When people visit a webpage they want it to load up and respond quickly.  In addition to keeping your visitors happy, having a website that loads quickly is also important for ranking well with Google and the other search engines.  If you find that your website isn’t quite as responsive as you’d like it to be, take some time to read through these possible reasons your website is running slowly.

WordPress is the most common content management system around today.  There are millions of websites using this platform, and thousands more are being made every day.  WordPress has made creating, running and managing a website extremely easy.  When you’re moving a WordPress website, however, it is important to do it properly or you could experience downtime or even lose data.  The following steps will make switching hosts for your WordPress site quick and easy.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Switching Hosting Companies

If you run websites for any length of time, you’ll find that eventually you need to change hosting companies.  Whether it is because your hosting needs have outgrown the company, their service levels have gone down, or you just found a better deal somewhere else, it is important to know how to switch hosting companies properly.  When done correctly you can have no down time for your sites, and complete the entire process quite quickly and easily.

This documentation is based on my personal server setup experience and on the experience I’ve had helping Interserver customers with their new servers.

Protect Your Data

First and foremost, configure backups for your server. The server is worthless without your data. Data is your business. Imagine what would happen to your business if you lost just some of your data. There’s no excuse for neglecting backup when configuring your new server. Interserver offers several options for data protection and backup to fit any of your needs.

Dear Valued Customer,

Please be advised that Interserver is aware and prepared for Hurricane Sandy’s approach on the East coast. Local Interserver teams have tested and confirmed the operation and preparedness of all emergency power systems. We have fortified the onsite staff presence as well as added on-call staff resources to address any facility issues related to the hurricane’s presence.

We are prepared for this storm; The Interserver team will be providing updates throughout the weekend.

Dear Valued Customer,

Interserver will be performing maintenance on our Teb2 power systems. This maintenance is scheduled to be performed on Friday October 26th; between the hours of 5pm and 8pm.

Interserver contractors will be performing Semi-Annual service and inspections on the UPS units serving your area. This work will consist of Visual Inspections of the UPS units as well as parts replacement for UPS unit #2. This work is necessary to ensure the continued reliable operation of the UPS units.