Almost everyone in today’s world knows how to use internet. How to open their favourite website? Be it Google, FaceBook or YouTube. But there are only few people (webmasters), who actually know how the internet works? Have you ever wondered, how the website works, what to do if you want to host your website?
So, today’s article helps you understand basics of web hosting. The first word which we come across as soon as we think of website is “hosting”.
Recently, I faced a situation whiling moving fairly large image sharing website from shared hosting to a dedicated as it was taking too much resources. there were few challenges in this site transfer:
Number of images were over 90,000 and size of about 95GB which rules of conventional method of first downloading everything from old server on your own machine and then uploading to new server is not feasible.
Shared hosting provider only gave FTP access. so it rules out rsync,scp,bittorrent or anything similar based transfers. host even refused to achieve the 90,000 files.
Ever wanted to use Facebook chat without logging into Facebook website? Looking are a Desktop application for Facebook chat? Do you hate Facebook chat because it makes your browser go crazy ? If answer is “Yes” then Read On…
Recently, Facebook has enabled support for XMPP/Jabber protocol which means that now you can using standalone Instant Messengers like Pidgin(Works on Windows,Mac & Linux),iChat(Mac only). This works on Windows,Linux and Mac on any application that support jabber protocol.
There is a recent circular issued by Department of Telecommunications to all Internet service providers.According to this circular, Dot has instructed ISPs that every Individual/Company using Wireless Services have to Compulsorily register their Wi-Fi equipment with their Internet provider; failing their service would be disconnected. the copy of circular can be downloaded from dot’s website.
The main points given in circular are:-
Every internet user in country has to register his wireless equipment with his ISP. All ISPs make sure that this rules is duly followed.
The Subscriber is fully responsible if any kind of illegal/anti social activities made through his Internet connection.
For Existing Subscribers, ISP would inform them about this directive and give a notice for compliance. if a subscriber does not follow, his connection would be suspended until he registers.
This move is implemented because of security concerns of repeated unauthorized usage by terror groups. But what surprises me is that there is no mention of creating awareness about wireless security encryption in whole circular.what really needed is banning open networks and encourage usage of stronger wireless encryption standards like WPA2 which cannot be easily defeated. if you have Wi-Fi network, i strongly appeal you to make it secure by using encryption – Read How to Secure your Wi-Fi networks.
Even if the Govt manages to create a database of all wireless internet subscribers in Country. If is going to stop terrorist from using Wi-Fi networks?The answer is sadly “NO”. Instead this move would be a hassle for all ISPs and their customers. Also the person from whom the mail had been sent would land into trouble for sheer ignorance.
Anyways, as this a Govt directive – everyone has to follow it. ISPs have already started informing their subscribers. Tata Broadband recently send an E-mail informing to all their subscribers . expect other ISPs like Bsnl,Airtel to follow.
what we really need to do is to educate people about risks of open Wireless networks and press them to use wireless encryption.
What your take on Wi-Fi security concerns and its usage in terror attacks?
As we all know – Internet these days can be bread earner. many people use need-age methods to make money online. these methods don’t require us to go to an office daily, instead we can work from home. Everyday people make millions and millions of real money by working on internet and allied services. how cool is that sound, sitting at home and earning millions!
But wait there isn’t much difference between making money online or offline as money needs to earned by making efforts and taking some risks.So you have to make smart decisions while evaluating your own pros and cons. so, if you are a 13yr old teenager who wants to make some quick cash online by doing nothing, then you shouldn’t be reading this.
Here I would share a few trusted methods which are known to make money.these are not like scam/survey sites which never pay! maybe it would take a while longer for you to earn your first payout but surely you will earn a lot in longer term. rest assured these methods are 100% correct;both legally & morally. It does not require you to steal or hack.
okay, enough of mumbo-jumbo, lets see what these methods are:
Advertising networks like Adsense:
It is the most popular method till date by which thousand of people make money.Adsense and others work on principle of Cost-per-click(CPC) which means whenever a visitor clicks on ads appearing on your page, you get paid on per click basis.the more clicks your site generate they more money you earn.there is no limit on how much you can earn.For your encouragement, I have seen people pulling $10,000USD(about 5lakh in Indian rupees) a day, so sky is the limit. how much you earn depends on two factors. First, you should have original and unique content.
Second, traffic – more you get merrier it is.But remember traffic highly depends on content, so always try to produce original & unique content. is If you have a blog or website which generates decent traffic Adsense should be best option for you. if you don’t your own website/blog don’t feel bad – Read on….
Domaining
Domaining is the business of buying, selling, developing and monetizing Internet domain names. In simply language you look for look for strong commercial keywords domains and develop them into websites for purpose of making money.now what would be strong commercial keywords? Simple, The common terms for which people search everyday like creditcard.com,sex.com,buy.com but wait aren’t all these registered already? yes they are but there are tons of others waiting to be discovered by you. My suggestion if you look into country code extensions like .IN,.CO.UK as gTLD market(.COM,.NET,.ORG) is currently saturated. ccTLDs are the future! To succeed in this business you need little smartness and lots of luck!Best thing you about this method is you don’t need have to invest lots of money – one could start small. domain registration rates are start $8USD(Rs.450) depending upon on extension.
One thing most people do is confuse Cyber squatting with Domaining. Both are completely different; the main differences are: Domaininers always avoid Trademarks and develop sites whereas cyber squatters simply register Trademark/copyrighted names with no intention of development.
Affiliate Marketing is another term for Cost Per Action(CPA) Advertising. This is a form of advertising where the advertiser pays based on specified actions taken by the end user. Some examples would be filling out a form after clicking on the ad or purchasing a product after clicking on the ad.
Simply put,you have promote good and services of others and when users buys it based on your referral you get a commission. to get started with Affiliate you first need to sign up with a affiliate program, the one most recommended for starters is Commission Junction.
Market your Product/Services
If you don’t like selling someone else products, you can sell your own. So, what could you sell? Answer: Anything that can be marketed. Some examples
Sell your Skills – Yes, you don’t need to learn anything new, you can earn by doing what you already know, like if you English if good, then write articles as freelancer or if you know some coding or web-designing then start taking various projects. Visit the following sites: [1][2][3]
E-commerce stores:-If you are already have a business and then sell your existing products online. you can setup a setup own store or use Marketplaces like EBay,Alibaba or India mart. Basically, it depends on kind of products you sell. whether its a consumer product or Business product.
Online Business of Digital Goods: you could also start your business of selling digital goods and services like domain name registration, reseller web hosting etc. The main advantages of selling digital goods is that you don’t hassles of shipping in case of E-commerce stores.
These were some trusted ways – according to me which surely work and earn you lot cash, provided you take smart decisions.
If there any method I might have missed or any method you think should not be on “Trusted List”. Please Say?
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As we all know – Internet these days can be bread earner. many people use need-age methods to make money online. these methods don’t require us to go to an office daily, instead we can work from home. Everyday people make millions and millions of real money by working on internet and allied services. how cool is that sound, sitting at home and earning millions!