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Unpacking the Elements of Site Uptime (by way of Jeopardy!)

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October 23, 2025

API Monitoring Basics

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Reality Bites: 7 Key Disadvantages of Real User Monitoring

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How a Superior Site Uptime Monitoring Solution Could Save Your Organization $1.85 Million

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We all know the pleasure we feel when we dig into an old pair of jeans and pull out a crumpled $5 bill, or…

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AlertBot Cyber Week Sale!

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It’s Cyber Week! All new AlertBot signups this week get 20% off for the life of their account! Use…

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November 29, 2021
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AlertBot Black Friday Deal!

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It’s Black Friday all week for AlertBot! All new signups this week get 20% off for the life of their…

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November 24, 2021
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What Exactly is a Website Monitoring “False Alarm” and Why You Should Care About It

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What Exactly is a Website Monitoring “False Alarm”and Why You Should Care About It by Louis…

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“Frodo, We Aren’t in the Shire Anymore”: The Importance of a Customer Journey & How to Avoid Wrecking It

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“Frodo, We Aren’t in the Shire Anymore”: The Importance of a Customer Journey & How to…

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Debunking 3 Website Availability Monitoring Myths

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Debunking 3 Website Availability Monitoring Myths by Louis Kingston Some myths in life are harmless, or even…

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May 27, 2021
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How to Solve 6 Common Browser Incompatibility Issues

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How to Solve 6 Common Browser Incompatibility Issues by Louis Kingston You have spent a small — or…

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April 6, 2021
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4 Essential Failure Analysis Reports for Monitoring Website Performance & Uptime

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4 Essential Failure Analysis Reports for Monitoring Website Performance & Uptime by Louis Kingston It…

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February 9, 2021
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Why Your Website Host’s “100% Guaranteed Uptime” Promise is Bogus — and What to Do About It

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Why Your Website Host’s “100% Guaranteed Uptime” Promise is Bogus — and What to Do…

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January 14, 2021
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7 Tips to Help Remote Workers Secure Their Home Wi-Fi

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7 Tips to Help Remote Workers Secure Their Home Wi-Fi by Louis Kingston Do you remember that old song called…

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December 1, 2020
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6 Tips to Prepare Your E-Commerce Site for the Biggest Holiday Traffic Surge Ever

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6 Tips to Prepare Your E-Commerce Site for the Biggest Holiday Traffic Surge Ever by Louis Kingston So it…

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October 6, 2020
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3 Reasons Why It’s a Bad Idea to Buy Site Monitoring from Your Web Host

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3 Reasons Why It’s a Bad Idea to Buy Site Monitoring from Your Web Host by Louis Kingston For baseball…

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August 18, 2020
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The Basics of DNS Monitoring: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Essential for Your Business

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The Basics of DNS Monitoring: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Essential for Your Business by…

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June 19, 2020
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10 Reasons for Website Crashes

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10 Reasons for Site Crashes by Louis Kingston In the classic movie The Sound of Music, the whimsical…

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April 23, 2020
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How To Keep Traffic Spikes from Crashing Your Website

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How To Keep Traffic Spikes from Crashing Your Website by Louis Kingston At first glance — and probably…

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March 31, 2020
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Beware These 5 Possible Dangers Lurking in Free Website Monitoring Tools

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Beware These 5 Possible Dangers Lurking in Free Website Monitoring Tools by Louis Kingston We’ve been…

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February 17, 2020
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Word (and Warning) to the Wise: Site Downtime isn’t Just a Technical Issue — it’s a Customer Experience Problem

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Word (and Warning) to the Wise: Site Downtime isn’t Just a Technical Issue — it’s a…

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January 13, 2020
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The (Not-So-Magnificent) 7 HTTPS Errors that Infuriate Customers and Ruin Reputations

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The (Not-So-Magnificent) 7 HTTPS Errors that Infuriate Customers and Ruin Reputations by Louis Kingston In…

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November 19, 2019
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AlertBot Showdown: Aeropostale vs GAP (The Final Showdown)

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When you think of trendy, casual clothes, names like GAP, Aeropostale and Abercrombie are likely to be among…

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October 8, 2019
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4 Common Causes of Cart Abandonment — and How to Solve Them

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4 Common Causes of Cart Abandonment — and How to Solve Them by Louis Kingston It’s a sad story…

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September 5, 2019
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If You Build It, They Won’t Come: 5 Big, Scary and Costly e-Commerce Site Mistakes

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If You Build It, They Won’t Come: 5 Big, Scary and Costly e-Commerce Site Mistakes by Louis Kingston In…

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July 22, 2019
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AlertBot Showdown: VIVE vs Oculus

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As technology continues to morph change with the times, the virtual reality experience keeps becoming more…

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June 27, 2019
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Choosing a Website Monitoring Firm? Ask These 5 Questions Before You Buy — Not After

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Choosing a Website Monitoring Firm? Ask These 5 Questions Before You Buy — not After by Louis Kingston…

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March 19, 2019
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AlertBot Showdown: Dunkin Donuts vs Starbucks

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If there’s one snack shop you’re likely to find on any given street corner in your city,…

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January 29, 2019
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Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2018 Showdown: Amazon vs Walmart vs Target

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Last year, we stepped outside the usual format of our Website Showdown blogs to not only tackle Black Friday…

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November 29, 2018
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