It has been over a year since we launched the Facebook fan page and it has been a real success. At the current date and time, we have over 500 fans and we keep growing every single day. Are you missing out on the fun? All you need to do is head over to our Facebook Fan Page and click on the “Like” button on the top of the website. Then post your Firefox comments, questions or just say hi to some of the other people who are following the Web Hosting Show on Facebook.
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WHS Podcast is Now on a VPS!
The Web Hosting Show has just completed its big move to a new Virtual Private Server. Rather than retelling the story in a unique, different and yet still funny way – go check out all the details of the move to the VPS account over at Mitchelaneous.com.
New Podcasts Coming in May!
Hello citizens of the web hosting world! I know as of late updates have been few and far between, but I come with good news. Rather than saying there will still be at least another week with no new podcast, I will say new podcasts will go back in production in May (next month, for those of you without a calendar handy).
Maximize Work Space with More Browsers
Anybody who has worked in technical support for a web hosting company will tell you that keeping all your tasks and windows organized on a day-to-day work schedule is very hectic and not a lot of fun. You have to keep this window open to check out help desk tickets, you have to look over here for forum replies, you have to go way over there to look at the recent tweets coming in from web hosting customers. It is enough to drive a person insane, unless you follow these simple organizational tips.
How Anybody Can Install WordPress
As you can tell, if you have been to any of my web sites, I really enjoy WordPress a lot as a way to self-publish my content Online. WordPress is often known for it’s simple installation process too.
However, many people might still be confused on how to get started with WordPress, so I thought it would be a good idea to go through the steps with you, to make you feel more at home with the process.
Mitch’s Marketing Book Project
Since I now have 200 podcasts under my belt, and with a new year coming up quick, I thought now would be the perfect time to introduce to you my new project. I want to help you with marketing.
How to Turn a Complaint into a Feature
How does somebody turn a complaint into a feature? Anybody out there, who runs a web hosting company, can tell you they hear complaints about this, that and the other, every single day. When public opinion becomes SO strong, you might want to take the idea into consideration.
You do not have to drastically change the way you do business though. If you are successful in one area of business, do not toss it aside to do something else that is more popular. I got a question submitted to me the other day from Matt, which touches on this very topic.
Here is what Matt had to say:
I run a free hosting site, and I’ve been at it for 4 years, and we’ve got very high rating, and uptime, and server speed, but I’ve still got this problem where everyone expects our service to be a sort of scam or not very good because of the price. If I start charging for it, I have to say goodbye to a lot of people who I’ve been helping for a long time, and if I don’t, it seems to me there’s always this group of people who wont choose it. I mean, if you want to pay money for your hosting, I’ll gladly take donations, and I have many people who do donate. If you have time, because I know you’re very busy, could you give me your honest opinion of our service and what we need to do to appeal more to small businesses and community organizations?
Web Hosting Milestone – Podcast 200
This is it, the web hosting milestone you have all been looking forward to. As the Web Hosting Show crosses into it’s 200th episode, I want to take a minute, not to come up with a semi-pointless introduction to today’s show. I want to thank you for sticking with me through 199 episodes so far, and many more to come in the future. The Web Hosting Show is now on the air!
Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 200!
Running Time: 15 minutes | File Size: 6.53 MB
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Selling Web Hosting and Design at Retail
How would you like to drive down town and pick up a web hosting account?
The web host Slamdot hopes you’d very much like the idea of doing that. They announced they will begin selling professionally designed web site packages very soon through a retail store. The first store will be open in Knoxville, Tennesee offering web site design packages, support, and in-store training.
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Web Hosts and the DMCA
The DMCA is an abbreviation for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which was signed into law in 1998. Now the big reason most people do no like this law is because it put in place questionable laws about circumnavigating copyright protection for personal backup use or the overall vagueness of the law in general. However, that really has nothing to do with web hosting – so I will not be discussing this issue today. The issue we will be talking about is the way the law made it easier for copyright holders to get stolen material off a website that doesn’t have the right to distribute it.
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