If you or your business is interested in setting up a website, chances are that your first consideration after picking a web host for your server will be registering a domain name.
Registering a domain name is a big step. Not only will it determine the name of your website, it will also end up determining how you show up in searches, how much people trust your site, and whether or not people click on your links. But what makes a domain name? Continue Reading
In our recent blog about options for web hosting servers, we spent a little bit of time detailing one of the problems with shared servers: the possibility that other accounts on the server you’re using may cause problems that affect the entire server.
While this can certainly be a problem with some web hosting companies, Hands-On Web Hosting uses advanced monitoring to ensure that your server stays trouble-free. Continue Reading
Many of our clients utilize our E-Commerce hosting for the sales side of their businesses. Surprisingly, one of the most overlooked items for businesses selling products online is PCI compliance: a required element of any website taking payments online.
But what is PCI compliance specifically, and why does it matter? Continue Reading
So you just started a business and you’re looking to get online. In front of you is a mountain of data; some are recommending that you use shared hosting, others think you should use VPS hosting, and some think that a dedicated server is the best. When it comes to your business’ specific needs, though, which one fits best?
The good news is that we’re here to help. Web hosting can be complicated, but we make it as easy as possible for you to get a server up and running.
To help you decide what kind of server you need to use, we’ve provided the following list of the three options we provide for a business or individual looking to start hosting: Continue Reading
When it comes to website setup, a surprising number of companies dedicate an incredible amount of time to designing their website, choosing a host and getting their site hosted, and keeping it up and running. What many seem to forget until it’s too late, though, are backups: an integral part of a successful website that’s prepared for the worst.
No backups means money lost
It seems fairly obvious, but is still worth mentioning: any time your website or server is down, you’re losing money. USA today gives a number of potential scenarios:
All of these are very real possibilities when working with a hosting company and running your own website, and every single one equates to lost business. And while servers do go down—it’s a reality of the internet—having your website backed up will ensure that you don’t end up between a rock and a hard place (and short on funds).
More than just a money saver
Besides just money (which is certainly a main concern for businesses hosting websites), there are a number of other reasons for regular backups, as noted by Webdesigntuts+:
The benefits of regular backups, then, are great. Not only will backing up regularly save you money (because you’ll have less to worry about if a server goes down), it will also help you ensure that you’re prepared for any and all situations that your business and your website may come across.
Hands-On offers more
If any of the information we just gave you has you concerned, don’t worry—Hands-On Web Hosting offers a wide variety of options for customers looking to backup their websites.
Our backup services include:
Hands-On Web Hosting is one of the best in the industry in this regard and we want to help keep your data secure. So don’t wait until it’s too late and you’ve lost valuable business—contact us today for more information on our unique backup solutions for your website.
As part of our ever growing commitment to security and speed on the servers and web hosting accounts at Hands-on Web Hosting, we have partnered with CloudFlare to offer additional security and enhanced speed to our clients. This is now available on all Shared Hosting accounts in our network!
CloudFlare is a CDN-like technology that runs multiple datacenters and stores a cache of your website at those locations for faster display to site visitors. Over the past few years, we have promoted and used MaxCDN as the Content Delivery Network that we used the most, however CloudFlare operates very similarly and best of all, thanks to our partnership with CloudFlare you can install and use it FOR FREE. Continue reading
We have recently discovered a large, coordinated attack on websites that utilize the free, open-source WordPress blogging software. This attack is affecting customers of many hosting companies both large and small around the world. If you operate a website using WordPress, please keep reading, even if you aren’t a customer of Hands-On Web Hosting.
There is a network of compromised home computers and servers that are being used to attack WordPress sites around the world. This network is attempting to access the admin areas of WordPress sites with brute-force attacks (repeatedly attempting logins with commonly used passwords and other common words). If your admin password is compromised, your WordPress installation is then hacked and becomes a part of this global network, using your account resources to attack other WordPress sites. Continue reading
Hands-On Web Hosting is pleased to announce the launch of NEW United Kingdom-based Virtual Private Server (VPS) plans which feature increased memory and bandwidth across the board! These plans are available to both new and existing customers, even if you already have a UK-based VPS with us. You can learn more about our new UK VPS plans on our website:
UK Virtual Private Server Hosting Plans
New orders will be set up and ready to use within one business day. Existing UK VPS customers can upgrade to the new version of their current plan free of charge, without migrating to another server and without downtime.
Please note that these VPS plans are on servers geographically located in the United Kingdom. We also offer VPS plans based in the United States.
If you have any questions regarding our UK-based VPS plans, please visit our support desk.
Free cPanel Web Hosting for the remainder of the month on UK Servers!
For a limited time, Hands-on Web Hosting, a leader in ecommerce and blog Website Hosting is offering a promotion for free hosting through the remainder of the month (March 2013).
The offer is extended to any new hosting account signup that is made prior to March 15th, 2013. Continue reading
Hands-on Web Hosting, a leading provider of cPanel shared, VPS, dedicated, e-commerce and cloud based hosting solutions, today launched a special promotion at the request of numerous users of GoDaddy in response to their distasteful Super Bowl 2013 commercial.
Fullerton, CA, February 4, 2013 – Hands-on Web Hosting, a leading provider of cPanel shared, VPS, dedicated, e-commerce and cloud based hosting solutions, today launched a special promotion at the request of numerous users of GoDaddy in response to their distasteful Super Bowl 2013 commercial.
Within minutes of GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercial airing, social media sites Twitter, Google+ and Facebook were flooded with comments, most of them negative. While their latest commercial went viral, generating more than 6.5 million views on YouTube within the first 24 hours, the reaction from the general public has been less than positive. Consequently, Hands-on Web Hosting has received several requests from users to transfer their domain name and web hosting away from GoDaddy.
“The saying goes, ‘There’s no such thing as bad publicity’, but when your clients start to terminate services due to a publicity stunt, that’s probably not a good thing,” said Conor Treacy, CEO of Hands-on Web Hosting. “Super Bowl commercials have had a long tradition of being funny or smart, but this one was neither,” he said.
Due to the outcry, Hands-on Web Hosting has released a special promotion for users of
GoDaddy that want to escape – buy 3 months web hosting, get a free 1-year domain transfer! To take advantage of this promotion, use the coupon code “GROSS” (GoDaddy’s Really Offensive Superbowl Sale) at checkout.
The staff at Hands-on Web Hosting will also transfer (migrate) user’s website files to the new location at no additional cost.
About Hands-on Web Hosting:
Hands-on Web Hosting was founded over ten years ago to meet the needs of businesses seeking a web hosting partner capable of providing state-of-the-art cost effective hosting solutions. Today, Hands-on Web Hosting is a leading web hosting provider of PCI compliant shared, VPS, dedicated and cloud hosting solutions, providing service to thousands of websites with a strong focus on X-Cart eCommerce software and similar online merchant store software. Hands-on Web Hosting is dedicated to ensuring that members receive affordable and reliable services with excellent customer support.
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On Checkout, be sure to select to Transfer your domain name, and be sure to select at least 3 months of web hosting. Then enter the coupon code “GROSS” at checkout, and you’ll get a free domain name transfer. Start your order here: http://www.handsonwebhosting.com
As always, if you have any questions, please contact our support team at http://support.handsonwebhosting.com for further assistance.