I am starting a new blog about OScommerce which ia cool open source shopping cart program you can check it out here, it runs awesome on Hostmonster
http://oscommerce-shopping-cart.blogspot.com/
Regards
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Website Design
Just a quick post to say that a friend of mine started to build his site, he is a web designer and I told him to host with HostMonster which he did.
Gold Coast Website Designer
So I will see what he has to say about the HostMonster hosting company after he has been using them for a while
Gold Coast Website Designer
So I will see what he has to say about the HostMonster hosting company after he has been using them for a while
Monday, May 5, 2008
Current Rating of HostMonster
HostMonster Review Update & Plan Change.
Since I started using HostMonster over three years ago I have simply had the best service one could ask for.
I haven't had any downtime like I had at my previous website hosting companies.
When HostMonster suddenly increased their disk space and bandwidth I was pleasantly surprised.
They increased it to a whopping 1,500GB of disk space and 15,000Gb Bandwidth. Previously they had been offering 300GB disk space and 3000GB of bandwidth.
You can read a little bit more about Web Host Bandwidth / Data Transfers here.
I don't know many people that would out grow that amount of disk space and bandwidth anytime soon. In fact I would say 99% of websites would never use that much bandwidth or disk space.
Shopping Carts
A lot of people these days are in need of a shopping cart, thankfully HostMonster provides a variety of solutions. Personally I have always used OS commerce and I know the program back to front. I find the community exceptionally helpful and the application itself amazing.
I have written an article on HostMonster and Oscommerce here.
Another shopping cart solution that HostMonster offers is Agora Shopping Cart. This is another powerful open source shopping cart solution that I think will please a lot of people.
Again I have written a page about HostMonster and Agora Shopping Cart here
HostMonster servers
Many people ask about HostMonsters servers as they would like to know if they are leading the industry in what they are providing the community.
I am happy to announce the HostMonster are using quad processor Xeon Servers, rack mounted units with four Intel Xeon processing chips per server.
HostMonster Free domain name
HostMonster offer free domain names when you create an account. This is great news for businesses and I have written a little bit more about it here. Free domain names.
Host monster - website statistics
Website statistics is important to any business looking to increase traffic and see what their business is doing on the internet. I have written an article about Hostmonster Statistics here.
Hostmonster - Page Wizard
For most businesses looking to go online the cost of website development is a big issue. Thankfully HostMonster has a program to easily build you own website that any novice can use you can have a look at a brief overview here of Hostmonster and Page Wizard.
Host monster Support For Custom PHP.INI Files
If you don't know what a PHP.ini file is then this may be a little over your head, put simply servers have configuration files that set limits on what can and cannot be done. HostMonster allows you to modify your own PHP ini file so that you have complete control.
You can read a liitle bit more about HostMonster PHP ini files here.
HostMonster email accounts and spam
Big, big problem on the internet today is that pesky spam. HostMonster have a solutions in place so you are full equipped to handle those little monster emails.
Appropriately title SPAM ASSASSIN will help you win the war on spam.
Read more about Hostmonster and Spam here
Hostmonster SSL certificates and Unique IP's
If you want to take payments online you need an SSL certificate or security certificate. HostMonster provides them for you and excellent customer service to boot.
Read more about HostMonster and SSL certificates here.
Host Monster limit on emails
Most hosting companies these days are trying to win the war on spam and one tool they have is to limit the amount of spam emails anyone can send. By default HostMonster only allows you to send 50 emails but shoot them a quick email and they will increase it to 500.
Read a little bit more about HostMonster and Emails here.
HostMonster bonus features with all accounts
Everyone likes freebies and HostMonster offers some great ones.
Bulletin Board (Message Forum)
Form-mail Script
PHP Nuke
Guestbook
Web Blogs/Wordpress/b2evolution
Mailing Lists
Image Galleries/Coppermine
Poll and Survey Software
Moodle
Mambo and Joomla
phpForm Generator
You can read all about the freebies being offered by HostMonster here
Website Hosting Mailing List Software
Want to keep in touch with your website users. You need a mailing list. HostMonster has some of the best software to choose from.
