If you are trying to create a presence on the internet these days, there is no better way than by using personal web video. Branding yourself or branding your product could not be easier and a personal web video is the easy way to do so. Personal and professional web videos sit side by side on the web these days, in many cases with equal impact.

It used to be that all web video was slow and jumpy. Then, thanks to Flash, this has changed, now streaming video runs smoothly and uninterrupted. It also used to be that only way to get your video onto your site was to run it through the likes of YouTube or similar sites. This is not the most desirable way to showcase your personal web video since it is so easy for your hard earned traffic to make a break for it since YouTube can entice them to leave. Read the rest of this entry »

A significant boom in the internet stems from commercial web site hosting and the millions companies making their mark online.  But what might be considered an even more impressive statistic is the number of people involved in personal web site hosting.

Whether people create websites to showcase upcoming weddings, family reunions, or even photography, personal web site hosting continues to surge in popularity.  Some people combine personal web site hosting with commercial purposes, such as selling a local service to people they know, or using their web site as a way of advertising themselves for a broader purpose.

Making Early Decisions

Whatever the reasons, personal web site hosting can be a worthwhile a rewarding endeavor – if the time and energy to make it good is put into it.  Of course, much of that time and energy can be put to good use before the site is even in its first stages. Read the rest of this entry »

So you’ve decided that you want to put a web page online. It could be about yourself, your family, a hobby you like or just a internet-brochure for a small business. Whatever the case, you’ve decided that the features and most importantly the cost of business web hosting is just too much and unnecessary in your case. Well, not to worry. Personal web hosting is the ideal solution.

Personal web hosting does not, in any way, imply that you get low quality hosting. These days, with CPU and storage prices so low, you can probably serve the needs of a medium-sized business with a personal web hosting plans. In fact, you should not even compare business vs personal web hosting because, technically speaking, the definitions are meaningless. The only major differences in web hosting plans are between shared hosting, such as most personal hosting accounts and some business hosting accounts, and dedicated servers, in which case you rent your very own server (yes, an actual machine) on the data center of a major hosting company. Read the rest of this entry »