The Whoas of Website Hosting
Just about six weeks ago my life on the internet came crashing down. Today having a web presence, especially for a business, is absolutely necessary. A website not only serves as an electronic storefront open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, but it can also serve as a virtual business card, information repository, classroom, and about a million other things all depending on what intent the website owner has. A website has international reach as well, giving you the ability to communicate anything to almost everyone worldwide.
However behind all the glitz and glamor of being an international internet star, a website is nothing more than a collection of computer files written in obscure languages that relatively very few of us understand or even know how to “speak”, HTML, ASP, PHP, CSS and the list of acronyms goes on. Add to that the responsibility of maintaining a website and updating it often with new content for visitors and the job becomes almost monumental. The last thing a webmaster wants to deal with is a downed website. Continue Reading »
