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emmalexdboy:
I believe the biggest mistake you can ever make in your blogging career is not creating a well detailed plan that'll give you a roadmap to follow and launch your blog the right way.

My free ebook on My signature will teach you that.

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Sasuwa:
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Ourown:
How do create a simple blog myself?
I don't have any coding knowledge

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Mediapace:
You said differences and you were listing ,is that how they compare

Abeg compare like a normal dude

Man! Why are you always after my posts?

Hello my fellow naija coders team and viewers .welcome to the citadel of guru ! A platform where you can learn more about web design and internet-related words.

Today’s Topic centers on the difference between paid and free hosting services.

For small business owners, startups and budding entrepreneurs, the proposition of free web hosting is seemingly an attractive option as it eliminates the ongoing cost associated with professional web hosting services.

However, one should understand the significant differences between paid and free web hosting services before building a website.

Today i’ll list five major differences between paid web hosting companies and free web hosting services


1. Reliability
This is one of the main features that sets paid web hosting services apart from free web providers. Usually, free web hosting platforms do not offer the same uptime like paid web hosting companies. So websites hosted by free providers are prone to witness a lot of downtime. This will more likely cause a negative impact for businesses and may result in loss of members and revenues. Whereas, most of the paid web hosting services guarantee 99% uptime, which is absolutely essential for businesses.


2. Search Engine Rankings
Higher search engine ranking is what every online business/website seeks in this digital age. Free web hosting platforms display irreverent ads and unprofessional links on the websites. Moreover, these platforms are also infamous for being used by spammers to create dummy websites.

Such factors are frowned upon by search engines and contribute to lower search engine rankings. Websites/Businesses will never encounter such issues while building a website with a paid hosting/professional company, resulting in higher search engine rankings and better online visibility.


3. Bandwidth and Storage
Professional web hosting companies like Whogohost gives the freedom for businesses/web owners to choose from a variety of packages, with different bandwidth and storage space. But free web hosting companies provide limited bandwidth and storage space, making it inconvenient to upload and transfer video clips, photos, musics and so on. Also, some companies restrict user access once the bandwidth limit is reached. So businesses might have to wait for a period of time to alter their website content. Such inconveniences will not be there while using paid services.

4. Uniqueness Domain address
The most striking difference between paid and free web hosting services is the domain address. Free web hosting platforms will provide a domain address that has their company’s name included in the URL. This will certainly not create a professional image for businesses since customers never take websites hosted by free providers seriously. On the contrary, paid web hosting companies provide a personalised domain name, creating a unique identity for businesses online.


5. Support and Assistance
Last but not least, free hosting platforms do not provide immediate support in case of any technical glitches. This will be a significant problem for complex sites that rely upon MySQL databases and PHP and Perl scripts. With paid hosting services, businesses enjoy 24/7 technical support via phone, email or chat, promising peace of mind even during a crisis.

I hope with these points i’ve written about, you will be able to make a good choice whenever you want to choose a web hosting platform. abeg choose wisely.

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1. Slow Websites
The common saying “patience is a
virtue” does not apply online when it comes to surfing the web. I can say it’s quite the opposite. To keep readers on your blog, the speed of your pages is very important.

A slow website will result your loss of conversions from visitors who are currently on your site,this in turn results in loss of potential
readers and fans, some factors which can make your website slow include:
● Unoptimised pages
● Uncompressed https
● Javascript issues
● Website layout (this is very
important because visitors mainly
scan through the contents rather
than read them)
● Too much flash etc.

In 2010 Google added site speed to the list of parameters for
determining site rankings, now the speed at which someone could view the content from a search result would be a factor. This boost your site SEO and ranking which definitely increases conversion rates and more clicks.

A slow website will not be able to
achieve good google ranking and
SEO conversion.

2. Web Hosting plan
Actually, your hosting account
depends on the price you are ready to pay. The truth is a cheap hosting account could lead to low
page speed performances. As seen
today, a blog starts with little or no traffic and gradually begin to have very large traffic. It is important to know when to upgrade a shared hosting plan or migrate to a virtual server.

Having the right hosting account and company to power your blog will ensure you maximum uptime and vice versa.

3. Uninteresting Content
Many bloggers spend most of their time making their homepage
interesting and the rest pages
uninteresting. According to
Forrester Research , in 2012, 54%
of internet users found websites/
blogs through search engine results, 32 percent through social networks, and 28 percent said that they found websites through links from other websites, so your homepage visits will reduce.
Homepages are not a blog’s main
entry point anymore. It is vital to
note that articles, blog posts or any other content that you add on your blog is also attracting traffic, which means every post should be
interesting. Always use words
everyone can relate to when
posting, this makes your content
more interesting and relatable.

