Jun

23

Web Hosting Predictions for 2007-2008

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As the demand for net is growing in leaps and bounds the business for web hosting companies is also growing. Small web host companies are in pressure and cannot compete with bigger companies. The small companies cannot invest in latest technology and new equipment. However with changing times technology has become more and more accessible and so the smaller web hosting companies are becoming popular. The smaller companies with their latest technology are here to stay. It is a known fact that it is easier to hale and manage 2000 business people than 20,000 business people. They give personal attention when the business is small and easily manageable.

The number of web hosting companies is abundant on the net. The ratio of web hosting companies offering their services is in thousands and they offer their services to millions of websites. To choose the right one, you need to ensure their credentials

The three new web hosts of 2007 are IPowerWeb, Bluehost and HostGator. IPowerWeb is as the name suggests a powerful deluxe web hosting package. It has the facility to please all its clients regardless of their needs. It is a consolidated, comprehensive web hosting package. Business Pro is the type of package which caters to the need of beginners, professionals or even the established business houses. Not only does it offer free domain and design templates but also offers to transfer clients who obtain free marketing. IPowerWeb provides 50 GB of disk space to its customers and 750 GB of monthly sit transfer.

Bluehost comes at a relatively cheaper price so is a good bet for small business. It gives the liberty of fully approaching an assortment of features at a low cost along with enhanced multimedia features. Enhanced storage and site transfer capabilities is another attractive feature of Bluehost. Bluehost gives a 200 GB disk space with a monthly site transfer of 2000 GB. Bluehost gives you the advantage of not having to skimp on space or site transfer.

HostGator comes with the facility of money back within one month if not satisfied with the product – its most advantageous feature as it lets the user to feel free to work with it. It has a wealth of control panel options along with support features. It lets the beginner to test the waters before they swim in deep waters. It provides 50 GB of disk space and only allows for 200 GB of monthly site transfer.

Well, not Web 2.0 the development technique to deliver engaging, interactive, Web-based applications, but Web 2.0 hype will fade. It will fade as we realize that what we are calling Web 2.0 today is a natural evolution of Web-based development that began nearly 10 years ago and as the plethora of Web 2.0 companies face the realities of a tough and fickle market. While the best of the ideas will survive, we’ll see consolidation, cherry-picking acquisitions, and a whole lot of used servers for sale on eBay.

While entrepreneurs have turned their collective attention to the get-rich-quick Web 2.0 movement, business customers have been largely ignored. Next year, however, the pendulum swings back to business. After all, they are the customers who have resources and pay for the products they use. Expect, though, the look and feel and service-oriented approach to significantly influence the design and delivery of enterprise software.
The trend to be online is here to stay. When the internet started the main job of the people surfing the net was to search for information. Well the trend has certainly changed, now the web search engines have developed specialized search engines for almost everything. The search is just for everything local search, book search, image search, video search and so on. Websites will have to optimize search engines so that the local search is given top priority. People have developed the habit of searching for each and everything on the net.

Social networking saw a huge development in 2006 with the coming of sites like Facebook and Myspace. Web 2.0 made an enormous impact in 2006 and is here to stay. Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, social networking, video sharing has given all and sundry a right to be heard and to share their ideas and creations. This will lead to growth in websites which allow people to interact with each other. Organizations like church, ministry, educational institutions, and business organizations allow people to express their ideas and to upload photographs, links etc through blogs, forums and polls.

PHP5.2 is the new release for the year 2007, but has it made any difference. Only time can tell, but one thing is for sure PHP5 released in 2006 is more acceptable to people having business enterprise and who are amateur developers. It has been observed that PHP4 is still the default host of the of web design. The trend is continuing to change and Python and Ruby are gaining support.

Top grade publicity has led to majority of adoption of hosts like Site5 and Thinkhost. In the year 2007-2008 this growth will continue with rising host support for Ruby and maybe the ‘alternative’ window will be open, there may be some web hosts who will improve their support for other languages. At present Python support is often limited to CGI and an old version like 2.2 with at best a few 3rd party modules available.

The implication of this is that the mainstream web hosts will expand into the market of geek hosts like GrokThis.net and TextDrive and eventually the market for web hosts focusing on supporting different languages/environments than mainstream web hosts will increase.

The new web hosts are cheaper and are offering attractive features for its customers. The fact that to attract business new web hosting companies provide great offers deals to customers, though they may lose money at first. The new web host can provide for 50% lower prices and twice as much customer on each server. As the number of customers increases the profit margin also slowly increases.

With the Web 2.0 movement entrepreneur have got rich but business customers have been largely disregarded. The trend is going to change and the change will swing back to business. Business people are the customers who have resources and pay for the products they use.

