Downtime
If your Web host provider cannot keep servers up and running 24/7, people will not be
able to find your site. The search engine spiders won't find it either. They will assume
your site is gone and remove it from the search engine index. You will have to resubmit
and wait weeks or months for the spider to re-index your site. If your site already is
indexed and ranking well, it might lose its position altogether.
No matter what web host provider you use, it is highly recommended that you sign up for
a free site monitoring service like EasyMonitor. This guarantees that you're alerted within
minutes when your site goes down. This enables you to get to work immediately to solve
the problem and dramatically increase the time your site is up and running.
The speed and reliability of your Web host provider will depend on several factors.
Look for a web page host with
A T3 connection (or better) close to a primary Internet backbone
Safeguards against systems, network or power failure
Several connections to the Internet (in case one goes down)
Backup power supplies and
"Uptime guarantee" with at least 95% uptime
No logs
Access to raw web log files is one feature often missing with low quality Web hosting
services. Some Web host providers provide logs, but do not include referrer information.
Others delete logs frequently, making it impossible to use them effectively. Make sure
your Web hosting service gives you access to raw server logs, preferably in "Extended
Common Log File Format", a standard that can be understood by most log analyzers.
The server logs will give you some valuable information for your search engine
optimization work, including what search engines people are using to find your site,
exactly which keywords do they type into the search box, and when the search engine
spiders visit your site. This is crucial information. You cannot properly optimize your site
without it.
Other features include daily back up of your data, high bandwidth and, of course, the
quality of their support services. In addition, you must consider the features offered by
the Web page host. Some features to consider are
The space available for your site
Monthly transfer limits
POP mail server availability
Support for CGI, SSI, Perl, databases and FrontPage 2000 extensions
Secure server access (SSL)
Anonymous FTP and
Shopping Cart Software.
If your Web host provider cannot keep servers up and running 24/7, people will not be
able to find your site. The search engine spiders won't find it either. They will assume
your site is gone and remove it from the search engine index. You will have to resubmit
and wait weeks or months for the spider to re-index your site. If your site already is
indexed and ranking well, it might lose its position altogether.
No matter what web host provider you use, it is highly recommended that you sign up for
a free site monitoring service like EasyMonitor. This guarantees that you're alerted within
minutes when your site goes down. This enables you to get to work immediately to solve
the problem and dramatically increase the time your site is up and running.
The speed and reliability of your Web host provider will depend on several factors.
Look for a web page host with
A T3 connection (or better) close to a primary Internet backbone
Safeguards against systems, network or power failure
Several connections to the Internet (in case one goes down)
Backup power supplies and
"Uptime guarantee" with at least 95% uptime
No logs
Access to raw web log files is one feature often missing with low quality Web hosting
services. Some Web host providers provide logs, but do not include referrer information.
Others delete logs frequently, making it impossible to use them effectively. Make sure
your Web hosting service gives you access to raw server logs, preferably in "Extended
Common Log File Format", a standard that can be understood by most log analyzers.
The server logs will give you some valuable information for your search engine
optimization work, including what search engines people are using to find your site,
exactly which keywords do they type into the search box, and when the search engine
spiders visit your site. This is crucial information. You cannot properly optimize your site
without it.
Other features include daily back up of your data, high bandwidth and, of course, the
quality of their support services. In addition, you must consider the features offered by
the Web page host. Some features to consider are
The space available for your site
Monthly transfer limits
POP mail server availability
Support for CGI, SSI, Perl, databases and FrontPage 2000 extensions
Secure server access (SSL)
Anonymous FTP and
Shopping Cart Software.
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Now we can see the importance of website monitoring services. I acquired this last year and you will really see the difference.
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