Is your Web Site really UP?
If you own a Web Site, you have it for a reason. Perhaps your goal is to sell product. Perhaps the goal is to provide information. Whatever your goal, all site owners expect at least one thing in common. You expect that your Web Site will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. You expect it to be up and running all the time.
The unfortunate truth is that not all hosting companies are created equal. Some are very reliable, others not so much. The worst case is that your site is not available for extended periods of time, from hours to days, and you never know - till perhaps a customer calls and informs you he cannot reach your web site.
When you need to know your site is REALLY up 27/7, it's a good idea to employ an independent monitoring service to keep watch over your site. One such service is KnightGuard.net, provided by Sewell Computer. KnightGuard.net will request a page from your site once every 15 minutes (more frequently on request). If a page cannot be retrieved, an alert can be sent to your e-mail enabled mobile device (cellphone or pager), alerting you to trouble immediately - before your customers know there's a problem, and in time to avert extended outages.
KnightGuard.net has other features, like weekly reports e-mailed to you and notification on slow service (not just if your site is down). KnightGuard.net also offers a one month free trial, to make sure the service performs to your liking. If you are already a Sewell client, you're covered - because your site is monitored 24/7. If not, check out KnightGuard.net. You'll sleep better.
