Although I work on the web, over the years there have been very few web applications that have truly become instrumental to the way we do business. Pingdom is certainly an exception. Pingdom is a very simple service really. For a small monthly fee, they allow you to monitor a number of websites 24/7 and check for downtime or errors. Their monitoring servers will check your website any number of times, from once per minute to once per hour. Should it be down, you instantly get an email, and if you choose, an SMS text message on your cell phone. You also are notified when the server is back up. Users can actually setup similar monitoring for mail servers as well using Pingdom. I find it to be a must-have for any website administrator, and it is great security for your clients to know that you are on top of their site.

A Fun Registration Process

I love studying checkout and registration processes, and I must say that signing up for Pingdom was an absolute pleasure. I started by signing up for their risk-free 30-day trial. It took maybe 60 seconds and there was no billing information required. Then I saw something I thought was really great. Following my sign-up confirmation, I was offered a one-time discount on the pricing if I were to make a purchase immediately. Being a sucker for a great bargain, I took advantage of their offer and bought a one year plan. Following my purchase, I was immediately emailed new login information. I was able to login and setup all of my sites in less than 20 minutes, and have been absolutely thrilled with the application ever since. The administration area is very intuitive, and makes use of some very clever javascript throughout to keep things moving along rapidly. All in all, Pingdom is a must-have in order for our company to continually provide clients with exceptional customer service. By all means, check it out today.