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3 ways in which the real world is catching up with the web industry

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 27/02/2012
3 ways in which the real world is catching up with the web industry

The web industry is growing massively, and it’s creating more jobs and making more money than ever before. With web and technology companies continuing to have a significant impact on ‘real life’, it’s getting to the stage where the physical world needs to catch up! Here are three ways the web industry is spilling over [...]

How to launch your own affiliate program

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 24/02/2012
How to launch your own affiliate program

It is estimated that affiliate marketing in the UK generated more than £5bn revenue in 2011 (Source: Econsultancy) and this shows no signs of slowing down. A successful affiliate program will increase sales and revenue and at a Cost Per Action (CPA) level you have full control over, unlike Google AdWords or banners.

Heart Internet Discount Code and Deals

Posted by: Craig
Date posted: 24/02/2012
Heart Internet Discount Code and Deals

We are running some great deals at the moment so I thought it would be a good idea to provide a summary of the Heart Internet discount codes, vouchers and deals we currently have for you to take advantage of.

Protect your website and your reputation with Stop The Hacker

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 22/02/2012
Protect your website and your reputation with Stop The Hacker

The sad truth is firewalls, anti-spam, web-access filtering, and antivirus are not always enough to fully protect your website. Hackers are experts in finding exploits on websites and using them to gain access.

Sell customisable VPS on your website

Posted by: Ricky
Date posted: 22/02/2012
Sell customisable VPS on your website

If you are a Reseller Pro customer, using HostPay you can now let visitors create a custom VPS and buy it directly through your website. Using ready made sliders, they can choose how much RAM and HDD they want, as well as how many vCPU and backup space

UK Designers and Developers to Watch in 2012

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 20/02/2012
UK Designers and Developers to Watch in 2012

The UK design and development market is growing and leaps and bounds, and there are a huge number of talented people out there producing beautiful websites, designs, illustrations, animations, software and much more. There are hundreds more designers and developers who deserve to be on our list, but we’ve picked out some of the ones [...]

Low prices and great value for money are not the same thing

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 17/02/2012
Low prices and great value for money are not the same thing

Competing on the lowest price point is easy, adding value is not and the two should never be confused. I would argue that something can be called great value when there is a willingness to pay a price because the return is seen to be being greater than the outlay.

Interview with January Website of the Month Winner TEELC

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 17/02/2012
Interview with January Website of the Month Winner TEELC

January 2012 saw tribute act company TEELC.com win our Website of the Month contest. We caught up with Derec Thompson to find out more about the Tribute Entertainment Everyone Loves Company. Tell us a bit about your background, TEELC and how you started the company. We founded our first tribute act, The Kittycat Dolls (www.thekittycatdolls.com), [...]

7 BuddyPress plug-ins you should add to your website today

Posted by: Matthew
Date posted: 13/02/2012
7 BuddyPress plug-ins you should add to your website today

If you have ever considered adding a social element to your website, BuddyPress is a great choice. It has been designed to work seamlessly with WordPress and you can be up and running in minutes. As you would expect from anything WordPress related, there are hundreds of plug-ins available to make it even more powerful. [...]

New Reseller Feature: Accounts Added & Removed

Posted by: Jenni
Date posted: 03/02/2012
New Reseller Feature: Accounts Added & Removed

Based on customer feedback, we’re happy to announce that we’ve added a new feature for reseller hosting customers. You can now access a useful at-a-glance report to see how many hosting accounts you’ve added and removed over the past year. Your graph shows the number of accounts you’ve added and removed for each month. The [...]