The Top 15 Essential Ingredients of Every WINDOWS HOSTING Plan (Package)Written by Teeyes Siva
First things First. Why would you like to have Windows Based Hosting when there are Linux packages for cheaper rates ? The answer is – it depends on what application you are looking to use for your hosting. Consider tools and scripting languages you plan to use – if you use PHP, Perl or MySQL, Linux is way forward. If apps are Microsoft-specific, then Windows is what you need. Clear…? Now let’s proceed with essential ingredients of any Windows Hosting Plan. 1.ASP Support – The clear reason why you chose a windows plan is to use Microsoft Specific Languages. Active Server Pages, Microsoft's technology to enables HTML pages to be dynamic and interactive by embedding scripts. Check all windows hosting plans and make sure, host doesn’t charge for this extra.2..NET Support – ASP.net is next generation of Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP), a feature of their Internet Information Server (IIS). ASP.net is different from ASP in two major ways: it supports code written in compiled languages like C++, Visual Basic, and Perl, and, it features server controls that can separate code from content, allowing WYSIWYG editing of pages. Most of hosts give this feature free of charge while few charge extra. Go for it if you really need it. 3.CDONTS - CDONTS stands for 'Collaboration Data Objects for Windows NT Server' and it’s a Messaging Component comes along with Windows NT/2000. A windows hosting plan without this is Incomplete. This provides you easiest solution for your messaging thro’ your website ASP pages, provided you have SMTP support. 4.DATABASES – Microsoft Access 2000 Database is supported by all windows hosting plans. This will do if you are a starter. For experienced campaigners, MS-Sql is a must have. This is an advanced feature and most of hosting companies charge extra. The control for Databases must be provided in Control Panel. Check that. 5.DATABASE Connection – DSN or DSNless Connections, whatever case may be, please check if host has provided option in Control Panel to create/manage DSNs. (Data Source Name). If DSNs are NOT allowed, ask for Connection String for DSNless connections. 6.ASP Components – Apart from default components, there are loads of third party software. Check list of such components that host provides. ASP Upload, ASPImage, Dundas Mailer, ASPjpeg, ASPEncrypt are few popular components. At times you may require to have your own components (DLLs) installed. This is provided by most of hosts, but after DLL undergoes a complete test in server environment. This does not come free.
| | What’s in a Name?Written by Martin Wood
A name can make of break a web site. I am of course talking about a Domain name.You may think there is nothing to it. Pick a catchy domain name that rolls off tongue, check that it is available and if it is go ahead and buy it. It couldn’t be any harder that that can it? Well, yes it can. Just stop and think for a minute. You have bought domain name, designed and built a great looking website, and launched it out onto that great world wide web. You have got a great Reciprocal Link Exchange on your site and you have reached a reasonable Google Page Rank. Then you decide to get an Auto responder to have a mailing list, and that is when your troubles start! Let me tell you my story… I don’t know if you have heard of Stone Evans – Home Biz Guy? He runs Plug in Profit Site. http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-3509 Well I bought into his business. I had to decide on a domain name before he built my website. I chose name martinsoffers.com. I though that was quite cool as my name is Martin and my site would be advertising offers. Part of Plug in Profit Site is you get your own Auto Responder, filled with a 360 day newsletter ready for when you sign up subscribers. I went ahead and bought a good quality leads package and loaded them into my auto responder. All was going well. Or so I thought. After a while, I noticed I was not getting any response from my good quality leads (on average you should expect around 1% sign up at very least). I did some searching around, mainly in Warrior Forum which is part of membership package of Plug in Profit Site. There I saw a series of posts on American Anti Spam Laws and effects it was having on newsletters.
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