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Wait for it 😬 This is bad… Outlook outage
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How to Point a Domain to a New Host ➡️ by Changing Nameservers 🤓 (and Verify Propagation) ✨ With Sead Fadilpasic As digital equivalents go, pointing your domain to new nameservers is like updating your forwarding address. And before you think it’s one of those dreadful tasks that can shut down a site, it only feels like it. Mechanically speaking, the process is remarkably simple, as I’m about to demonstrate. Pointing a domain is the act of telling the internet which server your site belongs to. This is where nameservers come in, since their role is to be the internet’s directory service. When a user types your URL into their browser, the browser asks nameservers about your site’s location, and they respond with the digital coordinates of your web host. If the above sounds a bit convoluted, that’s okay. In the next 10 or so minutes, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know regarding how to point a domain to a new host, from updating nameservers to verifying DNS propagation. In the end, you’ll have a domain that connects cleanly to your new hosting provider. Read the full article at HostingAdvice
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🤫 There’s a hidden Facebook setting that shows every device logged into your account… and most people have never opened it. I checked mine. I wasn’t the only one logged in. 😳 👇 Here’s the secret Facebook setting that boots scammers out: 🔍 Step 1: Find the hidden menu Settings & privacy → Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in 🕵️ Step 2: Spot the intruder Unknown phone? Weird city? A device you’ve never owned? That’s someone else inside your Facebook account. 🚪 Step 3: Kick them out Tap the device → Log out. Gone in one tap. 🔐 Step 4: Make sure they can’t come back ✅ Change your Facebook password ✅ Turn on two-factor authentication ✅ Turn on unrecognized login alerts ⚠️ Hackers don’t always change your password. Many stay hidden so they can scam your friends, run fake Marketplace deals, or steal your info. If your account has ever acted “weird,” check this today. 📌 Save this so you can check every month 📤 Send it to the friend whose account got hacked last year 💬 Comment “CHECKED” and tell me if you found a stranger
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Want a VPS but scared to pay first? You don’t have to ✨ We’ve tested the top FREE VPS ✅ Some hosts let you try a real server for free. Others give your money back if you change your mind. 💻💯 Kamatera gives you 30 days and $100 to build your own server. Cloudways lets you try for 3 days with no credit card. Hostinger’s Kodee AI runs your server for you, and IONOS gives you a real person to call. What you can do with your own VPS: - Launch your app or online store on a fast server that’s all yours - Run AI tools like Claude Code that work for you day and night - Automate boring tasks with n8n instead of paying for Zapier - Make your own private cloud for files and photos - Host a Minecraft server for your friends or community - Test new ideas on a practice copy of your site before you go live - Keep your site fast when lots of visitors show up at once If you run a small business, build apps, or your site has outgrown cheap hosting, this is your chance to try a real server without the risk. Pick a free trial or a money-back plan, test it on your own project, and only keep it if it works for you. Watch now, then see the full list of the best VPS free trials on HostingAdvice
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Build your first Web app 🤓💻 how to install Laravel on Hostinger ✅ If you're a developer of web apps, chances are pretty good you've either used or heard of Laravel. If you've never used it, know that it's a very popular, open-source, PHP-based web application framework. 🚀 Laravel is designed for developers who need a simple toolkit to help them create full-featured web-based applications. This toolkit follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern and includes features such as database management, authentication, and built-in security to help expedite development.🤓 When I ponder the choice between straight-up PHP and Laravel, that choice is actually quite simple. PHP is a programming language, whereas Laravel is a PHP-based framework. Laravel is a "batteries included" library that is built on top of PHP. Thanks to Laravel, PHP development is accelerated because it automates repetitive tasks, such as logins, routing, sessions, and caching. 💻 Because Laravel includes built-in security for the likes of SQL injection, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and cross-site scripting (XSS), you won't have to spend too much time locking down every single aspect of your web app. 🔐 Read the Full FREE article on HostingAdvice For all my web dev’s building web apps
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When you see the price of the new iPhone Duo 😅
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How to be human in a world of AI 🙌 Pt. 2 🤓👍 Search engines and social media platforms all have the same problem. They have to sit through mountains of AI slop. So, how did they deal with that problem? Well, Google has a solution called EEAT. Never heard of it? No worries! Here are some real world ways to make your writing and content sound more human so that it’s pushed organically by all platforms and can be found by search engines. Hi 👋 I’m Britain, the marketing editor for Hosting Advice. We talk tech, copywriting, websites, and more! Give us a follow 💯
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It also came in pink and blue. Good times…
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How to be human in the world of Al 🤯 Part 1 ✅ Al detectors aren’t just on college professor dashboards anymore. The entire industry of entertainment, social media, and browser search engines have had to adjust to the onslaught of Al slop. So, this is how to be more human and beat Al detectors. This will help you with organic reach and SEO ranking. Google’s solution is something called EEAT, and we covered that in the last video. For small businesses, writers, editors, copywriters, students, content, creator, and anyone else that deals with language and communication ✨ This video is all about how to be more human in the world of Al. 💯
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Everyone’s tired of AI Slop… including Google. 😅 What is E.E.A.T. and how to get your content seen! AI isn’t going away anytime soon. AI needs to train on real human creativity, recommend real human experts, and cite real human content. Google and every other LLM are working overtime to stop the potential feedback loop of lesser AI slop feeding back into the system. The solution? E-E-A-T and the quality rater guidelines Google created an algorithm with “a mix of factors that can help determine which content demonstrates aspects of experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness, or what we call E-E-A-T.” Use this to your advantage when creating articles, website copy, social media posts, news stories, and how-to educational content. Hi 👋 I’m Britain, a senior editor at HostingAdvice. Follow us for more!
