Webhosting

AdSense for Domains

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Step 1: Add a new domain to your account

You can add domains to your account in one of two ways: by adding them into the text box line-by-line or by uploading a CSV spreadsheet. Remember to specify the language of your domains as well, and note that you can upload a maximum of 1500 domains.

After the domains are added, they'll appear under the Pending subtab of the AdSense for domains page. All domains submitted are subject to Google's approval per our program policies.

Step 2: Modify your domain registrar settings

In order to allow Google to display ads on your domains, you'll need to modify some settings at your domain registrar. This is necessary to ensure ads show up correctly on your domain. We've provided a step-by-step guide to assist with pointing your domain to Google's server. If you've registered your domain with a common domain registrar like GoDaddy, Enom, Moniker, or others, customized step-by-step instructions are available. We've also provided generic instructions in case your specific registrar isn't listed in our guide.

After you've modified your registrar's settings, your domains should automatically move from the Pending subtab to the Active subtab as soon as the records validate (usually 48 hours or less). If your domain remains in the Pending subtab after this time, check our validation status information page to determine why. If your domain has moved to the Disapproved subtab, learn why this may have happened.

Step 3: Customize using colors

You can customize your domains by adding colors and keyword hints by editing your domain settings. To get to the settings page, click on the domain(s) that you'd like to edit, select the drop-down menu labeled Actions..., and click the Edit Settings option.

As you change the colors on the right-hand side, you can view how your page will look on the left-hand side of the page.

Step 4: Add keyword hints

Also found on the the Edit Settings page is the option to add keyword hints to your selected domain(s). Keywords entered into this field assist ad targeting for potentially ambiguous domains. For more information, visit our entry on keyword hints.

Step 5: Define channels

It's a good idea to use channels to track your domains, especially if you have a large portfolio. If you're new to using channels, you can find more information in our channels guide.

Step 6: Track your performance

AdSense for domains stats can be found along with the rest of your AdSense reports by visiting the Reports tab, then the Advanced Reports page. You can also break down your earnings by domain or by channel by selecting the radio buttons on the right-hand side of the page. Learn more about the types of stats you'll see when viewing your AdSense for domains reports.

For more questions or concerns about using AdSense for domains, we encourage you to visit the AdSense Help Forum, where you can learn from other publishers who are participating in the program.

AdSense For Domains Now Available For All US Publishers

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Any US publisher with a domain name he or she isn’t using (yet) can now squeeze a couple of extra dollars out of it by using Google AdSense For Domains, another way for the search giant to make more money from online real estate and give some of it back to people with parked domains. The company is opening up to ‘English-language AdSense publishers located in North America’ in phases, but says it will soon expand to other regions and languages as well.

If I remember correctly, Google AdSense for Domains has been around for many years under the name ‘Domain Park’, but the program was previously reserved exclusively for owners of domain names wielding in a lot of traffic (1M+ monthly pageviews), up until yesterday. GAFD received a lot of criticism for returning advertisers poor quality traffic in the past, and yesterday’s launch won’t exactly reduce that criticism. You don’t have to be a genius to know this will attract more domain squatters to expand their questionable business. Here’s a step by step guide for advertisers who want to block domain parked sites on Google AdWords.

If anything, this shows Google is scrambling for every penny it can get its hands on these days even if it means lowering their quality standards, but I have to add that I can’t exactly blame them for it either.

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The scope of hosting services varies widely. The most basic is web page and small-scale file hosting, where files can be uploaded via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or a Web interface. The files are usually delivered to the Web "as is" or with little processing. Many Internet service providers (ISPs) offer this service free to their subscribers. People can also obtain Web page hosting from other, alternative service providers. Personal web site hosting is typically free, advertisement-sponsored, or cheap. Business web site hosting often has a higher expense.

Single page hosting is generally sufficient only for personal web pages. A complex site calls for a more comprehensive package that provides database support and application development platforms (e.g. PHP, Java, Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion, and ASP.NET). These facilities allow the customers to write or install scripts for applications like forums and content management. For e-commerce, SSL is also highly recommended.

The host may also provide an interface or control panel for managing the Web server and installing scripts as well as other services like e-mail. Some hosts specialize in certain software or services (e.g. e-commerce). They are commonly used by larger companies to outsource network infrastructure to a hosting company.

Hosting reliability and uptime

Multiple racks of servers.

Hosting uptime refers to the percentage of time the host is accessible via the internet. Many providers state that they aim for a 99.9% uptime, but there may be server restarts and planned (or unplanned) maintenance in any hosting environment.

A common claim from the popular hosting providers is '99% or 99.9% server uptime' but this often refers only to a server being powered on and doesn't account for network downtime. Real downtime can potentially be larger than the percentage guaranteed by the provider. Many providers tie uptime and accessibility into their own service level agreement (SLA). SLAs sometimes include refunds or reduced costs if performance goals are not met.

Types of hosting

A typical server "rack," commonly seen in colocation centres.

Internet hosting services can run Web servers; see Internet hosting services.

