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Free web hosting template (CSS/ HTML)

Free web hosting template (CSS/ HTML)

Posted by Matthew on August 4th, 2010

We have converted one of our HostPay themes (click here to view the HostPay themes) in to a CSS/ HTML template free for everyone to download, Heart Internet customer or not. It is 100% free, you can make any changes you want to it and you can use it for any type of website you see fit, personal or commercial.

The free web hosting template is fully W3C Standards Compliant and comes with a home page, a hosting information page plus a generic ‘content’ page for anything else you may need. Here are a couple of screen shots:

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Click here to download the free web hosting template as a ZIP file: Download

Some small print…
We want you to enjoy using this template, but we also want to take credit for its design. With this in mind, you are not permitted to copy, display or engage in any licensing, sub-licensing or distribution of the template. This essentially means you can’t copy the template to your website and offer it as a download yourself or distribute it amongst your customers/ members.

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Name:Matthew Telfer
About:Matthew is Heart Internet's Marketing Manager, and has held senior marketing positions in the web hosting industry for half a decade. With a passion for online marketing, Matthew is responsible for shaping strategy and developing the Heart Internet brand.
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New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 1

New Video Tutorial: Customising HostPay – Part 1

Posted by Ben on July 15th, 2010

Over the past few months we have been inundated with requests to create a series of videos on how you can customise the look and feel of a HostPay template.

Well, the wait is finally over! You spoke and we listened! Fresh from the Video production studio (Well, me and my laptop) is the first in a series of step-by-step video demonstrations taking you through the process of customising your HostPay template.

The first video from this series is giving you an overview of changing your HostPay templates, swapping in your company logo, CSS tips plus a brief explanation on transferring and editing files.

All the videos can be found within the video section of your customer control panel or alternatively you can check out our YouTube channel (Make sure you subscribe to be the first to know about new video releases).

Remember, you need to have HostPay installed before you can follow this tutorial, luckily we have a demonstration on that as well! – Check that out here.

In the next installment of this video series, you can expect to get into much more detail about changing background, link and text colours and also creating new pages. Part 2 will be coming soon!

Customising HostPay: Part 1

Any questions or feedback please leave them in the comments box below!

Cheers :)

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Name:Ben Scott
About:As Senior Web Designer, Ben oversees all of Heart Internet's design, usability, SEO and conversion optimisation. Since joining the team in 2009, Ben has redesigned the Heart Internet website as well as the newsletters, HostPay templates, control panel and much more.
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New Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 hosted email packages launched

New Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 hosted email packages launched

Posted by Jenni on July 6th, 2010

We’re happy to announce that we’re now offering hosted email packages built on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. All Exchange email hosting includes:

•    Free Microsoft Outlook 2010
•    Access to your email via Outlook or Outlook Web Access
•    Mobile access (including iPhone, Windows Mobile and iPad support)
•    Enterprise level virus and spam protection.

All our business email hosting is safe and secure thanks to our state-of-the-art data centre, which is manned 24/7, 365 days a year. There are no set up or hardware costs, you can easily transfer in any existing data, and you can also take advantage of secure email access from almost any platform, device or web browser.

As well as increasing business productivity with all the advanced and updated features Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers, you can save money by leaving all the maintenance and day-to-day running to us. Our professional email hosting solutions are easy to set up and use so you can reap the benefits straight away.

Whether you’re a new or existing customer, you can benefit by adding Exchange Server 2010 to your web hosting package or using it as a standalone product. If you’re a reseller, you can expand your web hosting services to include business email hosting or sell email packages separately as a dedicated product reseller.

Find out more about Exchange Server 2010 email hosting with Heart Internet.

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Name:Jenni Brown
About:One of the newest members of the team, Jenni is Heart Internet's SEO & Social Media Marketing Executive. Responsible for Heart Internet's Twitter and Facebook engagement, Jenni is a social network enthusiast and has been blogging for almost a decade.
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SRV Records

SRV Records

Posted by Stu on February 25th, 2010

We have recently received several requests for the ability to add SRV DNS records to domains, and we were happy to oblige. For those who don’t know, DNS stands for Domain Name System and is how a computer translates a domain name like heartinternet.co.uk to the address of the actual computer that the website lives on.

There are many types of DNS records that describe how to find different services such as the web, and email servers. SRV records let some more modern programs find out how and where to connect to potentially any service. SRV records have only been widely adopted in relatively new protocols like SIP and XMPP, but it is expected that they will become more commonplace as additional protocols are developed.

With an SRV record you can specify different servers for the same service and split the requests between them in whatever ratio you decide. This is called load-balancing and is mostly only used for services with a high volume of users. It is also possible to specify two servers and have the second only be used if the first becomes unreachable. This is called redundancy and helps to prevent downtime on important services.