4. Inactive Blog
Much traffic to your blog will
reduce when readers find only old,
outdated information and no new
posts. If they have nothing new to
read, do you think they will visit
again? The answer is NO It is very
important to have at least a juicy
post on a daily basis.
It’s also important to maintain a
balance between posting too much and not posting at all. Posting less frequently will make your readers lose touch with your blog. It is much easier to keep a loyal reader base when they have got information to read about each time they visit your blog. A reader’s intention of visiting your blog is not to look at the design or layout only
(You can also read WEB DESIGN MISTAKES YOU SHOULD AVOID, but rather it is to find the solution and get informed.


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Mediapace:
Now what next?
Get the hell outa here and go and manage your 500k + alexa rank forum or wharever

lolz I won't have replied you but i'm having real fun... it seems you ain't happy the way that forum is moving. #AnotherHaterDetected

Mediapace:
Do you people know the meaning of paragraph at all?

You are even bold to promote a forum on a forum. Ai fomo oore boore

Lolz i'm very sure that's not the reason why you choose to say NCT KOR, whatever, it's okay anyway.

Mediapace:
Mtchew NCT kor ODU ni

lol, one hater spotted. We need more of you to pls! There's no good path without torns.

Your blog is one of the most important things in the world to you. It is the way that you communicate with the outside world, share your passions, and potentially even make your income. There are other people out there who do not feel the same way. These hackers want to take your blog and use it for profit by either spamming ad-filled posts on your blog or using your subscriber lists for their criminal purposes. If your blog is taken over by a hacker, not only might you lose your blog, you might lose some of your readership and your reputation. It is worth any inconvenience to make sure this doesn’t happen.
The Basics What goes for the rest of the internet doesn’t change for your blog. Many of the threats to your computer can affect your blog as well, so you have to maintain a constant vigilance on both fronts. Know these basics and know them well. Passwords and Usernames While it may be convenient for you to have a simple password such as “Password123” or something similar, hackers will be able to crack such a password in five minutes on a slow day. You need something better with different types of characters, no words in the dictionary, and enough characters to keep the number of possibilities high (at least 10). Once you commit a good one to memory, you won’t care so much about the hassle, and it will get easier to remember a new one each time you change it. If you are looking for some examples of what a good password looks like, check out the listed
examples below: →Typ561Tesert? →M0O0Nrare! →J0hnsm1TH →!Pra531cTiCal
As for your username, this naturally won’t be as well protected, but there are steps you can take. The biggest one is not using “Admin” as your username. Many different exploits and attacks hackers use will start on the premise that Admin is a username or profile name on the website, so if you’re using it you’ve made their job a lot easier. Other than this, just make sure not to hand your username out to everyone. Keep it as safe as your password.
Security Software Your computer is linked to your blog, and there is nothing you can do to change that. If your computer is attacked, consider your blog attacked as well. Any cookies or saved passwords on your device could be stolen and used to gain access to your blog. You need security software on all of your devices, and you need to make sure it is updated consistently.
There are both free programs and premium programs available. Some of the better free products include Panda Free Antivirus, AVG Free Antivirus, and Avira. Some of the best premium programs and brands include Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky Total Security. Each have their benefits and disadvantages (for example, Kaspersky is the most expensive, but has every feature you could want), and you will have to decide what is in your budget and most compatible with your needs. Consider it an investment in your blog’s survival.
Email Security Where your blog is concerned, your email security is of equal importance to your general computer security. If a hacker manages to get into your email account, they can pretty easily find your password and/or your username. This is in addition to the many other problems you will have to deal with when your email is hacked (such as potential identity theft). This is why your email should be the most protected account you have. If you are particularly cautious, you will want to create a separate email for blogging purposes. You can also use it as a separate contact point for readers so you can more easily organize your emails. A second email address is free and easy to start, so there is no disadvantage to setting one up (other than time).
In addition to this, you will want a strong password (see the tips outlined earlier). Your email account might also have other verification options such as a security image or security question you have to answer whenever you log in on a new device. Take any and all of these options, and note that you don’t have to share your email with everyone you meet. Platforms, Tools, and Plugins A strong webpage is your first line of defense against potential hackers. Hackers aren’t necessarily lazy, but they are opportunistic and will attack the weakest blog they see. If your blog looks dated, it’s security is probably dated, too. Try to think how a predator thinks, and then take measures that will ward them off. Try to do this from a holistic viewpoint, taking into consideration the platform, the base blog, and any plugins you have installed.
Security Tools and Add-ons Most blogging platforms, WordPress especially among them, have a lot of tools and plugins available to users in order to make your website more secure. Let us take a look at some of the most popular and useful ones: Acunetix WP Security Scan is one of the first plugins you should download for your blog. Once activated, it will scan your blog and design for any potential security holes and then recommend fixes for you. It is continually improving and is a great introduction to WordPress security.
→WordFence is likely the most popular and well-known of all the plugins for WordPress right now. The plugin scans the coding of your website, then optimizes your security and allegedly makes it up to fifty times faster. It has some of the best blocking features (you can block entire networks), will scan for both common and not-so-common holes and leaks, and has a firewall. There is a premium option that is great, but the free option is more than enough to protect your blog from most threats.
→Sucuri Security is a plugin from a company that specializes in auditing and internet security. It will incorporate many different blacklist engines onto your blog to protect it, and it has a ton of monitoring features available so you can know every last thing about the security and activity on your site. It is a fantastic all-around security application.
→Brute Force Login Protection is probably your best bet if you are being targeted with a botnet attack or, as the name suggests, a brute force attack. Since most of these types of attacks are automated, you need a good level of protection that will work automatically for you, and this plugin will block the IP address of a hacker who tries to log in too many times. You can even get an email when this happens so that you are aware of the frequency of attacks on your site. Whatever security plugins you choose, be sure to research them thoroughly. Many options are either out of date or malware in disguise and will give you a false sense of security.

