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KEYDAL blog: what we learn in the field on hosting, domains, servers, security, software and press law; step-by-step guides and current notes.

SEO

Google E-E-A-T Signals and Fake Traffic: Why Bot Traffic Does Not Affect Rankings

What is Google E-E-A-T, and how do Helpful Content Update and SpamBrain work?

May 19, 2026 · 11 min read
Hosting

File Management with FTP and SFTP: Secure File Transfer to a Server

What are FTP and SFTP and what is the difference? Secure file transfer to a server, FTP clients and why you should use SFTP instead of FTP.

May 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Hosting

Setting Up a Staging Environment: Safe Testing Before Going Live

What is a staging environment and why is it needed? Testing changes without risking the live site, staging setup and the deployment flow to production

May 18, 2026 · 8 min read
SEO

Headless Browsers and Web Automation: A Puppeteer and Playwright Guide

What is a headless browser and how does it work? Comparing Puppeteer, Playwright and Selenium, legitimate use cases and the bot traffic context.

May 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Hosting

Load Balancing: What It Is and How It Works

What is load balancing and how does it work? Load balancer logic, distribution algorithms, health checks, high availability and session management.

May 17, 2026 · 9 min read
SEO

How to Detect Bot Traffic: A Guide to Filtering Fake Visitors

What is bot traffic and how do you detect it? Signs, server log analysis, GA4 filtering, server-side protection and the good vs bad bot distinction.

May 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Hosting

What Is a CDN? Speeding Up Your Site with a Content Delivery Network

What is a CDN and how does it work? The effect of a content delivery network on site speed, server load and security.

May 16, 2026 · 8 min read
SEO

Aggressive SEO and Grey-Hat Techniques: The Reality Behind Risk-for-Ranking Promises

What are aggressive SEO, grey-hat, black-hat and parasite SEO? The risks of grey-hat techniques, Google penalties and sustainable white-hat alternativ

May 16, 2026 · 11 min read
Hosting

Website Migration Guide: Moving a Site to a New Server Without Downtime

How to move a website to new hosting? Migrating files and the database, the DNS transition, lowering TTL and steps to migrate hosting with zero downti

May 15, 2026 · 9 min read
SEO

What Is Invalid Traffic? AdSense Penalty and Recovery Guide

What is invalid traffic and why does AdSense suspend accounts? Sources of invalid traffic, the penalty process and a recovery guide.

May 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Hosting

HTTP Status Codes Guide: What 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, 5xx Mean

What are HTTP status codes and what do they mean? An explanation of 200, 301, 404, 500, 502 and other codes, their classes and their importance for SE

May 14, 2026 · 8 min read
Hosting

502 Bad Gateway and 504 Gateway Timeout: Causes and Solutions

What are the 502 Bad Gateway and 504 Gateway Timeout errors and why do they happen? The difference between the two.

May 13, 2026 · 8 min read
Hosting

Why Is My Website Slow? Server-Side Causes and Solutions

Why is your website loading slowly? Server-side causes of slowness — insufficient resources, slow queries.

May 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Hosting

Server Performance: A Bottleneck Detection Guide

How do you find the source of server slowness? Detecting CPU, RAM, disk and network bottlenecks, the right tools and a systematic performance diagnosi

May 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Hosting

Server Updates and Patch Management

Why server updates matter and how to do patch management? Security patches, automatic updates, kernel updates and a safe update process.

May 10, 2026 · 8 min read
Hosting

"Disk Full" Error: Disk Space Management on Linux

How to fix the disk full error on a Linux server? Finding used space with df and du, cleaning up large files, inode exhaustion and disk space manageme

May 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Hosting

Reading Linux Server Logs and Diagnosing Problems

Where are Linux server logs kept and how do you read them? journalctl, /var/log files, web server logs and a guide to diagnosing problems from logs.

May 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Hosting

Server Monitoring Basics: Tracking CPU, RAM, Disk and Uptime

What is server monitoring and what should you monitor? Tracking CPU, RAM, disk and uptime, built-in monitoring tools, uptime monitoring and alerting l

May 7, 2026 · 9 min read
Domains

Wix Domain Guide: Domain Lookup, Hosting and Free Domain (2026)

Buying a Wix domain, domain availability lookup, the free domain coupon, Wix hosting fees and connecting an external domain.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Domains

Where to Buy a .com Domain Name: Complete Purchase Guide 2026

Where to buy a .com domain, how to compare registrar prices, hidden fees, ICANN fees, transfer locks, WHOIS privacy, DNSSEC.

May 6, 2026 · 28 min read
Hosting

What Is a VDS Virtual Dedicated Server? Architecture, Hypervisor, and Usage Guide

What a VDS (Virtual Dedicated Server) is, how it works, hypervisor differences (KVM, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V), VPS and dedicated server comparison, use c

May 6, 2026 · 28 min read
Domains

What Does Domain Mean in Turkish? Address, TLD and DNS Guide

What does domain mean in Turkish? Definition of domain address, TLD/SLD/subdomain anatomy, DNS, WHOIS, pricing and how to pick the right domain in 202

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Domains

What Does .com.tr Mean? Turkey's ccTLD, .tr Extension and Full Guide

What .com.tr means, the .tr extension, TRABIS rules, sub-extensions (org.tr, net.tr, av.tr, edu.tr), registration process, differences from .com.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Web Setup

Website Software Guide 2026: CMS, Site Builders and Headless Architecture

Choosing, installing and comparing website software: CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla), site builders (Wix, Webflow, Squarespace), headless CM

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Domains

Website Registration in Turkey: Domain, Trademark, Trade Registry and Legal Protection

What is website registration in Turkey and how to do it? .tr and gTLD domain registration, TURKPATENT trademark filing.