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How to Deploy OpenClaw on Kamatera (AI Agent) 🤖✨ Deploy Openclaw On Kamatera Read the FREE article! By Joe Warnimont Follow Us! 30k+ I like to think of OpenClaw as a secretary that completes tasks for you but never sleeps. A regular AI like Claude or ChatGPT can answer questions: What’s the weather? Can you plan a trip for me to Barcelona? But OpenClaw takes AI a step further. I’ve been using OpenClaw to manage everyday tasks like scheduling on my calendar, running scripts, and clearing out my old emails. All of that happens by giving OpenClaw orders through my phone using chat apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. What’s great is that OpenClaw is a self-hosted platform, so you can install it on a server, like how I’ve installed mine on a cloud VPS from Kamatera, to keep it online and under your control at all times. Keep reading as I walk you through how to deploy OpenClaw on Kamatera for one of the most powerful AI assistants available. Continue reading for FREE at HostingAdvice Song: Tomorrow Adrián Berenguer
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We Tested the Best Website Builders for Your Business 🤯 Why skip out on unlimited free professional domain based email!?✨ People are spending way too much money for upsold AI website builders when the tried and true industry standard website hosting providers are innovating and pioneering nearly effortless website builders for small businesses. Not only that, you can also get professional email so your customers know you’re the real deal. The best part? It’s not gonna break the bank – like at all. Read the full article free at Hosting Advice Music credit: Brass Avenue Rhythm Pants
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How to Install WordPress on Liquid Web (with CLI Option) 💻🤓 With expert writer: Jack Wallen 🙌 Unless you’ve been living off the grid or were buried under a mountain of memes and doomscrolling, you know what WordPress is. If you happen to have missed out on technology trends for a while, know that WordPress is the most widely used platform on the web. According to Kinsta, WordPress powers 43% of the world’s websites and 67% of the world’s CMS tools. There are two main reasons why WordPress is so popular: It’s incredibly easy to use, and… It can be used for nearly anything, thanks to an extensive array of plugins. With very little technical ability, you could set up a site for your business that even includes e-commerce. When you combine WordPress with a high-performing host, you get a powerhouse platform that can serve your needs and/or the needs of your clients and customers. Liquid Web is well-known as a high-performance self-managed or fully managed hosting service. Its benefits include 100% uptime, very fast LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) at 1.541 seconds on an unoptimized WordPress installation, fast response time (approximately 83.77 ms), a WordPress performance score of 8.4 (via WordPress hosting benchmarks), outstanding load handling, and a guaranteed 59-second response time for live chat and phone support, and 59-minute response time for helpdesk tickets. Read the full FREE article at Hosting Advice ➡️➡️➡️ #webdev #wordpressinstall #commandline #cli #howto
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You know what to do 💃🪩🕺 Dance battle in the comments! Show me your best sticker! See you there 🥳 Break out your best GIF or Sticker! We can’t let other platforms have all the fun! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Looking for cheap business email that doesn't feel cheap? We tested 12 options and these three came out on top. 💌 Hostinger starts at just $0.39/month and still throws in Kodee AI to write, reply, and summarize your emails in your own tone — the most AI you'll get anywhere near this price point. Hosting.com sits at $2.99/month with unlimited mailboxes and zero sending caps, so it scales with you instead of forcing an upgrade the moment your team grows. IONOS comes in at $1.10/month and adds something nobody else does: your own personal consultant to help set everything up, no guesswork required. Full breakdown, pricing, and renewal rates in the link. 👆
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Migrate Your WordPress Site with WP Engine 🚀 When I first started learning web development, I remember my instructor saying, “If you can find a lazy way of doing something, always go for it.” And I was like, “What?? I’m paying 50 of Benjamin's finest bills just for you to teach me how to be lazy? I don’t need training, I’m a natural!” 😏 Seven years into working in the digital space, everything now makes sense. Take website migration as an example. Back then, you had to manually move files, databases, URLs, settings, and pray that the internet gods spared your images from disappearing into another dimension. It was one thing if you were working on a personal project. A client project? Bro, you'd be cooked! 😅 The lazy way, which I've come to greatly appreciate, involves using a plugin like WP Engine. It basically changed the game for WordPress users. If you played your cards right, a migration process that took hours could be completed within minutes. For perspective, mine took only one minute and 33 seconds. ✅ And to prove that I’m not just making things up, I’ll show you how I did it. ⌨️🤓 Read the full FREE Guide at ➡️
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Just text me at this point 🫠
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