How do I make a site map for my web site?
By jdoepro | April 30, 2008
Site maps are a great tool, especially if you have a lot of web pages. It’s meant to help users find the information they need (like a Table of Contents) by listing the pages of your site.
Here’s a free, online site map generator. www.sitemapdoc.com. It finds and lists all your pages and lets you filter out certain folders or file names.
You can also use your site map to provide Google with additional information about your pages, which helps with SEO (search engine optimization). Read more from Google >>
Topics: Site design/usability, free | No Comments »
FeralJundi.com compliments JDoe
By jdoepro | April 28, 2008
We helped out on FeralJundi.com, a security operations and weapons review blog today. Head Jundi, the author, praised JDoe.com. Thanks for the endorsement Mat!
Topics: Site design/usability, Testimonials | 1 Comment »
Disable Script Debugging
By jdoepro | April 22, 2008
Q. What does it mean when I get a pop-up that is “Just In time de-bugging?” Can I make it stop?
A. It’s your Windows settings. To get rid of it, try:
Open Start > Control Panels > Internet Options: Advanced and Browsing. Then
* Disable Script Debugging
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Unlimited Hosting Too Good To Believe?
By jdoepro | April 22, 2008
It can be.
When I started buying host server space (waaay back in 1996), there were not only rigid limits of space and data transfer, but we paid much higher costs than hosts are demanding today.
With the abundance of plans now available and prices dropping, some hosts are advertising “unlimited” packages, claiming there is no end to your disk space, data transfer, or e-mail accounts.
This sounds great, but when checking into some of these “unlimited” packages, we’re finding some serious limitations. Some users that try to use their storage space to save mass data are finding their accounts suspended.
For example, Yahoo announced they were replacing their shared hosting package with an “unlimited” one. However, Yahoo’s FAQ (frequently-asked-questions) has a clause, “we will place some constraints on how fast you can grow”. They also have a policy that mentions “appropriate usage”. If your site doesn’t fit the profile for their definition of an online business you may end up spending more than you originally planned. After all, once you have a relationship with one host, it’s much simpler to stay put than to have to move your entire site to a new vendor.
Paul Hirsch wrote a great commentary in Web Host Industry Review about Hosting Business Ethics. He came across a company offering free hosting for any site created using their site builder software. It actually had a clause in its TOS (Terms of Service) stating that any materials uploaded to its server became the property of the host. Gasp.
I often tell clients, you get what you pay for . . so be sure to read the fine print before jumping into a relationship with a web site host . . and beware those that promise what sounds to be impossible to deliver. It probably is.
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