In the midst of this vast atmosphere, individuals will prefer to host their information the choice will be for the providers that offer the most meaningful and relevant informative content. The web hosting service will be a target of better market and better business for all.

Jun

19

The Internet Factor

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Work from Home ? Is it really true? Could we have digested the idea of working from home a few years back?

The internet factor has made the impossible truly “Possible”. The internet has made it possible for many of us to think beyond the usual 9-5 job. Oh! The tremendous flexibility that you have is unparalleled with a work from home job. The pre-requisites being minimal – a PC with a broadband connection and your skills to offer- is all that you need to get started. Work from home can offer you not only the flexibility but also the funds to pay for your bills and have time for your little ones as well.

Meet the basic physical requirements( a PC with a broadband connection) and then it is your skill and talent that matters. Now, after all here is one place where you are definitely rewarded for your skills and that over smart employee cannot get past you just by being boss’s blue eyed boy. If you have the skill , the qualifications and can deliver the results as per the prescribed deadline you are sure to find work here and compensation that would match your skill sets.

Age is another criterion that does not play spoilsport on the internet. You are judged on the basis of the work that you can deliver and not your age. So truly there is no age limitation if you are thinking of starting to work from home. Age is only a secondary factor and will not be a hindrance if you can offer quality services.

The internet is but not a bed of roses as it appears. Here also the initial phase is a struggle and once you establish believe me you there is no looking back after that. You would come across all sorts of characters and as a beginner you may have to start work a little lower than what you probably expected(but this experience is sure to take you a long way). A good research about the company or individual you plan to work with would be very helpful. Do not make the mistake of making a payment to get a job(there are enough and more frauds on the net). You are sure to find a good deal provided you have the patience and the vision to sieve through the numerous offers on the internet and then lo and behold! You would find yourself the perfect tailor made job that is just right for you.

There is now a whole world of opportunities waiting for you to discover and conquer so do not hesitate and take the first step towards a promising career. Finding work from home now is now truly POSSIBLE with the internet factor having blessed us with a whole world of opportunities waiting to unfold.

Feb

14

How Much Hosting Space Do You Need?

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Many web hosts try to sell you a large amount of web hosting space that then costs you a lot each month. However, you may not need this much space. Have you ever calculated just how much disc space (MB) your web site uses? Do you really need an expensive hosting solution for your web site?

For my first web site, I purchased 20mb of disc space and wondered if this would be enough as I added pages to it. Well, recently I checked the size of this site which had grown to over 20 pages. To my surprise the size was only 3,269KB. This means it only uses a little over 3Mb of disk space.

Most of my friends sites also only use 2-3Mb for their sites. Therefore it is not necessary to purchase a large amount of space for a small site (if 20 pages = 3Mb, then 20Mb = 140 pages approx). Are you paying TOO much for the actual space you need?

How Do You Calculate The File Size Of
Your Web Site?
1. First you need to understand how file size is measured. The smallest unit on a computer is a bit. One bit is one electronic on or off pulse. 8 bits strung together make one byte. One byte of information can put a letter, such as “B” on your screen.

If you put 1024 bytes together and then you have one unit of information called a kilobyte. Put 1024 kilobytes together and you have a megabyte. (Most floppy disks hold around 1.4 megabytes of information). Most of your graphics and web pages are measured in bytes or kilobytes.

2. To determine your total site file size, right click on the root folder where your web site is housed – this will not only give you the total site size but also how many files and folders are contained in your site.

3. If you use an editor, such as FrontPage, go to the reports view, click on the site summary and you will get a reading of the total site file size. In Dreamweaver, just use the method in No 2.

]If you put 1024 bytes together and then you have one unit of information called a kilobyte. Put 1024 kilobytes together and you have a megabyte. (Most floppy disks hold around 1.4 megabytes of information). Most of your graphics and web pages are measured in bytes or kilobytes.

2. To determine your total site file size, right click on the root folder where your web site is housed – this will not only give you the total site size but also how many files and folders are contained in your site.

3. If you use an editor, such as FrontPage, go to the reports view, click on the site summary and you will get a reading of the total site file size. In Dreamweaver, just use the method in No 2.

Prepare To Expand Your Hosting Plan
You may want to add pages, graphics, features eg scripts, databases etc, to your site in the future. Begin with a small hosting plan at first (even 5mb is enough to start out with), and then expand it as you add new features.

Check with your web host, if you can easily upgrade your hosting plan as you grow your site. You don’t want to go through the hassle of changing hosts every few months.

Once you have determined your total site file size, check what hosting plan you have purchased and how much disc space has been allocated for your site. If you are only using 3mb of disc space but are paying for 100mb, then you may want to switch hosting plans and save yourself a ton of money each year.