This article has been written for those who wish to start their own travel blog. As blogger you will need to find a good web hosting company for your site. Here I give you 4 tips to help you choose a reliable web host. Also, since you will be on a budget, I introduce you to Namecheap for buying your hosting and domain name. Finally, I will provide you with a couple of Namecheap coupon codes that can save you money on you order your first year’s webhosting.

But before we talk about hosting plans and coupons, here are a few tips that will help home based internet business owners choose the right web host.

Understand your needs

The first step to any project is figuring out your goals and requirements. Web hosting is no different. In order to figure out what kind of hosting you need, think about what you want your website to do. Will it need a lot of bandwidth, share large files and play videos from places you have visited? Or are you simply a family traveller and plan share your family holiday through your posts? Based on the answers to these questions, you can determine what type of hosting you’ll need.

Choose the right solution

Once you know what your needs are, the next step is to decide onthe right type web hosting. Will you need shared or VPS hosting? For small websites without a lot of traffic, shared hosting offers a low-cost solution that still delivers everything you want. If you’ve got a bigger site, more interactive elements, or you need to be more competitive with load times, VPS or Virtual Private Server hosting is a bit more expensive but provides a lot more power and flexibility.

Shared Hosting is usually much cheaper than VPS. For example, Namecheap offer Shared Hosting plans from $9.88 per annum which is less than 90 cents a month. VPS hosting can be a lot more expensive than shared hosting. Even with a Namecheap discount coupon prices of VPS hosting at Namecheap start at $11.88 per month. If your site has less than 10,000 visitors per month and if you don’t plan to publish a lot of guest posts with big images then shared hosting will be enough for you.

Read reviews on forums

Do not read blogger reviews about a host, as many bloggers may be affiliated with a host and they may write only positive reviews. Instead, look at recent comments in various blog forums. For example, search Google for “forums, namecheap” to see real issues other clients had with this provider and how they were resolved.

Introducing Namecheap and coupons

There are many reputable webhosting providers that operate globally; Ifyou don’t want to look around and vet potential web hosting companies for yourself, consider Namecheap hosting. Namecheap’s basic shared hosting plans come with the option to choose either UK or US-based servers, reducing load times for your target audience. Namecheap provide a number of web services including domain name registration, web hosting and SSL certificates. As the name suggests, Namecheap appears to be the most competitive price wise.

Moreover, at the time of writing this article, if you apply Namecheap coupon code “RAINBOW” at checkout you get 40% offVPS hosting. If you apply coupon “POLAR”you get 20% off shared hosting. Also, you can search Google for “Namecheap coupons” for the latest valid offers.

Christmas is a busy time of year. Yes, that is the understatement of the year, but it is true and because of this, many people decide it’s the perfect time of year to get away from home and leave the craziness for everyone else.

If you live in a warm place, let’s say Florida, then maybe you’re dreaming of a white Christmas and would then choose a place, let’s say Colorado for Christmas. On the flip side, if you aren’t a winter fan but live in, say Minnesota, known for the cold and snowy winters, you may be dreaming of heading to somewhere, anywhere where there is a beautiful warm beach and the beaming sun. So while some may just want a change of pace, others actually just want to ‘get away’ for the holidays.

If you aren’t at home you won’t need to get the food in for the Christmas dinner, this means you won’t have to stand in lines and jockey for position at the deli counter or the bakery aisle. You don’t need to fight others for the perfect turkey or to worry that you don’t have enough marshmallows for Uncle Bob’s famous salad. If you are on vacation someone will make your Christmas dinner for you. No muss, no fuss.

A vacation at Christmas also means that you are prepared for the big day in advance. You will want to take gifts with you for the morning, presumably, so those will have to be purchased before you leave. If the trip itself is the gift it makes a great surprise for those not in the know which is another reason some choose to get away for the holidays.

Some find leaving the extended family at home gives them a more relaxing experience at Christmas. There are no arguments, no who is going to make what and no bad feelings that can come from too much togetherness especially during the holidays.

So, escape the lines, escape the stress, let someone else do the cooking and the cleaning for you, prepare for the big day before you leave and above all make some memories that will be with you for years to come when you choose to leave home for a Christmas trip. It may even turn into a new tradition for the family, one that can be relived year after year. So all that’s left is where to go?

