Choosing a Web Host – Part I

Choosing a webhost

You’re a first-time home buyer, eagerly holding out sweaty palms to get hold of a shiny set of keys. After you’ve managed to snag the house of your dreams at a ridiculous price, with all the amenities, and a decent set of neighbors, you take your first steps inside. Not before long, you realize that the floors, although shiny and new, are slanted. The stairs are creaking, the ceiling is leaking, the termites are having a blast in your basement, and you’ve just inherited an eternal nightmare. Owning a website without a great web host or hosting provider, would be like investing in a house built on a bad foundation. You can’t expect to live comfortably in it forever.
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The beginning of the beginning

It took years in the making, blood, sweat, tears, dark circles below the eyes… but it has finally arrived.  I’ve been so excited about this that I can hardly contain it.

Once a month, I’ll be posting a handy tutorial for those who like to try their hand at something new. And for those who aren’t into the technical stuff, I’ll be posting helpful tidbits of knowledge for you to remember when looking to start your own web business. I’ll also be setting up a web terminology dictionary that will define all the terms you may not know or understand. And don’t forget to come back every other week to check out some great freebies like clip art, icon sets, wallpapers, and more…