If you want to maintain complete control and maintenance over your server but need the security and reliability of having it housed in a data center, colocation is a great option. You can find a number of Web hosting companies that rent racks, shelves or entire cages at a variety of prices. You simply need to determine what best suits your needs and which data center offers the type of security and accessibility that you’re most comfortable with. (more…)

So, you've decided to launch an online store. You don't have to dive in headfirst with an ecommerce site the size of Amazon.com. You can wet your feet with a small eBay store or a simple, template-based ecommerce site first. (more…)

The main difference between a regular Web hosting plan and an ecommerce plan is a shopping cart. Shopping carts serve two main functions. They allow customers to select items and pay for them. They also connect to your merchant account and allow you to accept payment over the Web. (more…)

In an age where identity theft has become a huge concern for online consumers, assuring your customers that their sensitive personal and financial information is safe with you is critical to a successful ecommerce Web site. (more…)

In the ColdFusion development environment, it’s easy to build dynamic Web sites and Internet applications because you can develop a site or application that pulls data from a content database. Then, you can use that stored content within templates to dynamically create Web site pages. ColdFusion offers a fast and efficient way to integrate browser, server and database technologies into powerful Web applications. (more…)

Web hosting plans usually consist of a combination of features that make it easy to manage and maintain your Web site. Features vary from Web host to Web host and plan to plan. Below you will find an explanation of some of the standard features. (more…)

Everyone has had the experience of buying a product only to be disappointed when it fails to deliver on its promises. Web hosting that fails to deliver can be frustrating at best and interrupt your business at its worst. (more…)

The data center and the equipment in it is a Web host's most valuable asset. In fact, when you order Web hosting, you are really renting a space in the data center whether it's on a shared or dedicated server. Your Web site only functions as it should if the data center equipment functions as it should. (more…)

One of the latest trends in Internet services, cloud computing is a high-level concept that applies to a variety of services all based on the idea that resources such as storage space are accessed externally, on-demand. Some of the most common uses of cloud computing are software as a service (SaaS), storage on virtual servers (utility computing), Web services in the cloud (applications programming interfaces that can be used over the Internet) and platform as a service. (more…)

The only difference between a local business Web site and a national or international Web site is the audience. Your local Web site should have the same polished appearance of a professionally designed site, but feature geographic terms and imagery (if applicable) prominently and emphasize information that your target audience needs to do business with you. (more…)