Over the last 10 years, we have seen a lot of trends come and go on the internet. From link directories rising and falling to SEO firms sprouting out to what seems everywhere. Trust us, web hosting has been a roller coaster ride, with new misleading hosts turning people away from the process altogether. We…
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HostGator left in the dust
Someone today asked if we are faster than HostGator. So we ran some tests, and we were shocked at how slow they were. We didn’t want to post this because we felt bad. In fact, they are the slowest of all the major hosting companies we have tested against so far. With their slow network…
New SEO thinking
SEO has changed drastically over the last ten years. What most webmasters thought was good ten years ago is very bad now. Some links can hurt you now! Of course this is questionable because then people can sabotage your company, but for the most part the main thing is to not fish for just any…
IP Subnet Masks
So IP subnet masks can be a bit tricky. Some IP’s are usable, some are not, and /24 is a different number than how many IP’s are available or even used. What I mean is for 100 IP’s why not go /100 seams easy enough lol. Well Computer programmers are infamous for making things harder…
Make an easy $10 by referring as friend!
Want an extra $10? Well, it’s as easy as telling your friends to try out WebHost.pro. Just cut and paste the message below into your social networks and grab a quick $10 off your bill for each signup. We can even make you a custom 10% off coupon you can give them to track your…
It looks like Firefox is still king of the mountain
After a two-year survey among WebHost.pro customers, the results still tilt heavenly in the favor of Firefox as the preferred internet browser. We still have to wonder how these browser makers get paid, I can only guess through SSL certificate stuff. However, they make their cash, we should be thankful, Firefox, IE, Chrome, and most…
Security Advisory: OpenSSL vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160)
There is a new vulnerability as of 4-10-2014 in OpenSSL called the “Heartbleed Bug” (CVE-2014-0160) which affects any server utilizing this for SSL connections. The Heartbleed bug allows an attacker to send a SSL/TLS heartbeat request to the server, which sends back a 64KB chunk of memory to the attacker. This memory can contain sensitive…
Speed up your site by managing Inodes!
Inodes are simply the amount of individual files in your domain. For example a file that is 1 megabyte or 100 megabytes is still just 1 inode. To speed up your site all your need to do is keep these your files a s low as possible. The more Inodes you have the harder the…