Domain names can be a challenge for anyone who owns a website. Back when the internet was new and relatively small, getting the perfect domain was easy. American Airlines registered the two letter aa.com. Clothing retailer American Eagle snagged ae.com. Retail store General Dollar owns gd.com. General Electric, of course, owns ge.com. But what about […]
Getting the right domain with ease Read More »
Having an SSL these days is no longer optional: it’s mandatory. Both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have began warning website visitors if they are going to enter passwords or credit card numbers on pages that aren’t secure. This comes as a measure to help prevent an uptick in recent security breaches, trying to end
SSL is no longer optional Read More »
The free certificate authority Let’s Encrypt has announced that in January 2018 they will be adding support for wildcard certificates. Let’s Encrypt will begin issuing wildcard certificates in January of 2018. Wildcard certificates are a commonly requested feature and we understand that there are some use cases where they make HTTPS deployment easier. Our hope
Let’s Encrypt announces wildcard certificates Read More »
Chances are you’ve heard of Docker. It’s a great way to ship software in an environment that is ready to go – all dependencies, all settings, all packed in a nice container. Developers love containers, sysadmins like myself love containers, and you should love containers. So let’s get something out of the way: What is
Containerize all the things! Read More »
We don’t like to get too political, but when it comes to the Internet, this is our business. Right now in the United States, Net Neutrality is a hot topic again now that the FCC is trying to reverse the rules again. This is one of those issues that adversely affects us, you, and your
How Net Neutrality Affects You Read More »
If you have downloaded free and open source software, you’ve probably heard of a site called GitHub. Maybe your CMS software is hosted there. But what is “Git” and why is it popular and why should you use it, even on small sites? Understanding Git What is Git? To put it simply, Git is a
Understanding and using Git Read More »
When it comes to getting a dedicated or virtual server, we offer the option to add on cPanel which is a popular control panel. But should you get it? We get this question a lot so we thought we would share with our experiences with cPanel versus not using cPanel so you can make the
Using our SiteMush Website Builder is very simple! Check it out in our video tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI_wgFRL04s Need help? We’re available on Twitter @NodeSpace, email: [email protected], Facebook.com/NodeSpace
Using the SiteMush Website Bulder Read More »
WordPress is a wonderful platform for building a beautiful website or even a blog but sometimes with all that power comes a trade-off: it can eventually get bogged down! Super slow websites are not fun and it can definitely hurt your SEO as well as annoy your website visitors. Did you know that 90% of
Speeding up WordPress with these 3 plugins Read More »
