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Email from your own domain needs three DNS records to be trusted: SPF says who may send it, DKIM signs it, and DMARC says what to do when a message fails. Here are the records, the common mistakes and how to check them.
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Web hosting is space and computing power on a server that is always online, rented so your website answers whenever somebody visits. Here is what that means, and what to check before you choose a host.
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A domain can be written in Bangla letters, and Bangladesh has its own Bangla-script ending, .বাংলা. Behind the scenes every such name becomes an xn-- address called Punycode. Here is how it works, and where Bangla domains still fall short.
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Installing WordPress by hand takes about fifteen minutes and teaches you where everything lives. Create a database, upload the files, run the installer — then switch to HTTPS and tidy up. Every step, in order.
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A website backup is only as good as the last time you restored from it. Here is the 3-2-1 rule, what to include, how often to back up, how to keep a copy of your own off the server, and how to test that it works.
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An SSL certificate lets browsers encrypt the connection to your site and confirm it reached the right domain. A free certificate does that as well as a paid one for most sites — as long as it renews automatically. Here is how it works and how to switch to HTTPS cleanly.
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When your messages land in spam, receivers are telling you they cannot trust them. The causes fall into four groups — authentication, the sending server's reputation, content and sending habits — and each has a fix you can check.
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After a nameserver change, some visitors see the new site and some the old one for a while. That is DNS caching, and it follows clear rules. Here is how long it takes, why, and how to move a domain without breaking your site or email.
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Most hosts discount the first term and charge more for every term after it. Here is how to read a plan's two prices, work out what it really costs over the years, and spot the questions that matter before you pay.
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A good domain name is short, easy to say and spell, sounds like your brand, sits on an ending your visitors expect, and has no history that can hurt you. Nine rules, and the checks to run before you register.