I have not yet reached a point with my business where I can hire as many people as I need to help me handle a variety of different things. I have hired some employees, but I still have to handle a lot of things on my own. When I hired my first employee, I was a bit nervous about payroll at first. However, with the help of QuickBooks payroll support and the QuickBooks program itself, it was something that I was able to grasp and handle somewhat quickly. I am grateful for this because I am not very good when I have to keep track of things with a pen and paper. I can remember my parents having to do that years ago for their business, and it was often a mess and very disorganized.

I sometimes marvel at the fact that I’m running my own business at all. It has been common in my adult life to feel that I am an imposter. Other people seem to have everything under control, but I don’t. I feel like I have friends that have everything together so that others don’t look down on them. I used to think that I’m the only one who feels that way, but I have learned that it is very common for many adults to feel like they are an imposter, too. It makes me feel better knowing that I am not alone with that type of thinking.

I have learned that feeling like you really don’t know what you’re doing and that you’re not as good as everyone else is a major sign of low self-esteem. Confidant people dive into whatever new thing that they are confronted with and work their way through the learning process without thinking negatively of themselves. They understand that everyone has to start at the beginning with many things in life, and they also understand that it is okay to make mistakes during the learning process.

After reading Forskolin reviews for weight loss, I knew it was something I needed to try. Being diagnosed with diabetes really through me for a curve. Reading up on the condition after getting the bad news from my doctor, I quickly realized I was in for some real trouble if I didn’t get my weight under control. I also worried about my blood pressure considering that one of the first things my doctor did was give me pharmaceuticals to control that problem. Diabetes often causes very high blood pressure and the damage that can do to your organs is no laughing matter.

My problem was taking the medicines prescribed by my doctor. Surely, I thought, there had to be a better way to deal with these issues. I thought doing research online might turn up some holistic herbal supplements that could lower my blood pressure to within the normal range. Continue reading “It Has Greatly Helped My Diabetes” →

I believe that it’s important for my kids to be able to have a sense of independence, and experience and learn new things for themselves. When it comes to their online safety, I want them to know that I trust them, but at the same time I need to know that they aren’t putting themselves in danger. That’s why I decided to use Snapchat Spy to keep tabs on what they do with that app. I know that my kids use it multiple times per day, because I’m on there as well, and I can see all of the things that they’re posting. I’m sure that they’re posting even more things that I can’t currently see, which worries me.

Another parent told me about this tool, and he’s been using it for a few months now, with great results. He told me that he hasn’t found anything really alarming, but the fact that the tool is installed and he can check in on his daughter at any time really gives him peace of mind. He knows what she’s doing on the app, and whether or not she’s behaving appropriately. Continue reading “Using a Tool to Keep Track of My Kids Online” →

We got a salesman from the Netherlands working for us. He is actually kind of incredible. He has top-notch interpersonal skills, and people really like him. Not like you like a car salesman, but they actually like him. He said that he had verkooptraining in the Netherlands. I don’t speak Dutch, so he told me it means sales training. We have sales training here, but he must have had a really good school. Maybe there is a little natural talent there too. I just can’t tell. He said that believing in the products or services is also a huge help. I have always supported that as a manager. I could not stick with a company that sold something I would not use my self or recommend for my family to use.

Our salesman was hired because he could speak Dutch, Frisian and German. He was working one of the international desks as a salesman for the Netherlands and Germany. Continue reading “Sales Training in the Netherlands is Called Verkooptraining” →

Getting your hair just right every morning can be a chore all on its own. It can be a time consuming task even for the most skilled woman who has done her own hair for years. The difficulty of straightening, curling, and styling is why so many women continue to visit the hair salon on a regular basis to achieve the look that they want, especially on special occasions. But that doesn’t help the day-to-day difficulties. A newer hair tool called the Simply Straight ceramic straightening brush aims to help women on their day-to-day hair styling challenges. It is a game changer for at-home hair styling. It simplifies the process and saves precious time every morning spent on doing your hair.

The Simply Straight is a combination of a straightening iron and a brush. Continue reading “At-Home Hair Styling Made Simple” →