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Top 3 Best Free CDN Services

May 4, 2013 By 11 Comments
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CDN based security and acceleration services are rapidly becoming the platform of choice for many website operators, private website owners and SMB business website admins. Such services are mostly chosen for their simple and quick integration and for their ability to provide cost-effective solutions to a wide range of website delivery challenges - helping improve load speeds, minimizing bandwidth consumption and significantly improving website security. How to choose a CDN provider? There are a lot of comparative reviews of CDN service providers. Better yet, you can always simply test these services yourself, as most CDN providers will offer some excellent free plans and trial … [Read more...]

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Optimizing Website for Windows 8 Will Take Your Business to a New Level

March 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
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Undeniably, Windows 8 has been the most controversial operating system. Did you know that optimizing your website for Windows 8 can fetch you better business? Probably, users are not well accustomed to this operating system currently, but it is predicted that it will become one of the most popular operating systems among the users. If you're a Windows 8 user, then you may aware of the fact that certain features of Windows 8 make it easier for a user to access a website—it could be pinning of the website, accessing content via shortcuts or sharing of the website. Let us plunge little deeper, to find it in detail! Windows 8's Website Tile: If a user uses an Internet … [Read more...]

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Why a Fast Loading Website is Crucial to Increase Conversions

February 4, 2013 By 7 Comments
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It is absolutely paramount for your website to be visually attractive and user friendly. If your website is complicated or difficult to use, it won't get used. If you are concerned by your rankings, your traffic quality, your conversion rates and anything else that determines the quality of your online presence, then you should be concerned by your website availability—that is, site speed and loading time. Fast loading pages are an essential part of a user's experience of your site and brand, the same way that customers who have to wait in line in a physical shop or institution will be discouraged to return. It's a valuable investment because a fast site will mean happy users, and … [Read more...]

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How to Display RSS Feeds from a Website in PHP

January 28, 2013 By 10 Comments
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I didn't need this particular piece of code till I started customizing my SMF mobile version and had to show recent topics on the homepage using PHP. Now this doesn't apply to SMF alone, its just a PHP code you can use in any script so far you know just how to do it. You can grab the RSS of any website and display it on another site and this is dead simple even if you have no idea about PHP coding. This is quite useful if you've got more than one site and wish to show updates on one of your sites to visitors on another site. Depending on how you want it, you can customize the display by altering this code or just using it as-is: <?php $rss = new … [Read more...]

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Why Cloud Hosting Alone is not Enough for Large Enterprises

January 14, 2013 By 4 Comments
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Cloud hosting has taken off in a big way in the last few years and has helped to make many businesses both more innovative and more efficient. But is hosting your files in the cloud enough or should businesses be going one step further? Well, many experts believe companies and especially large organisations need to think more about the basic concept of cloud computing and how they can use it to improve. Many businesses have looked at using Cloud Hosting options for their company websites to offer the maximum levels of performance and flexibility; many are still not making full use of the Cloud.In other areas of their business to improve efficiency and working practices and to adapt to … [Read more...]

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Top 15 Modifications (Mods) for Simple Machines Forum (SMF)

December 5, 2012 By 20 Comments
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If you've been using SMF for years just like me, the mods listed in this post may not be of use to you since you're probably using them already. However, it you just installed a Simple Machines forum and wondering how to get started and which mods to install to get the best out of your forum, this post should be of help. Unlike vBulletin, SMF is totally free like Wordpress and of course, there are tons of mods available to modify your forum, customize it to your taste and even increase the functionality. I use just a few mods on 9jaclub.com, I think it's all about twenty or so. I'm not the type that install mods or plugin just for the fun of it, I only install what i really need. … [Read more...]

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How to Backup Your cPanel Files & Database to Cloud Storage Easily

November 26, 2012 By 11 Comments
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I've always wanted to backup all the sites on my cPanel to the cloud just in case something unexpected happens but it was almost impossible because of the huge size. This blog, along with my web forum and other sites hosted on my account is almost 6GB and I know I won't be able to download that considering my "narrowband" internet connection and the cost of internet down here. If it were just a Wordpress site, I could have decided to use Backup Buddy or something else but I've got Simple Machines Forum and other custom scripts installed so, I needed to backup the whole cPanel and not just a Wordpress site. How I did it If your cPanel backup is up to 10GB and your internet connection sucks, … [Read more...]

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Tips On How To Start Your Business Website

October 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
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One of the first decisions you'll need to make when starting any new site is choosing a good web host. Unfortunately, far too many businesses end up rushing this early decision simply because it has to be done before you can start doing anything else with your business online. Thankfully, these short tips on how to pick a host to get your site up and running will help you to make the right decision from day one. Recommended reading: Designing Tips For Your Blog To A Successful Start The first thing you'll need to consider is what kind of service you want. What type of website are you planning to put up? Do you need a robust e-commerce solution that you can plug into, a five page site … [Read more...]

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