No matter how hard we preach here on the blog, on our official YouTube Channel, and in our support department, we still find some users consistently run outdated versions of WordPress (and other content management systems). Personally, I made this mistake a couple of times in my career, and had to learn my lesson the […]
How We Monitor For Uptime At NameHero
I was speaking with a potential client last week and they brought up a great question: How Do You Monitor For Uptime? This individual had seen our 99.9% uptime claims, but wanted to know what the “real” uptime was. I completely understand this as for years prior to starting NameHero I battled this with other […]
Announcing The New NameHero Client Interface
I’m proud to announce we’ve officially launched our new client interface! While Speed, Reliability, and Scalability for an affordable price were my primary driving factors into developing NameHero, I also wanted to make sure our client interface worked on all devices (including smartphones and tablets). Back in 2014 I was extremely frustrated that the majority […]
How To Enable Cloudflare On Your Website With Railgun For Free (Updated For 2019)
We provide free access to Cloudflare and their Railgun on all of our Web Hosting and Reseller Hosting packages. This has been a huge selling point as many other shared web hosts in the industry charge a premium for this feature. Cloudflare has gained huge popularity over the last decade as they offer a quick […]
How To Manage Your Domain Renewals
I got started building NameHero as I needed a platform where I could manage all my domain names I had purchased as investments in one place. Since the late 90s I’ve been investing in .coms that I felt are of value. Just like physical real estate, .com values have continued to increase year-after-year and I […]
Upgrading To PHP 7.2 And Using Other PHP Versions
At the end of 2018, PHP 5.6 officially quit receiving security updates along with PHP 7.0. Towards the end of quarter 4, our team worked around the clock to ensure our entire infrastructure was prepared for this change. I’m proud to announce that PHP 7.2 is now the default PHP version across our entire network! […]
NameHero Crosses 1K+ Reviews On ShopperApproved – Awarded Developers’ Choice
Online reviews are everything to businesses in 2019. Personally I check the reviews for nearly everything I do. If I’m out shopping for groceries, I’ll often Google products to see what others have to say. If I’m going out to eat, I always check and see if the place is worthwhile. Let’s not even mention […]
NameHero Discounts For 2019 – Huge Savings With Our Winter Sale
It’s that time of the year again; New Years! With the start of another year it’s time to take a look at your goals for the next 12 months and start with a clean slate! Many people often set resolutions based on their performance over the last year. What are some of yours? Perhaps it’s […]
We Keep Your Website Online – NameHero’s 99.9% Uptime Proven
Having ran online businesses my entire career, I know how important uptime is. Just one hour of downtime can be extremely costly to an online business as you instantly lose visitors, prospects, and even current customers. In today’s instant gratification world, if people cannot access your website, they’ll be off to your competition in milliseconds. […]
15 Lessons I’ve Learned Working Online For 20 Years
December 28, 1998 was a time when it was unheard of to work online. The Internet was just beginning to rise in popularity as people were getting online with their dial-up connections using America Online a/k/a AOL (I’m sure you remember the disks they used to send out in the mail). I actually never planned […]