Backupbuddy is one of the BEST WordPress plugins I’ve ever worked with, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. (And full disclosure: we are affiliates  Backupbuddy makes backing up and restoring/migrating your WordPress website a breeze, and with their fantastic customer support, it’s a no-brainer for any WordPress website owner. My Issue: BackupBuddy Backups were…

Hostgator is a well-know hosting company that provides excellent basic web hosting services, and up until now is the one I used for my clients’ web hosting needs. Hostgator sports a generous a generous affiliate payout, and the client signup is easy. Why I’m Pulling my Affiliate Business from Hostgator As the owner of a…

This article is Part II of II in a series about reseller web hosting.  In Part I of the article, I discussed reseller hardware, hosting plans, and the role of control panels.  Here in Part II I will talk about reseller hosting in terms of support considerations, branding/transparency, and briefly mention backups. Support Considerations. As…

There are three general web hosting configurations for an individual who wants to host a website (or multiple websites): shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated server hosting. If, however, you want to host websites for other people, reseller hosting may be an option for you. In the reseller hosting model, you still have a web…

A web server is a computer that runs software that allows the computer to serve (or deliver) web pages.   While the words "web server"  describe the actual software that is used to serve web pages, the term web server is often used to refer to the actual physical computer that is running the software.…