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How To Choose The Right Web Host For You
Jul 15th
Sorry for the delay in post. Life has been a bit hectic and I promise to give an update on my blogging project! But first here is a post on how to choose the right web host(which is key!)
The great news about the web is that pretty much anyone can start and maintain their own website. Now before you can just debut your site for the world to see, you have to pick the right web host that will fit your needs and budget. Usually offered by internet service providers and web hosting specialists, web hosts provide space for websites on internet servers so that people can access them when they are connected. Below are the main types of web hosting and what you should keep in mind as you decide on the right type of web hosting for you.
Free Web Hosting
If you plan on starting a small site with relatively little traffic, such as a personal website or even a very small business website, then free web hosting could be a perfect choice. This option is best for people not too concerned with the performance of the site and who won’t be needing much customer support. Although it is usually supported by ads, free web hosts will provide you with your very own free web page . There are many free web hosting services available so do some research on which ones will give you more advanced services for free. Some free hosting providers offer common gateway interface (CGI), PHP, and other advanced features. Even if you do plan on eventually running a very large business on the web, a free hosting provider could be very useful in testing and preparing certain pages while saving some extra bucks.
Shared Hosting
If you are trying to run a larger site with average instead of little traffic, there are still economical options available through shared hosting providers. In shared web hosting, multiple websites lie on one server. This is the most commonly used type of web hosting. Price of a site through shared hosting is an average of $7 a month. Fortunately for you, the web host provider is in charge of managing the servers by installing software and updates, and providing technical support. With shared hosting, remember that reliability and security may be a cause for concern because your site may be among hundreds of other sites on the same server. Also, disk space may be limited and there may be restrictions on web traffic. But depending on which package of services you choose from a web hosting provider, there are many benefits to choosing shared hosting.
Dedicated Hosting
This type of service is usually for large, resource intensive sites, like e-commerce sites, and sites that get thousands of visitors each day. With dedicated hosting, you have more control because you are the only one using a particular server. This is where you can host many of your sites and don’t have to share it with anyone else. Obviously, this is an expensive option but it is also much more reliable than shared hosting.
No matter which type of hosting you decide on, always research the limits on bandwidths, traffic and disk space. Know what extent of support you would like to have, such as 24-hour phone support or only email based support. Be realistic about what your site will need not just now but also later because it can be time consuming to switch hosts. With the proper knowledge and research, you and your site can find the best web hosting match.
How do you feel?
Free Music Downloads? Do They Exist?
Jul 4th
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Since last month, my top post was about downloading music illegally and the ethics behind it-I figure I would look into free music downloads for my readers and vistors.
Well let me start by saying it isn’t easy. Many claim to be free or legal, but are neither. So my goal to get a list of 100% free and legal music downloads. I will also give a list on what is not legal and also for the paid legal services.
Enjoy and please give feedback.
What Is Illegal?
Torrents
People To People (p2p)
Music Search Engines with links to user uploaded files
What Is Paid Legal?
iTunes
Amazon(though they also offer a few free songs)
MP3.com
Napster(was illegal, now legal)
and many more
Now for a list with free music downloads
E-Zmusic
We7
Amazon
Like I said, not many. They used to have one more, but they shut down their doors recently.
Know any more? Feel free to comment or contact me, via the about me page. Plus if I find anymore, I will post them on this blog.
Thinking About Building A PC or Repairing One?
Jul 1st
Some of you may or may not know that I studied PC Repair, so I know all the ends and out of one. I also know that many people(or geeks as some of you call us 
) like to either build a custom computer or upgrade their existing one-or even make a brand new one off the shelf twice as good. Or maybe you need to repair your PC, but you don’t want to pay way too much money for Best Buy’s Geeksquad(which I cannot say that I do not blame you. They charge way too much 
) and you figure that you can buy it yourself and hire it out to someone else.
So we are always looking for good, yet cheaper computer parts. Well I think I may have found one that fits the bill. Memory America sells more than just memory(which is good news!), they sell hard drives, memories, motherboards, and so much more. They even have it organize by make and model if you are in need of spare parts. Plus they offer them at pretty low prices which is nice for your wallet.
