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How To Setup Email with Your Domain – UltimateWB vs Weebly et al.
Hosted Solution, Self-Hosted website, and the Best Option
There are two standard ways you can create, manage, and host your website online.
1) Hosted Solution. This means that you are using an online service to both design/create your website, and host it online. It is an all-in-one deal with a website builder and web hosting. You can't have one without the other. Examples for simple website builders include Wix, Weebly, and VistaPrint, for e-commerce website builders include Volusion, BigCommerce, Shopify, and for social networking website builders... Continue reading
Static vs. Dynamic Websites: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Choose?
Choosing between a static and dynamic website is one of the most important decisions you'll make when building a website. Each method has its pros and cons, but if you’re looking for speed, flexibility, and long-term ease of use, dynamic websites are usually the better choice - even for simple informational sites. However, not all dynamic sites are created equal, and poor backend coding or a clunky website builder can lead to major performance issues.
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Posted in Ask David!, Compare Website Builders, General, Website Design
Tagged bloat, cms, content management system, dynamic cms, dynamic website builder, dynamic websites, fast loading times, fast loading websites, fast website, gtmetrix, hosting performance, HTML websites, pagespeed insights, PHP websites, scalability, scalable websites, search engine optimization, seo, slow website, static vs dynamic, static vs dynamic websites, static websites, web design, web hosting, website builder, website development
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When do you need a secured server, i.e. SSL certificate for your website?
UPDATE: Get more info/updated recommendations on SSL in the newer blog post, Should you get SSL for your website? Top 5 Reasons to go HTTPS, and Top Drawbacks
You don't need to know that SSL for websites stands for Secure Sockets Layer. But you do need to know what they are used for, to then figure out if your website needs it!
SSL is the standard security technology for encrypting data passed between the web server and browser, and ensuring... Continue reading
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Tagged secure server, secured server, ssl, ssl certificate, web hosting, web hosting add-on
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What “Unlimited” Really Means in Web Hosting
Updated 2026: This article has been expanded to better explain how “unlimited” web hosting plans work and how resource limits are actually enforced.
When shopping for web hosting, you will often see plans advertised with “unlimited bandwidth,” “unlimited storage,” or “unlimited hosting.” At first glance, this sounds like an incredible offer: unlimited resources for a small monthly fee.
However, in reality, “unlimited” hosting is not literal. Every server and network connection has physical limits.
As Humpty Dumpty says in Through
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Tagged cpu, CPU throttling, CPU usage, database, fair-use policies, hidden limits, inode, inode limits, inode limits comparison, marketing, RAM, renewal price increase, resource limits, server resources, shared hosting servers, technical limits, unlimited, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited data transfer, unlimited disk space, unlimited hosting, unlimited storage, unmetered, web hosting
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How much disk space do you need for your web hosting?
You might be enticed to choose a web hosting plan because it advertises "unlimited disk space". But how valuable is that disk space? Read the fine print in the Terms of Service (TOS) and you will find that there are limits in the amount of resources your website can use, thus limiting the amount of traffic and website activity. If your website visitors can't view your webpages/content or interact on your website, or even access your website, then what's the... Continue reading
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Tagged disk space, unlimited disk space, web hosting, web hosting plans
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Shared Hosting vs VPS vs Dedicated Hosting – which one should you choose for your website?
Every website needs web hosting to be online and the type of web hosting you choose is what determines if your website will stay online without any issues. There are 3 main factors in play when choosing what type of web hosting, or server, is right for your website:
1) The first and most important factor to consider is TRAFFIC! How much traffic you are getting and how much traffic you are expecting to get based on your website's traffic... Continue reading
Best web hosting control panel? cPanel
Different web hosting companies may offer different control panels to help you manage your files, database, create personal email accounts, make backups, and check on your traffic statistics. While they all may do the same functions, how they do it are not the same. Our preference is cPanel web hosting control panels, and it is what we offer with our web hosting packages too. It is easy to use, with all the features you need. Moreover, you can create a
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Tagged cpanel, godaddy web hosting, web hosting, web hosting control panel
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What do you need to create your own website?
You need the following three things to create your own website:
1) Domain Name - i.e. www.your-website.com . This is the URL of your website, the website address your website can be found. It can be a .com address, .org, .net, and several other domain name extensions.
2) Web Hosting - this puts your website online, and makes it available for others logging onto the internet to access your website.
3) The website itself! Best is to use Ultimate Web... Continue reading