Hosting services limited to the Web:

Free web hosting service: is free, (sometimes) advertisement-supported web hosting, and is often limited when compared to paid hosting. ^[1]

Shared web hosting service: one's Web site is placed on the same server as many other sites, ranging from a few to hundreds or thousands. Typically, all domains may share a common pool of server resources, such as RAM and the CPU. The features available with this type of service can be quite extensive. A shared website may be hosted with a reseller.
Reseller web hosting: allows clients to become web hosts themselves. Resellers could function, for individual domains, under any combination of these listed types of hosting, depending on who they are affiliated with as a provider. Resellers' accounts may vary tremendously in size: they may have their own virtual dedicated server to a colocated server. Many resellers provide a nearly identical service to their provider's shared hosting plan and provide the technical support themselves.
Virtual Dedicated Server: dividing server resources into virtual servers, where resources can be allocated in a way that does not directly reflect the underlying hardware. VPS will often be allocated resources based on a one server to many VPSs relationship, however virtualisation may be done for a number of reasons, including the ability to move a container (Virtual Private Server) between servers. The users may have root access to their own virtual space. This is also known as a virtual private server or VPS. Customers are sometimes responsible for patching and maintaining the server.
Dedicated hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server and gains full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, the user typically does not own the server. Another type of Dedicated hosting is Self-Managed or Unmanaged. This is usually the least expensive for Dedicated plans. The user has full administrative access to the box, which means the client is responsible for the security and maintenance of his own dedicated box.
Managed hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server but is not allowed full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, they are allowed to manage their data via FTP or other remote management tools. The user is disallowed full control so that the provider can guarantee quality of service by not allowing the user to modify the server or potentially create configuration problems. The user typically does not own the server. The server is leased to the client.
Colocation web hosting service: similar to the dedicated web hosting service, but the user owns the colo server; the hosting company provides physical space that the server takes up and takes care of the server. This is the most powerful and expensive type of the web hosting service. In most cases, the colocation provider may provide little to no support directly for their client's machine, providing only the electrical, Internet access, and storage facilities for the server. In most cases for colo, the client would have his own administrator visit the data center on site to do any hardware upgrades or changes.
Clustered hosting: having multiple servers hosting the same content for better resource utilization. Clustered Servers are a perfect solution for high-availability dedicated hosting, or creating a scalable web hosting solution. A cluster may separate web serving from database hosting capability.
Grid hosting : this form of distributed hosting is when a server cluster acts like a grid and is composed of multiple nodes.
Home server: usually a single machine placed in a private residence can be used to host one or more web sites from a usually consumer-grade broadband connection. These can be purpose-built machines or more commonly old PCs. Some ISPs actively attempt to block home servers by disallowing incoming requests to TCP port 80 of the user's connection and by refusing to provide static IP addresses. A common way to attain a reliable DNS hostname is by creating an account with a dynamic DNS service. A dynamic DNS service will automatically change the IP address that a URL points to when the IP address changes.

Hosting Glossary

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Access (Microsoft)
Microsoft Access is a simple database application and format developed by Microsoft, and is commonly included in their Office suite of applications. Although not as commonly used in web environments as MYSQL or MSSQL, Access is used by some in conjunction with smaller database-dependent websites.

Admin/Administrator
It is necessary for networks and networked systems to be constantly managed and maintained, and this is what administrators do. This is an individual responsible for managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and often times supporting aspects of an infrastructure, such as systems administrators, database administrators, network administrators, etc.

Affiliate Marketing
This is an arrangement whereby individuals, “affiliates,” promote products and services of another company, and are compensated for successes, be they measured in clicks, sales, etc. This is a little different from a reseller, where the individual acts as the front for the products and services. Affiliates simply refer customers.

Alias
This is a name that points to resource with a different name. In the context of email, an alias is an email address which, when it receives email, directs that mail to an email account on the same domain with a different address. In the context of domain names, a domain alias is a domain name that points to a website at a different address, such as mydomain.net pulling up mydomain.com. mydomain.net would be an alias of mydomain.com.

Anonymous FTP
An FTP feature which allows users to download files anonymously, without having to establish or login to an FTP account. This is commonly used to distribute files to a broad base of visitors such as software updates or documents.

Apache
A popular, versatile and very stable open source web server application. Apache is the de facto standard in web server software, and is the most widely used today.

ASP (Active Server Pages)
Active Server Pages, a server-side scripting language developed by Microsoft and supported by Microsoft’s IIS web server software, enables the development of dynamic and database-driven websites. The web server processes the ASP pages, and renders the output as HTML which is then sent to the visitor’s browser.

ASP Hosting
Web hosting that supports ASP, a server-side scripting language developed by Microsoft. In essence, this means Windows/IIS hosting, the required platform for hosting ASP pages.

Autoresponder
This is an email feature that is commonly used when a recipient will not be available for a period of time, or to confirm to a sender that their email was received by the system. For instance, if you were going to be on vacation for a month, you might setup an autoresponder with a message indicating your absence. When mail is sent to you, the mail is delivered as normal, but in addition, an email is sent back to the sender by the autoresponder, the message being whatever was specified when the autoresponder was setup. Once you return, you would simply turn off the autoresponder.

Backups
This is the practice of making a copy of the content of a server’s hard disks to a safe external resource, such as another server or a tape backup system. This is vital for disaster recovery, and should be performed regularly.

Bandwidth
This is the “speed limit” of a particular data pipeline, such as the data connections that connect a web server to the internet. Different types of data connections, such as T1s and OC48s, support different amounts of bandwidth. The greater the amount of bandwidth available, the more data can be moved across the connection per time frame, generally measured in seconds.

Billing Cycle
This is the period for which payment of services is made, usually in advance of the services. For instance, if you were to pay for 1 year of hosting, on a recurring basis, then you have a billing cycle of 1 year.

Blog
This is common parlance for weblog, a kind of website or component within a website whereby an individual may post journal entries which are then viewable by visitors to the site, ordered from the most recent to the eldest entries.

