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Do you own a website? If the answer is yes, then certainly you would like to maintain a top ranking for your website. But it always does not happen the way you think. There might be websites that is constantly going down or becoming unavailable. Such an instance can be quite a frustrating aspect for the followers of the website as well as the web masters. Then there is a downtime of a website it means loss of traffic which in turn gets converted into loss of revenue. However, there are quite a few reasons why a website experiences a downtime. Let us have a look at some of the causes that gives rise to website downtime.

1. Poor quality web hosting:
   There is no denying the fact bad quality web hosting is one prime reason for the downtime of websites. It has been seen that most of the times budget hosts prove to be bad quality web hosts. In fact, as far as web hosting is concerned it can be said that you get what you pay for. At the same time, there are some budget hosts that showcase a wonderful performance. This is because they are smaller companies and take extra care in web hosting. It is recommended that when you host your website invest a little more and choose a reputable web hosting company.
2. DNS problems:
   There are several problems in the DNS that could make a site go down. Next time when a site fails to load you can presume that the reason might be some problem in the DNS
3. DDoS Attacks:
   The meaning of DDoS attack is denial of service attack. In this system an individual or a group of individuals use multiple computers to flood a server with requests so that it can be overwhelmed. The result is that it either crashes or freezes and the sites loaded in that server are not able to load. It is true that the expensive hosts to a large extent have mitigated the risks of DDoS attacks but it could not be removed completely.
4. Hackers or Breaches:
   One of the prominent causes of website downtime is when hackers take control of a website by way of attacking it and the result is that the website crashes or becomes unavailable. When your site has been hacked it does not mean that you have done something to invite the hackers. Rather the hackers employ bots that go out and find out websites with vulnerabilities. Hence, the attacked site may not be available for quite a few days. Attacks on your website may also happen when you download compromised software.
5. CMS Issues:
   Whether your website is on WordPress or any other type of CMS, many times there are issues that arise with the on-site software which in turn could cause a downtime of the website. CMS issues can range from loading a blank page, partial loading, or not loading at all.

Last but not the least, there are some of the issues that website faces and it is important that you maintain your website well and keep it away from the commonly occurring downtime issues.

No matter what your profession is, even it does not matter whether you are a professional or not. You could be a retired person, a student or even a homemaker, stress is one problem which certainly has no question of criteria to affect people. We all fight stress in our own ways, but then at one point of time it becomes necessary to unwind ourselves. We take our physical health very seriously, but when it comes to our mental and psychological well being, we ignore it. Little do we consider that in the long run, these psychological problems merge with physical problems posing serious threats. So it is better to deal with stress at the budding level so that it does not get to emerge as a bigger problem. Developing de-stress hobbies is an easier solution. This keeps you healthy while utilizing your time in more constructive ways.

1. When discussing de-stress hobbies, first idea that comes to the mind is gardening. Science has proved that gardening lowers down the stress causing hormone named cortisol. Often specialists would say that it brings you closer to the earth so has a calming effect on your mind and soul. Besides, creating something so beautiful on your own has a very fulfilling aftereffect which enhances your mood. So, if you are looking for ways to unwind yourself, try this time tested method.
2. For a music lover, it is the soul food. There will be only a rare few who does not find music de-stressing. We all love music but our busy schedule or detachment with everything due to this stress does not let us spend time with music. So, if you are stressed out, play your favorite album. Make it a habit to listen music for at least 30 minutes a day. Clutter of your mind will be cleared, blood pressure will be lowered and so will be the anxiety and stress level.
3.  For a music lover, it is the soul food. There will be only a rare few who does not find music de-stressing. We all love music but our busy schedule or detachment with everything due to this stress does not let us spend time with music. So, if you are stressed out, play your favorite album. Make it a habit to listen music for at least 30 minutes a day. Clutter of your mind will be cleared, blood pressure will be lowered and so will be the anxiety and stress level.
4. Dancing can reduce your stress not only on psychological level but at physical as well. You will forget the reason behind your stress once you start tapping your feet with the rhythm and the cardiovascular activity required to dance boosts the endorphins. Study has revealed that people using dance as the hobby for stress relief are happier than them who chose cycling or spending time in gyms.
5. Hiking or walking on the trails can lower down the stress level. The more you go close to the nature, better will you start feeling. Nature does not let ruminate and thus you can escape from the obsessing negativity.

Remember, none of the ways will give you an instant relief. While gardening, you will have to give time to the seeds to germinate. As the plant will grow your stress will be lowered. Along with it, eat healthy, have a disciplined lifestyle and spend time with family and friends. Hobbies for stress relief work best with these supplements.

