by Nikole Garcia | Jun 12, 2014 | Web Tech |
"Why is my site so slow?" is a question I get asked a lot. It’s not always an immediate thing — sometimes a site slows down over time, or after some changes have been made. But in general, there are a few things that nearly always contribute to a...
by Nikole Garcia | Apr 3, 2014 | Web Tech |
A friend of mine went to his website to log in the other day, and all he saw was this: Without so much as an e-mail, his "lifetime plan" at his web hosting company went down in flames, with only the hint that they might be able to find his data if he...
by Nikole Garcia | Jan 19, 2014 | Web Tech |
I have often been asked why hosting matters for a web site. To many people, any cheap shared hosting will do. But is that the truth? Does it really not matter where you host your website? I think your choice of webhost is important — and by the end of this post,...
by Nikole Garcia | Oct 16, 2013 | Web Tech |
There has been a lot of talk this week of acquisitions of certain hosting companies by larger companies. Whether or not your company has been sold, it is a possibility for everyone. This is what I suggest to prepare yourself: 1. Keep your site backed up Use a plugin...
by Nikole Garcia | Jan 17, 2013 | Web Tech |
I thought about calling this post "how not to buy a domain" but I thought this sounded better. In any case, I’ve been doing development for a long, long time and I’ve dealt with all kinds of horror stories surrounding domains. To save you from...