While working in pre-sales we have a lot of prospective customers ask us what the difference is between Name Hero and a lot of our competitors. Last year, I did a pretty in-depth comparison against HostGator and have received a lot of positive feedback from it. Therefore, I’ve decided to start doing this more often […]
Why 2018 Is The Best Year To Start A Web Hosting Business
When I started NameHero in late 2014/early 2015 some people tried to tell me I “missed the boat” on the web hosting boom. I didn’t necessarily disagree with them, but I felt that there statement was only half-true. I missed the boat on the “initial” web hosting boom, but not completely. My Early Days Web […]
How To Fix The Error Establishing A Database Connection
If you use WordPress on your website it’s likely you’ve ran across the Error Establishing A Database Connection: This is one of those errors that can be extremely frustrating as it brings your entire website offline. Why You Get The Error Establishing A Database Connection First, it’s important as to why you’re seeing this error […]
Best Magento Web Hosting For 2018? Here’s How To Install Magento 2 In The Cloud
For those looking to sell products on their website, Magento is an excellent platform to do so. While they have a paid version, they also have a free and open source one that is extremely powerful to help you keep your data private on your own server and conduct your business as you best see […]
What The Web Hosting Industry Can Learn From The Collapse Of Toys”R”Us (Adapt Or Die)
For those that have followed me for sometime, it’s likely you’ve heard about A.D.P: Adapt, Develop, Progress This three letter acronym is what I’ve used to develop seven Internet-based businesses since 1998. I suppose you could even put this more bluntly: Adapt Or Die If we look at the web hosting industry specifically, there are thousands […]
How To Manage Subdomains Inside cPanel (Create, Delete, Add SSL)
The ease of setting up subdomains is one of the most powerful features of cPanel. With just a couple of clicks you can have a subdomain activated, with a fresh copy of WordPress, and even a valid SSL certificate. Recently we’ve had some questions on how to modify these, including deleting them, so I figured […]
Spring Has Sprung And Our Super Sale Is Now Live!
For this first time in my 33 years of living I’ve experienced what it’s like to have frozen pipes! To say I’m glad this winter is behind us would be an understatement! While I’m thankful for the time spent indoors, growing NameHero and spending time with my family, I’m happy for a new season that […]
Getting Started With Your NameHero Hosting Account: How To Access cPanel
We try to make the signup process at NameHero as simple as possible with all accounts being automatically provisioned (as long as your billing goes through successfully). Recently we were asked about how to access cPanel when you first sign-up, as many domains aren’t propagated immediately (especially if you’re moving from your old web host). […]
How To Speed Test And Optimize Your WordPress Website
Three years ago when I was developing the NameHero private cloud I had one main focus: Speed Sure, there were thousands of web hosts out there but at that time there were very few that offered cloud web hosting, much less affordable cloud web hosting. Therefore I “carved out” my niche by offering high-speed cloud […]
How To Manually Add Your WordPress Website To Softaculous (For Auto Updates + One Click Cloning)
Last month I published a guide on How To Automatically Update WordPress And Your Plugins/Themes and How To Clone Your WordPress Website With 1 Click. Both guides make it pretty clear that if you originally installed WordPress using our auto-installed Softaculous, both features are very easy to use. This is true! But what if you migrated over […]