Pars Enterprise Miscellaneous Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is FTP?
A: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client is a simple program that connects your computer's hard drive to your web server. These programs are often used to upload or download large quantities of data to or from the web server to the user’s computer.
FTP clients like FileZilla and CuteFTP are some of the most popular FTP clients on the web.
Q: What is SPAM?
A: Spam is defined as overwhelming or fraudulent web mail or web site commenting that is meant to overload a system, annoy a site owner, or ruin the content of a web site. If a web site is not properly moderated it can quickly be overrun with spam of all types. Spam affects your online efforts because it wastes time as you try to clear it from your web site or inbox.
Most spammers will post spam comments on your posts, causing your web pages to become inundated with spam, which can be difficult to get rid of. Other spammers will send you a lot of emails through the contact us form of your web site. Fortunately, there are tools within your web hosting account that can prevent spam from accumulating. If you are experiencing an influx of spam then you may want to contact your web hosting company to enquire about ways to prevent it from happening again.
Q: What is SEO?
A: SEO stands for search engine optimization, which is a very commonly used term in the web hosting industry. Search engine optimization is basically the practice of optimizing your web pages for higher search engine rankings. Being ranked highly for popular keywords in search engines is the best way to receive residual traffic with very little effort. Every web hosting account comes with tools that can help you tweak your search engine optimization efforts, such as traffic analysis tools and content management systems that simplify on-page SEO.
Q: Why is SEO important?
A: Search engines are perhaps the best possible sources of traffic. If you can properly optimize your site for search engines, then you will be able to enjoy a consistent flow of traffic without any additional efforts. The process of SEO involves optimizing your web pages so that the search engines will direct visitors to your site when they search for specific keywords.
Q: What does the robots.txt file do?
A: The robots.txt file is very important part of the way your site interacts with other sites, site visitors. and most importantly, search engines. The file dictates what computers can view your site. The reason why it is called the robots.txt file is because it is generally used to block robots from crawling and indexing your site.
Search engine robots crawl the web routinely, indexing every piece of data along the way. If your site is not ready for the search engines then you may want to edit your robots.txt file to block all robots. Some web hosting companies do not include a robots.txt file automatically, so it is up to you to create this basic text file. If you are having trouble creating or using your robots.txt file you should contact you web hosting support staff.