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What’s A Preinstalled Script, And Do I Need It?
Posted by: | CommentsWhen setting up your next website, you will inevitably come across a need for dynamic web applications. These are things that your users can work with, adding their own content, viewing yours in a quick manner, and even manipulating it to a fine-edge. From a server-side perspective, having dynamic web apps allows you to create media in a speedy way, and then get it out to all of your various end-game sites in a pinch.
With this in mind, many current web hosts provide preinstalled scripts of varying types. These are applications that are often times built into the cPanel, or can be installed with a mere click of a button. Think of how many hosts you’ve seen offering WordPress at the get-go: Seems like most of them, right? In fact, everything from Joomla to Magento to MediaWiki can be yours, depending on the provider.
Long story short, when creating a new website, should you be taking advantage of these preinstalled script offerings to flesh out your site with dynamic content?
Short answer in long form: Yes! Here’s why, too!
These Scripts Are Safe
Because your provider knows its servers, and because they’ve become intimately acquainted with the software they’re looking to install, you can be almost absolutely positive they’ll have the thing locked down. This doesn’t mean your new system will be hacker-proof, but it’s certainly better off than if you had installed it yourself on an unfamiliar server you don’t even have direct access too. All in all, it’s their basket, and they have an eye on it. If you’re looking to keep your server as secure as possible, leave the app installation to the provider, and use what they’re offering.
It’s Easy Like Apple Pie
Even better, relying on preinstalled dynamic web apps takes a huge load off of you. You don’t have to worry about uploading code to the server, installing it properly, locking it down with better security protection, and managing it as problems arise. Better yet, when problems do occur—and trust us, they will—it’s up to your provider to help you sort them out. With an automatically installed script, the host takes care of the installation, manages the script once placed, and brings the content to you hassle free. It’s like being given a Christmas gift that unwraps itself, plays without stopping, and fixes any tears that appear.
If that’s not a win, we don’t know what is!
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4 Ways to Branch Out Your Web Site
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With any web site or online business, it is important to change things up a ‘bit every so often. You don’t want to be seen as becoming stale, or yesterday’s news, so bringing new web site concepts or ideas could be the perfect diversification tool you need to keep people interested in what you do and what you have to offer. There is not a web site out there today that could not be helped by adding one of these four web site service ideas.
Here are four different ways you can branch your web site out:
Blogs – Many people use blogs to extend their web sites. To keep people coming back several times a day, weekly, monthly or more you need to deliver fresh innovative content. A blogging script is the perfect give you the perfect delivery tool to make that happen.
Forums or Message Boards – Setting up a forum script will give the fan base that your web site has a place to discuss issues or issues related to your web site. For example, if I added forums to WebHostingShow.com, they would be for all of you to discuss web hosting and web development issues among yourselves.
Social Sites – It might not be a hosted service, but it is certainly a little something extra you can do to bring more eyeballs in to see your web site. Look into setting up profiles on Twitter, Facebook and the like to bring mention of your web site outside your own domain. Use them as a way to socialize with your fan base, and keep them up to date on the latest and greatest things you have to offer.
E-Commerce Scripts – Finally, you have e-commerce scripts (also sometimes called shopping cart scripts). By adding an e-commerce section to your web site, you will bring in a new way to bring in revenue and sell your unique products and ideas. Make sure you start off small, and you sell something that is unique to your web site or business.
There are your four different ways you can diversify your own web site or online business to attract new eyeballs, and keep the current eyeballs you have coming back for more content, news, and services.
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