a commercial system owned by Microsoft, so you've got to pay them for it.

Not as strong as Linux is in terms of integration with open source programming languages.

So in summary, if your business relies heavily on Microsoft programs and software, a Windows VPS is specifically designed to work best with the Microsoft platform.

All About VPS

During the life cycle of a website, at one point or another - especially when your audience starts to grow - traditional web hosting may not be sufficient to sustain its development. During this moment, a VPS may be the best way to maintain your website stable. This type of web hosting will provide you with all of the necessary support to sustain the growth, demands, resources and solicitations needed to keep your website up and running.

It is natural that there will be some questions and doubts along the way about which hosting plan to choose. In this article, I am going to help you understand what a VPS server is, what are its advantages and limitations, and how to choose the best VPS for your website.

What is a VPS server?

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. In order to understand what it means and how it works, first, we need to understand each of the three terms below:

Server - place where files and data stored.
Virtual - not physical; virtual environment created by software.
Private - restricted for your website's use.

Let's compare traditional Web hosting (shared) and a Dedicated server.

In shared web hosting, your website will be storing and dividing space and resources with hundreds of other websites that are also hosted on the same server.

On a dedicated server, the physical machine (server) hosts only your website. It is dedicated exclusively to you and your web page.

In this scenario it's easy to imagine that shared hosting has resource limits when compared to those of a dedicated server.

This difference will also reflect on the price of such services. A dedicated web host costs a lot more on a monthly basis than a traditional web host. That's because on a shared host, a single server is divided amongst multiple clients and costs are split between them as well, thus allowing this service to be offered to people at a lower price. Meanwhile, with a dedicated host, the cost is exclusively billed to a single client, making the costs significantly higher. With this being said, it would be great if we could have an intermediate option. One with more resources than a shared host, and not as expensive as a dedicated server. That's where VPS comes in.

Virtual servers (VPS) are "virtualized" within a single physical server and acts as a dedicated server.

It has the resources and capabilities similar to those of a private server, but with a lower threshold. The server that hosts a VPS also shares its resources with other customers, as in a shared host. However, the total number of clients sharing the server resources is much smaller

How Does A VPS Work?

The virtual server runs within a physical server, but its resources and capabilities are well defined and separated into each virtualized environment. This ensures that a site will not affect in any way, another site hosted on the same server. That's because each site has its own virtual server, with resources dedicated to the site in question.

Another interesting point is that a VPS uses its own operating system, independent of the operating system used by other customers and the physical server that hosts all other VPSs.

As mentioned earlier, the VPS server acts like a dedicated server, but in a shared environment. The big difference compared to a shared server is that the VPS user has root access (administrative) to the server, which means that you can configure and install the applications and programs you want, which would normally not be allowed on a shared server. In addition, each VPS has its own resources, thus ensuring that a virtual server will not interfere with another that is hosted on the same machine.

So, if you are looking to host your growing website, a VPS is exactly what you need; make sure you find one that fits your needs and has a fair price and also opt in for a hosting Company that provides 24h support - you might need it!

The Great Business Model Through VPS

Top notch companies always pay the highest attention to maintaining a solid back-bone for their enterprise. And one of the ways to develop a sound technology back-bone is to opt for a superior virtual private server solution that will help you gain a foot hold in the market. The websites you host can be used to run software's that can serve as a web enabled ERP which will help all departments to take care of their technology and information needs at any point. Automating all the transactions of the enterprise and putting them on the web server for other departments to fetch information is a great way to succeed in business. Good technology, good people, good service backed by good technology is all what you need in order to win mind share and market-share in this business. The data can be fetched from mobiles, tablets, laptops and can be easily fed into the system from any device linked to the server.

• Analytics: With a sound VPS solution in place, you can install a smartphone app in the mobiles of every employee, who can punch in all field data and it can be stored on the server that you choose to host. Attendance, route covered, travel allowance, location photographs can be saved on the servers which can be retrieved by other departments.

• Marketing:Sales reports, customer preferences, customer acquisition data, marketing plan, marketing budgets can all be saved on the servers for managers to analyse and take decisions. With thorough data about customer graphics, marketing plan in place, one can compare the localities amongst each other and decide where to pay more attention in terms of marketing dollars manpower. Performance of teams in identical localities as per potential can be measured and the territory for each employee can be marked and his results can be calculated.