Browser
This is kind of client software with which a user can access resources on the internet, and which renders the markup language as the web page seen by the user. Although all browsers perform the same basic functions, additional capabilities vary widely from browser to browser. The most common browsers in use today are Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla’s FireFox, and the much respected Opera. Safari for the Macintosh has also quickly become a favorite amongst Apple users.

Business Hosting
This is hosting that provides for a range of features and a level of performance and reliability that is suitable for commercial websites, such as online stores or corporate sites.

CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
This enables the passage of data between a web server and a CGI program, commonly referred to as a script. This expands the capabilities of a website significantly, permitting HTML pages other applications to interact, and perform functions that HTML is incapable of on its own.

Chat
This generally refers to a service on the internet wherein people may communicate in real-time, in virtual chat rooms, using nicknames to identify themselves. These have waned in popularity over the years, but are still commonly used throughout the internet.

CMS (Content Management System)
This is a kind of web application which allows for high-functionality sites with minimal effort needed to set them up. These are also known as “portals” and are database-driven applications usually developed in PHP or ASP. Popular examples of these are Joomla, Drupal, e107, PHPNuke, and Movable Type.

Cold Fusion Hosting
Web hosting that supports the parsing of Cold Fusion code, a server side scripting language originally developed by Allaire, and currently owned by Adobe through their acquisition of Macromedia.

Colocated Hosting
Colocation is the practice of leasing space at a facility which provides connectivity and security, for the placement of ones own equipment, such as a web server or mail server. This is similar to dedicated hosting, except that instead of leasing the server as well as space in the facility, you provide the equipment to be housed at the facility.

Cookie
This is a tool used to store important information about a client for subsequent reference by a web server. An example of this might be a weather site. If you go to the site, and provide your zip code so as to see the weather in your area, the web server might place a cookie in your browser with this information stored in it, and when you visit the weather site again, the server will attempt to access the cookie, and if it is able, will bypass your having to provide your zip code, and take you straight to the weather for your area.

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
Cascading style sheets are essentially repositories of directives which, in the absence of explicitly coded html variables, apply the qualities specified in the CSS file to all tags used in the linked-from HTML document. For example, if you have a CSS file that specifies that all H1 tags adopt a particular font, color, size, etc., any use of the H1 tag will adopt these settings from the CSS file, keeping everything clean and centralized. This makes site-wide changes to, say, text color, very simple to implement.

Data Center
These are facilities built and tooled specifically for the purpose of housing equipment that must maintain high-bandwidth connectivity to the internet, and experience a minimum of downtime for such reasons as power failure. Security measures are employed, and network and systems administrators are on hand to attend to any issues that might arise immediately.

Data Transfer
This is the sum total of data transferred through a particular account on a per-month basis. When a web page or a file, or any form of data, is accessed with a browser, that data must be transferred to the visitor’s machine before it can be used or viewed in a browser. The movement of this data constitutes bandwidth usage. Data transfer is currently measured in megabytes or gigabytes, and in some cases terabytes, per month.

Database
This is a structured collection of information, similar in form to a spreadsheet. In the web world, databases are used to drive online stores, search engines, bulletin boards, content management systems, and other dynamic web applications. Databases come in a variety of flavors, such as MySQL, MS SQL, Access, and PostgreSQL.

Dedicated Hosting
A form of hosting whereby a customer leases a server from a dedicated hosting provider, the use of which is exclusively that of the customer. This is the opposite of shared hosting, wherein multiple websites of multiple difference customers, many times numbering in the hundreds, are hosted on a single server. Multiple sites may be hosted on a dedicated server, but the server itself is completely under the control of a single customer, however they choose to use it.

Dedicated IP
An IP address which is assigned to one specific resource, such as a website or home computer, which does not change, and which is not shared amongst multiple resources, such as multiple websites. Dedicated IPs are necessary for certain features, such as SSL, to function properly. Due to the finite number of IP addresses currently available, dedicated IPs in a shared hosting environment is considered a premium feature.

Disk Space
The amount of hard drive space on a server that is allotted to a particular hosting account, and generally includes email storage and database storage as well as web storage.

DNS (Domain Name System)
Analogous to a phone book, which resolves names to phone numbers, DNS is a distributed directory system which allows for the resolution of hostnames/domain names to IP addresses. Correct DNS settings are necessary for services dependant on hostnames on the internet to function.

Domain Name
These are human-friendly alphanumeric addresses that are resolved to the IP address of the resource the domain name serves. Domain names consist of 2 distinct parts: the top level domain and the second level domain. Using domain.com as an example, the top level domain would be com, whereas the second level domain is would be domain. Together, these parts are known as a “domain name”

Domain Name Registration
In order for a domain to be functional, it must first be registered. Domain name registration occurs through what is called a registrar. Many hosting companies have the capacity to register domain names, often through a reseller account with a registrar, sometimes the host themselves are a registrar, although this is quite rare. Registration is paid for in 1 year increments, in advance. Registration must be kept current by renewing the domain names prior to their expiration in order that the domain remains functional.

Domain Parking
Registered domain names must have at least 2 name servers provided for it at the time of registration. Often times, the domain is registered prior to hosting being setup for it. In these instances an individual will “park” the domain on a par of temporary nameservers, which serve as placeholders until real nameserver information is available to replace them with.

DoS (Denial of Service) Attack
This is the act of preventing access to a service by congesting, through whatever means, the data connections involved, usually on the hosting company’s network. These actions are considered computer crime, and are illegal.

DreamWeaver
This is the web development product created by MacroMedia, and now owned by Adobe. DreamWeaver is considered one of the best html editors on the market, and has become a popular development environment amongst webmasters. Nothing special is needed to use DreamWeaver to build and publish websites.

