Web servers are just like PC's - It's not a matter of if they will crash; it's a matter of when.  The reality is nobody thinks about backups until they are needed. The story is all the same, my website got erased, my hosting company disappeared, or the server is crashed - I lost everything!

Your websites are important and valuable. They have taken days or weeks of work to build. Your business may depend on it. Although we do back-up of all the websites reside in our server on a regular basis, but you should not rely solely on it (please refer to our hosting terms of service).  Keeping a backup copy of your website on your personal computer is a wise precaution and it's your responsibility to maintain a backup copy of your sites for use in an emergency.

Follow the following steps to perform full backup of your websites from the cPanel.

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We have implemented a firewall and ‘account lock-out' security to protect the websites in our server.  An ‘account lock-out' policy will lock-out an account after a number of failed login attempts. This security feature applies to cPanel, website backend, slideshow gallery, collaboration system and email gateway/ server.

Do not login any further after you have reached the maximum of 5 login attempts as you will be temporarily locked-out from your own account and disabled from viewing your own website.

What do I do if I am locked-out of from my own account or I can't view the website?

In the event that you are locked-out for entering the wrong login information 5 times, then contact us and please make a note of the following details:

1) The date and time you were locked-out
2) Forward your IP address to us (you can obtain IP address from this link - My IP Address)
3) Forward your mobile or telephone number to us

After we receive your details, one of our system administrators may contact you and upon approval of the issue, we will unblock and reset your account shortly.

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We know that resolution on the web is a vast and often confusing topic and some people are struggling to upload the images with correct resolution to their websites.  The fact is uploading an image to the site with incorrect resolution may exceeds the pixels screen resolution and it is an unnecessary waste of resources such as web space and bandwidth. As a result, your website will take more time to download, performing poorly and at the same time, it may put off your web visitors.

Every image you put on a web needs to be optimized.  What does it mean? Well, it means to upload an image with correct screen resolution without wasting any resources which is usually 96 or 72 DPI because that is the resolution of most computer monitors.  Firstly, specify the pixel dimensions of your image and make sure that the image is dpi 72 DPI (as recommended).

We recommend using an image editing softwares like Adobe Photoshop or CorelDraw but we do not expect our clients to pay a high end prices to optimize images for the web.
There is an online image editor tools from third-party site which you can use for your convenient - it will help you to reduce unnecessary pixel dimensions of your images before uploading them to your website. Click here to launch the image editor tools. (When you save the image you can set the image quality as 70 or 80 without compromising its quality, this will help to optimize the image for the web). 

Alternatively, you may download a software called 'Paint.NET' from http://www.getpaint.net/ and install it on your PC'. Paint.NET' is FREE image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools - highly recommended.

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What are the pros and cons of building a website myself? Well, the Do-It-Yourself approach or getting your friend to build a website sounds very appealing, isn't?  At the end, your website fee is inexpensive and you learn new skills, knowing how to build a website and perhaps the coding side.  It sounds good, right?

The fact is that building a website is one thing but do you know how long it takes to maintain a website and to keep it up-to-date with the web technology?  If you have the time to learn and build your own website, then go ahead but don't risk and ruin your business image because you don't know if the finished product is going to be professional or not.

What is the border line between professional and amateur site?  What is the damage if your site is poorly designed?  Well, for a start a great website will reflect well on the business it represents and unfortunately, a poor website will have the opposite effect, damaging the critical part of its brand and the business image.
Also, a badly designed website or a poorly updated website can seriously affect the bottom line of your business when it comes to gaining new contracts.  Don't take the shortcuts, unless you know what you are doing!

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With IE8, Microsoft has enhanced how the web browser displays and renders websites. Previously, the company had been criticised for not complying with internet standards for HTML and CSS; the languages used to create websites. Within the latest version, however, the company claims to have massively improved web standards support, bringing Internet Explorer in line with web browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome.

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