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02/03/2023

Why do SSL connection errors occur, and how to fix them? 🤔

🖲 Let’s see why an SSL error occurs and how to configure the browser and system to avoid this problem correctly.

☑️ Failure of the current date and time.

🔒 Browsers check your computer’s date and time to ensure the certificate has not expired. Therefore, if the date and time do not match the current one, you will get an SSL connection error.

🖲 In this case, the browser indicates the possible error type and informs that setting the correct date and time is necessary.

🔒 To fix the error, you need to set the current date and time on your device and reload the browser or the requested web page.

☑️ Firewall blocking the website.

🖲 The firewall may be blocking some sites. To ensure this is the case, you must disable the firewall and check the site.

☑️ Old operating system.

🔒 If system updates have not been updated for a long time, this can lead to an SSL connection error. This problem especially affects older versions of Windows software. Update the system and test the secure connection.

23/02/2023

7 reasons to change your domain name 🖥

1️⃣ It is difficult for clients to write it

📢 If it’s hard for people to remember the name, it’s better to change it.

2️⃣ People can’t pronounce it correctly

👨‍💻 It is one of the reasons why the founders of the companies change the name of the domains. And not in vain. After all, reputation is significant in everything.

3️⃣ Complicated email addresses

📢 Are your customers telling you they sent an email, but you didn’t receive it? There might be a technical issue, but it might be because they sent it to a different domain name by mistake. The part to the right of the @ symbol is your domain name. If it’s hard to write down, people can send messages that mean a completely different company.

4️⃣ You expanded the original mission

👨‍💻 People find the site that answers the query. Therefore, if you first sold one brand and then started selling another. Then, according to an unreasonable request, the sites with thematic names will be the first in the search results.

5️⃣ The domain looks like the name of another company

📢 It is the first reason to change your domain and not deal with litigation.

6️⃣ Your domain is too long

👨‍💻 Is your domain 25 characters long? It can be assumed that your customers are tired of typing it.

7️⃣ The domain does not represent your business status

📢 Or you started with a cheap domain name that does not require official registration, and now you are ready to move to a domain zone.

15/02/2023

Criteria For Choosing A Hosting For Mining Equipment

1️⃣ Price

🖥️ One of the first points you need to pay attention to is how much you will have to pay for electricity consumption. This figure varies by country.

2️⃣ Service

🌐 Another important factor concerns service. It is better to find a hosting that provides specialists to save yourself from unnecessary worries.

🖥️ For example, they can install equipment, ensure the devices work smoothly and monitor safety.

3️⃣ Monitoring

🌐 Technical support staff do an excellent job with their tasks; they control the process. For more confidence, you can also install online monitoring. It will allow you to see at any time how mining is going on and if there are any problems with the devices.

4️⃣ Cooling

🖥️ In addition to monitoring, hosting should have powerful equipment cooling systems. After all, if it is not cooled, then the speed of mining cryptocurrencies will sharply decrease. Plus, mining devices will wear out faster.

5️⃣ Reputation

🌐 And finally, the fifth factor you should pay attention to when choosing a hosting is its reputation. Try to find all the information about hosting on the Internet. For example, who its owner is, what he did before, and other information that can tell about the reliability of hosting.

08/02/2023

Why Shouldn’t You Order Free Hosting?

1️⃣ A definite minus to the reputation of the company.

📢 There is much less trust in online stores hosted on free hosting. As a result, the company’s brand will cause negative associations, which can lead to an outflow of customers.

2️⃣ Primitive resource design.

👨‍💻 Your project will receive a standard design that hundreds of sites use.

3️⃣ Very modest control over server performance when renting hosting.

📢 Unlike paid hosting, free providers will not care about site loading speed. Your online store may disappear from the network or be displayed as poorly as possible in the browser. As a result, you lose customers and, after them, profits.

4️⃣ Placement of advertising of the hosting itself.

👨‍💻 Your site hosts ad units from third-party companies, and your competitor may be among them. Ads often cover content. Therefore, renting hosting for a website from such a provider will not only worsen promotion but also negatively affect your brand’s reputation.

31/01/2023

What Is The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol? 🤔

🖲️ DHCP is an application layer protocol that helps assign IP addresses to devices when they connect to a server.

