Comments on: What to look for in a web host? http://www.marywinter.com/2010/04/27/what-to-look-for-in-a-web-host/ Explore Seasons of Passion Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:27:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.marywinter.com/2010/04/27/what-to-look-for-in-a-web-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 admin Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:04:42 +0000 http://www.marywinter.com/?p=767#comment-1257 Definately a good question to ask, JL. You never know what they might consider to be "adult". Thanks for the comment! Definately a good question to ask, JL. You never know what they might consider to be “adult”. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: J. L. Jensen http://www.marywinter.com/2010/04/27/what-to-look-for-in-a-web-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 J. L. Jensen Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:17:28 +0000 http://www.marywinter.com/?p=767#comment-1251 One caveat -- if you want to post 'not safe for work' book excerpts or chapters and you write erotic fiction, make sure the web hosting company allows 'adult content' and make sure you know what that company considers adult content! One company I know of defines 'adult content' as anything that 'is designed to arouse'. Another company will allow anything that is legal in the state they are based in (California). When I e-mailed them, I specifically asked about the type of fiction I wrote, and they said there wasn't a problem. So if there is any doubt, ask the web hosting company. One caveat — if you want to post ‘not safe for work’ book excerpts or chapters and you write erotic fiction, make sure the web hosting company allows ‘adult content’ and make sure you know what that company considers adult content!

One company I know of defines ‘adult content’ as anything that ‘is designed to arouse’. Another company will allow anything that is legal in the state they are based in (California). When I e-mailed them, I specifically asked about the type of fiction I wrote, and they said there wasn’t a problem. So if there is any doubt, ask the web hosting company.

]]> By: Lex Valentine http://www.marywinter.com/2010/04/27/what-to-look-for-in-a-web-host/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Lex Valentine Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:08:12 +0000 http://www.marywinter.com/?p=767#comment-1247 Great article! Thanks for the shout out. :) You wouldn't believe how many authors have lost their domain names because they got it and hosting as a package someplace, tried to go to cheaper hosting a year later only to discover they didn't own their domain... the hosting company did and they wouldn't give it up for less than $300. Sad, but true. Great article! Thanks for the shout out. :) You wouldn’t believe how many authors have lost their domain names because they got it and hosting as a package someplace, tried to go to cheaper hosting a year later only to discover they didn’t own their domain… the hosting company did and they wouldn’t give it up for less than $300. Sad, but true.

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