Changing web hosting provider with no downtime

The following will represent a guide of 8 steps that you need to take in case you reach for the conclusion of having your web hosting changed from one provider to another. What you should keep in mind is not to cancel the account that already exists until you have accomplished all the required steps to change without any downtime to your website.

Step 1. Create your new account: choosing the new web host service sign in for a new account, but keeping at the same time the old one as well.

Step 2. Download the files that you have from your old account: return to the old provider and simply download the files by connecting to the FTP web host. This doesn’t mean that you need to close the old account; you should still keep it active. (more…)

A short history of web design

We can’t talk about web design history without first looking at the development of computers which started in 1936 when Konrad Ruse built the first ever freely programmable computer and continued in 1951 with IBM making history and becoming the first company to really invest in the evolution of the computer. By 1986 personal computer market was a “battlefield” in which Microsoft and Apple were also fighting to develop better computer systems.

Nowadays the high-tech computer industry has reached very high levels and it is one of the industries that are continuously growing. Web design is a very important part of the computer industry even if we consider the importance of engineers, scientists and programmers work. (more…)

What is web design actually all about?

Web design is a very lucrative profession nowadays but you could also think of it as a form of art because it involves a process of creating websites that visitors will find easy to use and attractive.

Creating a website demands focusing and the way the website will be perceived and the way it looks. It doesn’t really matter how big the online business is, the website’s interface is a defining factor than has great influence on the future number of visitors and potential clients.

Visitors will surely see the layout of your website first rather than the type of business you are running or the products and services you are selling. This is why the first impression that the viewer gets from browsing your website will be crucial. (more…)