• Finance: Since these virtual private servers have a high level of security with site-lock and advanced protection for phishing attacks, all accounting records can be stored safely, financial projections, department wise budgets can be saved and things can be easily retrieved.

• HR: Attendance records leave records, employee records, employee data furnished at the time of interview, payroll data and other such critical and confidential data can be fetched from virtual private servers. High level of security exists and inspite of being share, no data moves between two entities.

• Operations: Be it CCTV footage, visitor data, data related to office supplies, exhibition costs, banner costs, banner designs can be all saved on the virtual private servers that have now become critical to business operations.

Web Hosting Strategies

Write down a list of your own priorities before you start shopping for a hosting service. Write down all your wants and needs, and match potential web host to those needs. Using a list like this can help you avoid bad decisions just based on a single factor, like price, and instead find what you need at a great deal.

The amount you must pay for services charges typically depend on how many visitors you have visiting your site on a regular basis. Learn how your host bills customers. Some companies charge flat rates for service along a scale, wherein your site moves up a category as you pull in more traffic. Other hosts simply adjust your monthly rate depending upon how much traffic you experienced.

If you have financial restrictions, consider a free web hosting service, Web Hosting Strategies. While the cost is obviously less, you will have other people's ads on your site, and you'll only have limited storage space. If you want a professional site though, avoid free web hosting.

Does the web host offer your money back guaranteed? If you find the hosting service isn't right for you within the first 30 days after ordering it, you should be able to cancel it and get a full refund. Some web hosts may fail to live up to their advertisements.

It is also good to talk with other customers whenever possible. You can narrow down your choice for hosting services by the ability to question those on staff, and by how capable they are of meeting your needs. After these discussions, you will be able to find confidence in the right company. If you have the chance to talk to a current customer, you will have access to the best information.

Look at the hosting awards a service has received. This can help you judge their service and support. Be wary of fake awards, looking instead for awards you can identify as being backed by a valid voting process. If you question an award's validity, check with the site that issues the awards to be sure. It's always a good sign if a host has won a number of voter's choice awards.

Make a list of all the programming languages you and your team are liable to use, both now and in the future, when developing your pages. Make sure your web hosting company supports them all. If you don't have support for the languages used, you cannot launch your site. Furthermore, if you choose to switch to a different programming language further down the road, your provider may not be capable of accommodating your site. Keep in mind that switching hosts can be extremely difficult and time consuming.

You probably have a better grasp of how complex it can become to choose the correct web hosting service. With so many different things to consider, it can be daunting to narrow it down to just one company.

Shared WordPress Hosting Is the Best Option for New Blogs

Like most of the things choosing the right web hosting platform too is a difficult task, and it becomes more wearisome if you're a new entrant to online profession. There're mainly three types of hosting platforms - Shared, VPS and Dedicated Server. Apart, you can have free hosting as well but I won't recommend you to go for them, as they have significant limitations and issues, and you may face some technical inconveniences later.

You, being a new blogger, I assume that you not have enough money to invest a huge amount in hosting your WordPress blogs. Also, your requirement is not such that you choose an expensive option - Dedicated or VPS, I highly recommend you to go for shared hosting.

In this article, I'll explore various aspects that would advocate why shared WordPress hosting is the best option for new blogs.

The best web hosting platform for a new blogs

Technically, web hosting platforms can be divided in a number of different categories such as - Shared, VPS, Dedicated, Reseller and Cloud. It can further be classified in Windows and Linux hosting. Linux is highly recommended for any WordPress hosting.

Out of several hosting platforms, shared hosting is the first choice for any new blogger who's planning to start a website. The reason is - it doesn't hit hard to your pocket, and the resources it offers are more than sufficient to meet all of your basic requirements. Whereas, dedicated and VPS hosting options are expensive that may represent overkill for beginners like you. Therefore, it's highly recommended to use shared hosting platform when you're starting blogging. In future, if you need more server resources with rise in page traffic, you can upgrade to VPS or dedicated hosting. There are a number of bloggers who started their Internet career with shared hosting but they're now on VPS or dedicated server. Over a time when you feel your WordPress website is consuming excessive server resources, prior to shifting host, optimize your website first. To speed up your website, you can optimize your database, clean up unused tables and get rid of plugins. If the problems exist even after doing all these things, it's the time you can think for shifting of host.

