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What is website monitoring software?

Website monitoring software repeatedly tests whether your website is available. If it is, the system simply records that everything is okay. If your site doesn’t respond as expected, the system can alert you of the outage.

For instance, when a major website or service such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Salesforce or Slack experiences an outage, people flock to tools like Twitter or Downdetector to confirm and comment. The huge number of people who rely on these sites ensures that significant problems may be noticed not only by site/service users and the full-time teams paid to monitor site/service performance, but also mainstream media sources.

But many website and web service outages go undetected, as they…

So you want to create an online business? Welcome to the club! The freedom of releasing your own content or products for anyone in the world to access is liberating. Your website could lead to fame and fortune … but where do you start? This article lists the best website builders and website platforms for your first site idea, organized by use case.

It’s tempting to jump straight in. That’s a great option if you’re experimenting or learning to code. If you’re thinking of becoming a content author, product developer, or business entrepreneur, a little planning goes a long way. Here are some important questions to ask:

1. Why do you want to do this?
2. Who is your target audience?
3. How are you trying to help them?
4. Who is providing a similar service?
5. What are your competitor’s…

Top domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy has launched a new suite of creative tools for microbusinesses looking to ramp up their online presence.

GoDaddy Studio includes a range of features for smaller businesses to create branded content such as promotions, logos, business announcements, ads and social media posts.

It is commonplace for businesses to have an online presence today. An online presence could be as simple as a directory listing or something perfunctory like a dedicated social media account. Those who see their presence on the internet as an integral part of their business success would have a broader and very involved presence and usually centered around a dedicated website. Name any large-size business or international conglomerate and you are sure to find their namesake dot-com website.

Websites have become more than just virtual billboards for companies. Websites perform a myriad of functions. They have become public portfolios for offered products and services, point of sales and business transactions, customer-services centers, public information boards, and even community…