In some forums I use to read, I saw many people asking what web hosting service or what web hosting company to choose.
There are some things to consider when you choose a web host, and I’ll list below some of them.
Web space - usually, the offers vary from 5 MB to unlimited space. You must know what is the total size of your files, and to consider that your site may grow.
Bandwidth - it is difficult to calculate the amount of bandwidth you will need as it is a factor of the size of the pages downloaded from your site and the amount of traffic visiting the site.
My advice regarding the web space and bandwidth is to make some approximations, to choose an account which covers your first needs, then, if you notice that your site is growing, you can upgrade pretty easy to a bigger account.
Software supported - depending on your needs, you must check what software does the web hosting support, like PHP, ASP, MySQL, MSSQL… Also, a plus for a web host is Fantastico, a soft from which you can install a lot of scripts in just 2-3 steps.
Control panel - the most popular control panels are Cpanel and Plesk. Personally, I like Cpanel, which only runs on Linux and which contains find more features than Plesk. Most beginners and other users would be more suited to Cpanel, as it runs on the cheaper platform of Linux.
Technical support - before you choose a web host, you can check their technical support; you can send them some emails, you can chat live or you can call them on phone and check how fast they answer, how friendly they are and what degree of technical knowledge the operators have.
Now, these are some important things to look for when you want to choose a web host. Of course, you may want to look for extra features, depending on what your business is. If you reach a web host but you are not sure about it, you can check these two forums: Web Host Directory and Web Hosting Talk, where you can find many opinions about various web hosting companies and services.
October 20th, 2008
TNX.net is a new network that combines contextual advertising, text link brokers and relevant exchange of permanent non-reciprocal text links.
As a publisher you can monetize your blog/site by selling text link ads or by referring other people to TNX. As an advertiser you can improve your search engine rankings by placing millions of non-reciprocal links to their sites, as well as to drive more traffic to your blog/website.
TNX.net for Publishers
In order to be accepted in TNX.net program your blog have to pass out some requirements, for example:
- It is preferable to have pages on the site with PR at least 1
- You must have your own domain
- Your site must be indexed by Google
- Your site must have at least 30 pages (with regular ranking)
- Your site must be in PHP
Once your blog is accepted, you’ll have to insert a code in your site, in the place where you want the links to be displayed (usually in the sidebar).
Publishers can choose their advertisers by themselves, placing only links which are relevant for them. This feature is explained in detail how it works on this thread in Digital Point forums
If you want to know how much you will earn by selling links on your website, you have an income calculator which calculates your profit (in TNX points as well as in $) according to your number of pages and PR.
You’ll get paid in TNX points for the links you allow to be placed on your website. You can trade those points with other TNX.net members, or you can claim their value in USD from TNX itself, at a rate which is public, and updated regularly. As of today, the exchange rate is $0.74 for 1000 TNX points. The minimum amount of points you can redeem is 5000. Payments are done via PayPal or MoneyBookers.
TNX.net for Affiliate Marketers
Once you become a member of TNX, you could also benefit from the affiliate program which allows you to earn points by referring people to TNX. You will receive 13.3% of all “TNX-points”, he/she will earn in the future (a reward for referring an advertiser is also available). This amounts to almost half of the system’s commission! Interest is paid for the lifetime.
TNX.net has a special offer which will help you get started by giving you 5000 TNX points which can buy you up to 5000 links on websites of your choice.
TNX.net for Advertisers
Google says: “In general, webmasters can improve the rank of their sites by increasing the number of high-quality sites that link to their pages.”
On TNX.net, you can choose the sites where your links will be displayed. There are 4 filters available: by category, by geo-targeting, by number of inbound links (in Yahoo), and by Google PR.
For example, if your website is about business, you can choose to buy links only in the Business, Finance, Industrial category, which has 1112 websites as of today. In this way, the links you’ll place will be more relevant, because they will be shown in a related context. If you want a lot of links for little spending, you can further choose only those websites which have PR 0 or 1. The TNX.net system is very flexible, and it allows you to customize your campaigns according to your needs and budget.
Moreover, TNX has a useful tool, called Link Generator, which generates different links with different anchors, in order to make them look more natural.
If you want to try TNX.net, you can sign up now!
February 15th, 2008
There are many reasons for people to find themselves in debt. Even if it’s a divorce, or a job loss, or medical expenses, or gambling, etc., the situation isn’t good at all and all those people are struggling how to get out of this trouble. So there is no wonder that more and more people are in the situation to have a bad credit. Is there a way to fix this?
BadCreditOffers.com is a new consumer resource for people with bad credit background history. Their staff continuously monitors the online marketplace to bring you the high quality bad credit loans offers available — including credit cards, home loans, auto loans, personal loans, and much more. You can browse for free a wide variety of offers, each offer in each section containing a small review, so you can choose what bad credit is suitable for you.
You can apply online for all these bad credit offers. The steps are easy to follow and the approval process is really quick.
December 15th, 2007