Following are the reasons why I recommend shared hosting for new blogs:

· At the beginning your website may not have heavy traffic.

· Shared hosting costs less than that of dedicated and VPS hosting.

· Most startups are easily handled by shared hosting.

Many people don't opt shared hosting because they believe that shared hosting affects search engine ranking of the website. But it's a myth. Search engine ranking has nothing to do with the hosting platform.

The most reliable host for WordPress

There are several web host companies floating each offering amazing resources at low costs, but I suggest you to be wise enough while opting for host for your WordPress website. There are several factors to consider on prior to enter into a web host contract. For me, performance and round-the-clock technical support are two most important factors.

How Cloud Will Support the Internet of Things (IoT)

With the rising need of connectivity, cloud-enabled services have become integral for the development of network architecture to foster real-time IoT deployments. The cloud wave has touched each sector in an attempt to make them more agile. When implemented pragmatically, cloud solutions can help businesses across all ambit to capitalize on market needs for connected devices to gain new sets of insightful data. To put it simply, IoT was born in the cloud, and cloud fosters both IoT and Big Data growth.

According to a recent study conducted by IDC, the global market of Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach approximately $1.7 trillion by 2020, with several custom-built platforms, storage options, security models, applications to cover a large percentage of revenue as the market grows.

It goes without saying that the emergence of Internet of Things (ioT) and the rising dependence of companies on digital devices will also rise swiftly with the help of cloud-enabled services. Here, cloud computing will share an integral role in accommodating the ever-increasing data storage needs, raised by start-ups, midcaps, and giants corporate houses. It is no more a hidden truth that legacy systems cannot meet the growing data needs and connected devices. The other side of the equation is, cloud platforms are designed and developed in such a manner that they can help organizations sustain a rapid growth in performance. On top of that, cloud computing is underpinned with capabilities to meet the need of real-time analytics and mobility management applications.

Let us understand the significance of cloud computing in today's IoT-driven landscape:

Stringent Security: There are a host of businesses having concerns about the protection of IoT. They hold an astrological fear in their mind that it can impact their network security, which may also result in dropped business. By partnering with a trusted cloud security service provider, they can put an end to all such concerns. Organizations can secure and segregate their information and data sets across different devices and IT architectures, connected from different geographic locations. Most providers follow multi-layered security model to protect network, data, and other critical business applications against unwarranted issues. These providers have up-to-the-minute technologies in place to prevent catastrophic situations.

Greater Availability: Apart from security, it is an intricate affair for many businesses to predict how much computing and storage capacity they will need to accommodate explosive data surge, brought in by a plethora of connected devices. Here, the cloud has something to offer. The cloud computing model is extremely available, when compared to the traditional computing models. With its on-demand resource provisioning attribute, it enables businesses to meet the growing influx of data and connected devices, promptly, without showing any performance lag. To put it simply, IT departments can easily adjust their storage capacity, whenever and wherever required. This, in turn, reduces over provisioning of resources and saves the precious time and resources. Not to forget, the computing and storage capacity can be added at any point of time from any part of the world.

Network Reliability: Today, for many forward-thinking organizations, network infrastructure management is the top priority. To manage the network architecture, it is indispensable to have reliable management solutions in place. Furthermore, IoT emphasizes on the need of well-managed network architecture, which makes it quite intricate for technology leaders to manage the burgeoning data growth in real-time.

Businesses can simply balance data and devices without compromising on critical functionalities. The best way is to partner with a reliable cloud service provider, who can provide you with matchless solutions for disaster recovery and business continuity.

In addition to these, cloud computing also offers solutions at no big cost. Typically, it works on pay-per-use billing model.

Undeniably, the emergence of cloud has enabled organizations to innovate and market their products/services easily, without breaking the bank. It's innate characteristics, like scalability, connectivity and on-demand provisioning, have made it an ideal platform to build applications and manage IoT.

All about Private Email Servers

The controversy and debate which erupted when Hillary Clinton revealed that she had used 'an unsecured private email server' for official communication when serving in her official capacity as US Secretary of State instead of the official email accounts that are maintained on federal government servers. The fallout seemed a logical conclusion considering the sensitivity of the information exchanged and shared.

