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Market Study: How Much to Pay for a Web Host?
Hosting prices have changed drastically over the last 10 to 15 years.
In early 2000, a $8.95/mo package with basic features was considered cheap. Then the price dropped to $7.95/mo, then $6.95/mo, $5.95/mo, and lower.
We studied recent market trends and found that, on average...
- Entry level shared plan costs $3.40/mo at signup & $4.94/mo during renewal,
- Entry level VPS plan costs $17.20/mo at signup & $20/mo during renewal, and
- The highest shared and VPS hosting plans sould not cost more than $25/mo and $170.
In case you wonder how much you should pay for web hosting...
Web Hosting Discounts & Deals
StableHost Discount Coupon
- Coupon
- By Jerry Low
Exclusive Coupon: WHSR75OFF If you were considering StableHost – you'll noticed that they offers up to 50% discount for first time shared hosting users. But that's not the best StableHost deal! …
TMDHosting Promo Code
- Coupon
- By Jerry Low
We managed to get exclusive deal from TMD Hosting. If you use promo code WHSR - you'll get an additional 7% discount on top of the offer.…
GreenGeeks Coupon Code
- Coupon
- By Jerry Low
Coupon Code: 10YEARSGREEN For those signing up GreenGeeks for the first time, use this coupon code to save up to 70% on shared hosting (click here to order). Disclosure: WHSR receives referral fees fr…
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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- Hosting Guides
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Building a Successful Blog
How to create your first blog using WordPress? How to make more money blogging? How to actively grow your blog traffic? What are the right blogging tools to use?
Learn everything - from basics to advanced blog marketing tatics from probloggers who have "been there and done that".
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- Blogging Tips
- By Lori Soard
Create a sense of community on your website by adding a forum. Go through 6 simple steps that detail everything from choosing a platform for your forum to setting up administrative rules. People tend …
7 Steps to Organize Your Email and Add Hours to Your Week
- Blogging Tips
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How many hours every week do you spend on email? Here’s a challenge for you: Starting next week, take note of all the time you spend checking email. Write it down in a notebook or use a time-trac…
How To Write An Outstanding Blog Post When The World Breaks Loose (In and Outside of You)
- Blogging Tips
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10 Killer Tips to Effective Copywriting
- Copy Writing
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How to Make Money in the Affiliate Marketing Business
- Blogging Tips
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- Blogging Tips
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Running Your Business Online
Every business needs an online precense - You need an online space to build your business, sell products or get your name out there.
You don’t have to be a tech geek nor a programmer.
Follow the right method. Select the right platforms. Use the right publishing tools. You will be 100% fine.
Free Business Valuation: See How Much Your Website is Worth?
Did you know you might be sitting on a goldmine?
Websites often grow in value over time. We did a study in the past and was surprised to see a list of websites being valued and sold for over $100,000.
If you are curious to see how much your site is worth - make use of this cool tool! Just answer a few simple questions and presto - you might be a millionaire!
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- Web Tools
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- Online Business
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- Online Business
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- Web Tools
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- Online Business
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In today's Information Age, data is the new currency. Your personal data has become one of the single most valuable assets available online today and just like anything, it can be stolen and traded or exchanged.
Companies are trying to gather more data on their users to the extent that it is becoming overly intrusive while countries are divided on how to manage the situation.
So, what can we as individual do to protect our privacy online? The answer leads us to VPNs.
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