Often, website developers forget to test their sites in different countries. We all fall victim to the “self-sampling hypothesis”, in assuming that we ourselves are a representative sample of our visitors. Naturally, this leads to problems if you’re sitting with a high-speed, and reliable Internet connection in a server located close to your development site. […]
Category: Website Development
Should You Enable Comments On Your Website?
The past few years have seen a dramatic change in the way conversations evolve around web articles. At first, before social media, the only avenue was the comments section underneath the article. Then much of the conversation began to revolve around the distribution channels – like Facebook comments. If you want to disable or enable […]
Stop Using Separate “Mobile Themes” For Your Webpage!
Smartphones and tablets have truly changed the way we consume content. And it’s not just handheld devices, but even normal laptops and computers come in such a bewildering array of sizes, that it might seem impossible to optimize for all of them. But there’s no turning back the clock. 2018 was the year when mobile […]
How To Enforce HTTPS With “WWW” After Installing An SSL Certificate
The war on HTTP has been won. With Google now enforcing HTTPS on all sites, under penalty of a ranking hammer, most serious web admins have migrated their sites to SSL. This has also been helped along by two things. First, Chrome now treats non-https sites as dangerous, scaring users into expecting SSL protection at […]
How To Create A PHP Redirect
Have you ever had the need to redirect and old php page to a new one? I know it happens to me all the time! Just today, one of our support supervisors let me know we had an old page still live on the NameHero website that displayed some very outdated pages. While for SEO […]
How To Create A Website In 2017
Whether you’re a seasoned internet veteran or a new reseller looking to make a big splash this year in the web hosting space, the most important part of your business is a good website. A website that is highly functional, fast and loads lightening quick. We here at Name Hero can help with all of […]
Are You Charging Enough For Local Web Development?
I hate client work. Back in 2007 my identical twin brother got caught-up in a dinner conversation with some friends and by the end of the night he had promised a friend of a friend who owned a local business, that I’d design and develop a website for his small business. We were fresh out of […]
How To Change Your PHP Version And Add Extensions Inside cPanel
At NameHero we believe in flexibility! Being a web developer myself, I understand how frustrating it can be needing to test a script on a certain version of PHP, only having to re-build the entire server to do so. Most “shared” web host, stick you with one version, and you have to work around that. […]
How To Test Or Preview Your Website Before Switching DNS
One of the most common questions we get is, “How Do I Preview My Website Before Changing My Name Servers?” Since we offer free migrations from other web hosts, a lot of our customers want to double check everything before going live just to ensure there is no downtime and visitors don’t even realize a […]
How To Offer Your Customers Unlimited One Click WordPress Installations
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Make sure you check out our specials going on today so you can save big! Last week I started my Web Hosting 101 series where I talked about how to get your NameHero Reseller Account online and ready for your customers. Today, I want to demonstrate how you can offer all […]