However, the issue seemed to lose heat when it was found by investigating agencies that previous top US diplomats, Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell had both had sensitive government information sent to non-governmental email addresses.

The potential sensitivity of government information which are marked 'classified' reaching the wrong hands can cause catastrophes and endanger government functioning. The whole email server affair is unlikely to die down soon or at least till the US presidential elections are held in November, but let's try to understand what a private server means.

A Private Server is a 'virtual machine' that is administered privately. Private servers already pre-configured are available for purchase on the market just like computers, desktops and laptops. Most private servers have short shelf lives as they are pre-configured to standard requirements. It is not illegal to run a private server and allocate account spaces for users; these can be set up anywhere at any time and opened or closed without any prior notice to users. A private server can also remove or suspend an individual user at any time for any reason.

Private Servers are not without benefits and downsides.

Advantages:

• Absolute freedom to the owner in choosing server functions and software

• Cheaper costs as equipment rental is not there

• Server activities are regulated by local laws; the service provider cannot effect policies

• Offers more disk space, CPU time, memory and other benefits when compared to a Virtual Private Server or a Dedicated Server.

Disadvantages:

• Owner is responsible for software and security management

• Price of the server can be prohibitive if it is purchased for non-business purposes - e.g. games, hobbies etc.

• Traffic speed can become a bottleneck with very high end hardware configurations.

Servers are largely of two types - Virtual Server and Dedicated Server. A Virtual Server is akin to owning allocated space in an office building with in-built infrastructure. This type of arrangement is useful for small businesses to meet their computing needs.

Tips to Getting the Most Out of Cheap WordPress Hosting

How is Cheap WordPress Hosting Possible?

WordPress is a lightweight system that "theoretically" runs on any server that supports PHP and MySQL 5. With this being said, most hosting companies are able to offer extremely low prices to their clients. Knowing this information suddenly makes people's decisions be based upon "who has the lowest price" and then they choose the cheapest WordPress hosting provider they can.

However, we must not forget about quality. There is a big difference between a website that merely runs and one that runs well. Although most "shared servers " (shared hosts) meet their user's demands, there are many other factors that need to be taken into consideration.

When choosing a web host, you need to make sure that your provider will give you all of the necessary resources to make your page run fast and smoothly. You need a company that can enable you to provide the best user experience for your visitors, and that can aid you in positioning well on Google too. So it is important to choose not only the cheapest WordPress host, but the one which offers the highest-quality as well.

Here are some Tips to Getting the Most Out of Cheap WordPress Hosting:

1. Can it handle my needs?

Of course the quality varies from server to server and the complexity of your site is also an issue. A website with various plugins doing several queries to the database consumes more resources and makes your page load slower. But overall, a shared server can run one or more WordPress sites pretty well. A good one, however, can handle a web page that gets 10,000 and 14,000 pageviews a day, without any problems.

2. Speed

A good performing website loads your pages quickly. Having a fast site will ensure that your users stay longer on your page and do not abandon your website due to its slow load time. This a crucial factor if you are engaged in any activity that involves online sales. A virtual store that takes too long to load is bound to lose sales and revenue. People are impatient these days. Leave them waiting and you'll lose potential customers who will never return to your site again.

P.S. Search engines like Google also consider the speed of your site as one of its ranking factors. Your position on a Google search may be impaired if your site does not have a good loading speed.

So remember, look out for high-performance servers that will assist in the performance of your site (since its speed also depends on the server that hosts your website).

3. Stability

Besides the issue of loading speed, you need to make sure that your site will stick around as long as possible. There is nothing more frustrating for the user than trying to access your site and it's suddenly offline. Unfortunately, this can happen frequently with a low quality hosting company.

The best hosting providers have their servers monitored 24 hours a day and offer an uptime of more than 99%.

Your website's ranking on Google may also be adversely affected if it is not frequently available to the public eye. So when choosing a WordPress hosting provider, ensure that your website will always be available to its users.

4. Security

The hosting company should ensure that your website data is protected against any problems related to the server hosting it. If by any chance the server has an outage, the company must have an information system in place so that no data saved on the server is lost in case of accidents. The company must also have a system of routine backups and / or data protection.

