New and less known benefits in hosting plans – don’t miss out
If we are honest, when we consider of our website, we immediately think of the visual design or the technical performance of the website The hosting is barely an afterthought: “Web host, keep my website data safe and don’t ever crash especially when I’m having a sale.”
The truth is, the best web hosting services offer more than just a place for your web pages to live and connect with the internet. Smart business owners and savvy marketers can capitalise on benefits such as 100% uptime (no blank screen due to server outage or overload – guaranteed and compensable), a free domain name, a business email address as well as newsletter and auto responder capacity. Did I mention all this could be run on carbon neutral power for the price of two coffees a month?
What to look for when choosing a web host plan
Bad Juju between Your Website & Web Host
Did you know if your website contains code errors or is run on software that conflicts with its host software, your site might have issues… including security breaches? Yikes.
Website Error Concept
Banana Republic Media runs on WordPress, a highly trusted content management program that powers 28% of websites and blogs on the web. DreamHost, who are BRM’s web hosting company, support Word Press, both technically (they take care of any changes needed as a result of WordPress updates) and in ethos (they love open source software). They even offer a special Word Press hosting package …although the general hosting plan works just as well for most Banana Republic Businesses.
BONUS TIP: Look for “One click WordPress install.”
Some of the best known web hosts make WordPress easily available to download and integrate into the hosting plan. Download WordPress with “one click” and it should automatically connect to your domain name and hosting plan. Voila! – your WordPress site is now able to go “online.”
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100% uptime guarantee ↑
Once upon a time, like before 2010, 97% uptime was considered super reliable web hosting. Then it inched to 99%. Now, it is possible to get web hosting with 100% uptime guaranteed and even be compensated if it fails. Note, it is unlikely to find a hosting plan that includes scheduled maintenance in the 100% guarantee. BRM’s plan at Dreamhost promises to compensate the cost for a day’s hosting for each hour a site is down (provided it is caused at their end of course). It is able to promise this by spreading the risk between two data centers in the US – one in Los Angeles on the West Coast and another in Ashburn, Virginia, on the East Coast.
Tech Support and Customer Care
In 2013, I went with the cheaper hosting company… and was practically spammed with tri-weekly upsells and but when I had to contact them to clarify an issue…. not a single damn response. I changed back to Dreamhost and there were no worries at all until renewal month. My card had been cancelled so the auto payment didn’t go through. To my amazement, Dreamhost allowed a grace period so my site didn’t go off line at all – they give plenty of notice in advance too by the way. When I contacted them, I got a prompt email response – clarifying my questions. Having some level of support in case you need it is critical when your business is on the line.
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One Stop Shop host and domain
Why make more log ins and passwords to remember, another renewal fee date, and item to track when really… you can just get it all in one – a name for your website (www.mybusiness.com) and its access to the net (hosting).
The addresses are called domain names and are like real estate and can be bought and sold, just like houses. Names like www.x are simplified to domain names like www.yourbusiness.com.
Did you know there is actually one registry of all web addresses in the world. It keeps a record of the name (www.awesomename.com)
On the whois retistery here is bananarepublicmedia.com
A server run on Windows and Linux just like your computer and can serve many different websites (shared hosting) or for extra money offer things such as increased speed and / or your own private server?
(incredible fact)
SPECIAL WARNING
and also some data of who registered the site (owner and a physcial address). Domain name is your site name – www.bananarepublicmedia.com and whois has the registry of all. Renewable each year or every 2 years. Real Esate
b having a stupid domain name can land you in court or make you not foound. I.com is the best or local service .co.ke or .com.au for example
c relate to business name, and easy .
Part 3 P Title A business Email & email service
Most banana republics are wasting precious time on shiny objecdt synrome, playing the field with email service and hosting in different baskets. Unless your list capacity is emailed based, you don’t need aweber. And LOSE Gmail immediately
a Running a business or looking for work seems more professional than sallydesigns@yahoo.com
b Can integrate wiht outlook or if doing mass emails a mail system like mail chimp
c Announcement lists or email letters
Value Shot Contact form screen shot to emails screen shot
Dreamhost, the preferred web host for Banana Republic as so affordable and 100% uptime for small business for as little as $7.75 a month
Buy now and get
A free domain name *frst year
Business email
100=% peace of mind knowing your website is secure compat with wordpress software
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