Our DNS management page now includes sections for managing your SRV records, but you should only use them if you need the records and are confident with what you are doing. You could potentially break your entire site in just a few wrong clicks. If you need an SRV record and are confident of your ability then click on the link, choose the domain to manage and click on the shiny new DNS Management icon.

Our support database has a more technical description of SRV records, which is advised reading if you are going to be adding records.

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Name:Stuart Gilbert
About:One of the key members of the Heart Internet Developer team, Stu joined the company in 2008 and has various responsibilities including the development of customer tools, HostPay, and the maintenance of the blog.
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New! 2 Stylish HostPay Templates Released

New! 2 Stylish HostPay Templates Released

Posted by Ben on February 24th, 2010

Fresh from the creative depths of our web design workshop has emerged a pair of brand new HostPay templates. These templates have taken on a different look from our previous releases as to give our customers a greater choice when selecting a style for their web hosting company.

Both templates have adapted characteristics of modern looking web 2.0 sites you may find online, this breaks away from the more traditional style of design web hosting companies have used over the years and gives you something that’s completely different, but still conveys the right message. Each templates homepage caters for a large promotional pitch at the top, this can be changed to anything you desire, we’ve also added a sprinkle of jQuery magic to one of the templates, to create a slideshow effect that dynamically rotates various messages. We’ve taken the time to include a couple of blank message templates which you can change accordingly using your favorite graphics package (Mines Fireworks!) or use it as a basis to create your own! As usual the templates are built with XHTML/CSS and are fully W3C standards compliant. :)

We hope you enjoy these new-look templates and would certainly love to hear what you think about them!

Screenshots below:

Template 1:

Template 2:
HostPay Template

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Name:Ben Scott
About:As Senior Web Designer, Ben oversees all of Heart Internet's design, usability, SEO and conversion optimisation. Since joining the team in 2009, Ben has redesigned the Heart Internet website as well as the newsletters, HostPay templates, control panel and much more.
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Web Hosting explained

Web Hosting explained

Posted by Matthew on January 8th, 2010

Most of us are probably aware that once we have a website designed, we need a web hosting company to put our pages on the internet and make them accessible to others. Without someone or somewhere to host our website, it would be useless: no one would ever be able to see all the hard work that you, or someone else, have put into it. The importance of choosing the right company to host your website is critical.

Even if you  require just a personal web page or something quite small or if you happen to require a site more suitable for a business, then you’ll need to contact a specialist company who provide web hosting as one of their services to make sure you get the best deal and best service possible. Heart Internet are experts at providing web hosting facilities. We provide a range of services that allow you to fully manage and maintain your website.

Most web hosting companies will provide basic features such as FTP for uploading files. However, this is where the services offered by some companies stops. We provide advanced database support and application development platforms such as Ruby and Rails. Features like these allow our customers to write and install scripts for applications on their website. We also provide out customers with an advanced control panel. This control panel has loads of features that allow you to manage your email, setup databases, manage servers, view bandwidth statistics and much more.

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Name:Matthew Telfer
About:Matthew is Heart Internet's Marketing Manager, and has held senior marketing positions in the web hosting industry for half a decade. With a passion for online marketing, Matthew is responsible for shaping strategy and developing the Heart Internet brand.
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Where in the world is your web host?

Where in the world is your web host?

Posted by Matthew on December 16th, 2009

When it comes to website hosting, there are plenty of companies out there who will readily take your money. They may promise the earth but the chances are that the service will not be as promised and you’ll probably end up paying through the nose for it. With a companies website being such a vital part of a business, the company that provides your website hosting is vital.

Thankfully, Heart Internet are the perfect choice when considering which company should host your website. We offer a variety of packages which are clearly aimed at three different groups of users. The first package on offer is Starter Pro, with 5000mb web space, 30000mb monthly bandwidth and 24 x 7 support, this is ideal for small businesses looking to make their mark on the internet. Home Pro is the second package on offer; this package offers significant increases in size on the Starter Pro package and with added database and e-commerce features. The top package is Business Pro; this is perfect for businesses as it offers unlimited bandwidth, space and plenty of other tools for business.

One final thing worth consideration when choosing your website hosting company is where your hosting company is based. Most search engines adapt their search results to the country where the hosting company is based and give fast loading websites a boost too. Choosing a UK based website hosting company such as ours at Heart Internet, means you will be included in more search results. This can only be good for business as it will generate more publicity and sales.

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Name:Matthew Telfer
About:Matthew is Heart Internet's Marketing Manager, and has held senior marketing positions in the web hosting industry for half a decade. With a passion for online marketing, Matthew is responsible for shaping strategy and developing the Heart Internet brand.
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Best Free Font Resources

Best Free Font Resources

Posted by Ben on December 14th, 2009

Below you will find a list of the best free font resources that you can use to add a touch of creativity to your web pages.