This can be faked.

https://itexperts.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/spam-4.jpg
I love getting comments on my blog, but managing them can be a pain.

[color=#cc3366]What’s the key to managing spam?[/color]
One word – prevention. It’s really not that difficult. Here are the three key things you can do to stop spammers in their tracks.

Activate Akismet
Akismet is a plugin that is built into WordPress. It’s very effective at blocking spammers – it marks suspicious comments as spam and files them away in a spam folder. I still go through my spam comments occasionally and make sure that a valid comment didn’t get filed there by mistake – but 99.9% of the time Akismet does it correctly. If a spam comment happens to get through the filter, you can still mark it as spam, and Akismet won’t let that commenter through again.
Once you activate the plugin you’ll be prompted to go get an API key. Just click on the link and follow the instructions. It’s really very simple. There are plenty of other plugins out there, but I find Akismet does the job quite well.

[color=#ff3333]Require moderation[/color]
Keep the door to your blog locked by setting things up so that you screen all first time commenters. In your blog’s settings, go to the “comments” section, and set it to require moderation for first-time commenters. That means if someone comes to your blog and comments for the first time, you need to actually approve the comment before it will show up on your blog. By choosing this option, you keep control over the comments – and after someone has been approved once, you won’t have to approve them again.
I don’t recommend requiring moderation for every comment all the time, because that just discourages people from posting. Remember, comments encourage discussion among your readers, so don’t put an unnecessary barrier there.

[color=#ff3333]Know who you’re approving[/color]
Once you’ve activated Akismet and set up moderation, this is the most critical piece to stopping spammers. Because you’ve chosen the “moderate once” option, that means that if you approve a comment from a spammer, you’ve opened the door wide open for them to flood your blog with spam comments. This is what happened to my friend.

[color=#3333cc]Be very careful about who you approve. [/color]Don’t just blindly approve every comment that gets through Akismet, assuming it’s ok. You still need to pay attention.
How do you tell the difference between a real comment and spam?
Spammers are smart – sure, you’ll see a lot of junk that’s obviously spam, but often you’ll see something that’s not so obvious. It looks like it might be legit…but you’re not sure.
In this case I look at the URL – if it’s something like bestdomainsearch.us, that’s most likely spam – but I might go visit the site to be sure (just be careful that you don’t open your computer up to a virus by clicking on something you shouldn’t). You can usually tell pretty quickly if the site is legit or not. If it has lots of ads and not much real content, it’s a scraper site and you don’t want to approve that comment. Look for an “about” page, or a contact page. Most of these types of sites won’t have one – or if they do they’re junk.

[color=#cc3333]Still not sure? Remove the URL[/color]
Spammers post to get links back to their sites, so if you remove the URL that removes the link. Just edit the comment, remove the URL and you’re done.
With a little practice, you’ll get really good at spotting spam comments
Don’t ever be afraid to mark a comment as spam if you’re not sure. Sure, you risk blocking a real commenter, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

[color=#3333ff]Questions? Comments? Post them below![/color]

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Talk2Bella:
I am doing everything right so far
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Brightgem:
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emmyw:
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Tuham:
2-3 times daily posting depends on Niche. I recommend sticking to a posting schedule

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