HostMonster signup
When you fist signup with HostMonster you will be asked whether you would like to transfer your domain or grab a free one.
If you have a domain name and wish to use it for anything like a shopping cart then I recommend that you transfer.
SSL certificates can only be applied to one domain per an account and you will want your main domain to be the secure domain so your business looks legitimate.
That's it for now, Cheers
HostMonster Pricing
HostMonster Pricing
HostMonster has ended the $4.95 offer but you still can get a free domain name with any hosting account and at $6.95, I mean we are still talking the cheapest and best website hosting compnay around.
You can sign up for HostMonster here.
HostMonster has ended the $4.95 offer but you still can get a free domain name with any hosting account and at $6.95, I mean we are still talking the cheapest and best website hosting compnay around.
You can sign up for HostMonster here.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Hostmonster - website statistics
HostMonster offers awstats as one of it's website statistics packages
Awstats has always been my personal favourite.
If you have multiple domain names you will have a link for each one and a separate statistics package.
Once you have selected the domain you wish to see the statistics for Awstats opens up and gives you a load of information.
Here is an overview of all the different statistics you can view
When they hit your HostMonster site:
Monthly history - Track to see your visitors are improving oer the months
Days of month - A break down of everyday of the month, see when your good times are
Days of week - What is the most popular day of the week for people to hit your site
Hours - What hours of the day or people viewing your site.
Who:
Countries - Which countries are hiting our site
Hosts
Last visit - Where are these people coming from, gives you specific domain information.
Authenticated users
Last visit - Who is logging into your website.
Robots/Spiders visitors
Last visit - What search engines are having a look at your website.
Navigation:
Visits duration - How long people are staying on your website.
Viewed
Full list - What are your most popular pages that people are checking out. Very handy information.
Entry - What is the most popular page to enter your website
Exit - What is the page people leave your website
Operating Systems
Versions - What kinds of operating systems are people looking at your website with.
Browsers
Versions - What browsers are they using, good to know which one to optimise for.
Referers:
Origin
Refering search engines - Which search engines are sending traffic your way
Refering sites - Whic websites are sending traffic your way
Search
Search Keyphrases - What phrases are people using to find your website
Search Keywords - what keywords are they using
Others:
HTTP Error codes
Pages not found - What errors are people finding while trying to access your website?
This is just one of the statisitc packages that HostMonster offers. As you can se it is very important to have this information so you can optimise your website for improved traffic. Get rid of all those errors people are finding and make sure it looks ok in the browser they are using.
If you are not using a stat package to see how to improve your website you will be missing information that could be the diference between success and failure.
I find the keyword tracker very important, I need to know what people are typing into the search engines when they are trying to find my website and adjust the website in response.
If you aren't using HostMonster I am amazed, check out their website here
Awstats has always been my personal favourite.
If you have multiple domain names you will have a link for each one and a separate statistics package.
Once you have selected the domain you wish to see the statistics for Awstats opens up and gives you a load of information.
Here is an overview of all the different statistics you can view
When they hit your HostMonster site:
Monthly history - Track to see your visitors are improving oer the months
Days of month - A break down of everyday of the month, see when your good times are
Days of week - What is the most popular day of the week for people to hit your site
Hours - What hours of the day or people viewing your site.
Who:
Countries - Which countries are hiting our site
Hosts
Last visit - Where are these people coming from, gives you specific domain information.
Authenticated users
Last visit - Who is logging into your website.
Robots/Spiders visitors
Last visit - What search engines are having a look at your website.
Navigation:
Visits duration - How long people are staying on your website.
Viewed
Full list - What are your most popular pages that people are checking out. Very handy information.
Entry - What is the most popular page to enter your website
Exit - What is the page people leave your website
Operating Systems
Versions - What kinds of operating systems are people looking at your website with.
Browsers
Versions - What browsers are they using, good to know which one to optimise for.
