Monthly Archives: March 2010

Lower computer prices and the rapid unfolding of new technologyhas made high priced web hosting services a thing of the past.You can find high quality cheap web hosting services andpackages online in minutes. However, when shopping for a webhost, make sure that you aren’t only looking at the dollar signs.It is important to have a little leg room when deciding on a webhosting service. This is especially true when thinking in termsof disk space. If your website is going to house MB of diskspace, it is probably wise to pick a web hosting package thatoffers a minimal of – MB of space. This added protectionwill save you money should changes be made to your site thatincreases its size.Again, this rule of getting slightly more than you need alsoapplies when determining the amount of bandwidth you are goingto need per month from your web host. The busier your site is,the more data there is to be transferred. By having a slightlylarger bandwidth than your site needs, y… Continue reading →

Many businesses, from one-man-bands to multi-nationalcorporations, have a web-presence these days. i.e. They have awebsite telling their customers about their companies: what theydo, where they’re based, their company history, how they’redifferent from their competitors, etc. Many of these businessesalso sell products andor services online.If you own a business and wish to have a presence in cyberspace,then you need to consider buying a package from a web hostingcompany.Web hosting refers to the process of renting computer space andbandwidth data transfer capacity from a company so that youcan make your website visible to the outside world.Put simply, you buy an allocated space on a computer from ahosting company, then transfer the files of your website to thiscomputer. Your website then becomes available to users aroundthe world, and this enables them to browse your website, as wellas download files and buy products and services from you.Domain NameFirst of all, y… Continue reading →

When it comes to selling ebooks online, one thing is certain: asmall focused website that features just one lead product willfar outsell a big website that features lots of products andlinks.By focusing on just one product, you avoid distracting yourvisitors or forcing them to make decisions. That way, they’lltake the time to study your product and the chances of making asale are vastly increased.I can see the evidence for this in my own business. While themain company website BizzyDays.com continues to bring in asteady stream of sales, it’s actually the individual websitesfor each of the ebooks that are responsible for the lion’s shareof orders.The problem, however, with having one website for every singleebook is that it adds a lot of extra overheads. In generalyou’re looking at minimum for any kind of webhosting andsomewhere between and for a domain name.These are not huge figures, but let’s face it, costs are costsand if you’re in business you want … Continue reading →