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When you’re running a website, the biggest metric you’re looking at is probably conversions, from contact form submissions and link clicks to fully-fledged product purchases. But if your site load times are slow, you could be missing out on traffic and that means losing potential customers. So,
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To make sure your website is accessible on the internet, you need a web hosting provider. Your web host provides server space to store all of your website’s content, including HTML and CSS code, images, and all other types of files. Plus, your web server also connects internet users
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Otherwise known as a virtual private server, a VPS is a type of hosting service offered by web hosting providers like us. A VPS cleverly spreads resources over several virtual machines without the bandwidth and traffic limitations which usually go hand in hand with shared hosting. In other words, you’
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Whether you’re a new business looking to get online, or an established brand looking around for new options, the term "web hosting" will have undoubtedly cropped up here and there. But what exactly is web hosting, what web hosting servers are there, and how do you choose
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Whether it’s a customer emailing your business or your favourite shoe brand sending you a promotion, we all access our emails daily. But have you ever wondered where all your email information is stored?
In this guide we will explain everything there is to know about email hosting, including
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Whether you’re managing a business or creating content, life is often all hands on deck. But how do you manage a website when you’re in back-to-back meetings, work full-time or have a to-do list as long as your arm?
The WordPress app makes it
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A domain name is effectively the address of your website, generally made up of the name of the site, plus a domain extension. Choosing the right domain name can have a huge impact on your site, building brand recognition and even driving traffic. That’s why it’s so important
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A dedicated server does exactly what it says on the tin. Think of it as the opposite of shared web hosting – it’s a server that’s dedicated to you, and only you. So rather than sharing your space with other users, a dedicated server is for your project alone.
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When hunting online for possible server options for your business, you’ll likely come across a variety of different terms and phrases. It’s a lot to take in, and it can be hard to know where to start.
Amongst terms like dedicated servers, VPS, and shared hosting, you may
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If you're still running PHP 7.4 for some of your websites, you should switch to PHP 8 before the PHP community stops providing support for security issues in November 2022. We’ve put this guide together to try and help you better understand what PHP is and
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Defensive domains. Sounds intense, doesn’t it? It’s a term you may have stumbled
across when taking a look at your different domain name
[https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/domain-names] options, which has now led you here.
Really, it's not as scary as it sounds and
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From design agencies and development houses to managed service providers, a good business growth strategy is fundamental to expanding your customer base, whatever it is you do. The nature of the highly-competitive digital services market means it’s essential to put your business out there with effective marketing and
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You don’t have to venture too far into technical discussion forums or social media to see developers debating the pros and cons of different programming languages. Two of the titans of server-side scripting are PHP and Perl, so we have asked two of our server-side-scripting gurus
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If you run a web agency and you’re looking to expand your range of services, you may have thought about hosting websites. But how exactly could it benefit you and your clients? From increasing revenue to boosting customer satisfaction, find out why we think web hosting could be the
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With many of us spending so much time online, it goes without saying that apps
and social media have become an integral part of our daily lives. They’re
something that most of us use each and every day, maybe for a minute or two at
work, or perhaps an
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