09 April, 2009

My Top 10 Web Hosting Services

  1. Wikipedia: Free Web Hosting Service 

Where you can find anything and everything about free web hosting. Its outline features limitations of free hosts.  It talks about challenges that may be encountered like bandwidth, and advantages like uptime guarantees. Also provides information regarding different types of hosting services. 

  1. Free Web Hosts 

Online directory which offers a list of web hosts that provide free hosting solutions. You can search by checking the recently added free website hosts or by date added. Check the reviews area to read what people have to say about their web hosting sites. 

  1. The Site Wizard 

Information about free web hosting can be found on the site including the particulars in getting the best free web host. Provides suggestions about free web hosts worth checking out. The author also suggests another article to be read entitled, “All Those Disappearing Free Web Hosts.” 

  1. Small Business Web Hosting 

The site offers tips on when you should choose free web hosts and loads of articles and helpful guides about free web hosting. Also find tips on how to jumpstart an online business with only around $50 on hand. 

  1. Webhosts4free 

An online resource which lists free hosts and explicit information like quality, benefits and drawbacks, with reviews of over 150 free web hosts. You can search using the following criteria: amount of space provided, allowed scripts, upload system and forced ads (if allowed or not).  

  1. Why You Should Avoid Free Web Hosting 

While some are enthusiastic about free web hosts, some aren’t. This article discusses the reasons why you should opt out of free web hosts, challenges encountered with free web hosts, and tips and information to avoid being scammed. They also feature budget hosting. 

  1. LoveToKnow Web Design 

If you want someone to host your photos or a free message board, LoveToKnow can provide the info that you need. Here you can learn what unlimited free space really is and if you’re actually ready for pay for hosting after reading their free vs. paid hosting article. 

  1. Web Hosting Geeks

The "geeks" cover many different aspects of web hosting. Check out their article about free web hosts as they outline the pros and the cons and the limitations of free web hosting. You can also get a list of free web hosting companies.

The “geeks” discusses what free web hosts are and outlines the pros, cons, and restrictions of free web hosting, while covering an array of information about web hosting. They also list free web hosting companies. 

  1. Blog Easy 

Blog is the new fad, and Blog Easy makes it even more easier for everyone to blog (professional or otherwise) by offering the ability to upload a number of items from articles to pictures. If you have any questions, visit their community area. 

  1. Article Geek

This site offers masses of content for your website in different topics such as health, self-improvement and home life to draw visitors to your site. Of course, you need to have your own website first, hosted for free or not. 

Top 10 Internet Marketing Tips For Home Business

  1. Search Engine Optimization 

To get your online business site noticed, you need to have it optimized for spidering and placement. Meta tags and keywords can be of help but you can also start with AddMe to get your site listed on the search engine. Keyword research tool offered by Google can help you spot the best keywords to suit your site. 

  1. Adding Website Content 

To keep people from coming back to your site is a big job. You need fresh and crisp content for your site at least once a week to avoid making your site stagnant. You can write the articles yourself or use The Write Content or Ezine Articles for new and interesting web contents. 

  1. Links 

Create to-and-from links for your site to get noticed. You can check out Top Website Tips to check out some of tips and techniques about linking to other sites. Collect more information from Links Back SEO, which also offers particulars about starting your own business coach that will help you decide the best way to develop your business and participate in internet marketing your home based business. 

  1. Networking 

Find online business networking sites that can help you find resources for managing your home business while helping you amplify your contacts and business performance. Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook are also worth a look. 

  1. Free Advertising 

One of the many benefits one can get from online marketing is free ads. You can also add your business information to your signature for your outgoing emails. It is also suggested that you visit online forums relevant to your topic and start making worthwhile posts. 

  1. Paid Advertising 

To generate more traffic in your site, you might want to include popular paid advertisements or purchase text links and pay by the click. You can also try putting banner ads on your sites although competitors are not likely to hire you. So make sure your ads are relevant but not competing. 

  1. Viral Marketing 

To keep people from coming back to your site is a big job. You need fresh and crisp content for your site at least once a week to avoid making your site stagnant. You can write the articles yourself or use The Write Content or Ezine Articles for new and interesting web contents. 

  1. Newsletters 

If your business has a newsletter, it would be of great help if it can be viewed online. It’s a much cheaper, easier and faster way to reach an online customer. If you want a professional feel and transport, try sites like Constant Contact, iContact, Jango Mail and Garp Newsletter. 

  1. Buy Reviews 

Sponsored reviews are also fast becoming a fad. You get a site who will review your site with charge. Recommended for new businesses where there aren’t any customer testimonials yet. 

  1. Blog Networks

Blogging can help your online business since blog networks can spread by word of mouth about your content. If you can create an interesting blog and got noticed, chances are your site’s traffic will increase thereby, allowing your online business to swell.