👉 The DHCP protocol automates the issuance of addresses and their transfer to the next users after devices are disconnected, or they move from one subnet to another.

🖲️ Dynamic IP Assignment Protocol operates on the principle of DORA.

👉 DORA is the designation for the name of the steps in the DHCP protocol.

1️⃣ Discovery.

🖲️ First, the server checks if the device is online. Technically, this process sends a separate request to a universal address. Since the new user does not have her IP at the discovery stage, the MAC address and IP are sent from its side.

2️⃣ Offer.

👉 Next, the connection selects the available options for the network configuration of the connected device. The DHCP server picks up offers with possible connections and sends them to the device by its unique MAC address.

3️⃣ Request.

🖲️ At the next stage of the DHCP connection, a connection request is sent from the client's device. A network connection request is sent after the client has received an offer from the network adapter. The request includes the MAC address of the client and the IP that the server sent in the previous step.

4️⃣ Acknowledge.

👉 At the last stage, the server confirms the device's connection. It sends parameter data messages to the MAC address with which the device will be authorised on the network.

🖲️ After successful automatic verification and matching of all settings, the connection becomes active. From this point on, the device can communicate with the server.

👉 The main feature of DHCP is that IP addresses are distributed automatically between devices, which makes the administrator's job easier.

🖲️ The protocol has a vulnerability. When distributing IP, an attacker can intercept and swap your data with his own. However, this protocol is used worldwide since, at the moment, DHCP is the only solution for issuing dynamic IP addresses when administering servers.

24/01/2023

Choosing The Web Hosting You Need

It is vital to know what will be required from your website before getting a web hosting plan. Thus, we have compiled a list of questions for you - by answering them, you will choose the perfect hosting solution tailored to your needs!

1️⃣ What type of website are you creating?

👉 Is it a WordPress blog?
👉 Is it an online store?

2️⃣ Do you need e-commerce features?

🤔 Do you need a particular kind of shopping cart software?
🤔 Are you looking for the ability to handle business transactions on the site?
🤔 Do you require technical support?

3️⃣ How much traffic do you expect?

👉 How much growth do you anticipate?
👉 Do you require a type of script support?
👉 Do you need to utilise Windows applications or special software?
👉 Where do you see your company and website in the following months or years?

Feel free to contact the Developia crew anytime to explore more about our hosting and domain services!

Let’s apply your ideal hosting together - http://developia.org/

19/01/2023

Top 3 Mistakes In Business Marketing Strategies

1️⃣ Focusing on a product.

👉 Most marketing strategies spotlight a product, service, or company. However, the effect of any marketing campaign depends on the relevance of the marketing message to customer needs, expectations, and goals.

🖲️ Shift the focus from the product to the values it gives the customers. Sell not the products. Sell the solutions to customer problems.

2️⃣ No USP.

👉 USP stands for unique selling proposition. It makes your company stand out from its competitors. The USP explains your product's differences and why it is worth the choice. The critical mistake is to rely on the features of a product or a service. Instead, the USP should highlight the difference between your product and the rest.

3️⃣ Not knowing your target audience.

🖲️ If you do not know your target audience, you sell to nobody. You should not rely on your intuition and sell women a hairdryer. Before developing any marketing strategy, you need to explore your target audience. You need to indicate the following:

☑️ Who is your target audience
☑️ Why a target customer needs\looks for your product
☑️ What are the objections of a target customer
☑️ What competing solutions does your customer use
☑️ And many other questions to answer.

👉 Only complex marketing research will provide practical insights into your target audience.

13/01/2023

Top 9 Reasons To Use Website Builder 🤔

🖲️ You can build a website without custom development with the advanced opportunities of modern website builders. A custom development meets all business needs and requirements, but the builder still has indisputable advantages. Developia experts share nine reasons to use a website builder for a brilliant result.

1️⃣ Reducing startup costs. Custom development is much more expensive than creating a website with a builder.

2️⃣ A wide choice of optimised templates for different types of business.

3️⃣ User-friendly UX and UI of a builder utilising drag and drop mode for fast and simple website creation,

4️⃣ You do not require skills, knowledge, or additional training to create a website.

