I remember starting my first business. I was going to UCSB, in a rock band, and working at Sears selling washers and dryers. My plate was full, but the deep-seated need for my own business was never stronger. The trick was doing a business that could fit into my schedule and have little blowback if…
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How to report a fraud or phishing website.
The fight against Internet fraud is getting harder and harder for web hosts to handle on their own. Internet criminals now use temporally credit cards and PayPal accounts, so as a host we can’t detect fraud at the billing level. With proper billing details, all we have left is the customer details like a phone number, locations,…
Free Domain Privacy!
Domain privacy is one of the most popular domain add-ons available today. With domain privacy, your WHOIS information shows something other than your personal information so you are kept private from being seen and contacted on the Internet. Having your personal information in your domain WHOIS is not necessarily unsafe. As a minimum, you will…
Here are the top social networks for business and what to post on them
Whether you are promoting a personal blog or a Fortune 500 company, social media marketing has become a crucial part of connecting with your audience. If you are new to the process, we can help. After over 15 years in business, Web Host Pro has been marketed in just about every funnel known to Internet…
What is the best way to build a website? (2016)
If you are about to start your journey into a new website or want to improve a website you already have, then you are probably researching the best way to do this. I thought I would go over the ways it can be done and what the pros and cons of each way are. I will…
Japan to the US 60Tbps undersea optic cable is now live
A mere 9,000 KILOMETERS at 60TBPS connection from Japan to the US is now live. Now our Japan Colo loop will have near-timeless connections back to the US. Web Host Pro Data Centers The new undersea optic cable connecting Japan and the US running from Oregon all the way to the east coast of Japan is…
.SHOP TLD start today
.SHOP General Availability Opens Today We are excited to see .shop get its start. This will be a nice TLD for local businesses. Of course, domain hoarders will be swiping them up quickly so make sure and grab a good one today. We are selling them at our cost with free privacy. This is the best…
What does a dedicated IP do?
In most cases, website owners do not pay attention to the IP their site uses. Google has made it clear that there is no marketing benefit to a dedicated IP. So if a dedicated IP does not help SEO what benefits does a dedicated IP have? Actually, there are still a few. I will go…