March 2014

03/26/2014

How to Discover Your Site's Actual Uptime Statistics

If you've ever shopped for website hosting, you know that most companies boast 99.9 percent uptime for their services. Of course, no one ever claims to offer 100 percent since no one can promise that they can keep your site online without any instances of downtime whatsoever. The question is, even if you sign up with a hosting service that offers 99.9 percent uptime, how do you know that you're actually getting what you are paying for? Here are some tips to help you uncover your site's actual uptime statistics.

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03/19/2014

Improve Uptime Statistics with Better Web Hosting and Website Monitoring Service

Most website owners realize the importance of their website's uptime. After all, if your site isn't up your customers can't access it and you lose sales and profits. However, there are many ways in which your site's success can be adversely affected when downtime occurs. Exactly how does downtime affect your business's website?

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03/12/2014

Publish Your Site's Uptime Statistics with Alertra

In the world of online business, your site's uptime is a direct reflection of your business's reputation and reliability. If your site experiences an excessive amount of downtime, it doesn't bode well for the future success of your business. On the other hand, if your site has remarkable uptime statistics, how do you show your reliability and dedication to your visitors? The easiest way to boast your uptime success is to publish your uptime statistics, and that's exactly what Alertra can help you do.

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03/06/2014

Earn Money Writing for Alertra!

Alertra is now looking for developers with superior writing skills to create tutorials for our RESTful API. If you can create well-written, easy-to-understand articles that demonstrate how to work with our RESTful API, we will pay you $50 for each published tutorial that you produce.

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03/05/2014

Why All Website Owners Need Website Monitoring Service

In today's day and age, the majority of us turn to the Internet when we are in need of a product or service. After all, the Internet allows us to shop online any time of the day or night and provides us with 24/7 information about businesses and services in our area. As such, an increasing number of businesses depend on the performance of their websites to ensure their success. If your business's website isn't up and functioning properly, it's affecting your business's reputation and your sales volume.

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03/05/2014

How Website Monitoring Benefits Business Websites

As the number of people who turn to the Internet to conduct transactions or get information about products and services increases, the importance of your site's availability increases as well. Potential customers do not have the patience to deal with downtime or poor site performance. If your site isn't available when they want access to it, chances are they won't wait for the site to come back up. They'll simply move on to a competitor whose site is up and running.

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03/05/2014

What You Want (and Don't Want) From a Website Monitoring Service

When it comes to the monitoring of your website, it's crucial that you understand not all website monitoring services are created equal. The fact of the matter is that downtime equates to lost profits and one of the most important weapons in your arsenal against downtime is your website monitoring service. If the service you use isn’t up to par in regards to their features and practices, you may not be providing your site with the level of protection it needs.

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