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What sender score and IP reputation is really worth to your mail server

Feb 19, 2010 by Paul White

Most webmasters and server admins are relatively clueless as to what makes email really run.  Recently I was forced to migrate all my websites to new IPs.  I knew I was going to take a hit for this but I didn't realize how much.  This whole experience have given me a new perspective on how to get into yahoo's inbox with your bulk emails and newsletters.

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Godaddy Dedicated Server Performance VS Colocated Server Performance

Nov 15, 2009 by Paul White

If you are thinking about getting a dedicated server with Godaddy because of their cheap prices, I understand. But how far will their server really take you?  After dealing with performance issues with godaddy with another client, I build my own server and colocated it.  Then I did some benchmarks comparing the two.  Huge difference. Click read to see the bench marks.

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Why you should buy a server and Colocate

Oct 26, 2009 by Paul White

For years I setup my clients with shared hosting account with either HostMySite ( Hosting.com ) or Godaddy.  I stayed clear of colocating for several reasons, cost, and what if it breaks.  Well I finally got the confidence to colocate my own rack server, and I will say its one of the best decisions I have ever made.

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Godaddy Dedicated Servers equals Low Open Rates on your Email Campaigns

Sep 10, 2009 by Paul White

After parking some of my larger websites on Godaddy's Dedicated Servers about a month ago.  I have found where Godaddy is weak.  To say the least By Nov 1st I plan to shutdown my godaddy Dedicated Server, and move them to a colocated box with a local Data Center here in Houston.

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Using PING times to pick your hosting provider

Aug 24, 2009 by Paul White

Acronoc Ping timesRecently I moved a few of my clients to Godaddy.  Even though I hear lots of bad things about godaddy, my websites are running faster than they had been running on HostMySite.  Turns out that this speed increase might have more to do with PING times than the hardware they were hosted on.
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The Real Value of a Dedicated Server

Aug 10, 2009 by Paul White

Recently I moved my client to their own dedicated Server.  I can't say enough good things about this.  If you have ever wondered why a dedicated server is good, read this blog.

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Godaddy Dedicated Server review and experiances

Jul 29, 2009 by Paul White

So one my clients has recently out grown their HostMySite VPS box.  It was time to migrate them to a larger box.  The choice we went with was a Windows Dedicated Server with Godaddy.  In this blog posting I explain the server we got.  Why we picked certain features, and how the setup is going.  This is a must read for anyone who is thinking about Hosting with Godaddy.

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How to get godaddy to work with custom 404 on multiple asp.net websites

Jul 27, 2009 by Paul White

If you have found this blog post, the chances are you have already searched the web for hours trying to figure this out.  Running a single website on godaddy is not a problem.  but once you start running multiple asp.net websites on your godaddy hosting account, and they all use custom 404 handling as part of URL rewriting you will run into problems. Here is how I made it work.

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Hosting with Godaddy the good the bad and the ugly

Jun 27, 2009 by Paul White

Godaddy LogoFor those of you who are considering using Godaddy for Hosting your website, I have written a detailed blog to help shed some light on the good, and bad and the ugly about doing business with godaddy.  Searching google you will find plenty of negative reviews on their hosting and support.  This is an unbiased writeup that is written from my point of view as a developer that has built websites for over 8 years.

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How to pick a good webhost for your website

Sep 13, 2007 by Paul White

This is one area that most noobies don't understand. I will shed some light on why you don't want to use the big names in website hosting.
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