Simple Hosting for Websites… Simplified
You just. Want. A website. Just a simple website! Yet, everywhere you go to find out how to build one has all this… this… stuff! Wouldn’t it be great if you could find a single page that had all you need to know about starting one? Wouldn’t a simple hosting and website creation outline be wonderful? Step into our parlor and grab some quick learning! Creating a Simple One-Page Website (5 Steps) The type of site you want to build makes all the difference in the world on how simple it can actually be (which goes a long...
read moreSmall Business Web Hosting Explained
Sometimes, a little bit of web server space just isn’t enough. Sometimes, your needs move beyond a personal website and into the small business arena. For those times, you need (trumpets and drum roll) small business web hosting. The Brief Version of Small Business Web Hosting If you don’t have a lot of time for the details, this is a quick look at what you need to find when searching for a web host for your small business:: 1 – 100 GB Bandwidth: Think of bandwidth like the size of the front door. The more traffic you expect, and the...
read more3 easy steps to transfer your domain name
Time to Make a Move! Ah, the comfort of sameness. We love to wear the same jeans, go to the same coffee shop, order the same entrée, even vacation in the same place. We all have our little comfort box, and when we are asked to go outside that box to try something different, the first reaction is usually to turtle deeper into the sanctity of our shell. Don’t mess with my little routine! It is working for me… But when it comes to your website, is it really working that well? Maybe it is time for a change. Or maybe change has come to you...
read moreWordPress Hosting Simplified
One of the first things you’ll hear when you want to start a website is WordPress. Then you’ll hear about WordPress hosting, and how some hosting providers are better than others for WordPress, some are cheaper, you can have a blog, you can have a site… the amount of new information just goes on forever. Don’t give up on the quest for knowledge. WordPress is easier to learn about than you might think. The problem isn’t the amount of information (it really isn’t that much); it’s the fact that it’s not all in one place. Well…...
read moreJoin ClickHOST at WordCamp and Get $1 Hosting
If you’re reading the ClickHOST blog, you are probably aware of how much we appreciate the power and flexibility of WordPress. Okay, let’s be totally straightforward and say: we love WordPress! Now, we have a chance to prove it to our fellow WordPress users in the Atlanta area. How? When ClickHOST had the opportunity to become a main sponsor of WordCamp Atlanta this year, we couldn’t resist. What better place to be than in room with hundreds of fellow WordPress afficionados? Best of all, we knew this would be a chance to...
read moreClickHOST is against SOPA and PIPA
OK, it seems as if at least the first round of this fight is over. ClickHOST has been against the SOPA and PIPA bills since we realized the potential onerous effects of these laws on the Internet, Freedom of speech and our own business. Please remember that ClickHOST.com is a very small company compared to Google, godaddy, Linkedin, Wikipedia, etc. and we don’t have the lawyers to study the legislation and response to it like the big guys do. We really like the full page article in the NY Times and we agree with this: Internet giants...
read more3 Resources to help get you started with Google+
Google+ continues to gain ground as a social media destination, but the majority of businesses have yet to venture over there. Here are some reasons that it’s important to get your business on there soon, as well as some tips to help you get started. 1 – Why it matters As of now, Google+ has about 50 million users. That sounds great, but in all it’s only about 1/16 the size of Facebook. So why bother with it? For Google search. Your company undoubtedly thinks that it’s important to rank well on Google, and you...
read more5 Reasons NOT to Choose a Cheap Web Hosting Plan
As you’ve been looking for website hosting you have no doubt come across a lot of web hosting companies offering web hosting for unbelievably cheap amounts. If not free, it’s almost free. All web hosts are pretty much the same so you might as well go with the cheapest right? Not so! So what’s the difference between these cheap web hosting companies and a reputable hosting provider, such as ClickHOST? The difference is service. The disk space may be the same, but will there be anyone there to ensure quality of service? Will...
read more3 Must-have SEO Keyword Research Tools
Recently I wrote about my top 3 onsite SEO ranking factors to help get your site in shape to receive traffic from Google. But, what good are title tags, page copy and internal linking if you don’t target the right keywords on your site? Often, the words you think people search for to find your site are not the ones they actually use. For example, in the case of ClickHOST, one might search for website related terms or WordPress related terms instead of hosting terms. There are tons of SEO tools out there to help you find the right words...
read moreStarting A Blog With WordPress
Blogs are considered a living and breathing part of the web; a source of content in a particular niche often providing opinion, advice or experiential data from a personal perspective. Everyone is looking for something, be it a tutorial on how to design something specific with Photoshop, or a recipe for a meal you want to cook for dinner tonight. Blogging can be a terrific source of content for readers as well as a cathartic release for the blogger. Let’s assume you are knowledgeable and passionate about that area and you’d love...
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