Comments on: Greening Your Business Website

By: andy

andy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:28:21 +0000

The disadvantage of go green hosting is the COMPLETE lack of any technical support whatsoever. I have had support tickets open since march that have not been answered. They NEVER answer the phone or e-mails and in fact appear to have been cut off the phone today.

And now I want to leave it appears that their backup system does not work (and of course they won’t answer my support tickets to make it work) so I have to spend the next week manually transferring everything.

Do not buy from them.

you will regret it.

By: John

John — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:01:55 +0000

How about hosting your web site with a company that doesnt do offsetting, such as solarenergyhost.com, greenesthost.com, or aiso.net, which is the greenest of them all.

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:24:42 +0000

Congratulations for this amazing article!! We can never stop learning when it comes to helping the environment. Thank you so much for sharing it with us young ecopreneurs. Im from Guatemala, Central America, and im sending this useful info to companies that offer this services!!! Regards to the author!

By: Ryan Milani

Ryan Milani — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:41:58 +0000

Fantastic post! Sustainable hosting seems to always get overlooked.

By: Glenn Croston

Glenn Croston — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:36:48 +0000

A large portion of the environmental impact for websites comes not just from hosting sites, but from other servers and systems that help connect users with information. Enernetics is helping businesses make their sites carbon neutral by analyzing their impact from end to end, as described on their website (www.CO2Stats.com). Their clients receive a “Green Certified Site” badge for their website, verifying their progress. For more see:

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/glenn-croston/starting-and-growing-green-businesses/how-make-your-website-carbon-neutral

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:10:55 +0000

Thank you so much for this great article!

Its great to see good companies getting recognition for their good works.

By: Delgado Business Software

Delgado Business Software — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:52:17 +0000

Hi Allison, you make some very valid points here. Thanks for a great article.

By: Amish Vyas

Amish Vyas — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:49:30 +0000

Really, a Good concept, I will insist my Client to follow this.

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:10:11 +0000

This is a fantastic point. We try to encourage our clients to do this. There is something to be said for DIY Websites, but there is also a lot of value in outsourcing (particularly if this is going to be the cornerstone of your marketing efforts).

Also, make sure the person doing your Website understands search engine optimization (SEO). There are also many ways PR and marketing can and should tie in.

My agency now lives in the space where PR, Web design, marketing and social media intersect. Our clients are seeing huge value in integrating these functions.

This applies to start-ups and mid-sized companies — not just the big boys.

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Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:42:58 +0000

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