Ecommerce Hosting
A hosting account that provides for those functionalities required for commercial websites, such as SSL support, database access, and often times even the shopping cart software is included in the hosting account’s feature set. It also implies escalated levels of performance and reliability.

Email Client
This is an application which is specifically designed to access remote mail servers (and often news servers as well), retrieve mail from them, and manipulate that mail. Popular examples of these are Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, and Eudora. Mail clients must be configured to access particular email accounts.

Email Forwarding
This is an email address that points to an email address elsewhere, usually on a different domain name altogether. For example, a forward setup as user@mydomain.com might forward all mail sent to it to user@aol.com. The forward will not store any mail, but will only forward received mail to the remote address.

Email Hosting
In its purest form, this refers to a form of hosting specifically geared towards email. Although there are many companies who provide email hosting, independent of web hosting, the vast majority of users on the internet use email accounts provided by their ISP or web host provider. Given that virtually all web hosts provide email capabilities within their web hosting accounts, email hosting is usually referred to in the sense of a subsidiary function of web hosting.

Firewall
A security measure whereby all IP traffic can be managed in as much detail as is necessary. This is used to disallow unauthorized kinds of traffic, traffic from specific IP addresses, or any other such form of traffic. This can be thought of as a virtual security gate that controls all traffic into, and even out of, a network.

Flash
This is a multimedia format and application created by MacroMedia, now owned by Adobe. Flash allows a person to create highly functional and visually appealing web content, and has become the standard format for such content. It is known to be rather difficult to learn, but its capabilities are impressive. It provides capabilities for audio, video, streaming, and vector animations, and is able to communicate with PHP and with databases, allowing for dynamic content.

FrontPage
This is a web design and development application developed by Microsoft, and distributed as both a standalone application and as a component in Microsoft’s Office suite of applications. Although FrontPage can work just fine on its own as an HTML editor, many of its functions require the presence of FrontPage Server Extensions on the web server.

FrontPage Hosting
A web hosting account which has FrontPage server extensions installed, allowing for the functionality of many of FrontPage’s advanced features. It is an extension of standard hosting, rather than a completely different kind of hosting in and of itself.

FrontPage Server Extensions
A suite of server add-ons which allow FrontPage to communicate with the web server in a manner necessary for the proprietary features of FrontPage to function. These are not necessary in order to use FrontPage, but many of FrontPage’s features rely on them, such as FrontPage forms.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
An acronym for File Transfer Protocol, this is the standard protocol used to transfer files to and from machines on the internet. This is distinct from, say HTTP, which is another protocol altogether. Although some browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, have built in FTP capabilities, the most common, and most functional, way to use FTP is by way of an FTP client, such as WS_FTP, CuteFTP, or even a command line.

Guestbook
This is a small web application with which visitors to a site have the option to leave small notes, including some form of identification, letting other visitors know that they had been there.

Hosting
The provision of infrastructure necessary to make services available to remote users. This includes web hosting for websites, email hosting for email, database hosting for databases, and so forth. The term “hosting” does not solely refer to web hosting, although the term is commonly used this way. You can think of a mall, for instance, as a “store host.”

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
This is the standard markup language used in web pages. HTML contains the text of a web page, as well as an extensive range of code which instructs the browser as to how the web page should be displayed, such as the color of the text, the background image to be used, tables, hyperlinks, and the like.

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol)
HTTP is the standard protocol used to transfer documents, particularly HTML documents, on the world-wide-web. This is the protocol used to access and, thus view, web pages in your browser, for instance.

IIS (Internet Information Services)
IIS is Microsoft’s proprietary web server software, and is included with their Windows NT-based operating systems. It is free, and is required for the use of ASP code in a website. It also provides FTP functionality, and an easy-to-use management console for administrators.

IMAP (currently Internet Message Access Protocol)
This is a remote mail box protocol, which is much more advanced than the much more common POP method of retrieving email. It provides advanced capabilities and a wealth of functions not supported by POP, but has not caught on yet with most internet users.

IP Address
This is a numeric address which identifies a particular resource on an IP network such as the internet. The format of an IP address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, with each xxx representing a number between 1 and 254, the decimal representations of the underlying 8-bit “octets.” For a resource to be accessible on the internet, it must have an IP address assigned to it, and no 2 devices can have the same publicly accessible IP address.

ISP (Internet Service Provider)
ISPs are entities who provide points of access to the internet. These may be universities, corporations, or any other entity. The means of connecting to an ISP include dial-up through a modem, broadband access via cable or DSL, or corporate networks with internet connectivity. Web hosting companies are entirely different from ISPs.

Java
Created by Sun Microsystems, this is a programming language similar to C and C++. It is platform-independent, and is used to build “applets,” small mini-programs that run within a web page client-side, or “servlets,” applications that run server-side and pass information to the browser through the web site.

JavaScript
This is a scripting language that draws influence from C programming language, and is commonly used to incorporate advanced client-side functionality into web pages, such as animations, forms, and roll-over effects.

Linux Hosting
This is web hosting that is hosted on a Linux-based server. Linux is an open-source operating system which is based on Unix, and is available in a wide variety of flavors commonly referred to as “distributions.”

Log Analyzer
An application which reviews the contents of log files, and arranges that data in a way that can be easily read and understood by humans. This usually involves graphs and charts to assist in making the information accusable, and covers everything from when visitors came to a website, what they did while they were there, what kind of browser they were using, the IP address they visited from, and so forth.

Log File
A text file in which entries are placed whenever any web server activity, such as a visitor to a web page, occurs, including information about the visit and the visitor.

