A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a large distributed system of servers deployed in multiple data centers across the globe. Their real value comes when you think about latency–or the time it takes for your information to be delivered hundreds or thousands of miles away from your actual web server. 

Site speed can be an important search engine optimization benchmark, and it can greatly affect the amount of time visitors spend on your site. The faster your pages load, the better.  ITworld’s Jim Lynch shows us his top 5 free tools to improve your website’s page load speed.

As of this morning, jHost is officially in its BETA phase.  We’ll be taking on a few, select customers as BETA testers to make sure everything with our new hosting system works as smooth as silk.  

You’ve heard us talk about it before.  Website loading speed matters and affects your bottom line.  Great, but were should you turn to test and receive recommendations to increase your website’s loading speed.  One word, Pingdom. 

All of us at jHost are pleased as punch to announce we’re now incorporated under the name, “jHost, LLC.”  Now, anybody who’s ever started a company will tell you that’s the easy part.  Well, we’re just getting warmed up. 

According to an article on the marketing research site, Cometrics, website loading speed is one of the key success factors for business whether you’re an eCommerce site or just a business site.