Social Community Hosting and Social Network Hosting
It’s amazing how many different social networking and community software is out there! We are all familiar with Myspace and Facebook but I’ve been noticing quite a few sites appearing as people want to start their own community. You can find social networks on almost every topic these days from pet lovers to dating sites to music networks and the list goes on and on.
Hosting plays a big part for these types of sites, whether it be hosting for dating software or hosting for social networks. These types of sites require more power but they main thing to keep in mind is growth.
Let’s take a dating script for example; Your site will get popular and populated with pictures, videos and maybe even a chat feature. As the site grows you’ll easily noticed that shared hosting is not right for you. You have to account for memory, CPU, disk I/O and the overall performance of your website. You might be able to get away with hosting on a shared platform but your end-users will be the ones who suffer and may not return because the site takes an extra few seconds to load pages.
Many people resort to a dedicated server but lack the skills to run one. A dedicated server can run upwards of $100 and this is for an unmanaged service. This means you have to update kernels, Apache, PHP and secure the server yourself. For many people this is something they don’t want to worry about and that is why HostUpon’s Private Hosting was designed. As I mentioned in my last post Private Hosting has MANY advantages over other hosting solutions. Private Hosting can host your dating site or dating script, social network, social community and other social engines that require more power!
Here are a few examples:
Dating Script Hosting
Dating Software Hosting
Community Environment Hosting
Social Network Hosting
Social Community Hosting
Youtube Script Hosting
Media Streaming Hosting
Blog Hosting
Photo Gallery Hosting
Multimedia Hosting
The above examples are the different situations where a private hosting service would be beneficial. When choosing the right plan at HostUpon factor in your requirements in the present and for future growth. Factor in if your site is static or dynamic, how many users you have or will have, how much traffic you will get, how much content and media you have specifically. If you are unsure as most people are, don’t be afriad to speak with one of our Hosting experts on our Live Chat. We will always try to find you the best hosting solution.
Private Hosting for scripts that require power!
Shared hosting is designed for scripts such as Wordpress, OsCommerce, Joomla and pretty much everything else in Fantastico. Of course you can use other scripts but one thing to consider is the expected growth of your website. For example, if you have a dating script or a social networking script shared hosting may not be the best solution for you.
At HostUpon we have privatized hosting solutions designed to let people with such scripts find a solid hosting foundation that they won’t need to upgrade or move out of when their sites grow and get tons and tons of traffic. Resource intensive scripts with streaming videos and music, social networks and dating scripts are bound to grow over time and when we created our private hosting plans we kept all this in mind when designing these custom hosting plans.
Hosting for community software and scripts is something our private hosting is specialized for. You get the space and bandwidth you’ll need with the power of of a private server and it’s all managed by HostUpon. You don’t have to worry about updating kernels or apache or any other fancy stuff. You simply host your site on our premium private hosting plans and enjoy the security benefits at the same time.
Our private hosting starts at $49.95 a month (currently on sale!) and is definitely affordable for someone looking for powerful hosting without worrying about managing the server.
You can visit our website for more information or speak with a Live Chat Sales Rep at anytime!
Tips On How To Get More Traffic To Your Website
Everyone wants, loves and need traffic! (no, not on the road of course)
Having a website that looks fabulous is wonderful but generating awareness and traffic play a big factor in the success of your website. Search Engine Optimization seems to be getting more and more popular however being on the first page of Google is not an easy task. We thought we would share some of our ideas on how to get more traffic to your website without spending much or anything at all!
StumbleUpon is actually a really cool concept that is getting a lot of hype. You can signup for free for a Stumble toolbar and then you choose the categories that interest you. For example let’s say you add Web Hosting to your favorite categories, you can then click on the Stumble! button on your toolbar and it will take you to a random page on the internet related to Web Hosting. Simple enough eh? The idea behind it is that people vote on the pages, so if you like the page you landed on you click on the thumbs up icon and someone else may stumble on that page. The idea is to share great websites that interest you.
In terms of advertising you can cost effectively advertise your site with Stumble Ads and pay a mere 5cents per click. It’s a great way to generate a chunk of traffic at a very low cost. You can also add your web pages to the Stumble network for free in hopes that others will share it….this is also a great way to get free traffic.
Blog Blog and Blog!
If you have a website then you need a blog. You may not be the best of writers but you can simply use a blog to pass promotions, information and news to your visitors. The reason I recommend using a blog is because of how Google loves fresh content. Google loves blogs, plain and simple. You can update the blog 2-3 times a week and make sure your content is unique. Fresh content is like gold on the net. While on the topic, HostUpon does offer the best blog hosting 
Search Engine Submission
The simplest and most common way to get website traffic is to submit your site to as many search engines as possible. Be smart and use relevant keywords when submitting your website. Just remember traffic from search engines is not instant but it’s essential to submit your sites. At HostUpon we offer FREE search engine submission with our Business Hosting plan.
Pay-Per-Click
Yes you do have to spend some hard earned money! Google Adwords is one of the most popular pay per click services. If you have yet to try it, give it a shot. You basically create your ad, choose your target audience and bid on specific keywords. Adwords can be costly so try different techniques and campaigns to find a suitable median for your site. You can also try Yahoo’s and Microsoft’s pay per click services but from my experience Google is the most powerful.
Backlinks Galore
A Backlink is a link to a page on your website from someone else’s website. The more popular the site that links to you, the better for you. The more websites that point to your website, the better for you. Get my drift?
In order to get people to link to your website you must have something interesting or relevant to their audience. Many people tell me that their website is great but they don’t think people will link to the site itself. A great way to overcome this is to start a blog as mentioned earlier. This way you have new fresh content and maybe something you post will be insightful to a reader and eventually they will link to your site. Never doubt the possibilities, as they are possible.
I hope the above gives you a simple yet broad view on what options you have in terms of getting traffic. If you have any ideas do share!
New Dedicated Servers at HostUpon
I have some great news to share and I’m sure by reading the title you’re all well aware that we’re now offering a new line of dedicated servers.
As every successful company grows their offerings and product lines expand. At HostUpon we’ve been working to bring the best in shared, reseller and private web hosting services. As of today we have a new line of dedicated servers for our customers to choose from. As always we only use the best hardware and our dedicated servers take no backseat. We’re offering Xeon 3000 and Xeon 7000 series servers.
What makes HostUpon’s dedicated servers different than any other?
Glad you asked! Customers can choose the data center that they prefer as we have the ability to place you in either Seattle- Washington, Dallas- Texas or Washington- D.C.
With Multiple Internet Backbone Connections you can not only choose the server that suits you best but the network location. This is a superb advantage as any real estate mogul will tell you ‘location, location, location!’. Each data center is equipped with Cisco Systems 10G Network, Cisco Guard DDOS Protection, Tipping Point IPS/IDS Protection and Gigabit Speeds from Server to Internet. If you plan on hosting multiple servers we provide Free Server to Server Cross Connects and Gigabit Speeds from Server to Server.
Dedicated hosting at HostUpon is designed for websites and businesses that require their own server for their web operations. You can view our current servers at: http://www.HostUpon.com/dedicated-servers.html
All of our servers have an upgradeable path and you also get to choose the Operating System that suits you best. Our servers come with a minimum of 1Gb of RAM and 250GB SATA II Hard drives. You can purchase additional IP addresses, cPanel/WHM licenses and unlike other providers you can also add McAfee Total Protection for Linux.
If you’re looking for a new dedicated server check out our offers as our Network speaks for itself.
You can speak with a live chat rep at anytime to answer any questions you may have!
Keep in mind that you’ll also receive a credit to your account (free hosting) for referrals at any time with any of our services.