Shared hosting is a beginner-level hosting plan. The highly competitive shared hosting industry means consumers benefit from a low monthly price. Pricing generally ranges from $2.51 per month for entry-level to $4.62 for a midtier option. With shared hosting users share their web server with other websites. The number of other websites could range from a few hundred to thousands.

The advantage of shared hosting is the affordable pricing. The disadvantages are spotty service, no guarantee of uptime, possible security risks and limited resources making it difficult for websites to scale. This option is best for websites with low traffic, static pages and new websites.

Virtual private server (VPS) hosting is the next level of hosting. On average, the cost of VPS plans…

Both .net and .com are domain extensions, used as the last part of your main domain name. For example, Forbes.com uses the .com domain extension. Both extensions can be used by any type of business but, traditionally, the .com extension was used for commercial businesses and .net was created for more tech-centered networking businesses. The .net extension is a good secondary domain extension to .com, but it could be a good first choice if your business is in the tech sector.

.net vs. .com

In today’s market, there isn’t much difference between .com and .net in the perceptions of potential site visitors. The .com extension might carry a bit more respectability for businesses but a .net domain extension is a good option. While it makes sense for tech companies…

Lafayette-based web development firm Comit Developers has acquired a Lafayette company to create one of the largest web development companies in Louisiana, Comit officials announced.

Comit, 1325 Eraste Landry Road, will acquire Bizzuka’s ongoing web hosting, development, maintenance, and security of its web clients and its web development team. The two companies have a 20-year history in web design, digital marketing and customer service, and Comit co-founder Spencer Hoyt had earlier worked with Bizzuka CEO John Munsell to provide SEO services to Bizzuka clients in 2003.

Comit partner Jared Allardyce has also worked with Munsell and the Bizzuka brand in…

HostGator is one of the best web hosting services because it is primarily a web host. Yes, it offers a website builder and multiple secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates for any business’s needs. Most importantly, it offers many cPanel hosting plans for shared, virtual private servers (VPS), cloud hosting and dedicated servers. Plus, all plans get the benefit of an easy-to-use dashboard with one-click installs of popular apps, including the content management system (CMS) WordPress, plugins and coding scripts.

You’ll find plenty of hosting options from HostGator, but we’re going to show you just the shared hosting pricing here. Standard monthly cost for shared hosting is $6.95 per month for the Hatchling plan, but new users can get a lower introductory rate of $2.75 per month…