Some extra bonuses are that they have a lifetime guaranteed warranty which is uber rare when it comes to hardware. Quick return and 30 days full refund policy. I also like the fact that they have trade in and recycle option.
Or you can always try eBay, but I wouldn’t trust them for parts. I think Memory America is a much better option. I would trust them much more than Best Buy, eBay or Craigslist.
So I think I found a new store for when I am in need of parts!
What do you think of Memory America’s prices?
Guest Post-Blogger Hexagon:6 Definite Methods To Get Your Blog Earning
Jun 26th
This is the first guest post in my series of guest post. If you’d like to do a guest post, please feel free to email me(email address can be found on the about page).
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This article assumes that you already have a blog set up and a
reasonable amount of regularly updated content within your blog. If not you need to set
yourself up with a blog site from somewhere like http://missvirtualreality.blogspot.com.
I myself had a blog, in which I was earning with via the following methods
but had to quit blogging due to personal reasons.
So please read this thoroughly only to make a good sum of money:
1)Money4Blogs:
Money4Blogs pays you to place a static text link on your blog. I
have heard that you can even earn more than $100 on a PR5+ blog.
If you have a PR2 blog chances are that you can make up to $30 to place a link.
Usually you have to submit your blog or blogs to Money4Blogs and
they will check out your blog and if appropriate make you a very
reasonable offer to place a small text link on your site. They accept
only English language blogs and blogs older than 3 months with
regularly updated content. You get paid instantly via Paypal once your
blog is approved.
2)Google Adsense:
If your site generates a reasonable amount of traffic you can
use adsense for your blogs.
I don’t think I need to explain to you about adsense. The info
is easily available and you can learn about it by googling for it.
3)MyLot:
MyLot is a forum discussion site, where you create discussions for
other people to join and comment on, as well as comment on discussions
that other people have created.
You can also upload photos and you get paid, both for getting involved in
discussions as well as uploading images.
Although the money paid out is small, you need to think outside the
box, money can be earned via referrals and you can also refer related discussions back
to your own site, so the opportunity to get extra traffic should not be ignored.
They pay monthly, if your balance has reached at least $10 via PayPal.
4)Article Writing and Revenue sharing sites:
To become a problogger and start earning money you need to build a
reputation for your writing in the blogosphere. You can make it by writing articles for
sites like Isnare and ezinearticles.com, where they allow self promotion.
You can get quite a number of interesting visitors to your blog via this method.
There are many other paid article writing sites and revenue sharing article writing sites,
notably Triond.com, Groundreport.com and Bukisa.com for US as well as
non-US residents, while Helium, AC and Textbroker which are only for US
citizens.
These sites don’t allow self promotion, but you can cunningly do it to get interesting backlinks and readers to your site.
These sites pay you for pageviews and also share part of revenue
generated. by ads on your articles.
There are also a few revenue sharing sites notably Hubpages.com
which pays 60% of adsense revenue, you can also add your eBay affiliate codes as well as Amazon
affiliate codes too.
5)Pay Per Post sites:
Once your blog gets a good PR(usually PR2+) you can get paid to post
for companies like PayPerPost, Blogvertise, Blogitive, Smorty, etc.
You normally have to write 200 words with mostly 2 links in your post. Due to changes in Search engine
algorithms and many alterations in the search engines, nowadays its really hard to get opportunities,
but if you get one don’t miss it. Its surely going to make you easy money.
6)Money4banners:
If your blog is among the following niche: health, insurance,
finance, then you should give Money4banners a shot.
They pay you sign up bonus of $10 and pay you a
fixed money every month to place 3 banners on three different pages of your site.
They pay $5 every month via Paypal.
These are some of the methods by which you can earn a definitive income via
your blog provided your blog is regularly updated and has UNIQUE CONTENT.
I thank Sarah for this opportunity to increase my audience and I am looking forward to more such stuff.
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About The Author-Boney Sharaon is a Indian geek blogger trying to make some money via blogging. He had a blog called I Seek Dollars with a good following which he abandoned later(for which he regrets now).
You can read more of his articles at his new blog JUNKAMANIA!
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