5️⃣ Reducing creation time due to ready-made templates suggesting design and website architecture.

6️⃣ Mobile optimisation is included. Unlike an adjusted custom design, the template will perfectly fit a mobile screen.

7️⃣ As a website owner, you get more control over its design and structure than over custom development.

8️⃣ Most templates are customisable and can be easily changed to the requirements and goals of a business.

9️⃣ Usually, a template website is cross-browser optimised and looks well through any browser.

05/01/2023

Benefits Of VPS Hosting 📢

1️⃣ No restrictions

👨‍💻 You can create as many databases, FTP clients or mail accounts as you like. The server will run as many sites as there is enough space.

2️⃣ More freedom when choosing software

🖲️ It is possible to choose from the operating system offered by the hoster and install software on it: plug-ins and applications, hosting control panels.

3️⃣ Dedicated IP address

👨‍💻 Each VPS server has a unique one.

4️⃣ Personalised resources

🖲️ A VPS hosting user receives a fixed amount of resources: physical and RAM, bandwidth, etc. These resources are guaranteed to be used only by you.

5️⃣ Fine settings

👨‍💻 The user is given administrator rights to make the VPS server easier to manage. They are also called root rights or superuser rights. It is the highest level of access. It allows you to edit any files and settings.

30/12/2022

What Is File Transfer Protocol? 🔒

👉 Using the File Transfer Protocol, you can connect to other computers to upload, download, and manage files. For example, set access rights, create and edit text documents, and add new folders.

👨‍💻 The FTP protocol appeared long before HTTP - when the Internet was in its infancy, and there was still no convenient way to transfer files between computers. It is one of the oldest technologies in the world of computer networks.

👉 With the advent of HTTP, there is almost no reason to use FTP anymore. HTTP can do all the same, plus websites work using this protocol. There is no point in using two protocols when one can be used.

👨‍💻 Nowadays, the FTP protocol is used mainly for uploading and remotely managing files on hosting. Providers usually also provide an HTTP option - a control panel.

21/12/2022

What Is Cloudflare, And How Does It Work? 🤔

👨‍💻 Cloudflare is a network of servers worldwide where people connect their websites to increase loading speed and protect them from DDoS attacks. Also, using this service, you can manage DNS records on the domain and transfer the site to HTTPS.

🖲️ Cloudflare has a free plan and several paid ones. Depending on the tariff, the level of protection and the ability to speed up the site will differ.

👨‍💻 As we have already found out, the two main features of Cloudflare are to speed up the site's loading time and protect it from DDoS attacks.

Let's Describe How These Functions Are Implemented:

🖲️ Website loading is accelerated due to CDN technology. If you omit the technical details, Cloudflare has servers worldwide where the company caches static files from your site. Then distributes them from servers closer to visitors. It reduces the hosting load and the data's distance travels.

👨‍💻 DDoS protection first passes all incoming traffic through Cloudflare, like a filter. The company analyses incoming traffic, blocks suspicious requests, and sends regular ones to your site.

14/12/2022

What Is A 504 Gateway Timeout Error On Your Site? 👨‍💻

👉 A 504 Gateway Timeout error is a server error that occurs when the server has timed out for a response to a request. An error occurs when the system cannot fulfil the input request within the specified limits.

🤔 It can happen for many reasons. A 504 error negatively impacts your site's reputation and can affect SEO, resulting in lower traffic and revenue.

👉 You also must remember that if the site has ads for clicking on it, and the user cannot open it, this is a waste of money. Therefore, it is essential that the site is always active and correctly processes visitor requests.

How Does The Error Occur? 👇

🤔 When users try to go to the site, the browser generates and sends a request to the web server, which, in turn, must accept it at the time set in the configuration files, process it, formulate a response, and send it back to the browser.

👉 But if the server cannot accept the request at the specified time, the browser displays the 504 Gateway Timeout error code.

🤔 The main reason, in most cases, is the high load on the server, a large number of requests for processing, and the system can not cope and displays an error. The reason may be not only the server, for example, the established firewall rules on the user's computer.

👉 Also, the source may lie in the inability of the user device to establish a connection with the site due to network problems, blocking, etc.

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