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As both the consumer and the industry have matured, the packages & features offered by web hosting companies have also evolved. Today, there is a wide variety of web hosting and even more sub-divisions that can be overwhelming even for a technical person. In this article of Know your web hosting, we will explain the difference between VPS hosting and shared hosting. This will help you in deciding your web hosting correctly the next time around.

The main difference between VPS Hosting and Shared Hosting is the way the web servers are configured. Both hosting types allow a single web server to be shared by many clients. What separates them is that in VPS hosting, the web server is partitioned in such a way that each partition serves as Virtual Dedicated Server allowing for maximum freedom and functionality to a web hosting client. On the other hand, shared web hosting plans operate on a single web server with a single operating system and multiple websites sharing its resources. This means that Virtual Private Server share just hardware resources whereas in shared hosting all resources like hardware and software are shared. This increases the probability of server crash.

The Virtual Private Server (VPS) is designed to be cheaper than a dedicated web server, by allowing multiple clients to share the hardware resources of one computer, yet with a high level of privacy and insulation for each client. This separation is achieved by running a complete separate operating system for each customer. Each VPS client has a root level access and enjoys many advantages of a dedicated server, at a much economical prices. Each Virtual Private Server has its own IP address, users, groups, ports, firewall rules, files, and libraries. Except for hardware very little of software resources are shared, increasing the reliability of web hosting.  Read more...

Is it really possible to hire a web designer and manage to go all the way from the start of your website to the very end with out a moment of frustration and disappointment? I think it is! It is a matter of knowing how to explain your needs to your web designer and also allowing him to advice you what the best options are for you.

So let’s start by asking ourselves what a web designer needs from you;

It is good to start by informing your web designer of the business you are conducting. Giving him a brief description of what you do should be more than enough. It will help if you provide your web designer with links to your competitors. Let him know what you like and dislike of your competitor’s website.  Once you have shown your web designer links to your competitor’s websites, it will be a good idea to show him other links to websites you like. Let him know about your color preferences, layout and graphics you would like your website to have. Provide your web designer with the content for your website in an organized manner. The best way to give your content to your web designer is in a word format or text format and you should actually use a word file per page in you future website. Let say that you have 3 pages; Home, about us, and our mission then you should have separated files for each page. In addition to that you should include a separated file called instructions. You will use this file to explain the web designer how to proceed with the content you have given him. Give your web designer THE FREEDOM TO DESIGN! One of the major catastrophes in web design is when the client thinks he can design a website. Firs of all; web designers are not the same as graphic designers. There are many variables to consider when you design for the web. Designing a website is not the same as designing a paper flyer.
Allow your web designer to design, he knows better than you. The one thing you can do is to let him know if you like what he is doing or not, and make suggestions but always listen to what he has to say. A good web designer will confront you and your ideas if you are going in the wrong direction. There are several stages when designing a website; the first one is creating a mock up. Your web designer will create a sample template of your website to illustrate the layout, colors, and the position of all those objects that will make your website com alive.  Read more...