MSSQL (MicroSoft Structured Query Language)
This is Microsoft’s SQL database system, and is commonly used in conjunction with ASP and Cold Fusion sites. It is a proprietary system, and must be run on a Windows platform. MS SQL is more commonly used in business and enterprise environments than on the internet, but its footprint on the web is respectable.

Multi-Domain Hosting
A kind of hosting which allows multiple independent domains, pointing to separate web sites with completely separate file structures, to be hosted in one single hosting account. With better hosting companies, each of these domains is provided its own dedicated IP address as well, which is considered a prerequisite for “true” multi-domain hosting.

MySQL
This is a database management system, and is arguably the most commonly used database model on the internet. It is free, and has earned a reputation for performance, reliability, and ease of use.

.NET Hosting ("dot net")
Hosting in which sites build on .NET, an application framework developed by Microsoft, can function. This generally means Windows hosting with IIS, which is necessary for ASP and .NET code to be processed.

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
This is an API that allows the usage of SQL queries with data sources such as Access. It uses drivers for particular data sources to communicate and interact with them. It is necessary, for instance, to use an ODBC connection to communicate with an Access database from a website hosted on a Windows platform.

Payment Gateway
This is an application service provider which is comparable to a point of sale system, only virtual. These involve the encryption of sensitive information like credit card information, the authorization of payments, and the handling of transactions between the issuing and acquiring banks involved. A payment gateway is essential to processing credit card payments through an online store.

PHP (Hypertext PreProcessor)
PHP is a server-side scripting language. Like ASP and Cold Fusion, its instructions are interpreted by the web server, which renders the output as HTML which is then sent to the visitor’s browser for rendering. PHP allows for dynamic sites capable of communicating with databases, and extended capabilities not possible with HTML alone.

PHP Hosting
Web hosting capable of parsing PHP code. Virtually all hosting these days provides this capability.

POP (Post Office Protocol)
This is the standard protocol used by mail clients to connect to and retrieve mail from mail servers. The current version is 3, and is sometimes referred to as POP3.

PostgreSQL
This is a very powerful, but still rather obscure, database system which is free, and which is considered a free alternative to larger relational database systems like Oracle.

Raw Logs
Also known as server logs, these are records of web server activity which can be used for such purposes as troubleshooting or analyzing traffic.

Registrar
This is an entity which to sells, renews, and manages domain name registrations. These are the ultimate agencies for domain registration, and are often assisted in their efforts by resellers, who are not, in and of themselves, registrars, and who lack many of the capabilities of the registrar itself.

Reseller Hosting
This is a scenario whereby one entity sells hosting that resides in the infrastructure of another. This often involves rebranding, and relates more to the reseller/resold relationship than to the customer/reseller relationship. Customers are usually unaware that they are hosting through a reseller.

Server
A computer or piece of software which provides some sort of service to other computers, referred to as clients. For example, a DHCP server is a server which provides dynamic IP addresses to client machines on request. The term “server” can be used to describe a wide range of functions, but the core idea is that the server provides a central go-to point for a service, or services, that other machines depend on, even other servers.

Setup Fee
A one-time fee, usually charged in conjunction with the initial hosting fees, which is intended to cover the overhead involved in the establishment of a hosting account.

Shared Hosting
A form of hosting wherein multiple clients, and thus multiple websites, are all hosted on a single server. This is distinct from dedicated hosting, where multiple websites may be present, but where the server itself is under the control and authority of a single client. If dedicated hosting is like buying a mansion, shared hosting is like renting an apartment.

Shared IP
An IP address which is assigned to multiple resources (domain names). Where an IP address is shared, the web server is responsible for determining which resource (web site) assigned to that IP is being requested, and serving that resource to the visitor. Resources on a shared IP must be requested by URL, as this is what tells the web server which of the resources at that IP is being requested.

Shell Accounts
These are accounts which allow an individual to connect to a remote machine, such as a server, by way of a Unix shell, a command line interface with which a user can run commands on the remote machine.

Shopping Cart
This is a kind of software which, in conjunction with a database, allows products to be browsed and ordered online, and usually involves the implementation of a 3rd party payment gateway to complete credit card transactions. If you intend to sell products online, you will most likely use a shopping cart to facilitate this.

Site Monitoring
A service that monitors a web server on a regular basis, usually a cycle of a few minutes, and alerts specified individuals of any problems that are encountered.

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
This is the protocol used to distribute electronic mail on the Internet. SMTP provides a standard for how the sending and receiving computers should interact.

SPAM
This is slang for junk email, also known as unsolicited email. These are emails that are sent to large numbers of recipients trying to sell them on everything from weight loss products to loans, and are often associated with scams. Spam has become a big problem on the internet, and most ISPs and web hosts are constantly taking measures to reduce the amount of spam that is received by their customers, or passed through their network.

SSH (Secure SHell)
This is secure shell access, a secure way of connecting a client machine and a server. It incorporates, authentication, encryption, and message authentication, and can be used for more than just shell access.

SSI (Server Side Includes)
These are blocks of code, usually HTML, which are stored in independent files, and which can be called into a document, allowing for the centralization of commonly used code, such as for the header and footer used in all pages on a website. This is very convenient, especially for sites which reuse the came code amongst a number of different pages.

SSL (Secured Sockets Layer)
This is a protocol that provides for encryption and authentication of traffic between a web server and a client’s machine. This requires the use of an SSL certificate, which is issued by a SSL authority, such as Verisign or Thawte. This is a necessary tool whenever sensitive information, such as credit card information, is to be transmitted across the internet.

