Archive for January, 2009

Auto-responder HTML emails – Brand new!

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 29/01/2009
Auto-responder HTML emails – Brand new!

With Heart Internet you can now spruce up your auto-responders using HTML graphical emails. Setting up your HTML autoresponders is quick and easy: – Log in to your email/ webmail account – Click on ‘Autoresponders’ – Set the ‘content type’ as ‘HTML’ All that is left to do is enter your HTML in to the [...]

Test your website on the iPhone, with out an iPhone (and free)

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 28/01/2009
Test your website on the iPhone, with out an iPhone (and free)

Killing a few minutes here and there, too lazy to turn on my lap top or just checking where on earth I am (I get lost very easily)mobile internet access via my iPhone has crept in to my everyday life very quickly. Thanks mainly to the release of the 3G iPhone, mobile web browsing is [...]

How to structure your Google AdWords account

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 27/01/2009
How to structure your Google AdWords account

If you have ever set up an AdWords account and been overwhelmed by the stats or found it difficult to understand what they are telling you, it may be down to the way you have set up your account rather than what it is saying. A well thought out Google AdWords account benefits from improved [...]

Scripts Updated

Posted by: Jonathan
Date posted: 23/01/2009
Scripts Updated

We have updated some of the scripts that you can install from the eXtend Control Panel: AWStats Statistics - v6.8 upgraded to v6.9 Nucleus Webblog - v3.32 upgraded to v3.33 CubeCart Shopping Cart – v3.0.17 upgraded to v3.0.18 Drupal CMS - v6.4 upgraded to v6.9 phpBB3 Forum - v3..0.2 upgraded to v3.0.4 Joomla CMS – v1.5.8 upgraded to v1.5.9 [...]

Why you shouldn’t click here

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 21/01/2009
Why you shouldn’t click here

When determining which keywords your site should be shown for and how high you should be ranked, one of the variables the search engines analyse are the keywords used in the anchor text. By using the anchor text in links coming to you from other sites AND the links connecting your site’s pages (which means [...]

Creating scrollable content using CSS

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 19/01/2009
Creating scrollable content using CSS

If you want to fit a large amount of copy into a small amount of space (e.g. showing snippets from your blog posts or testimonials on your home page ) or you don’t want your site visitors to be scrolling down and down and down… (e.g. you have lengthy terms and conditions) you can display [...]

WordPress One Click Installer Updated

Posted by: Jonathan
Date posted: 14/01/2009
WordPress One Click Installer Updated

Our WordPress one click installer has been upgraded from 2.6.3 to the latest release 2.7. There are a whole bunch of new features in 2.7 so I would encourage you to upgrade, login to eXtend to try it out.   We are working on updating our Joomla one click installer at the moment and hope [...]

Resell Windows hosting or Linux hosting? Why you need to do both!

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 13/01/2009
Resell Windows hosting or Linux hosting? Why you need to do both!

Supported by Redmond’s billions, Microsoft’s hosting division has managed to carve out an impressive market share in recent years with just over 33% of all active sites reportedly run on Microsoft servers (Source: Netcraft).  By offering your customers Windows hosting you are opening up your services to a much wider customer base than if you [...]

Resellers: Tips on how to get more of your customers to renew

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 12/01/2009
Resellers: Tips on how to get more of your customers to renew

Whether you are a web designer who resells our web hosting as nice extra earner or you have a dedicated hosting brand/ business using our back end to help you, your long term aim should always be to have 100% of your customers renew. Strong products and good service will always remain king, but here [...]

How to spend less on Google and earn more!

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 09/01/2009
How to spend less on Google and earn more!

If you have ever dabbled in advertising on Google through Google AdWords and found it too expensive or you currently advertise but want to make more of it, this article will explain how you can spend significantly less bidding on keywords and actually convert more. The example used below is based on an online store [...]