We get a lot of customers who have accounts at other hosts and want to move over to Web Host Pro. In most cases they have cPanel, so it’s best to just throw in a ticket with your FTP information, and we can do a root-level move for you. This grabs everything and is very…
Category: Websites
What is phishing?
Phishing is the practice of defrauding/tricking users into giving up their usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information. Phishing emails will often try to get you to click on links that take you to fake websites; they often pretend to be from organizations such as a bank or a service that requires your log…
Transferring a domain can be tricky, these 5 steps will help.
The transfer process is pretty easy but needs to be followed exactly. Most failures are from the domain not being locked, next is from the email on file with the old registration not being current. Sometimes the code changes too so if you have a code and it’s been a day or two make sure you…
The big three web apps! (2015)
There are literally tens of thousands and maybe even hundreds of thousands of active scripts and apps out there that people use on websites. Scripts and apps mean the same thing. Basically, the term “apps” is taking over the older term “scripts” for this. With all these options to choose from, there are actually only…
It’s the official Back Up Day!
That’s right, there is a holiday now (not national yet), to remind us to do a full back up of any important data. In your CPanel there is a back up wizard that allows you to back up everything and download it to your computer for safe keeping. Make sure and do this often but…
Your home page vibe
Your home page is so important to every aspect on your business. It sets the vibe and image for how the world sees you. Are you serious, fun, simple, modern, classic, ect, ect. For example ours is about being simple and comfortable. We want our customers to feel good about trying something they might feel worried…
Flushing your local computer’s DNS cache
Your home computer creates a cache for all DNS settings. It does this to save time each time you visit a website. The issue is if you change your IP from moving hosts or to a dedicated IP for example, than your computer will get stuck on the old IP. The best way to speed up…
Free domain name for life
Need a domain name? With any web hosting plan, you can get a free domain name for life. Even with our easy plan which is as low as $2.25 a month, you can get a free domain if you pay for two years at one time. That’s two years of web hosting and a domain…