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  • New Reseller Plans

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    Netbox Plus is pleased to announce that we now offer Reseller accounts - Packages start from only £9.99 per month.

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  • We have moved to Texas!

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    Netbox Plus is proud to announce that we moved its server base to Texas - We now have a faster and securer network.

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  • 5 Reasons Why Website Designers Should Use WordPress

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    WordPress
    Are you a web designer? Looking for a way to deliver a simple, attractive, usable site to your clients without slaving over mountains of code? Do you have a bevy of various client deadlines staring you down? Are you panicking?

    Relax. Have you considered using WordPress? Hey, don’t roll your eyes at me. I know WordPress is most commonly associated with blogging, and I understand that’s not the sexiest thing in the world. I know you’ve spent valuable time learning how to code HTML /CSS/Javascript, and you want to give clients a quality product made by your own two hands- not some rickety template-based trash that looks like it’s from the 20th century.

    However, WordPress is NOT just “blog software.” Far from it. It’s a free, incredibly versatile beast of a content management system with a ton of features and an incredibly passionate user base.

    Wow, you’re still rolling your eyes. Fine. Here’s five good reasons why you, the elite web designer, should try using WordPress for the next website you build.

    1. Minimal $$$.
    It costs nothing to download and set up WordPress. Most of the themes, plug-ins and widgets available are free, and you can have WordPress host the blog for free at WordPress.com. Creating a site through WordPress.org will require you to purchase hosting space, but that can be had for as little as four bucks a month.

     2. The Community.
    WordPress also has a global community of active users that are constantly working harder to make it a better product. There are always new widgets, plug-ins and themes created every day, which infuse endless possibilities into the site design process.

    You can also go to any WordPress-themed forum on the web to draw on the knowledge of the community for any issue– from a faulty installation to a styling snafu.

    3. Versatility.
    Whether you want to create a bare bones black and white blog or a multi-faceted monster site for a large conglomerate, WordPress serves up an endless flood of theme options that will give your site the look it needs.

    WordPress also has many different plug-ins and widgets that can make a simple page a powerful one. You can use these tools to embed video, Twitter streams and PayPal buttons to name a few.

    Not happy with the thousands of theme choices at your disposal? Whip out that code expertise you brag about so much, dive on in to the PHP or CSS and make that site do your bidding. You can also create themes of your own from scratch, with a little time and some HTML/CSS/PHP skills. 

    4. WordPress + Google = SEO MAGIC
    If your client wants their site to have any visibility on the web, they’ll want to get themselves noticed by Google, the Papa Bear of the search engine scene. However, outfitting a website with a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy can take a little too much time if you take the hand-coded DIY approach.

    WordPress can save you a ton of time here, as it offers many different ways to tag content and write headlines and excerpts. Everything on WordPress is very social media-friendly, so you can share whatever you like on Facebook and Twitter easily. There are also widgets and plug-ins that can beef up site analytics, which enable you to keep close tabs on site traffic. No other CMS gives you that kind of SEO power out of the gate. Sure, you could do all that grunt work without any assistance, but…why bother?

    5. It’s EASY.
    Not all of your clients are going to want you to manage every aspect of their site. Maybe they want to have the freedom to edit images, blog, or fiddle with the code without having to call you all the time.

    If your client knows how to use a text editor or Microsoft Word, they should have no problem writing and editing in WordPress. Zero to minimal technical expertise is required, and the layout of the dashboard is so intuitive that even the most jaded technophobe can get comfortable in a flash.

    CONVINCED YET?
    It’s 2011, people. The mechanics behind creating a blog or website shouldn’t be shrouded in mystery. You aren’t a conjurer. Both you and your client deserve an optimized, social website that looks great- and there’s no reason for you to be up all night putting it together.

    Give WordPress a try, and give yourself a break. It’s not just for bloggers anymore.

    Nov 19 Tags: Untagged

  • Database Hosting

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    For the people who want to do business online, database hosting is very helpful. By using database hosting service one can use database and access it both locally and remotely. Most of the web hosting service provider offer database hosting but few charge some additional amount to provide database hosting service. The type of database hostingdepends on the operating system that is offered.For the Windows Operating System, one can use MSSQL, MySQL or MS-Access but if the operating system is Linux then MySQL is the only choice. MS-Access is used as the basic tool for Web hosting and is useful for small setups but when hosting is needed for many simultaneous visitors and the numbers are growing then it is better to upgrade to MS SQL for database hosting.

    MySQL database hosting provides the services to access the MySQL database and can be used both on the windows and Linux or Unix Platform making it the choice of many web users. As compared to the MS SQL server, MySQL is not so fast but it is able to handle database when website hosting is done for numerous visitors. You can view the features of different database hosting services online to choose the best suiting one at affordable rate. 

    Nov 19 Tags: Untagged

  • Web Hosting Secrets Companies Hide from You

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    In business, companies will do nearly anything they can to attract and generate traffic. Once the traffic is generated, they have multiple ways of influencing the purchase decision of these people. In web hosting, companies have various ways to attracting potential clients to their website. Web hosting companies have many sneaky tricks up their sleeves, but the consumers never come to realize them. When consumers see that they are getting so much for so little, they get stunned and buy in right away. This article should provide some input on how hosting companies really conduct their business.

    Is unlimited hosting really unlimited?

    Firstly, let’s have a look at the recent hosting trend that has been catching on from company to company. It is the unlimited hosting plan that everyone seems to be offering. If you are tech-savvy and know quite a bit about hard ware and equipment, you would know that it is impossible to offer unlimited space. Bandwidth can be unmetered, meaning it is never checked into. As far as disk space, there is always a limit on the amount of data you can store. If your server hard drive is 1TB, that is the limit. Many of the established hosting companies on the market started offering unlimited hosting, due to the fact that they have the resources to do so. Unlimited hosting is sort of a marketing gimmick, which ultimately attracts clients to the deal. When someone comes across an unlimited hosting plan for as little as five dollars a month, they surely will be stunned.

    You may or may not be aware, but some hosting companies give you added incentives. These incentives are security add-ons, advertising credits, and free marketing credits. When a potential client comes across a hosting company that offers hundreds of dollars in free incentives, they believe they are getting an awesome deal. The truth is that these incentives are free regardless of whether you obtain it through the hosting company or not. If you were to go straight to the advertising company, they will give you the same amount of marketing credits for signing up. At the time of signing up for hosting, the hosting company uses your information to sign up at the various incentive sites to give you the added bonuses. 

    Lastly, there are several limitations that are set on your hosting account. The most common limitation is the maximum amount of CPU usage. The hosting company will suspend your services if you do reach the CPU limit set by the company. After your first suspension, you will need to contact your host to get your account unsuspended. Most hosting companies will give you two or three chances to reach your limit. After the fourth time, you will be asked to leave the hosting company. Alternatively, if the hosting company offers a virtual private server, you can choose that, as you will not be sharing any of the resources with the other users on the server.

     

     

     

    Nov 19 Tags: Untagged
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