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Month: April 2016

The Free Things In Life With SpexHost

We always think of our clients here at SpexHost and what better way to take care of your needs then with free services to better your hosting experience?

These are just some of the great perks of being a SpexHost Customer.

Free Clientexec: Starting off your business the right way! Clientexec is a powerful billing software that is easily customized with you in mind. Automate your business by integrating with many plugins. Create packages and automated setups, your business will benefit from it.

Free Domain Reseller (eNom): Make money selling domain names, hosting, security and privacy products with eNom. With the best API in the business and whole sale pricing available. eNom packs a punch and is an easy way to launch your own domain eCommerce empire.

FREE SSL (with yearly purchase): You heard it. No asterisk. Get your website with a free SSL Certificate with any annual purchase of any of our hosting services. Gain customer trust with this amazing benefit when dealing with payments online.

FREE IPv6: Move into the new age with IPv6. The internet is changing and we will make the change easy for you. All accounts come IPv6 ready!

Free DDoS Protection: Never experience attacks ever again! Attacks happen on a daily basis and we at SpexHost know the importance of keeping your website online at all times. With state of the art protection services we ensure you be protected at all times for free!

Free Web Migrations: The best doesn’t have to wait! We will migrate your services for free to a SpexHost plan of your choice. Moving is hard, you don’t have to be tech savvy to move to us. We will do the moving for you!

So what are you waiting for? Enjoy these benefits first hand and find out even more reasons why everyone is making the switch to SpexHost today! You will be glad you did.

Protecting your WordPress Blog

So you have successfully set up your own WordPress blog through SpexHost and now you want to make sure it is secure and safe from intruders. Well think no more! Follow these simple steps and you will get the peace of mind to blog without any issues.

Creating a new User account

We recommend you create a new User Account as soon as you are done setting up your WordPress Blog and delete the default “admin” user. It is harder for a hacker to break into your site when both username and password need to be cracked.

Using a strong password

Simple passwords can make it easy for an intruder to crack and brute force their way into your blog. We recommend you choose a password that is at least 8 characters long, contains letters and numbers and to even go a step further and add symbols and capital letters. This will assure you a very secure password. You can also try using a password generator to generate passwords for you.

Set a different nickname to post

It is rather easy for someone to find out your login username by seeing who posts on your front page. We recommend you use a different username to post as author compared to the username that is “admin” on your blog.

Disabling logins from certain IP addresses

Brute force attacks happen daily to many WordPress blogs around the world. You can see for yourself through websites such as Sucuri. Luckily there
are great plugins out there to help you mitigate these threats. We recommend you use Login LockDown, Limit Login Attempts and BruteProtect. As an alternate you can always enable two-step authorization such as Google Authenticator or OpenID.

Security Plugins

Two of the most powerful security plugins for your WordPress is Wordfence and Better WordPress Security / iThemes Security.

Google Webmaster Tools

A valuable resource and free to use! Google webmaster tools gives you a lot of insight and information on improving your site. Even security! Use the “Security Issues” section of your profile and see what Google has detected as malware or other security issues.

Update Update Update

It is key to update both your WordPress and all Plugins at all times. These updates contain bug fixes and security fixes so that nothing slips through the cracks of your blog. They are all automated, simple and usually just a click away.

Daily Backups

In the event of anything being compromised it is always good to try restoring from backups. A clean restore can be much easier and helps with not losing important data in the event of a breach. Luckily all web hosting plans benefit from SpexHost’s automatic daily backups. In the event of an incident you can count on SpexHost to be there for you.

Customer Service with the Customer in Mind

Many businesses now a days fail to realize just how important good customer service is for the health of your business as well as loyalty to your customers. This can be a huge mistake since good customer service is not just important it is vital to the success of your business

As a hosting provider it is key to offer you, our customers, the right benefit and help, when you need it the most. Here at SpexHost we strive on ensuring your satisfaction even at your highest moment of stress.

Here is some of what we feel is important to you!

Fast and Reliable

No more waiting in moments of need. We make sure to always have staff ready to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

Live Support

The human side of support. We are here to talk to you one on one through our amazing Live Support chat.

Knowledge Base

Everything you need to know about your hosting service carefully written and described by our technical specialists for all our services.

Featured Articles

Read our most popular articles and subscribe to our blog, it will change the way you look at hosting.

Ticket Support System

Still need help? Write us a ticket through our easy to use support center.

Email Support

On the go? No problem. Simply email us, we have our support team waiting.

Phone Support

You can call us day or night without delay. Talking is so much easier then typing.

At SpexHost we have you in mind. So why deal with bad support when you don’t have to? Move your hosting solutions and notice the difference!

Best cPanel Apps For You

With SpexHost you will have the ability to use cPanel/WHM for all your hosting needs. We want you to take advantage of all the benefits of this state of the art control panel. We have gone ahead and compiled a list of apps we feel will be the perfect fit for you!
These plugins are across a broad spectrum and all help in one way or another with the configuration, management and or tools provided to you by cPanel.

Atomicorp Modsecurity Rules:

This plugin allows you to develop your own web application firewall system. It has a database of 15000 signatures and is fully customizable for your own needs.

Clean Backups:

This plugin allows you to save backups of any accounts that are removed from the system. These accounts are saved to the backup drive and remain there until you manually remove them.

Domain Statistics:

Get organized and statistical information for any of the URLs that you are running on your web hosting account or server.

Installatron Applications Installer:

One-click installations for ease of use and peace of mind! With installatron plugin you can make installations easier and faster with just a click!

Restore Manager:

Restore backups such as; files, databases and even email! Specify files or folders and restore the selected items all at once.

CleanPanel:

Get this app and improve the appearance of your own cPanel. You can choose between a number of different colors and it has been tested for compatibility with all major cPanel applications.

Mysqlmymonlite.sh:

Optimize your MySQL. The “lite” version gives statistics without providing as much sensitive data pertaining to the server. Stats include CPU, memory and general server information.

CP Control Panel:

The best client for your iPhone and or iPad. Perform backups, manage files, perform FTP transfers, manage email, view stats, manage DNS, etc. All through your smart device!

Softaculous:

Auto install a huge library of scripts, almost 300 of them to be exact. All in one click. You can even install Content Management System (CMS) such as WordPress and Joomla.

 

We recommend you use these plugins and apps to better help you with your web hosting.