Archive for October, 2009

Brand new affiliate tools

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 29/10/2009
Brand new affiliate tools

Our web hosting affiliate program has been through a few changes recently, we have added a new affiliate control panel, launched lots of new banners and increased our commission payment to make the program the highest in the UK. Following these changes we have now launched a series of ‘advanced tools’ to help you drive more traffic to our site and earn more commission. All the tools automatically insert your affiliate tracking in to the links.

18 great resources for Christmas

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 28/10/2009
18 great resources for Christmas

hristmas is only 8 weeks away which means you should be well on your way to having your website ready to target those researching and hunting for Christmas gifts online. With more people than ever expected to do their Christmas shopping online this year, it is an opportunity not to be missed. However, if you haven’t started yet, or you are still thinking about what to do, below are links to some great Christmas related tools and resources to help save you time…

Interview with writer Ariane Sherine and her use of social media

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 26/10/2009
Interview with writer Ariane Sherine and her use of social media

We recently chatted with Ariane Sherine, creator of the ‘Atheist Bus Campaign’ about her use of social media to generate awareness of her campaign.

Bearing in mind the subject matter we’d like to emphasise this interview is 100% about social media and sharing information with our blog readers to help with their own efforts, in no way are we using this to express any personal views.

The importance of domain name choice

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 26/10/2009
The importance of domain name choice

How do people get your attention when they want to engage in a conversation with you? They call you by your name. The same is true of business websites as well. When you launch a business online you must also have a domain name and the name that you choose can have a big influence on your success and how well your customers remember you.

Why Twitter is here to stay

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 23/10/2009
Why Twitter is here to stay

Deals announced in the past couple of days will soon see status updates/ tweets added to the search results of both Microsoft’s Bing and Google search result pages (SERP). The sheer volume of information being entered in to twitter every minute has long been eyed up by the likes of Microsoft and Google as it offers them ‘real time’ search through topic trends, an area that even Google has publicly admitted it is lagging behind. This deal with twitter will give them access to instant and constantly evolving information their spiders could never hope to compete with, and it gives twitter its first major source of revenue!

Heart Internet named UKs 2nd fastest growing technology company!

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 22/10/2009
Heart Internet named UKs 2nd fastest growing technology company!

We have just been named the 2nd fastest growing technology company in the UK (1st in the Midlands) in this year’s ‘Deloitte Technology Fast 50’, the UK’s pre-eminent technology awards programme ranking the country’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies.

The benefits of reseller hosting

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 22/10/2009
The benefits of reseller hosting

Reseller hosting is essentially a way for you to become a web hosting company. The hosting reseller package provides the server space and bandwidth for you, the reseller, to repackage and rebrand and sell on to your clients. You can choose the features that your packages provide to your customers, and the price you charge for providing their shared web hosting.

Design our next magazine advert: The entries that came close!

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 21/10/2009
Design our next magazine advert: The entries that came close!

Our winning entry (you can see that here) will be published in December’s Computer Arts which goes on sale 19th November, so keep your eyes out for that.

In the mean time here are a few of the entries we received that only just failed to make the cut and we would have happily used in a magazine. Let us know what you think…

Resellers: Managing your domain names with Heart Internet

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 20/10/2009
Resellers: Managing your domain names with Heart Internet

One of the key features of the Reseller package is the ability to manage, transfer and purchase domain names easily and cheaply. Here are some of the great domain names features you can use…

How to choose a dedicated server provider

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 20/10/2009
How to choose a dedicated server provider

When it comes to providing affordable web hosting solutions to clients we have a reputation as one of the best in the UK. Our extensive years of experience in this field have resulted in us being able to offer among the most affordable services, yet we don’t compromise on the levels of service, features and functionality that we offer.