Since I got my start online in 1998 I’ve always had my eyes on the web hosting industry. Over the last decade I’ve seen a lot happen including massive buyouts by very large corporations. This was the catalyst behind creating Name Hero as I felt many of the “good name” web hosts sold out and […]
How To Setup A 3 Point, Fail Proof Backup System For Your VPS
I’ve worked online long enough to know backups are essential to your business. If you’re running your own VPS then you best have a good backup system and disaster recovery plan in place as you never know what is going to happen! By default, backups aren’t included in our VPS hosting packages, you must add […]
Host Unlimited Clients With Our Reseller Hosting
A lot of Reseller Hosting providers limit the number of cPanel accounts you can create. At Name Hero we allow you to create unlimited cPanel accounts as long as you stay within your disk space and bandwidth limits. We also allow overselling, meaning you can sale more space/bandwidth than you’ve purchased. Why We Don’t Limit […]
Is Cloudflare’s Argo Smart Routing Worth The Cost?
Recently Cloudflare announced the addition of their new Argo Smart Routing service. According to their website, Argo Smart Routing reduces Internet latency on average by 35%; connection errors by 27%. Cloudflare routes 10% of all HTTP/HTTPS Internet traffic providing Argo with real-time intelligence on the true speed of network paths. Argo’s smart routing algorithm uses this […]
SSL Is No Longer Optional – Why You Need A Secure Certificate For Your Website
A lot has changed on the Internet since I got my start in the late 90’s. Back then, it cost upwards of $100/year for a domain registration and the “cheapest” you would find quality web hosting would be around $25/month. To add an SSL certificate (https support) would be even more as you had to […]
How To Make A WordPress Website In 2017 The Easy Way
I would say most all of our web hosting customers here at Name Hero use WordPress in some capacity. Personally, I got started using the platform back in 2007 for a blog on my professional wrestling website. Since then, it’s evolved becoming the world’s most used content management system. Create a professional looking website I […]
How To Find & Register Premium Domains For Cheap
Knowing what I know now about the Internet, I would love to go back to 1994 and register every single .com domain I could think of. Back then, the cost of a domain was more expensive, but the ROI eventually became explosive. Nowadays in 2017 many people feel like the “best days” of buying premium […]
Don’t Let Price Be Your Competitive Advantage
How much should you charge people for web hosting? This is a question new reseller hosts ask over and over again. How can I compete with -Insert Company- with that price? Why would anyone buy my hosting when they can get hosting from -Insert Company- for $X? This is how I can quickly spot a […]
WHMCS Changes Pricing – Get Your Free Plus & Professional License At NameHero (Limited Time)
Web hosting billing automation software WHMCS announced this year that they would be increasing their pricing based on the number of clients you have in your system. Since November, we’ve been offering complimentary non-branded licenses for our customers that order our Corporate Reseller package. With their price changes, many web hosting providers are starting to […]
How To Resell G Suite To Your Hosting Customers
I love learning about our Resellers and their businesses! Last week I had a conversation with a potential new Reseller and we were talking about Reselling G Suite to his customers. As I’ve posted about before, shared hosting can be quite the challenge sometimes for clients with high email demands. It only makes sense to […]