CloudFlare goes to the cloud for security and protection

by | Jan 1, 2011 | Web Design, Web Hosting

Give CloudFlare five minutes they?ll supercharge any website. The firm?s software is a cloud-based firewall that also improves load time.It?s a protection and acceleration solution that provides real time analytics. Traffic is routed through their own intelligent global network. Each delivery of a client?s webpage is automatically optimized so visitors never have to wait for slow loading pages.CloudFlare also works to limit bots and crawlers that can waste bandwidth and server resources. Spam and other attacks are significantly reduced and as the number of users increase, so does the system?s speed. Users are immediately notified of visitors who are infected.The system can be used with any website, domain or platform. It quickly installs in five minutes or less and there?s no additional software or hardware is ever needed. Users must add their website to the system, which requires a small change in the domain?s DNS settings, but no other change in the site?s existing code is required. It can be turned off anytime the user desires.The core service is free for those who want an automatic security and performance solution. Statistics are provided about all traffic to the website and it?s updated every 24 hours. The software provides tracking of outbound links and geo-location lookup of any visitor?s IP.The Pro edition is just $20 per month for the first site, $5 for each additional site and $1 for each subdomain. It provides users with all the core services, in addition to more control over their site and advanced security. Virtual real time statistics are provided, along with advanced DNS management and offline browsing. The system is updated every 15 minutes. Traffic can be blocked by country or IP range, and it provides protection from email harvesting and hotlinking. The system analyzes resources and optimization to enable the best possible experience for visitors.CloudFlare was co-founded by CEO Matthew Prince and officially launched on Sept. 27, 2010. The project originally began as a system to track spammers that harvested email addresses and was named Honey Pot. Thousands of websites in over 185 countries participated in testing the software. It performed as intended, and users also experienced a 30 percent increase in the speed at which websites loaded. The free and Pro edition is offered, and CloudFlare is currently at work on an Enterprise option of its software for high-traffic sites that may encounter more threats and require faster loading pages.For more information, visit the website at http://www.cloudflare.com.Update: HostGator has teamed up with CloudFlare to make it even easier for you to use?their?services. So what are you waiting for signup with the?word leading?hosting company to get started with CloudFlare.

HostGator announces Black Friday 2010 promotion

by | Nov 25, 2010 | Web Hosting

HostGator has announced a special Black Friday 2010 promotion for all its loyal affiliates that promises to be the best deal ever in over eight years of hosting.HostGator is offering 50 percent off everything from 12 midnight-5 a.m. CST, and 80 percent off from 5 a.m.-9 a.m. CST, while supplies last. It?s a first come first serve event that no one will want to miss. From 9 a.m.-11:59 p.m. CST, or after 80 percent off accounts have sold out, Host Gator will continue to offer 50 percent off everything.The Black Friday promotion begins at 12-midnight on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 CST (-6GMT) and will run until 11:59 p.m. CST (-6 GMT). During this time, affiliates will receive their full, regular commission on all Black Friday sales. The event promises to be a record-breaking day for HostGator and all its affiliates.The discounts apply to all accounts and all term lengths. This allows all affiliate visitors and friends to receive 80 percent off up to three years worth of hosting. That?s $35.64 for three full years of hosting, and includes shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers.The promotion marks a first in HostGator history. The firm has never conducted a promotion that included dedicated servers, all accounts and terms lengths, plus allowed affiliates to retain 100 percent of their commissions on every sale sent to them on Black Friday. The promotion boosts sales for HostGator, in addition to putting an amazing amount of money into the pockets of affiliates.Depending on the time the deal is struck during the promotion, it provides customers with the opportunity to obtain shared hosting for a s little as 99 cents per month, reseller hosting for as low as $4.99 per month, VPS hosting for only $3.99 per month and dedicated servers for as little as $34.80 per month. The deal is extremely appealing and offers affiliates the opportunity to make a significant amount of money during the Black Friday 2010 promotion.There are a number of means by which the offer can be promoted. Affiliates can post it on their blog, on Twitter, Facebook and other forums, and even use their email lists. Don?t forget to let friends and family know about the specials, and affiliates can even push all their hosting related traffic to HostGator for big earnings.To participate, affiliates should go to http://ga.hostgator.com to access their affiliate account and obtain their affiliate link, then just monitor their Black Friday traffic and sales. For anyone who can?t remember their password, they can go to https://ga.hostgator.com/forgot, using the primary email address on file. Once affiliates are logged in, they should be sure to update their contact and payment information to access their control panel.The Black Friday 2010 promotion is running for one day only. HostGator is seeking the aid of all its affiliates to help make this the largest offer ever. If the Black Friday promotion goes as well as anticipated, HostGator has indicated that more special events will be offered in the future. For anyone who may have questions or concerns about the promotion, HostGator encourages affiliates to contact them.

