HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WEB HOSTING

How well do you know the company that hosts your website?  In

this era of dotcom failures, if your host company goes out of

business, you may be in deep trouble.

Let’s cover the basics first.  A website is a group of electronic

“files” stored on a special computer (also called a “server”).

This server is hooked up to the Internet to allow visitors access

to web pages 24 hrs a day/7 days a week.

If you own a “first level” domain name,

(example: http://www.mycompany.com/), the web site and its pages are your

property.  But if your host goes out of business, shuts down its

servers, and the web pages are not retrievable, your website is

not just inaccessible, it’s gone!  And you no longer have access

to the email address associated with your site.

If you use a free service to host your web pages and have a

“second level” domain name, such as www.freehost.com/mycompany,

when the hosting company goes out of business, you are completely

out of business.  No domain and no pages.  The domain address

you’ve been using (and hopefully advertising!) and the site are

completely gone.

Protecting Yourself:

1) You should always retain a copy of all your web pages and

images used.  This serves a dual purpose.  It not only provides a

level of safety in the event of a problem with the web server,

it also provides a backup copy of your web pages if your provider

goes out of business.

2) Buy your own first level domain (http://www.mycompany.com/) if you

haven’t already.  It looks much more professional than a second

level domain, and is an inexpensive investment.  Go to:

http://123cheapdomains.com/ to register your name for less.

3) If you already own your domain, and had your web designer or

host register it for you, make sure the domain name is actually

in your name.  We had a client recently have to change the domain

name they were using, because their former web developer

registered the domain in their own name!  Go to:

http://www.whois.net/ , type in your domain name, then in the

next page click on “whois record”.  Your name should be the first

one listed.  The Admin and technical contacts can be your host or

web designers.

4) Know your web host company.  Like anything, you get what you

pay for with cheap web hosting.  Support will be by phone or

email, and on generally on THEIR schedule.  Be aware of what you

are getting.

Your best bet is to contact for services with a web host who

provides quality service at a reasonable price.  Protect yourself

from the possibility they might go out of business.

MIND’S EYE NEWS TIP IN PLAIN ENGLISH:

Retain a copy of your website and make sure you own your first

level domain address.

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