How Much Does YouTube Advertising Cost Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting When you’re trying to determine the best avenues for advertising, YouTube should be a serious consideration. This is due to the fact that it is a major platform with billions of users. Your next questions are probably “how much does YouTube advertising cost?” and “how can I track the success?” YouTube uses a metric called Continue Reading
Fail-proof A/B Testing For Email Marketing Updated on September 17, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Are you multi-variable or single-variable thinker? If you believe that the best analysis of a situation or result requires multiple variables instead of one isolated cause, then you’re a multi-variable or “multivariate” thinker. Multiple variables are always at play when analyzing a complicated system, and your business is no exception. Continue Reading
What is a Digital Marketing Funnel? Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting The digital marketing funnel is a modern, online strategy for gaining and retaining clients for your business. The four steps to the digital marketing funnel are: AwarenessDiscovery (first part of lead generation)Consideration (second part of lead generation)Conversion It is based on the older Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action (AIDA) funnel and general marketing journey: awareness, nurture, convert, and delight. It shares resemblance with other website marketing funnels including:Continue Reading
What is an RFP? Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting A request for proposal or RFP is an official document calling for companies to submit bids or offers to perform a service or deliver products. Follow along and we’ll explain what is an RFP and when to use one. Then we’ll compare an RFP, Request for Quote (Continue Reading
What is Data-Centric Computing? Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Data-Centric computing is a relatively new concept that pertains to the increasing demand for information systems that can address organizational needs regarding storage, retrieval, transfer, and processing of rapidly expanding data sets. In contrast to inflexible and rigid application-centric models of computing, data-centric computing seeks to provide flexible, scalable computing resources for use in data center infrastructures. In this article, we will explore the concept of data-centric computing and discuss its significance for the broader web hosting industry.Continue Reading
What is a Database Management System? Updated on March 19, 2025 by InMotion Hosting A database management system is a complex piece of software that handles the management, storage and retrieval of data. This data can range from numerical values to strings of text, depending on the situation. Modern database management systems are capable of storing vast amounts of data and have applications ranging from scientific research to web hosting services. In this article, we will briefly discuss database management systems and provide a few examples of popular database management systems in use today. Continue Reading
What is Hyperscale? Updated on September 25, 2023 by InMotion Hosting One of the most common issues that affects large online operations is that they cannot scale properly to respond to increased demand. Slow loading websites, crashes, errors, all can result from an inability to scale. This is where the concept of hyperscale enters the picture. Hyperscale refers to the ability of a software system to scale appropriately in response to increased demand. In this article we will explore the concept of hyperscale and provide some examples of hyperscaling commonly in use today. Continue Reading
Best HTML Editor Review (For Beginners and Experts) Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Choosing an HTML editor is not a brain teaser. But it is important. An HTML editor is a program that lets you edit HTML (and other web languages) in plain text so that they can be interpreted by a web browser. Basically, an HTML editor is your ticket to creating content for the web. It’s also a powerful tool. With an editor, you can build just about any kind of website you can imagine. And most of the best HTML editors are free. But, if you want premium features and fewer hours spent on personal configuration, you have some attractive options as well. Continue Reading
Best Recommendations for YouTube Banner Size and Creation Updated on January 23, 2024 by Guest Contributor Learn about YouTube channel art including the recommended YouTube banner sizes, tools for creating branding images, and how to add them to your channel. Our recommendations for image sizes are based on the YouTube maximum size (2560 x 1440 pixels) and the minimum size (2048 x 1152 pixels). File types uploaded to YouTube should be JPEGs or unlayered PNG files no larger than 6 MB. Continue Reading
GitHub vs Bitbucket – Version Control Sites Compared Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting How do you choose between two popular, richly feature-packed version control services: GitHub vs Bitbucket? In this article, you’ll get a few simple points of reference that will help you decide. You may decide that neither of the above options are right for you, and a Continue Reading
Intent-Based Networking: Automating Network Operations Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting In an increasingly interconnected online world, the task of managing network infrastructure has become more demanding than ever. To respond to this challenge, the concept of Intent-Based Networking has been adopted by major companies such as Continue Reading
Discord Server Uses Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting While Discord remains a popular platform for online gaming communities, there are a variety of other uses for Discord servers. Team communication, project collaboration, and remote learning are all examples of ways you can use Discord in your personal or professional life. In this article we will explore these uses and discuss what they mean for your online presence. Continue Reading
Open Source vs Proprietary Software Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting When researching software, one of the most important considerations most users make is whether or not a given piece of software is free or requires payment to use. This distinction is the difference between Open Source vs Proprietary software, terms commonly used to describe the monetary cost associated with particular pieces of software. In this article, we will explore the concept of Open Source vs Proprietary software and discuss some common examples of each. Continue Reading
Learn SEO for Free (With No Formal Training) Updated on January 23, 2024 by Guest Contributor Learning the search engine optimization (SEO) game is still an important part of the web marketing world. Large sums of money and time are readily sunk into the costs of software and training, everyone wants to learn SEO to at least a competent level. But much of what the in-the-trenches SEO professional learns on the job can be attained (mostly) for free.Continue Reading
Twitter Header Size and Best Practices for 2021 Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Your Twitter header size can be a hard thing to nail down. The official recommended Twitter header dimensions are 1500 pixels wide by 500 pixels tall. However, creating a header that meets those requirements can’t guarantee your banner will look exactly how you want it to once your profile photo comes into play. Continue Reading