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The New Norm in Cyber World

Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting

Being security aware is becoming more and more important in the web hosting world. Over the past year, it has been estimated that the damage caused by DDoS and Hackers is costing the global economy approximately $2.5 Trillion a year in losses. In the first quarter of 2013, DDoS attacks grew by over 700%. If you believe you have never been impacted by a DDoS or Hacker attack, you are wrong. You have been impacted by either a DDoS or Hacker Attack, and you probably lost revenue or customers due to the attack.

The Daily Star: A Managed Hosting Case Study

Updated on April 22, 2025 by InMotion Hosting

The Daily Star Managed Hosting Case Study

If you are looking for fast Fully Managed Dedicated Servers and a great experience to go along with it, you’ll love our Dedicated Managed Hosting at InMotion Hosting. We are proud to present The Daily Star as a case study on how InMotion can deliver a highly optimized and reliable Dedicated Hosting solution.

How To: Enable Zend Optimizer

Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting

The Zend Optimizer is a free application that can boost the performance of your PHP sites. It works by going over your code and optimizing it for faster execution. This means your site can load faster for your users while also utilizing less of the server resources.

Search Engine Optimization: “Allintitle” Searches

Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting

We love search engine optimization. Sometimes it can get a bad reputation because so many people see it as cheating the system. However, honest, content-based search engine optimization guarantees your website will get noticed by the audience best matched with your business. So, that’s what we focus on and what we advise, honest SEO.

The Importance of a Responsive Web Design to Your Business

Updated on August 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting

So, you started a business and it was successful. Awesome! Then, you decided to expand to the internet to increase your foot traffic, sales, or company recognition. Great! Now that your business is represented online, the breadth of possibilities is practically endless. A solid online presence is a great way to display the important aspects of your business and to increase the effectiveness of a marketing strategy. We are in a mobile, digital age, so in order to meet the needs of your clientele, having a website that works on all any device, regardless of screen size is a necessity. Developing a responsive site design is the way to achieve this.

Major Data Center & Network Upgrades Completed

Posted on February 26, 2013 by InMotion Hosting

Over the past year, InMotion Hosting has invested heavily in upgrading our infrastructure, data centers and advanced hosting services. We had already set the bar high by having one of the most reliable network uptimes in the industry, but we have reset the bar even higher by adding more features, bolstering our infrastructure and adding amazing new services.

Installing Moodle Using Softaculous

Updated on March 22, 2022 by InMotion Hosting

Moodle, an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, is an open source suite of software tools that is designed for those who wish to create educational courses or web pages that have a more natural and organic method of learning and teaching. Appropriate for use on Windows, Apple and Linux operating systems, Moodle software allows for complete customization and changing of base code to meet the exact needs of the programmer and educator.

Consumer Driven Web Trends, Predictions for 2013

Posted on January 17, 2013 by InMotion Hosting

In a previous post on “Online Research Methods” I demonstrated some of the research techniques available to SEOs, writers, marketing experts and big data analysts. During my own research on web trends I have made some interesting discoveries that can help you learn about upcoming web search behavior related to your own niche.

How Much to Spend Online Marketing [Infographic]

Updated on August 15, 2023 by InMotion Hosting

Earlier in the year, we conducted a survey of website owners and managers to understand their online business. We wanted to learn something about the real issues that online business owners face when making decisions about their online advertising budget. Is social media marketing really free? Is it an important investment? The feedback may surprise you! As much as 35% of website owners are not spending on any marketing or advertising at all.

Web Apps and Online Tools to Make a Designer’s Life Easy

Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting

Web design and development entails a huge variety of disciplines; from photo enhancement to code edits and having the tools to handle every possibility can become a costly investment. However, there are a large number of free web development tools available free for download or online, from photo editors to assimilated development applications that will help in the creation and design of a website. These are six

Want Free Content To Help Develop Your Website?

Updated on October 26, 2023 by InMotion Hosting

We aren’t just a web hosting company. We want your websites to thrive and host valuable information to generate your online business. Are you stuck with ideas on how to flesh out your website and need a quick boost of content to keep your audience reading? Here are three great tips you can put into immediate use to get Google crawling and your visitor traffic sticking around.

How To Install Prestashop Using Softaculous In cPanel

Updated on January 23, 2024 by InMotion Hosting

In a previous article, I introduced you to what Softaculous was all about: A utility software in your control panel which automates the installation of website applications. Today I’m going to demonstrate how to install Prestashop, an eCommerce Content Management System. Below is a screenshot of the user view of the Prestashop shopping channel installed without any modification. You can see there is plenty of opportunity to optimize the template to your liking, and I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of documentation available through the back-end to help you.

Introduction to Softaculous & cPanel

Updated on January 12, 2023 by InMotion Hosting

Our recent offering of the software “Softaculous” has probably left many of you wondering what it is and how can it help you. Softaculous is a utility application within your cPanel used to help develop your websites. It’s an auto installer program that comes with over 278 useful scripts and 1000 PHP Classes, any of which can be installed in just one step. In simpler terms, it’s a one-step method of installing useful apps, eCommerce solutions and CMSs to your website.