May 6, 2026 · 28 min read
Web Setup

Website Names: How to Find, Choose and Brand a Site Name (Complete Guide)

How to find and choose a website name: branding, domains, SEO, phonetics, trademark checks, naming frameworks and pitfalls — a vendor-neutral end-to-e

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Hosting

Unlimited Bandwidth and Unmetered Hosting in 2026: Marketing Claims vs Technical Reality

What is unlimited bandwidth and unmetered hosting, and is it actually limitless? Comprehensive guide covering fair-use policies, oversubscription.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

Contacting Turkish E-commerce SaaS Providers: Support and Customer Service Guide

A practical, vendor-neutral guide to contacting Turkish e-commerce SaaS and hosting providers, opening support tickets.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

Information and Communication Technologies Authority in Turkey: BTK, Ministry Affiliations and Internet Regulation (2026)

A vendor-neutral 2026 guide to Turkey's ICT authority structure: the BTK regulator, which ministry oversees the internet, e-Government services.

May 6, 2026 · 28 min read
SEO

Submit Your Website to Search Engines 2026: Google, Bing, Yandex and IndexNow

Submit your website to Google, Bing, Yandex and IndexNow with verification methods, sitemap.xml, robots.txt.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Hosting

Server and Website Backup: Automatic Backups with rsync

Why server backup matters and how to do it. The 3-2-1 backup rule, file backup with rsync, backing up to a remote server and automating with cron.

May 6, 2026 · 9 min read
SEO

SEO Audit and Checking Guide: Site SEO Score, Technical Audit and Rank Tracking (2026)

How to run an SEO audit on your site. A complete guide to scoring SEO health, catching technical issues and tracking keyword rankings with both free a

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Web Setup

Page Design Guide 2026: From Wireframe to Production Web Page Design

End-to-end guide to page design: design process, wireframes and mockups, typography, color, grid, mobile responsiveness, design systems.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

name.tr Domain Guide 2026: Personal Domain Registration, Document-Free Process and TRABİS

Complete 2026 guide to name.tr domains: eligibility, document-free registration via TRABİS, BTK regulations, pricing ranges, nameserver requirements.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

Is IHS Reliable? An Unbiased Review of Hosting, Domain Services and Complaints

We examine the question 'is IHS reliable' against technical criteria: uptime, support, control panel, pricing, complaint patterns, transfer processes.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Hosting

International Server Hosting Guide 2026: Locations, Hardware, Latency, and Legal Considerations

End-to-end guide to international server rental: Germany, Netherlands, US and UK locations, KVM/VMware hypervisor choice, latency measurement.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

Güzel Hosting Discount Code Guide 2026: Coupons, Campaigns and Renewal Strategy

How to find, verify and use Güzel Hosting discount codes. 2026 campaigns, annual payment leverage, renewal coupon negotiation.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Hosting

Free WordPress Hosting: Limits, Pitfalls and the Right Use Cases

What is free WordPress hosting, is it really free, what each provider offers, resource limits (PHP, MySQL, storage, bandwidth), suitable scenarios.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Web Setup

Free HTML Website Hosting: A Practical Static Site Guide for 2026

What is free HTML website hosting, which providers are actually usable, and what are the limits? A complete guide covering static hosting, custom doma

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Hosting

.NET Web Hosting and Professional Web Hosting Guide 2026

How to choose professional web hosting for .NET / ASP.NET Core applications. Windows IIS, Linux Kestrel, Plesk, MSSQL, shared vs VPS.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Domains

Domain Renewal Period Guide 2026: What Happens to an Expired Domain?

What is the domain renewal period, what happens when a domain expires, how long do grace and redemption phases last?

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Domains

Domain Registrar Contact and Customer Support: Verification, SLAs and Escalation

How to reach a domain registrar's customer support: identity verification, document checklists, GSM/email updates, EPP transfer codes, abuse reports.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Domains

Domain Name Ideas: How to Brainstorm and Pick the Right One in 2026

A practical guide to brainstorming domain name ideas: AI generators, manual frameworks, TLD strategy, trademark protection.

May 6, 2026 · 26 min read
Domains

Domain Ban Check Guide: Google, Blacklist and Reputation Lookup in 2026

End-to-end guide to checking whether a domain is banned. Google manual actions, Safe Browsing, AdSense ban, country-level access blocks.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Email

Custom Domain Email Setup Guide: Get Your Own @yourdomain.com Mailbox (2026)

How to set up a professional email address with your own domain. Domain selection, hosting vs. Workspace comparison, MX/SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Web Setup

Creating an HTML Web Page: From Scratch to a Live Website

How to create an HTML web page from scratch: DOCTYPE, semantic tags, CSS, responsive design, forms, accessibility, file structure.

May 6, 2026 · 27 min read
Hosting

cPanel on VDS: License, Installation, WHM and Buying Guide

What is a cPanel VDS license, how does pricing work, and how do you install WHM from scratch?

May 6, 2026 · 34 min read
Hosting

cPanel Reseller Hosting Guide: WHM, Package Management and the Reseller Business Model

What cPanel reseller hosting is, how to operate WHM as a reseller, package creation, white-label nameservers, account limits.

May 6, 2026 · 28 min read