Streaming (Media)
Media streaming is a technique whereby a media file, be it audio or video, is played back on a client’s machine while the file is being downloaded. Advanced streaming services offer options such as providing a media stream that is appropriate for the visitor’s bandwidth, providing a media stream to a large number of visitors at the same time, real-time content, and the like.

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
This is a suite of protocols used to facilitate services on an IP-based network, such as the internet.

UNIX
A server-oriented multitasking and multi-user operating system, with a reputation for stability and versatility. It is the most common operating system for servers on the Internet, and is available in a vast range of flavors, from the Linux family of operating systems to FreeBSD.

UNIX Hosting
Web hosting that is housed on a UNIX-based server, such as Linux or FreeBSD, and is usually facilitated by the Apache web server software. This is easily the most popular and commonplace platform for web servers and web hosting, the primary alternative being Windows based hosting.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
The standard addressing format used for HTTP requests. URLs resolve the protocol to be used for the request, the IP address of the host to which the request is to be made, and the location on that host where the resource is located.

Unlimited Bandwidth
This is a policy wherein additional charges are not incurred on account of “excessive” bandwidth usage. Technically, there is no such thing as “unlimited” bandwidth, and in practical terms simply indicates that there is not a hard limit on bandwidth usage, rather an understanding that reasonable bandwidth usage is always permitted.

Uptime Guarantee
A guarantee that provides for compensation in the event that the uptime of a server does not meet a predefined percentage of time in a set timeframe, usually on a per month basis. Uptime guarantees of 99.9% per month have become common.

VBScript
This is a scripting language based loosely on Visual Basic, and is developed by Microsoft. Its functionality in a web environment is dependant upon either an ASP engine or the Windows Scripting Host, and must be used on a Windows hosting platform.

Web Hosting
This is the service whereby the infrastructure and connectivity necessary for a website to be available on the internet is leased to customers by a hosting company.

Web Hosting Control Panel
A web interface that enables the management and control of one’s web hosting account. These control panels have become an indispensable tool for hosting customers, and are now offered by the vast majority of web hosts.

Weblog
Also known informally as a “blog,” this is a kind of website or component within a website whereby an individual may post journal entries which are then viewable by visitors to the site, ordered from the most recent to the eldest entries.

Webmaster
This is an individual who builds, publishes, maintains, and updates websites. Webmasters can be thought of as website administrators, as opposed to network and systems administrators, who handle the infrastructure behind the website. Webmasters do not necessarily handle all of the processes involved in the creation and maintenance of a website, and may act more along the lines of a manager than a developer or designer.

Web Mail
This is a manner of accessing your POP mail by way of a web-based interface. This is commonly used to access mail when not at a computer setup to retrieve their email through an email client.

Web Server
This is a server which is setup to serve documents, usually built in HTML or server side scripting languages, over HTTP connections. This may refer either to the machine itself, or to the web server software, such as IIS or Apache, that is running on the machine for this purpose.

Web Site
This is a structured collection of documents and associated files which contain everything necessary to instruct a web browser on how to render a site and what content it contains. These are usually written in HTML, but commonly also use CSS, scripts, Flash, and other components that expand the capabilities of the site beyond that provided by HTML alone. Web sites are hosted with web hosts on web servers, usually housed in a data center.

Windows Hosting
Web hosting that is based on IIS, operating atop a Microsoft Windows operating system, usually Windows NT or Advanced Server. Windows hosting is necessary for the functionality of ASP-based websites, and usually Cold Fusion-based sites as well. Windows hosting is generally more expensive than UNIX-based hosting on account of licensing costs associated with Windows.

Hosting

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There are a number of things to look for when choosing a hosting service for your website. Disk space, traffic loads, security features, ecommerce solutions, and control panel features are all things to consider when deciding which company to rely on for hosting services. As with all things, each feature comes with a price. Finding the right balance of features at a price you can afford is easier once you understand what you will need in order for your site to run smoothly.

Still, with the number of web hosting services available today, it may come down to which hosting service offers the best amenities in addition to key services like disk space and security. The interface, for example, that you use to gather data about traffic on your site may play a huge role in helping you make your final decision. An even bigger factor that may play a role in the decision process is whether or not a hosting service provides the tools you will need to create your site. A web host is worthless if you don't have a site to host.

Web Hosting Provider Services
Hiring a web designer can be costly and is often an unnecessary expense for individuals and small businesses. Many web hosting services provide comprehensive tools for creating web pages based on a variety of templates made available to their customers. These templates are incredibly flexible--colors, fonts, pictures, and more can all be changed--and easy to manipulate. Using online tutorials (also provided by the web host), most people have little trouble getting their websites up and running in no time.

There is a middle ground between using a template and hiring a web designer. There are a number of web design applications available on the market that can provide businesses and individuals the flexibility they may need to create a truly unique website. Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and others are simple enough for beginners to use and yet powerful enough for even the savviest web designer. Some hosting companies even offer FrontPage and/or Dreamweaver extensions that make managing your website even easier.

Domain Hosting

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Up until a few years ago, anyone in the United States who wished to register a domain name had to do so through a company called Network Solutions. Network Solutions still maintains the central database of domain names to prevent companies from assigning duplicate web addresses, but the government did not want Network Solutions to have a monopoly on the domain name business. Today, consequently, there are many companies through which an individual or business can register their domain names.

The process of choosing a domain name is incredibly simple. There are many "lookup" sites that will let you know instantaneously whether or not a domain name you want to use has been taken. Once you've found a domain name that is available, registration costs only a few dollars. The "trick" to choosing a domain name is not registering it; it's choosing a name that will be easy to remember.

