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26Feb

How To Find The Best Web Hosting Provider For Your Website

A website is the ‘unsung hero’ for many companies. It is always on, always ready to convert visitors into potential customers, or relay their website queries through to your sales staff post-haste. Unless of course, your website hosting isn’t up to scratch, then the chances of any of the above actually happening are slim. Here’s the thing… web hosting from one provider to the next may look similar in theory but the way it functions can be an entirely different thing altogether. You didn’t spend all that time and money on creating a mega-machine-like website only to give it a fraction of the ‘power’ it actually needs. No, you need to power it up all the way with the best possible hosting. The Best Web Hosting […]

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27Aug

Email Is Adapting And Becoming Smarter

This blog explains how email is adapting and becoming smarter. With the numerous collaboration platforms and popular instant messaging apps on the market, it is easy to think that email could be on its way out. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Email for business is still the primary communication tool as it’s global and convenient.   TABLE OF CONTENTS3 Tips on How Email is Adapting 1. Get a Domain and Email Only Hosting 2. Configure Email Domain Authentications 3. Follow Proper Email Etiquette Other Blogs of Interest Depending on your mailbox provider, they are becoming faster and larger, and now have features& […]

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09Jun

Reasons to Update your WordPress Plugins

Regularly receiving SPAM or is malware an issue… check your WordPress Plugin updates, chances are you have several updates ready to be installed. With one in every three websites on the market powered by WordPress, the market for WordPress plugins is huge. Developers are regularly rolling out new or updated plugins that contribute to users’ experiences and websites’ functionality. By making sure your plugins are up to date you can ensure that your site functions optimally, from a front-end as well as back-end perspective.   Why updating WordPress Plugins is essential     It will improve your website’s security   Perhaps one of the most critical reasons why it is important to run updates […]

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27Mar

Shared Hosting vs VPS Hosting

You’ve heard that there are different types of web and email hosting, mainly Shared Hosting vs VPS Hosting. Although both options will ensure your website is live on the internet and give you a professional email address, there are distinct differences between the two. TABLE OF CONTENTSWhat is Shared Hosting?Very Affordable:User-friendly:Includes Maintenance and Upgrades:What is VPS Hosting?Server Customisation:Resource Flexibility:Shared Hosting vs VPS HostingChoose the Right Website Hosting PlanFAQS What is Shared Hosting? Shared Hosting is an environment where multiple users on a server are allocated a set percentage of its full resources. This is an easily managed, affordable and securely encrypted option for the indiv […]

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27Jan

Signs you are Ready for New and Improved Hosting

Website hosting is often one of the things a company take out and forget about. Things change. And surely your business have grown substantially. Don’t let bad hosting happen to a good company because it can do far more harm than good.   How poor hosting can damage your company   It can lead to a damaged reputation The way you portray your products and services online is critical to your brand’s reputation. A slow, ill-responding or poorly loading site could irritate potential customers and leave a bad impression about your company. It can lead to a loss of potential sales A website that isn’t functioning optimally could potentially cost you sales. Who would trust a site that takes too long to load […]

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08Oct

Introducing Unmatched, Warp-Speed Premium WordPress Hosting

Domains.co.za is proud to launch our latest, industry-leading and innovative hosting solution: Premium WordPress Hosting. After multiple months of development, we can now offer customers an unmatched, optimised hosting solution tailored specifically for WordPress customers in South Africa. The 2nd Generation Intel Scalable 24-core CPU, redundant 10 GBit network interface and 8 x Samsung enterprise SSD in RAID 10 server hardware ensures “warp speed” WordPress hosting. “We have designed WordPress hosting packages that deliver on both performance and convenience, boasting server hardware that has been specifically configured for WordPress websites,” says Wayne Diamond, Domains.co.za CEO. “We have even gone as far as ho […]

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03Sep

Cyber Security Risks and your Business

We live in an age that is entirely dominated by digital. A company’s ability to adapt to key digital advancements will directly affect how successful and agile it will be over the years to come. The digital space is vibrant, exciting and brimming with potential for businesses to automate and streamline processes. There is unfortunately a dark side to this too. Without critical data security measures in place, this new exciting field could open companies up to cyber security risks.    The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risk Report of 2019 ranked “massive data fraud and theft” fourth and “cyber attacks” fifth. In 2018 personal data breaches via the MyFitnessPall encountered 150 […]

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23Jul

Site Builder Website for Your Start-Up

Starting a new business is time intensive, and depending on the type of business, costly as well. Something every (new or established) business needs is customers. And the way to gaining customers is marketing. How and where you market will be largely dependent on the type of business you run and where your target audience spends their time. But one thing is certain, irrespective of where potential leads hears about you, they will all look for you online.   What Site Builder can do for your start-up:   The cost-effective way to get your business online A website is an important part of any company’s business module, but it is also expensive. With Site Builder you can create, run and manage your own professiona […]

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22Jul

Start the Virtual-side of your Business in 30 minutes

Small to medium sized businesses are the backbone of economies, and here in South Africa, and in 2019, we need more self-starters than ever. During his state of the nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his vision for a tech-savvy, smart and small-business-orientated South Africa. While he has been criticised for being a bit too “dreamy”, those who don’t dream at all are those furthest away from achieving greatness, in my opinion.   In times when companies are cutting jobs left, right and centre, there isn’t time to sulk and wallow, we need new business owners to create new opportunities.Marnus Broodryk, entrepreneur, best-selling Author and TV personality recently posted on LinkedIn […]

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26Jun

How To Choose The Right Web Hosting Hero For Your Website

Web hosting is the behind-the-scenes HERO or VILLAIN of every website on the planet. But the true master-mind behind your website’s functionality is the web hosting company powering it all. Choose the right web hosting for your website –  and you’ll have a well-behaved website that functions precisely as it should. Choose incorrectly – and you could have an inconsistent, slow website that could be open to hackers and other security threats. So, let’s help you choose. Make sure your web hoster ticks the following boxes: TABLE OF CONTENTSFast Loading Speed for the Right Web HostingSecurity-consciousnessServer infrastructure that rocks!Stability of 99.9% and moreRegular Backups for the Right Web HostingValue-adde […]

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