Countless web hosting sites have surfaced on the World Wide Web.  And so have countless web hosting offers & countless myths! It’s time to cut through delusions & know the truth about web hosting; shared hosting in particular in this post.

Here are some common myths related to Shared web hosting, which no longer hold true.

Myth#: That Shared hosting is a victim of “bad neighborhood” problem

It’s a common belief that as hundreds of websites are sharing the common server space in shared web hosting, your site might suffer from slow speed if any of the bad neighbors (websites) is consuming lots of RAM/disk IO/memory/network etc.

Fact—Most of the good web hosting providers have been able to minimize this problem to a great extent with their quick action & considerable monitoring of the server. A good provider aims to keep its server in a healthy state by keeping a constant vigil on its online resources. If any intricacies crop up on the server, it takes the necessary action to resolve the issues and send an alert to all the website owners. As a result, the ‘bad neighborhood’ problem is no more a serious concern.

Myth#: That Shared hosting is non-flexible

It’s a common perception that shared hosting is not flexible, and not many latest software can be run on the shared server.

Fact—Shared web hosting is flexible. A good shared web hosting provider would allow you to successfully install and run any software provided it adheres to its AUP (acceptable use policy) & does not consume a lot of available resources on the server. It also fetches you all the required tools using which you can install the software in the home directory of your website & are not supposed to reboot your system to run the same.

Myth#: That Shared hosting is NOT up-to-date

It’s commonly believed that shared hosting does not entail the latest developments & resources in the web hosting business.

Fact—A good modern shared web host equips its users with all the advanced tools, applications & resources besides updating its repository with new tools from time to time. So, when you purchase a shared web hosting plan keep aside all the fears & go ahead confidently hosting your site on a shared web server.

Myth#: That Shared hosting is full of hassles.

Many people think since there are numerous websites housed on a common server, the experience of shared web hosting would be problematic or rather horrifying. And that, it can deter the progress of your website.

Fact—Shared web hosting does not encompass hassles as it’s commonly thought. Also, it’s available at quite affordable prices, and does not create a hole in your pocket in the process of hosting your website. In shared hosting, the backup of all your data & files is created on the server. So, you don’t need to worry about the aspect of data loss too.

We hope that reading this post would help you overcome some of the myths that you may have about shared hosting, and prompt you to try a shared web hosting plan of a good provider for your website.

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It’s human tendency to get enticed by pictures. People love to share pictures with friends, family, and colleagues, and image galleries are a popular feature of any community-focused web site.

“…..words & pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone”—William Albert Allard

If you complement the content of your website with pictures, it enhances the impact of your website manifold. You can easily build user retention and drive traffic with easy to edit and manage image gallery with the help of Image Gallery Applications.

With Image Gallery Applications, you can:

• Upload and share images with friends, family, and colleagues
• Manage image galleries and edit photos quickly and easily
• Build traffic, increase readership and user retention
• Customize the image gallery as per your exact needs

Let us give you an overview of some highly customizable Image Gallery applications we have in store for you at LimeDomains.

Coppermine

Coppermine, an easy-to-use, multi-lingual web-picture gallery script, offers full multimedia support and handy features like thumbnail creation, and also privacy control with user & group management. LimeDomains currently supports version 1.4.21 of Coppermine.

Some of the features of Coppermine are:

• Its all features are compatible with web interface.
• It features user management, and organizes them into multiple groups.
• It has multimedia capabilities & offers multi-picture upload facility.
• It allows image rotation & offers image caption, title & user-defined fields for all images
• Some popular plugins: Master Template, Timeline, Calendar etc.

ZenPhoto

ZenPhoto, an online gallery application designed to be ‘a simpler web photo album’, helps in dynamic image processing, creation of folder-based albums, simple image management, online uploads, editable titles and descriptions powered by AJAX etc. LimeDomains currently supports version 1.2.1 of ZenPhoto.

Some of the features of Zenphoto are:

• It helps in the creation of dynamic albums.
• It’s highly customizable with preset themes.
• It’s highly flexible with EXIF & IPTC support for images.
• It has spam filter options & watermarks.
• Some popular plugins: Slideshow_Flash, Zenphoto Sitemap etc.

Gallery

Gallery, an easy-to-configure, intuitive web based photo album organizer, helps you to blend photo management effortlessly into your own website whether it’s a small personal site or a big community site. LimeDomains currently supports version 2.3 of Gallery.

Some of the features of Gallery are:

• It helps in easy administration of multiple photo albums.
• It offers auto-image rotation, RSS publishing, numerous images/albums.
• It offers Mirroring albums using which users can mirror their albums on any desired remote server.
• It has a lot of customization options, attractive themes etc.
• It can be integrated easily into varied CMS.

Get started with adding these image editing and gallery management tools to your web site—all at LimeDomains.

Ecommerce web hosting…..for your virtual store front

With gazillions of web hosting providers already on the Web each saying ‘Me Too’, you need to be careful with your decision since you cannot resort to age old ‘trial & error’ approach as it can pull down your online store in minutes. Don’t rush into any decision of choosing Ecommerce web hosting solution!