5. Customer Service

Chances are, you will need the company's support at one point or another. Although, you may never have to fix a serious problem, you'll need help to do at least some basic configurations. When this time comes, it is important that you have an efficient support channel that can be contacted quickly and counted whenever you need them.

Conclusion

I hope you have understood a bit more about WordPress Hosting and have helped you in making the best choice when it comes to taking care of your site.

Premium Hosting Plan

Are you wondering if you should go for a free hosting service or a premium hosting service? Confused on the right hosting plan for your business? You are not alone! There are thousands of people out there who are in this same boat. With today's difficult times, whatever is free of charge is always tempting. Certainly, most people would like to get something without paying for it, web hosting inclusive.

If you'd like your website to generate profits for you, then you should think about obtaining a premium hosting plan. Premium hosting offers a broad range of features that you can't get in free web hosting plan. With this kind of hosting, you will be sure of a reliable service. Below are major reasons why you should start a premium hosting plan.

Speed Premium Hosting Plan

If you wish to enjoy good speed on your website, then you should consider a premium plan. For you to retain your customers, your website loading speed needs to be excellent. According to a study; a visitor can only wait for your site to load for about 5 seconds. If after that, your loading time still lingers, they may check out another website. Thus, if you need to retain potential customers and convert visitors, you should consider the loading speed of your site.

Uptime Premium Hosting Plan

Precisely, what is uptime? Uptime, as the name implies, means the number of time your site will be up or viewed by others. But why is so important? Uptime is important to your website because if your site is not up almost all of the time, it might be equal to not having a website. Do you know that cheap hosting services earn huge bucks by cramming many websites as they can into a particular server, creating major downtime which is contrary to uptime in a premium hosting company?

Support Premium Hosting Plan

After taking a look at uptime, why don't we take a look at the support for premium hosting plan? I remember the time when I was using free hosting, and I'd call my web host for help. They would put me on hold for days just to tell me they can't be of help. It was a frustrating experience; I wouldn't want you to experience it. And this has been the song of most people who are using a free hosting plan. Premium host plan can provide far better support. I say this because the premium plans only need to host fewer accounts which decrease the amount of support needed.

But wait! There's more!!! You can also get the following if you host your website on a premium hosting server:

• Languages like PHP, ASP, Java, Display, etc. are backed by all reputable hosts. This company also provides most scripts (auto responder, reviews form, etc.), that are easy to set up.

• You will also get a free SSL (Secured Socket Layer) license, depending on your plan. An SSL certificate tells your visitor that they are browsing on a safe and secure server.

• Premium web hosting provides you with a high security through firewalls and anti-malware tools.

• A premium hosting plan enables you to use premium plugins and designs that will be user intuitive, and help you to build up On-site SEO tools.

All About WordPress

People who create simple websites aren't acquainted with the technicality of running a website. As a result, these individuals would want to use a CMS or content management system to be able to keep up their web presence. WordPress is a popular content management system. It has a lot of premium database that involves a significant range of extensions, plugins, and applications. Additionally, it is interactive and provides a large room for customization which responds to customers' requirements such as, bandwidth specs, security, domain specs, and privacy.

WordPress has so many features which makes creating a site or blog so much easier for those who do not have the skill in developing a site from the scratch. With these exciting features, a WordPress platform needs hosting that is dependable and sturdy. It requires only the best, high standard WordPress hosting. Appropriately, a hosting plan using WordPress is simply perfect for anyone who needs to control a blog or website without encountering problems. For you to have the best hosting plan for your WordPresss site there are some things you have to know. We have come up with a checklist of essential things to consider before you make your final decision.

WordPress Latest version

Make sure you find out if the hosting company has the recent WordPress version. Within the global world of computer technology, the new editions or versions are always better because they contain updated enhancement which improves faults, old features and add new tools. Consequently, the WordPress updates ensure your blog is always in a position to perform at its peak and also user intuitive.

Fast Loading Speed

You will need your website to load very quickly for a potential customer, won't you? Bear it in mind that most visitors won't wait any more than five seconds for your site to load up - anything longer than that, they will move straight to your competitors. You will need only the best WordPress hosting company with a dedicated server to enable your site to load up quickly for your customers.

Have You Seen The Hosting Reviews?

