Saturday, November 19, 2011

Avoid The Horror Story Webmaster


We have all heard the horror stories of the administrator. Here are some tips for choosing to support the webmaster.

In a busy world and offline, it can be difficult to find a reliable webmaster to make changes or maintain your website. But there are many webmasters out there. You just have to do some research.

Here are some tips to help you choose a webmaster, you can trust, is effective and is capable of the tasks he was given.

First of all, when we examine the webmaster, send an e-referral. If you are the most satisfied customers, who do not want references to the webmaster, is a good thing. Make sure, however, is not their mother-in-law or someone close to them. Opinions of some, not at all. Many administrators have testimonials or feedback from their satisfied customers to their company website. However, do a quick search the company name if you can dig up all the negative responses from others who may have been a terrible experience.



Second, if a webmaster proposes to transfer your domain name and website in their control run! Why? Well, many webmasters have hosting accounts can host multiple websites on them. So what they do is transfer your domain name and Web site files hosting plan and then charge a monthly fee. This fee varies with each webmaster. However, while enabling them to do that, the domain name and web site becomes your property. If something goes wrong, then finally going to lose everything. Although their intentions were good early, the consequences of a relationship owner webmaster / site could be devastating.

Third, being a webmaster, who can be reached by phone. If you have never spoken with them by phone or can not reach them by phone, moves to the next. I have heard horror stories about the website owners are not able to meet their fiduciary webmaster when their website is updated, or it is a mistake. But when they finally reach them after leaving several messages, the webmaster said they no longer do.

Yes, it really happens ... and this happens a lot. Your webmaster should be accessible future.

The fourth efficiency in the work ethic is a necessity. Finding a webmaster who can commit to the updates you requested in a timely and efficient. Standard updates should be completed within 48 hours. If a bigger task in hand, then get a commitment on the completion time.

Fifth, the behavior and interviews. Make sure you can trust them. When you talk, you believe them? Do they sound honest and full of integrity?

Sixthly, the trust gut! When it all comes down to it, the potential for the webmaster can not answer all questions completely and also the promise that the world, but if you gut says Well, follow me!

This article may go a little skeptical about the choice of a webmaster, and it is not my intention. There are many webmasters that there are bad. But if you follow these tips, you will eventually have a good experience with anyone.

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