Ecommerce business involves purchase and sale of products on electronic systems or computer networks. Hence, the selection of Ecommerce web hosting provider must be done only after you have cross checked the below listed key elements.

Reliability & Speed

The reliability of server holds great significance since your potential customers can get horrified at the mere thought of making online payments & your website going down. As a result, they can skip your online store & shop somewhere else. At LimeDomains, we make sure that if any contingency situation arises & one server goes down, there is another one to take over and suffice for your website needs effectively.

Compatibility with existing hardware & software

Setting up an ecommerce store is not a child’s game. So, you must try to keep it as simple as possible for your potential customers. Every component, be it a payment gateway or a shopping cart, that you integrate through the ecommerce solution provided by your web host must have adequate compatibility with your current hardware and software components.

Multiple Payment Systems

In our day-to-day busy lives, consumers prefer to shop and make payments online through different payment modes such as credit cards, PayPal etc. If you plan to set up an ecommerce store, make sure that the ecommerce solution offered by your provider supports varied payment options so that your store can address the demands of a wide range of customers across the world. This will optimize your profits to a greater extent. LimeDomains supports multiple payment modes so you can accept payments made by your customers via any means.

APIs

Management of finances and inventories of your online store is a bit tedious task, which can be dealt conveniently provided your web host gives you an appropriate & flexible ecommerce solution. Developers write codes using these APIs, and it facilitates linking of ecommerce server and legacy system.

Support to Current Data

Look for an ecommerce solution that enables you to transfer data from one environment to another. This becomes significant especially in case of managing big online shops, where manual transferring of huge amounts of data from one system to another, is quite a complex and costly affair.

Shopping Cart

It’s an integral part of any ecommerce solution as it facilitates your potential customers to have a delightful browsing experience through your ecommerce store, and make purchase decisions.

Now that you have almost all the required information on what key tenets to look for while choosing an Ecommerce Hosting Solution, you can decide when to say ‘Yes’ to any hosting solution for your ecommerce store.

We, at LimeDomains, are there to help you out setting your ecommerce store on the Web using applications such as osCommerce and Zencart. We look forward to your ‘Yes’ for our Ecommerce solution.

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Gain absolute control over your website content…No more hourly fee for minor updates!

Struggling to manage your online business, devise marketing strategies and also manage the content of your website? No more! The days of website content via static HTML pages are largely a thing of the past. With so many open source CMS applications available, you can easily create your own CMS website and own a backdoor to update the content of your website for information-starved users on the Web.

Before getting started with the creation of a CMS website, let us understand-What actually a CMS is? Content Management System (CMS) is a computer application that streamlines the work flow to simultaneously handle creation, editing, reviewing, indexing and publishing varied forms of digital and electronic content.

Having highlighted the meaning of what a CMS is, let us take a journey of some of the benefits of creating a CMS website.

Powerful tool for business generation

A CMS website serves as a dynamic tool to create more business opportunities and open multiple revenue streams for you online. The changes that you make in your content are reflected immediately. So, the ever changing demands of users are also met adequately on time, and you might get lots of new business from them since they know that your website is up-to-date as per the latest industry trends. Always remember that your website is much more than a mere ‘online brochure’.

Reduced website maintenance costs

Since you can yourself manage a CMS website, you can save a lot of bucks by avoiding hiring web designers for making changes in your website. You don’t have to spend your money any more every time a web designer updates your website and incorporates a small change there. You can exercise your full control over your CMS website, and spend the save money on other core business objectives.

Means to outpace your competitors

A CMS website may equip you with the means to gain a substantial edge over your business competitors. How? Since your CMS website would be in tune with the latest, dynamic industry trends, and some of your competitors, who may not own this much-required backdoor, they may easily lose out to you in online war. Try beating them by posting irresistible special offers on your CMS website in a few seconds. By the time they formulate and execute their marketing strategies, you’re already a winner.

Freedom of posting changes

Since you possess the secure username and password to access your CMS website, you can easily update the same anytime, anywhere. No need to call a web designer for it anymore! It is accessible to you round the clock for making changes –big or small. You can update the content very easily, and also upload pictures, audios, images, videos etc. You can also customize the registration area on the home page of your website, which will intrigue users to enter their details and get registered in a few minutes. You can profit twice as much—Trust me on that one!

User-friendly and flexible way to update

A CMS website is extremely user friendly so you will not have to struggle updating the content or doing any modification there. Since it is flexible also, every change is done in just a few clicks of mouse. No need of technical expertise to operate your CMS website.

Means to kindle your customers’ interest

You can generate the interest level of your customers by presenting fresh and latest information on the home page of your website. You can post new blogs, articles, news, pictures etc. to keep them informed and interested. This may bring in both new and repeat web traffic to your website, and benefit you remarkably.

Having known the benefits of a CMS website, you must now step forward to create one. We, at LimeDomains, are ready to help you create your CMS website with applications such as Joomla, Drupal, Moodle and Nucleus.

Get started with fully featured CMS applications today!