What is E-Commerce Software?

E-Commerce software will basically build a website for E-Commerce or an Online store for E-Commerce platform. E-Commerce software has enabled even a common man to build an online store. There are two types of E-Commerce Software: Hosted E-Commerce software and the other is Self Hosted E-Commerce software. The Hosted software is considered more user friendly while Self Hosted software is more advanced.

Three Important Features of E-Commerce Software

1. Availability of E-Commerce Site Templates in Abundance
More options for the site templates provide good scope for customizations. The templates should feature responsiveness, integration with social media and blogs.

2. Online Store Builder Should be Easy to Understand
Good E-Commerce software should have drag and drop feature. This makes online store builder simpler to use. If online store builder is easy to understand businesses would be able to focus on their core activities.

3. Presence of App Store
App store can provide more advanced features along with already present built-in features to the user like it provides in case of an iPhone user.

Self Hosted E-Commerce Software
To understand this type of E-Commerce software you can draw an analogy with purchasing of a hosting package and installing of wordpress on it. On similar lines instead of hosting a blog we simply host a E-Commerce platform in case of Self Hosted E-Commerce software. Self-hosted software can be very technical for people who are well versed with technical things. First you need to sign-up with hosting service providers and then you install E-Commerce platform or software along with a design template. The main advantage of having Self-hosted E-Commerce software is that it allows for more customizations.

The only drawback with Self Hosted E-Commerce software is that user is required to be tech-savvy to install, setup and configure it to work properly.

Hosted E-Commerce Software
Hosted E-Commerce software comes with a package including hosting and E-Commerce platform. In majority of the cases you are required to pay a monthly charge for the services. Here you don’t need to worry about technical glitches of hosting and security. Thus you can focus more on your business. All shopping cart tools like product management and payment processing come pre-installed. You will be able to make your online store using simple drag and drop features requiring zero coding skills.

The main drawback with Hosted E-Commerce software is you customize your E-commerce platform. Hosted E-Commerce is generally costlier than Self-hosted E-Commerce software. You can use only pre-decided themes and plug-ins.

Today, it has become a typical trend for customers to go online for shopping. Unlike in olden days where customers are used to brick and mortar businesses, the trend has been changed to online presence. It has become mandatory for a business to have a website – whether it is a small or large scale business. Having no website means, the business is missing out on opportunities for reaching customers.

Beyond having a website, the business should also focus on creating great online experince to the customers. But remember, there is no question of online experience if the site is frequently down for users. Those who have websites should primarily think about providing uninterrupted web services to the users before making an effort for enhancing customer experience. Try to avoid website downtime issues and have essential services like site monitoring for improving performance. Another element that influence user experience is the usefulness of the website. For instance, if the site is focusing on making money through online ads, then the best thing that can be done is to use a good ad server technology for serving better user ad experince. Similarly there are different aspects such as design, content, functionality, usability etc that require attention for making the site customer friendly.

So, lets look at the reasons how a website can go down and create bad user experience to the customers.

Natural Disaster
There could be interruptions to the website services due to the occurance of power failure, storm disrupting local networks or cyclones hitting the data centers and many others. It’s hard to predict how a natural disaster is going to affect the services of websites. When such instances happen, websites go offline, which may cause frustration to online customers.

Hosting Matters
Typically, websites are hosted on the servers which is maintained & controlled by the hosting service. Having a low quality host may affect the site functionality. In order to stay connected, get protection from natural disasters (floods and storms) and backup of website data the hosting service has to be good. Hosting also takes care of allocation of website resources and bandwidth.

Server Overloaded
When more number of people access the same website at same time, it leads to server overload and reduces the efficiency. Website has to be properly optimized for handling heavy traffics. If the hosting resources are low, then it is better to upgrade the resources to a higher plan for taking care of heavy traffics.

Keep Away From Hacking
Hackers have many different ways to hack the websites for different purposes. Customers typically avoid such websites when they see pop up saying”this website may harm your computer”. Sometimes it becomes hard to fugure out the reason for hacking and the process may prolong site downtime duration.

Down for Maintenance
As website has to be updated time to time and when required, it involves new software upgrades to be implemented. This is a planned downtime where the hosting service may take the site down for regular maintenance. To let the customer know that the site is under maintenance, it is necessary to display error message on the main page of website.

DNS ( Domain Name System) Problem
Domain name system is like contact book that convert domian name or website name into IP address. DNS errors occur when there is a network failure or when server can not communicate with network. When DNS issues happen, the site will not work for customers until the problem gets resolved from the network service provider.