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Search Free Fonts
http://www.searchfreefonts.com/
Search Free Font’s has an impressive archive of over 13,000 fonts! The sections are well categorised, with the added option to browse by letter. With every font style you have the ability to type your own text to generate a preview of how it renders, which is a nice way to test before you download. There is also the option to rate and review each font style.

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DaFont
http://www.dafont.com
An extensive resource of fonts with various licensing options. I like DaFont for it’s clear layout and navigation which allows you to browse fonts with ease. DaFont has a strong user base with new fonts being added regularly, you also get to make comments and also browse fonts by author. You can preview each font style before you download by adding your own custom text and checking whether it’s suitable or not.

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1001 Free Fonts
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
A popular resource of free fonts, each with a large preview of the typeface. 1001 Free Fonts has always been a great resource, but it’s starting to get overshadowed by newer font libraries. If you’d prefer not to spend countless hours downloading fonts, 1001 Free Fonts allows you to download the entire library for $19.99.

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Identifying Fonts – What The Font?!
http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
This is my favourite tool for helping to identify font sets that otherwise would go unfound. What makes it so good is it’s complete ease of use and impressive accuracy on the results. You simply upload an image/screenshot of the font (the clearer the better) and What The Font!? will work it’s magic and tell you what that font set is or its closest match and also how to get it.

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Embedding Fonts
http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/sifr/
Use sIFR to embed font’s into your webpage, this method uses modern technologies to replace short passages of plain browser text with text rendered in thetypeface of choice, regardless of whether or not your users have that font installed on their systems. Great if you wan’t to add a touch of creativity to your h1 tags!

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Name:Ben Scott
About:As Senior Web Designer, Ben oversees all of Heart Internet's design, usability, SEO and conversion optimisation. Since joining the team in 2009, Ben has redesigned the Heart Internet website as well as the newsletters, HostPay templates, control panel and much more.
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Website Colour Scheme Inspiration & Tools

Website Colour Scheme Inspiration & Tools

Posted by Ben on December 11th, 2009

sml_kulerKuler
http://www.adobe.com/products/kuler/
Kuler has been the preferred choice of many web designers (including myself) for creating the perfect colour scheme for quite some time now. Kuler contains thousands of user generated colour palettes, which you can use straight away or modify to your needs. New themes can be created from just one or multiple colours, with the added ability to upload an image to Kuler, which analyses and extracts the colours it contains to create a new theme. You can also engage with the Kuler community by rating and reviewing colour schemes.

sml_colourloversColour Lovers
http://www.colourlovers.com/
Colour Lovers is an amazing design resource which is built around a very active community of colour enthusiasts. Amongst the vast collection of schemes available you’ll find a wealth of information on current design trends & patterns. If you’re looking to do more than creating a new palette for your site and want to get involved with a community dedicated to colour and design, then I would certainly recommend taking a look at what Colour Lovers can offer!

sml_colourschemeColor Scheme Designer
http://colorschemedesigner.com/
I consider this a “Light” version of Kuler, where you can quickly create colour schemes and export your final palette in various formats, including html/css. This allows you to quickly and efficiently copy & paste the hex values of each colour so you can apply it to your design.

Useful Firefox Addons

ColorZilla
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271
An extensive colour picker, advanced eyedropper and palette viewer that allows you to extract and work with colours found on websites with ease.

Features include:
Find out what CSS rules specify a given color
Eyedropper – get the color of any pixel in the browser window
Color Picker similar to ones found in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro
Palette Viewer and editor
Webpage Color Analyzer
& Many, many more.

ColorSuckr
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/13383
ColorSuckr allows you to right-click any image on the web and extract the 12 most common colors from it. You can then build color schemes from the results.

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Name:Ben Scott
About:As Senior Web Designer, Ben oversees all of Heart Internet's design, usability, SEO and conversion optimisation. Since joining the team in 2009, Ben has redesigned the Heart Internet website as well as the newsletters, HostPay templates, control panel and much more.
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New Heart Internet Video Tutorials

New Heart Internet Video Tutorials

Posted by Ben on December 9th, 2009

We have just released the first wave of our new “Video Tutorials” that are now available for free within your Heart Internet customer control panel. These step-by-step video tutorials where created to help make running your Reseller Hosting account even easier as we guide you through every step using combined video and audio demonstrations.

We currently have three video tutorials that cover setting up and configuring your HostPay installation, which are separated into the following chapters:

1. Installing HostPay
2. Setting up domain names
3. Setting up hosting packages, add-on products and payment gateways

These video tutorials can be found under “Help” section within your customer control panel.
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Keep checking back for more video tutorials that will be added continually throughout the year.

Login to your customer control panel to view the video tutorials

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Name:Ben Scott
About:As Senior Web Designer, Ben oversees all of Heart Internet's design, usability, SEO and conversion optimisation. Since joining the team in 2009, Ben has redesigned the Heart Internet website as well as the newsletters, HostPay templates, control panel and much more.
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