Referers:
Origin
Refering search engines - Which search engines are sending traffic your way
Refering sites - Whic websites are sending traffic your way
Search
Search Keyphrases - What phrases are people using to find your website
Search Keywords - what keywords are they using
Others:
HTTP Error codes
Pages not found - What errors are people finding while trying to access your website?
This is just one of the statisitc packages that HostMonster offers. As you can se it is very important to have this information so you can optimise your website for improved traffic. Get rid of all those errors people are finding and make sure it looks ok in the browser they are using.
If you are not using a stat package to see how to improve your website you will be missing information that could be the diference between success and failure.
I find the keyword tracker very important, I need to know what people are typing into the search engines when they are trying to find my website and adjust the website in response.
If you aren't using HostMonster I am amazed, check out their website here
Hostmonster - Page Wizard
HostMonster offers page wizard as a tool to build your own pages
Pagewizard's site builder pushes browser publishing to the limit offering, no install instant on web authoring software that excels where other builders fall short. Your Home simply can't afford not to offer Pagewizard to your customers!
Full Drag and Drop Engine
Completely Browser Based (No downloads!)
Many Quality Templates To Choose From
Publish Sites To Virtually Any Host (Via FTP)
Upload Your Own Images
Insert Your Own HTML Code
Includes All Aspects of Web Design
Unlimited Websites
Unlimted HTML Files
Multiple Sites at Once
Full Function FTP
User Friendly Interface
Work From Any Computer
Full Support
Not really a web developer but need an easy way to make your website. HostMonster allows you to use the tool Page Wizard.
It's located in your control panel once you get your HostMonster account.
Page Wizard helps you create your site from scratch
The first thing you do when you fire it up is to create a page name.
The ay this works may change at some point so be sure to check HostMonster help centre for the latest news on Page Wizard.
The first thing you do is to create a project to put your web page in.
This alows you to seperate things and possibly build a few diferent websites.
You can chose to start from a blank page or to use a template making it even easier to use.
There is a tutorial available to help you get the most from Page Wizard and have a great website up and running quickly.
You are presented with a very nice workspace that is easy to organise all the elements of your web page.
I have used other website builders before but this was simply amazing to me.
You can upload images from your harddrive straight to your HostMonster account
This is another great reason to use HostMonster , check them out here
Pagewizard's site builder pushes browser publishing to the limit offering, no install instant on web authoring software that excels where other builders fall short. Your Home simply can't afford not to offer Pagewizard to your customers!
Full Drag and Drop Engine
Completely Browser Based (No downloads!)
Many Quality Templates To Choose From
Publish Sites To Virtually Any Host (Via FTP)
Upload Your Own Images
Insert Your Own HTML Code
Includes All Aspects of Web Design
Unlimited Websites
Unlimted HTML Files
Multiple Sites at Once
Full Function FTP
User Friendly Interface
Work From Any Computer
Full Support
Not really a web developer but need an easy way to make your website. HostMonster allows you to use the tool Page Wizard.
It's located in your control panel once you get your HostMonster account.
Page Wizard helps you create your site from scratch
The first thing you do when you fire it up is to create a page name.
The ay this works may change at some point so be sure to check HostMonster help centre for the latest news on Page Wizard.
The first thing you do is to create a project to put your web page in.
This alows you to seperate things and possibly build a few diferent websites.
You can chose to start from a blank page or to use a template making it even easier to use.
There is a tutorial available to help you get the most from Page Wizard and have a great website up and running quickly.
You are presented with a very nice workspace that is easy to organise all the elements of your web page.
I have used other website builders before but this was simply amazing to me.
You can upload images from your harddrive straight to your HostMonster account
This is another great reason to use HostMonster , check them out here
Hostmonster hosting only $4.95 a Month
Hurry!!!
HostMonster is offering hosting for only $4.95 a month.
If you sign up for 12 or 24 months you get a free domain name as well.
Go to HostMonster now to get your $4.95 hosting
HostMonster is offering hosting for only $4.95 a month.
If you sign up for 12 or 24 months you get a free domain name as well.
Go to HostMonster now to get your $4.95 hosting
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