Why I Recommend Bluehost To New Bloggers

by | Jun 27, 2010 | Web Hosting

As the internet continues to grow, it is important to partner with a reputable web hosting company such as BluehostWeb Hosting. One of the top reasons you should partner with BlueHost is because of their determination, dedication and commitment to stay current in the web hosting industry. Bluehost is always trying to push the hosting standard and innovate.From a pricing standpoint, you can't beat the $6.95 monthly price tag - and the features that come along with every shared web hosting plan are unmatched. recently, Bluehost has been working on simply making their servers faster so that you website loads when users bring it up in their browser. Website speed is critical when surfing the web and Bluehost is continually trying to improve server speeds & minimal users on ones server.And for these numerous reasons, Bluehost is recommended to host your website whether you are a beginner, advanced or experienced webmaster. Anything from running advance web applications or simple static HTML pages, Bluehost has a web hosting solution for you.

Getting Started As A Webmaster

by | Mar 16, 2010 | Web Hosting

Getting started in this industry is never easy. When I was getting started back in 2001 was tough I wanted to know how to get domain name & hosting didn't have the slightest clue what DNS was or a domain registrar. Now everything has changed it's much easier for anyone to get domain up & running within 15 minuets. When I first got started I hosted with BlueHost awesome shared hosting for anyone who has new site with? little traffic for cheap price get all the tools you need. Then the next couple years I moved all my domains to Godaddy as the main domain registrar & started hosting in 2007 with HostGator the best quality hosting out there by far. I have been with HostGator forever it seems & so should you give them a shot use coupon code : trendspaces to get 20% off your first month hosting with HostGator.

First Step: Get Domain name : Godaddy: www.godaddy.com , NameCheap: www.namecheap.com ,Hostgator: www.hostgator.com"If you go with hostgator you can get hosting & have them as your domain registrar to make things even simpler."Second Step: Get a shared web hosting: Bluehost: www.bluehost.com , HostGator: www.hostgator.com"if your interested in hosting a blog or even a store both hosts are excellent start to your business"Third Step : Email @ yourwebsite.com"Getting your email@yourwebsite.com is awesome start sharing with friends & tons of ways you can have all your email all go to one account so no confusion with multiple websites." for example my email is admin@nickthrolson.com easy for family friends co-workers to email me on the fly.Its never easy running website but if you have a passion for your site or have it as your hobbies. You will find out that updating your site adding new things is fun & just comes naturally. There are many helpful sources out there such aswww.forums.digitalpoint.com www.webmasterforums.com if your having trouble or even contact me. I will do my best to help you out with your new site. To your success!

Hostgator Updates

by | Sep 2, 2009 | Web Hosting

The other day I got an email from my favorite web hosting company Hostgator. The Updates to Hostgator hoary just keeps getting it better. I think they have gone far and beyond from just being an awesome hosting company. They have added on PCI Compliance for a year within shared and reseller hosting accounts. I personally think this is great for anyone who is building their own online store.If that is not enough they are also adding on VPS servers which are a good idea for expanding their user base right now they have around Domains Hosted: 2,358,406. I think by next year Hostgator will have over 3million domains hosted with them & continue to grow. If you?re not with Hostgator or with some other hosting company I think you should take up Hostgator?s offer they will transfer your account to their servers free of charge can?t beat that so what are you waiting for? Sign Up With Hostgator!Below in the quotes is from the Hostgator news letter emailPCI ComplianceHostGator follows PCI compliance standards to ensure that our customers? data and information is safe and secure. More and more merchant accounts and payment gateways are requiring that e-commerce websites become PCI compliant in order to accept credit cards. We recently made a deal with McAfee Secure to give all of our shared (Hatchling, Baby, Business) hosting accounts free PCI scans for an entire year.You can take advantage of this by logging into your control panel, and clicking ?Account Addons? under the HostGator Links section. From there, just click the ?Free PCI Scan? link to submit your site?s information.VPS ServersMany of our customers have been requesting VPS, and we?re happy to announce that it?s right around the corner. If you are interested in VPS, or want to know what to know what in the world it is, check our VPS forum thread.?