Archive for June, 2011

Six more one-click installs added!

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 29/06/2011
Six more one-click installs added!

Following on from our new OpenCart and Open Web Analytics one-click installs, we’re happy to announce that we’ve added another six to the collection! The new one-click installs are: PrestaShop We’ve had a lot of requests for the award-winning PrestaShop, so if you’re looking for an ecommerce solution then it’s one to check out. Features [...]

Design a new magazine advert for us and win £2,000 prizes

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 27/06/2011
Design a new magazine advert for us and win £2,000 prizes

We are looking for a designer to create a brand new magazine advert that showcases our market leading reseller hosting product. As well as being used in a national IT magazine, the winner will be given a 27” iMac, a 32GB iPod touch, a year’s free reseller hosting and a free domain name.

Open Web Analytics one click install now available

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 24/06/2011
Open Web Analytics one click install now available

Open Web Analytics is a great way to track your website statistics if you’re looking for an alternative to Google Analytics, or an additional source of information about your visitors. Packed with features and fully open source, OWA is a great tool to improve visitor experience as well as helping you keep track of what’s popular and what needs more work. We’re pleased to announce that it’s now available as a quick and easy one-click install from your control panel!

OpenCart is now available as a one-click install!

Posted by: Craig
Date posted: 23/06/2011
OpenCart is now available as a one-click install!

We’ve had lots of requests for a one-click install of OpenCart, and we’re happy to announce it’s now available via your eXtend control panel if you’re a Home Pro, Business Pro or Reseller customer…

Unlimited space, bandwidth and MySQL databases for just £8.99/month!

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 20/06/2011
Unlimited space, bandwidth and MySQL databases for just £8.99/month!

We’ve upgraded our Home Pro web hosting package to include unlimited web space, bandwidth and MySQL databases…all at the same price of just £8.99 per month!

Hosted Exchange upgraded to 10GB

Posted by: Jonathan
Date posted: 17/06/2011
Hosted Exchange upgraded to 10GB

We have now upgraded all our Hosted Exchange mailboxes to a massive 10GB! This isn’t just for brand new customers; all our existing customers have had their mailboxes upgraded as well. That counts for both our own customers and our resellers’ Hosted Exchange customers too.

How to reduce the bounce rate of your WordPress site

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 17/06/2011
How to reduce the bounce rate of your WordPress site

A low bounce rate indicates valuable, interested visitors and offers plenty of benefits in terms of interaction, sales and repeat visits. Here are a few ways you can help visitors view more pages (and stay longer) on your WordPress website:

8 blogs you should read if you want to be a WordPress developer (or a better one)

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 16/06/2011
8 blogs you should read if you want to be a WordPress developer (or a better one)

There is so much written about WordPress on a daily basis that keeping up to date with the latest developments and ideas can become an impossible task. Instead of trawling through the internet trying to find that little nugget of information, regularly coming back to these websites should be more than enough for you.

13 essential tasks for every new WordPress install

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 16/06/2011
13 essential tasks for every new WordPress install

After you’ve installed a fresh copy of WordPress, there are quite a few small helpful tasks you can complete before you get going with content, promotion and theme tweaking. Several of the points below are down to personal preference, whilst others will help you optimise your WordPress website for visitors and search engines. Whether you [...]

Interview with Ben Gillbanks, owner of wpvote.com & prothemedesign.com

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 15/06/2011
Interview with Ben Gillbanks, owner of wpvote.com & prothemedesign.com

Ben Gillbanks runs the premium WordPress theme site www.prothemedesign.com. In this interview Ben talks about how he got started in web design, what drew him to WordPress and how he tries to stand out in such a busy market place.