The easiest names to remember are names that reflect either a company brand or a company service. In cases where an individual is trying to select a domain name for his or her own site, a short phrase or even a person's name is easy to remember. Unfortunately, many businesses and individuals find themselves locked into cumbersome domain names because of the domain name format required by their web host. There are two solutions: choose a new web hosting provider or choose a domain hosting provider that will redirect visitors from a gateway site to the real one.

Benefits of a Domain Hosting Site
With a good domain name hosting provider, companies and individuals can register their domain names and set them up so that when visitors type in the name of a website, the domain hosting company instantly connects the user to the "real" site. All of the data associated with the website is stored with the web host--not the domain host. Companies and individuals that already have web hosting plans they like might want to avoid switching plans, but they might also want to remove their ISP's name from their web addresses. By choosing a domain hosting company in addition to the traditional website hosting outfit, site owners can have their cake and eat it too.

Web Hosting

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Choosing a web host is like choosing a service provider in any other industry--if you understand what you need and what is being offered, your decision will be much easier to make.

Dedicated Web Hosting Vs. Shared Web Hosting
If you have an extremely large site with intensive scripts, you are likely going to need a dedicated server. With a dedicated server, you have control over every aspect of your data server, from the operating system it uses to the administrative procedures it is subjected to. Smaller sites can be hosted on shared servers. Sites on shared servers share common resources (like the operating system), but are in all other ways completely separate from one another. Shared servers are the most cost effective and the most common web hosting solution available.

Bandwidth
Every time a site is accessed on the web hosting server by a user on the Internet, bandwidth is used. Web hosting providers set limits on the amount of bandwidth each of their customers can use each month. For higher fees, that bandwidth limit can be increased. Small sites with few (if any) interactive features need only a gigabyte or two of bandwidth each month. Larger sites where visitors can download images and other files will need 20 to 30GB. Extremely large sites (sites with huge files available for download and seemingly limitless traffic each month) will need hundreds of gigabytes of bandwidth. Sites that require over 30GB of bandwidth work best on dedicated servers.

Disk Storage
The size of your site and the amount of data you need accessible through the web will determine how much disk space you need. Even the simplest site will need at least 20MB of storage. Larger sites may need 1000MB or more. If you host forums on your site, you will need to have ample space available for expansion of your database.

Other Features of Web Hosting Providers
Bandwidth and disk space are only the beginning when it comes to the factors that may play a role in determining which host offers services are right for you. E-commerce solutions and security features may be critical to the success of your website if you are running an online business. Control panel options that allow you to control and manipulate your host package settings may be important (especially if you have no experience with computer programming). To host forums you will need a web host with database services such as MySQL or MSSQL available. And do not forget about email. Make sure your web host provides enough email accounts to meet your business's needs.

Email Hosting

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Individuals, start-up operations, small to medium-sized businesses, and even some Fortune 500 companies leave running and managing email servers to the professionals. By relying on professional email hosting service providers, companies and individuals benefit from specialized services that would be far too costly for them to provide for themselves. Think of the email hosting service provider as a utility. A large business (even an individual) could generate its own electric power, but it is far more cost effective to purchase power from the local power company. The same is true of email hosting. Unlike most utilities, however, when it comes to choosing a hosting service there are hundreds, if not thousands, of choices available to you.

For most individuals, ISPs are their primary providers of email services. Most ISPs provide eight to 12 email accounts and store all email messages on massive servers that are accessed by thousands of clients each day. Most also provide email related services that make managing email accounts easy.

Email Hosting Solutions for Businesses
Businesses, on the other hand, often need more personalized services than ISPs can provide. Professional email hosting companies not only provide businesses with the same basic services offered by ISPs, they also offer business-specific utilities that are critical for optimizing business communication through email. Administrative tools for provisioning users, back-up solutions for storing valuable email data, and specialized features (like a business-wide footer attached to all emails), are also standard services for businesses. Most importantly, these services allow a company to set their email addresses to include the company name (JohnDoe@JohnDoeCompany.com).

Just as businesses must choose between shared and dedicated servers when selecting a web hosting provider, they must also choose between shared and dedicated servers when selecting an email hosting provider. With shared hosting, a company's emails are stored on a large email server along with the email data of many other companies. With dedicated email hosting, an entire server in set aside for one company's private use. Dedicated server email hosting offers businesses added security and control over their emails in addition to all of the benefits included in shared email hosting packages.

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This site was designed and created for people like yourselves looking for web hosting and other related information. We provide helpful tips and knowledge for a wide range of users, from those just starting out with the internet and those who already know the in's and out's about web hosting.

