{"id":2445,"date":"2020-05-12T13:40:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T13:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/12\/perfect-ping-monitoring-a-complete-guide-to-ping-monitoring-for-small-businesses-websites"},"modified":"2020-05-19T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T14:58:04","slug":"perfect-ping-monitoring-a-complete-guide-to-ping-monitoring-for-small-businesses-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteuptime.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/12\/perfect-ping-monitoring-a-complete-guide-to-ping-monitoring-for-small-businesses-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Ping Monitoring: A Complete Guide to Ping Monitoring for Small Businesses Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"

With over\u00a02 billion websites<\/a>\u00a0online, how are you expected to get any traffic?<\/p>\n

SEO can help, but you also need to stay constantly on top of your website speed and availability from servers located all over the world.<\/p>\n

The solution: ping monitoring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Keep reading to learn how ping monitoring can lead you to business success!<\/p>\n

What is Ping Monitoring?<\/h2>\n

Without getting too complicated ping monitoring, refers to the way our devices access the internet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Essentially, when you want to get online, your device (computer, tablet, phone, etc), known as the client, communicates with another device to get the information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To make a request for information, your device sends the request\u00a0(known as a packet) to the server where the information is stored. In order to access the packet, the server needs to know who is asking for it so that they can send it back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Packets can be sent by different methods, some of which are faster than others. The one that most people are familiar with is HTTP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So the server processes your packets and sends them back via a ping, which tests the connectivity between the client and the server.<\/p>\n

Why Should You\u00a0Monitor Pings?<\/h2>\n

While this all sounds very complicated, it’s done millions of times daily and you want to monitor your website in order to understand how to improve your SEO<\/p>\n

For example, if you’re a real estate company in Texas, your website load time might be 2 seconds in Houston, but if someone moving from Portland tries to access your website, their server might cause your website to load in 8 seconds. This delay can cause you to lose businesses. SEO for real estate<\/a> is vital to keeping and finding new customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The solution?<\/p>\n

Ping monitoring!<\/p>\n

Top Ping Monitoring Tools<\/h2>\n

So now that we understand ping monitoring, let’s dive into the top ping monitoring tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Solar Winds Ping Sweep<\/h3>\n

This tool allows you to load a variety of IP addresses and the tool will continually ping them for a response. You’ll be able to see the response time and any problems that might be occurring.<\/p>\n

Paessler PRTG Network Monitor<\/h3>\n

With an easy to use and visually pleasing interface, this tool can scan IP addresses by range. You’ll get a detailed report with information such as ping time, max and minimum ping time, and any details on packet loss.<\/p>\n

Pingdom<\/h3>\n

Pingdom allows you to constantly monitor your website and make sure that everyone around the world can access it with decent load times. You’ll get notifications when something is wrong, so you don’t need to sit and watch it all day. If a problem is detected, the site will automatically try and detect what is causing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Site 24×7<\/h3>\n

This cloud-based service monitors website performance and user behavior. It’s an all-in-one IT infrastructure that can provide invaluable insights for small business success as well as early warning systems so that you can get ahead of any problems.<\/p>\n

Keep Learning<\/h2>\n

Now that you know what ping monitoring is, why you need it, and where to find it, keep reading!<\/p>\n

We cover everything from website crash diagnoses to image loading issues. Keep reading to make your website the best around.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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