Clients ask me how to pick a hosting company for their websites. I can tell you who I like and don’t like, based upon mostly their technical limitations and response to major website problems. However who I like as a webmaster, may be very different that what an individual client needs from a hosting company. …
TIP: Avoiding Website “Lock-down”
In May 2008 I wrote “We’ve Got a Web Hostage Crisis!” to explain how businesses can get locked out of their own websites. Recently I was reminded of these lockdowns by two other situations that reared their head in the past and continue to haunt web clients even today. Scenario Three: News Flash! It’s the …
TIP: Owning Your Own Server
Before You Buy A Server Vanessa WoodDesign to Spec LLC – Website Design in Darien, CT Wouldn’t it be nice to have a server in your office and avoid paying a yearly hosting fee? I have some clients who have opted to do just that, usually at the urging of a PC consultant. While a …