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07-11-2011, 01:30 PM
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We've also been having a ton of problems with our...
We've also been having a ton of problems with our VPS at KnownHost as of late. Personally, I think it's due to the latest version of Plesk being an absolutely buggy mess. We've got performance...
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03-27-2007, 09:58 AM
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Agreed. Always start out with the least amount of...
Agreed. Always start out with the least amount of technical overhead. With shared hosting all you'll really have to worry about is making sure the site / e-commerce script is set up properly and...
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03-23-2007, 05:05 PM
Thread: Press Releases in Running a Web Hosting Business
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I've had great success using press releases,...
I've had great success using press releases, though I actually partner with a small PR firm. Frankly PR is a great method of advertising, though. I've even gotten into the Wall Street Journal because...
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03-23-2007, 05:00 PM
Thread: Begining web hosting in Running a Web Hosting Business
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1. You can have either client logins or domain...
1. You can have either client logins or domain logins or both depending on the type of user. You can set up their permissions by creating client templates.
2. Agreed, use the datacenters DNS.
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03-23-2007, 04:49 PM
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I taught design for about 5 years. Helping each...
I taught design for about 5 years. Helping each student start out was never an easy thing because in order to get work they needed a portfolio and of course in order to get the portfolio they needed...
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03-23-2007, 04:36 PM
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Most of my spam is all from .ru or increasingly...
Most of my spam is all from .ru or increasingly .ro. The only things the Italians are responsible for is the birth of Western civilization and possibly the world's best food. But then again, I'm a...
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03-20-2007, 02:45 PM
Thread: ModVPS Support compare to PowerVPS in VPS Hosting
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I've had a VPS with Power for over a year....
I've had a VPS with Power for over a year. They're very prompt, though not proactive, when dealing with issues. Of course they also aren't afraid to tell you no when the support issue comes even...
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03-20-2007, 02:41 PM
Thread: any Debian, Xen based VPS offering? in VPS Hosting
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I was recently shopping around for a...
I was recently shopping around for a Debian/Ubuntu VPS and found that 90% of the providers I was looking at did CentOS with Virtuozzo. As far as I know there is a Debian image for Virtuozzo (though...
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03-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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Agreed, partnering with a host is probably the...
Agreed, partnering with a host is probably the best approach. It's really no different than if you were doing print design and partnered with a variety of commercial printers (as most designers do)....
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03-19-2007, 03:03 PM
Thread: Which browsers to test? in Web Design and Content
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One quick note about IE. In the last month I've...
One quick note about IE. In the last month I've noticed a huge shift in my traffic from IE6 to IE7. Most of my users have migrated to IE 7 / XP now. Considering the differences between 6 and 7 then...
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03-19-2007, 02:58 PM
Thread: 50$? in Web Design and Content
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I get clients all the time who want to pay under...
I get clients all the time who want to pay under $100 for complete web design. Here's what I always tell them: think about the time involved and then consider your price. Complete solutions take me...
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03-19-2007, 02:50 PM
Thread: A good design in Web Design and Content
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I think everyone hit on the basics really well....
I think everyone hit on the basics really well. Here's just a couple of things in my experience which might be useful.
1. Don't shop on price alone. I know everyone wants a website for $50 but it... -
03-19-2007, 02:30 PM
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I've been a designer since about 1994 and like...
I've been a designer since about 1994 and like most "old timers" I was entrenched in the table-design philosophy. Mainly because I'd been doing it for so long and developed such a good workflow.
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03-19-2007, 02:01 PM
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I've built about six sites using Litecommerce...
I've built about six sites using Litecommerce from the makers of X-Cart. It is a commercial solution however what's nice about it is that there's an entire array of plug-ins for everything from...
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03-19-2007, 01:56 PM
Thread: Accept credit cards in Ecommerce Hosting & Discussion
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For my own business I just use PayPal pro since...
For my own business I just use PayPal pro since it's about the cheapest way to go and they even give you a virtual terminal. I think I pay about $20 per month plus transactions. For a real merchant...
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03-19-2007, 01:52 PM
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I've designed about six e-commerce sites for my...
I've designed about six e-commerce sites for my clients (and other hosting companies) in the past eight months or so. I prefer using LiteCommerce which is a commercial PHP / MySQL solution from the...
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03-19-2007, 01:34 PM
Thread: How are smaller hosts supposed to compete? in Web Hosting
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My main business is design so I'll admit that...
My main business is design so I'll admit that hosting isn't my prime area of expertise. However I do have a VPS and on occasion I'll host client sites "in house". In every case where a client...
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03-16-2007, 11:40 AM
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I'm primarily a web designer who works with...
I'm primarily a web designer who works with hosting companies to build sites. So for the longest time I never even worried about hosting, I'd just toss clients to any one of the companies I worked...
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03-16-2007, 11:27 AM
Thread: Business/Host Name? in Running a Web Hosting Business
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Back when I first started my company I was...
Back when I first started my company I was primarily doing digital design and illustration. I came up with the name DigiSquid as sort of a reference to digital ink. This was long before the days of...
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03-16-2007, 11:11 AM
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I've been a web designer since 1994 and I get...
I've been a web designer since 1994 and I get customers all the time who approach me looking for Flash, PHP & MySQL enabled sites for $500 and under. The thing you have to keep in mind is that it may...
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03-16-2007, 10:58 AM
Thread: Do you use a TM Template? in Web Design and Content
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Poll: My primary business is design, in fact I do very...
My primary business is design, in fact I do very little hosting at all, so just about everything I do is custom design work. However I learned long ago that sometimes people can't afford custom...
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03-15-2007, 11:22 AM
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I've got maybe 20 databases, tops most are pretty...
I've got maybe 20 databases, tops most are pretty small. The most annoying aspect here will just be setting up all the accounts again, really. It's not difficult just time consuming.
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03-15-2007, 11:00 AM
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The static stuff is easy, so I'm not worried...
The static stuff is easy, so I'm not worried about that. However the databases can be a pain and as far as the email goes, I'm not even sure how to do that. My plan right now is pretty simple:
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03-14-2007, 09:38 PM
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Moving from Plesk 8 Windows to Plesk on Linux
Very shortly I'm going to be migrating about 30 websites from Plesk on a Windows 2003 box to Plesk on Linux. Is there any easy way to do this? I've got PSA backups of course and access to the raw...
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03-14-2007, 12:41 PM
Thread: PowerVPS vs. SLHost in VPS Hosting
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I've been with PowerVPS for about a year. Things...
I've been with PowerVPS for about a year. Things started out bumpy but they've been smooth ever since. As a matter of fact that particular server is virtually unattended and runs just fine. Support...
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