Website Hosting

There are currently thousands of website hosting companies flooding the marketplace. With Web Hosting Resources help, however, you'll know exactly what to look for when comparing one company's plan with another's. Before choosing any web hosting package you must first determine four things: how much server space you need, how much traffic you expect, your potential need for e-commerce solutions, and the level of security you need.
Disk Space
For small start-up businesses, 100MB of disk storage should be enough for a basic site. If graphics and/or multimedia files are an important part of your site, however, you may need 1000MB or more. Basic web hosting plans offering 100MB of storage can be found for as little as $3.99/month. For just a few dollars more, storage capacity can be increased tenfold or more.
Website Traffic
In order to make sure that all of your customers are able to access your site, you need to have sufficient bandwidth available. Whether you need the ability for your site visitors to download 5GB of content per month or 50GB, there is always a website hosting plan available to meet your needs. Look for a company that provides up-to-the minute reports on your monthly traffic so that as your business grows you can make sure you the plan you originally selected is still the right plan for your business.
E-Commerce and Security
While some businesses today gain from the Internet through subscription services or advertising revenues, more and more are using website storefronts as a replacement for (or a companion to) traditional brick-and-mortar stores. For businesses looking to sell goods over the Internet, shopping cart technology is essential. To protect customer transactions, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connections should be used. SSL connections may not be available with basic packages, so be sure to read the details about any plan you are considering before signing up.
Unique Website Hosting Plans
For added security and reliability, many website hosting companies also offer flexible, dedicated server plans that can be specifically tailored to meet your business's unique needs. With a dedicated server, you rent and maintain complete control over the server on which your site is stored. Your dedicated server should have a redundant power source, an HVAC system, and internet connectivity provided via 10/100 Ethernet.

Web hosting services

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With so many web hosting services to choose from on the internet today, where do you go to find a reliable and affordable web hosting provider? The task can be daunting. Searching the Internet for hours, trying to find a testimonial, which validates one particular site over the next, can be tiring and strenuous.

When it comes to your personal or business assets being handed off to someone else, like a web host, you have every reason to be diligent in your search. If you plan on building an ecommerce web hosting solution, you will be trusting numerous daily transactions with your web hosts. Paypal transactions, credit card transactions, confidential customer names and contact information will all be stored on your web hosting server. That's why security, reputation, reliability and customer support are critical elements to look for when deciding on your web hosting services.

In addition to the trust factor involved there is also the technical factor. What server platform does the host run? Is it Windows NT based or Linux/Unix? This may or may not mean a lot to you, but it will make a big difference to your finished website, functionality, design and security. Unix web hosting is particularly advantageous in regards to security. Many experts agree, when it comes to web hosting services, security is of the utmost importance. Linux is open source, which means the software is free to the public. This is a major advantage over NT based systems, which require costly investments in software and development packages.

A professional web site hosting provider must guarantee you a high level of uptime. It means that your website will always be accessible to your clients. A reliable web hosting services provider must do his best to avoid any malfunctions.

A level of technical support should also be taken into consideration. It happens that many web site hosting services providers don't actually provide the 24/7 support they are boasting they have. There are different kinds of the support, but the most widespread is a 24/7 online support. It’s better to choose those web hosting companies that provide online technical support. It's more convenient. Of course one of the key factors is how quickly they respond to your request.

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No more searching for hours online. No more anxiety about which host to choose. One stop- SharpHosts.com has everything you need when it comes to website hosting. Knowledge, Research and Testimonials are three important elements that we can offer to you. Take your time to review our services and feel free to contact our customer support staff, if you have any questions.

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There are number of companies available in market who provide affordable web hosting services, so you have to choose one for you, which should meet your needs.
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Shared Hosting
In today's competitive world reliable Shared Hosting is very critical particularly for the success of online businesses. You need to seek a Shared Hosting Company that can provide you with these serious components.
Shared Web Hosting
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Small Bix WebSite Hosting
With the changing trend of technology, small bix website hosting providers are also changing. Most of them provide various Small Bix WebSite Hosting services in addition to their basic ones.
UK Webhosting
Say if you are running an e-commerce UK Webhosting, then of course you need high-end security and a medium through which you can manage your business efficiently. There are many UK Webhosting providers facilitate this, however if your web hosting service is not reliable then you can miss out on serious revenues.
Virtual Hosting
Security and backups are two very important aspects that you need to consider when looking for the next Virtual Hosting. You should always choose a web hosting service with reliable telephone support. Some Virtual Hosting Companies also offer 24/7 support through local or toll-free numbers.
Virtual Web Hosting
While there are some similarities, there are also marked differences between shared hosting and Virtual Web Hosting and virtual server hosting. While a hosting company puts multiple accounts on the same server in both kinds of Virtual Web Hosting and shared hosting, the resources of the machine are portioned out in a different way.
Web Design and Hosting
Take advantage of some useful Web Design and Hosting hints below that are taken from software quality aspects but they apply to the Web Design and Hosting as well. They are described in terms of Web Design and Hosting
Web Host
If your Web Host has outgrown its shared web host solution, it may be time to move it to virtual web hosting, which is often seen as a low cost alternative to getting your own dedicated server.
Web Hosting
Many online entrepreneurs these days are faced with the problem of running several web sites and having to maintain several web hosting accounts. Actually there is a very simple and effective Web Hosting solution to this problem.
Web Hosting Companies
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Web Hosting Company
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Web Hosting Frontpage
If you're about to set up your website and are entirely new to running a web site, a dependable Web Hosting FrontPage plan with stellar customer service is an absolute must. You'll want to choose a Web Hosting FrontPage provider that can be of assistance from the moment you choose one of their hosting plans.
Web Hosting Provider
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Web Hosting Services
When service at your web hosting company is lacking, or your website grows in traffic so much that you outgrow your current Web Hosting Services account, you may find yourself needing to change Web Hosting Services providers
Web Page Hosting
To the usual Web Page Hosting customer just putting up a website of his own for the first time, all the Web Page Hosting options available can seem like a bowl of alphabet soup: lots of letters with very little meaning. Let's take a look at some of the most Web Page Hosting common features that you'll find in Web Page Hosting packages naturally labeled as reasonably priced.
Web Site Hosting
With hundreds of Web Site Hosting companies to choose from today it can be hard to know which Web Site Hosting providers are actually worth using
Webhosting
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Website Hosting
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DHTML/CSS Generators
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