Web Hosting blog from Just Host

Many web hosts will assume that in our technical age everyone understands terms like Dedicated IP Address, Private SSL Certificate and Domain Privacy. I can assure you that before I started working for a web host I had no idea what these services actually were and why on earth they would be useful. However, with a little research it became pretty clear the advantages of adding these features to your hosting package.

A Private SSL – Secure Sockets Layer – Certificate is recommended for all sites that accept credit card payments or take customers personal information, as it provides your site with the extra security required to protect such details. A Private SSL keeps all the information sent from your site to your host’s server confidential by encrypting it and activating the secure lock in your web browser.

If you think your site requires a Private SSL Certificate then you will also need a Dedicated IP. This will mean that your site is the only one on the internet using that unique IP number. A Dedicated IP is a necessity for most large websites or ecommerce enabled sites. If you website is business orientated and you are planning on a merchant account, Just Host would highly recommend that you purchase a Private SSL Certificate and a Dedicated IP.

Both Private SSL Certificates and Dedicated IPs are now available to purchase from Just Host as part of your plan. If you would like any further information about either please email us.

Sophy / Marketing Manager

Just Host have been awarded FindMyHost.com’s Editor’s Choice award for Budget Web Hosting for September 2008. FindMyHost.com explain the reasons for their choice:

“For a relatively new host on the block, we were impressed with how well Approved Host testing concluded. The ‘last hosting plan you’ll ever need’ is essentially that, everything you’ll need for your hosting needs. It was also important to note that our tests on support (both 24/7 live chat and toll free) were met with friendly staff who were eager to assist and resolve our queries.

Congratulations to Just Host on winning the FindMyHost.com Editors’ Choice Award!”

As well as awarding Just Host with this great web hosting award, FindMyHost.com have also published their interview with me where I talk about Just Host as a company, what we offer our customers, why we are a competitive web host and where we think the web hosting industry will be in 3 years time.

Just Host would like to say a big thank you to our friends at FindMyHost.com for yet another web hosting award, thanks guys!

Sophy / Marketing Manager

Just Host is definitely on a roll, we have just been awarded another Unix Hosting Provider award from Web Host Directory for September 2008! This is our third Unix web hosting award in 2 months and we are rather chuffed with it. We are really happy to be recognized in such a competitive area and we would like to say thank you to Web Host Directory for giving us this award for the second month in a row.

I must admit when I entered the hosting industry I had no clue what Unix hosting was so I feel the need to ask and answer the question - What is Unix hosting?

Unix is the most commonly used hosting platform for web hosts due to the fact that it has no license fees attached to it and it is the cheapest of all the platforms available. It is a multi-user, multitasking, open source operating system, so anyone who wants to look at the code and change it is free to do so. This was the main aim behind Unix, when it became the first open source operating system that could be improved or enhanced by anyone.

Sophy / Marketing Manager

When you spend as much time on the internet as we do at Just Host, the launch of a new web browser is a rather big deal. Google Chrome is the latest addition to Google’s catalogue of applications and adds another horse to the current race between Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.

Since it’s launch in 1995 Internet Explorer has been the standard browser for all PCs and has held the market share for those 13 years. It took 9 years for a real competitor to enter the market and Mozilla Firefox’s developer friendly attitude helped it to rise up the browser ladder and some may even say it’s now right on the heels of IE. The introduction of a new web browser from such an established name as Google will really spice up this market, but what does Google Chrome have to offer that the others don’t?

A noticeable difference is that a new tab is not a blank page like the other browsers, as well as listing your recent bookmarks you are also shown screenshots of your most visited sites for quick access. The ability to add specific web pages as a shortcut on your desktop is also a great time saving tool. These tools may, however, all become irrelevant as we all get our chance to test Google Chrome and decide whether it really is a worthy competitor - time will tell whether Google can really do no wrong.

Sophy / Marketing Manager Just Host