Choose a Style of Web Hosting Service

There are a number of kinds of web-hosting services available, and what matters is what you are trying to achieve in creating your company’s website. The options that you have depend on several unique factors.

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Website and Domain Names

Your website communicates with other computers and the internet by using its network adapter or NIC (Network Interface Card) that is within the server. This card and thereby the server uses a unique address known as an IP address. An IPv4 ip address is a address annotated as four numbers segmented by dots. Each segment or octet can have a value between zero and 255, so your dedicated server or business computer address format would look similar to this: 172.16.65.17 On a Windows Server you can determine what the server ip address is by selecting the start button then selecting run. Type in ipconfig and click “OK”, a black command prompt should appear in which you can type ipconfig. On a Linux Server you can open a terminal window and type ifconfig. You can use the same command on your home Windows or Linux system to determine your static dedicated ip address.

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Small Business Website Marketing

Share Posted by: Paul Stanford   Website Marketing I was party to a three way conversation earlier today between a “traditional” retailer and an internet marketeer. The conversation centred around websites and how they should be promoted. It was interesting to hear two completely opposing views. The traditional retailer was adamant that a website was [...]

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