Reviews have grown to be a vital part in the lives of most buyers. They are used as a deciding factor in the best decision to take. Reviews have become so essential in differentiating between those services which are sub-standard, and those that delivers. Always use hosting reviews to base your judgment in deciding the best WordPress hosting service that can meet your entire requirements.

Database Backup

This is mandatory when your data source or website become hacked or malfunctions. The very best WordPress hosting companies provide immediate back-ups of your site and re-install a full version of your site to a date the problem occurred

Ease of installation

Do you think WordPress is hard to install? Well, the good news is that it's easy to install if you've chosen the right WordPress hosting Company. A premium host will enable you to set up your website through your control panel. You should also ensure that the WordPress hosting company gives easy access to install software that may often be problematical to set up.

There are lots of hosting companies offering almost the same service but provide a different satisfactory result. However, choosing the right WordPress hosting is not enough. You may encounter some troubles like terminologies that might be strange to you. Selecting a WordPress hosting provider can be easy if you can get great support any time of the day.

There are few sites that can deliver these top-notch services. You can be assured to get excellent services and support: uniquestar.com, SiteGround, and WPEngine are just a few of them that are on top of the list. Give them a shot, and you'll be glad you did.

All About a Dedicated Shared Hosting Plan

All About a Dedicated Shared Hosting Plan
In this article, we are going to be looking at the two main types of hosting: shared hosting, and dedicated hosting plan. Before breaking the ice, let's find out the meaning of shared hosting and dedicated hosting.

What is Shared Hosting?

A Shared hosting plan is a type of plan that allows multiple accounts to use the same space on a single server, all of them using a specified partition allocated to each account.

Advantages of Shared Hosting Plan

• Shared hosting is the cheapest hosting you can get compared to dedicated hosting. Small businesses can easily afford it. You can see most of their price tag from $3 to $10 monthly.

• You won't need to be a guru in website and server supervision as the hosting providers manage the administration tasks.

• You will get a cPanel and other user-friendly program that can make website management easy.

OK, that was pretty cool, right? Now that you know about it, you also need to know about the downsides as well.

Disadvantage of Shared Hosting

The main downside of shared hosting is that it uses the same server resources. Whenever one of your web sites has a traffic spike, this could affect all available resources on that server, thus triggering the server to turn off.

This implies that your website will decelerate, as well as all other websites that are managed on the same server.

Yes! I know you're trying to save some bulks by choosing shared server, but you also need to be ready to face challenges that come with shared hosting. Most providers in order to make profits accommodate a lot of websites on the same server. This act alone can lead to the server becoming unstable which will eventually make your site go offline

What is Dedicated Server Hosting?

Dedicated server is usually for big businesses and e-commerce websites that deal with large amounts of traffic. These high traffic sites cannot afford to encounter downtimes which might affect their business. Therefore, they've to choose dedicated hosting which promises them infinite data transfer speed, disk space storage, high uptime, exceptional technical support and security.

Benefits of Dedicated Server

• One great advantage of dedicated hosting is that the server can be monitored and configured by your client company which gives you significant amounts of overall flexibility to take care of large traffic spikes.

• This hosting plan has strong tech support team from the hosting company.

• You are also free to create unlimited domains on that server. This feature is particularly suitable for companies having multiple departments or stores. It is a lot more cost-effective for you to choose dedicated hosting rather than renting out separate servers.

Cons for Using Dedicated Server

Surprised that dedicated server has disadvantages? Yes, it does! And it's our duty to educate our esteem readers in making the right choice before deciding on the best hosting plan to consider for their business.

Maintenance and Cost

One of the key drawbacks of using dedicated server is that it's more costly than other hosting options. Maintaining and restoring such a server can be a huge challenge to website owners.

Technical Requirements

To be able to set up a dedicated server and deal with sites hosted on it, you need to have comprehensive networking skills and knowledge. Some the things you need to be acquainted with include: IP routing, server mechanisms, MX others, and records. If you don't want to learn these skills, you can employ the service of a dedicated server administrator to control your server.

Conclusion

Dedicated hosting server is the right option if your website is attracting a whole lot of traffic or must process financial transaction consistently.

If you're starting a fresh business website, shared hosting or virtual private server (VPS) may be an improved option for you, all you need to do is find a trusted provider.