Web Hosting from Just Host

Our friends over at Template Monster launched a promo yesterday with a prize pool of 5 free website templates and 10 free web hosting accounts from Just Host. In-line with Halloween, Template Monster are asking their blog readers to name their favorite Halloween website customizations for a chance to win.

The results are being announced early tomorrow morning so be sure to get in their quick with your suggestions! So far, readers have nominated a handful of websites for their festive efforts such as a UK chocolate retailer, a UK theme park and online Gadget shop, IWOOT!

Template Monster themselves have joined in as usually with two different logo’s, one on the Template Monster homepage and one on the Template Monster Blog.

Be sure to check it out!

Luke Kendall / Affiliate Manage

Every now and again we are approached by independent web hosting review site’s requesting an interview with one of the team here at Just Host.

This month I was fortunate enough to speak with Daren from WebHostingDeals.org who spoke with me about our data center, how we are protecting our customers from hackers, spam and phishing scams plus I reveal some insider news on the future of Just Host!

To read the interview in full, head over to the Just Host interview page.

Luke Kendall / Affiliate Manager

Anyone who has followed Just Host over the past 2 years will know that we are an extremely competitive company. We work hard to ensure our service exceeds our customer’s expectations and we regularly make changes to the web hosting plans we offer so that we continually lead the way for other web hosting companies within the industry.

One of the most important decisions a web host makes is the price they put on their hosting. Something as simple as the price can have a big impact on the overall service so it’s important it’s done right and is in no way rushed.

After weeks of discussion we have finally come to an agreement and are happy to announce that as of today Tuesday 20^th October, web hosting from Just Host is available for as little as $3.45 per month!

I would just like to thank the entire Just Host team for making this possible, thanks to you operations within our data center are running smoothly, accounts are being setup in minutes and response times in the support department are at an all time low! If it wasn’t for each individual here, the price change would still be a long way off.

Luke Kendall / Affiliate Manager

Anyone who follows all the latest from Google will have heard of the new Caffeine update that is being rolled out over the next coming months. Google engineer, Matt Cutts confirmed in his blog that this update isn’t going to shake up our search results too much although we may notice some minor changes with Google’s algorithm. You can try the new update for yourself here: http://www2.sandbox.google.com/

Instead we expect to see a vast improvement of speed, more search results per keyword and more importantly, Google will react in real-time capable of delivering breaking news within your search as and when they happen. Google had been expected to announce this for some time after both Twitter and Facebook announced they were launching real-time search engines.

After testing the new Google caffeine update it’s obvious that Google’s algorithm has been affected more than Google have made out.

Anyone who knows a thing or two about SEO will understand the importance of back links, you will also know that keywords within a back link can drastically affect which search terms will display your website. For a great example of this in action try a search for “Click here” and you will notice the first result is from Adobe (get.adobe.com/reader/). Notice that this page does not have the words click or here anywhere on that page and neither in the URL. Therefore the only factor influencing Adobe’s listing is the links pointing to it. If you analyze these links carefully you will notice that there are over 500,000 links pointing to the adobe page with the word’s “Click Here”.

When compare this with the new caffeine update you will notice that Adobe no longer hold their number one placement on the term, instead clickhere.com, a marketing agency have gained the top spot.

This may not seem like anything major but ClickHere.com has less than 30 links pointing to it in comparison with over 500,000 pointing to Adobe. Going by what SEO experts know about Google’s ranking algorithm, Adobe should dominate the number one position without doubt.

Google have either made dramatic changes to the importance of keywords within a domain name or more likely, Google are changing their back link algorithm in quite a drastic way. My guess is that Google has either found a way to detect “spammy” links from services link Text-Link-Ads or back links have taken a step back and now other factors are playing a more important role in the ranking algorithm.

Luke Kendall / Affiliate Manager

After being awarded webhostingsearch.com’s prestigious Best Support award back in August, Just Host are thrilled to be awarded their Best Services award this month! In their own words, “To be able to receive this award, the provider must have excellent performance. Even though the award is given for a specific month, [Just Host] has proved to us and our visitors that they have outstanding uptime, response time and reliability for the last six months.”

The support that webhostingsearch.com has given Just Host over the last year has been incredible and we’d like to say a massive thank you for this great award. Couple this with the fact that Just Host is now ranked as the #1 web hosting provider on the review site shows just how much they recognize the quality of service that Just Host provides.

To be the top ranked web host on such a highly competitive web hosting review site is a real honor and I’d like to say congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard at Just Host to create a service that is so highly recommended in the industry.

Sophy / Marketing Manager

Just Host is really proud to announce that all of our web hosting accounts now come with an amazing $50 worth of MySpace Ad credits. The best news about these ad credits is that they are totally FREE! Just Host is the first and only web host to be offering these advertising credits which highlights our dedication to providing our customers with relevant and exclusive features as part of their hosting package.

MySpace offer a great platform for advertising your site or products as they ensure all adverts are targeted to the relevant audience. This means you can be totally sure your adverts are only being placed in front of people that will be interested in them and are sure to provide a great return on your investment.

The type of advertising MySpace offers is banner advertising and their price deals are hard to beat. You could advertise on the top banner of the site for as little as $5 per day! Just Host is always on the look out for great offers such as this one and we are currently in talks with some huge names that we’ll be announcing soon, so watch this space!

Sophy / Marketing Manager

Like many other web hosts, Just Host offers web hosting for bloggers that are looking for a secure and reliable platform to host a blog. Our services do not only cater for more advanced users but beginners too and thanks to Fantastico we are able to offer bloggers a 1-click installation of Wordpress and B2Evolution, the two finest blog platforms in the industry.

Both Wordpress and B2Evolution are very similar in both appearance and in the functions that they offer. So when choosing from the two you should make your choice and stick to it.

Installing a blog with Just Host

1) Installing your blog couldn’t be easier, simply log into your web hosting control panel and locate the Fantastico icon. If you can’t find it, try using the instant search!

2) Once you’re in, look on your left and you will notice the Blogs category with B2Evolution and Wordpress listed. Select your preferred platform and click “New Installation”.

3) On the next page enter you web hosting account’s username and password where asked along with you nickname for the blog and hit “Install Blog”

Then wait for confirmation and assuming all goes through successfully you will be taken to a page instructing you on how to login and begin!

If you get stuck along the way do not hesitate to get in touch, you can email our support team, speak toll-free over the phone or even speak with a live representative via live chat. Otherwise we offer some great video tutorials and guides over at our web hosting help center.

Luke Kendall / Affiliate Manager

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about Just Host winning an award, then two come along at once! Just Host has once again been awarded the Best Budget Host Award for October as part of FindMyHost.com’s Editor’s Choice Awards. This is the fifth time we’ve won this award and are really grateful for FindMyHost’s continued support of Just Host.

Just Host has also been awarded the Top 10 Web Host Gold Award from HostAZ.com which only goes to 10 hosting companies worldwide for commitment to excellence in web hosting. HostAZ.com give Just Host a 5 star rating overall as well as specifically for our technical support and customer service.

At Just Host we are really proud of all the Awards we’ve been given by the wide range of web hosting review sites. I remember receiving the email giving us our first award and it definitely is just as exciting today to get these awards as then. You can view all of the awards we’ve been given here http://www.justhost.com/awards and I have to say I can’t believe how many there! Go Just Host!

Sophy / Marketing Manager