Every successful business gets to the stage when their shared hosting package starts to hold them back. Shared hosting is great for data-light websites with small volumes of traffic but once the site grows and starts to attract bigger audiences, it can struggle to cope. Until recently, the obvious step forward was a dedicated server …
For the uninitiated, getting to grips with the ins and outs of setting up your own website can be a baffling experience, especially when you are as unfamiliar with the terminology as you are with the process. In this post, were going to look at one of the things many people get confused about, domain …
Successful online stores rely on their hosting to ensure the website stays online, that it can cope with all the visitors it receives and that it stays protected against cyber-attack. But that’s just the bare minimum you should expect from a good hosting provider. As a business owner, there are many other features you should …
Visitors are the lifeblood of your online venture; the more you have, the more you are likely to prosper. However, if you want your website to be successful, you can’t just sit back and wait for people to arrive. Instead, you need to do everything you can to get them there. Here, we’ll look at …
The summer holidays are approaching and while that means a well-deserved break, for many sole traders it can also be a time of anxiety. How do you keep your business going while you are away? As a sole trader with no staff to delegate to, quite a lot of activities will need to pause during …
Drupal is a fast, scalable CMS built for busy websites and is designed to adapt to tomorrow’s new technologies. However, to get the most benefit from it, you need hosting that matches its potential. In this post, we’ll explain why dedicated Drupal hosting, on either shared, VPS or cloud servers, can bring significant benefits to …
The loading speed of your website is an important search engine ranking factor and crucial for stopping impatient users abandoning your site. For this reason, owners of Joomla sites need to ensure that they do everything possible to improve performance and loading times. Here, we’ll look at nine ways you can enhance the performance of …
Magento is designed especially for eCommerce stores but the success of any online retailer is, in many ways, down to how effectively they market their brand and their products. Whilst the Magento software provides the necessary tools to create and manage the online store, there is now a range of useful extensions to help you …
With the technological innovations available today, customers expect that the online and bricks and mortar elements of a business will work seamlessly together. Though it can be a challenge to put these things in place, the flexibility and choice that omnichannel shopping provides is highly attractive to customers. Failing to offer it can mean your …
Magento is one of the most powerful and versatile eCommerce platforms available, making it the number one choice for many online store owners. However, the performance of your store is dependent on the hosting solution you choose. Make an ill-judged choice and you could be left with a slow loading site that is frequently offline, …
