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CloudFlare goes to the cloud for security and protection

by Nick Throlson | Jan 1, 2011 | Web Design, Web Hosting

Give CloudFlare five minutes they?ll supercharge any website. The firm?s software is a cloud-based firewall that also improves load time.It?s a protection and acceleration solution that provides real time analytics. Traffic is routed through their own intelligent global network. Each delivery of a client?s webpage is automatically optimized so visitors never have to wait for slow loading pages.CloudFlare also works to limit bots and crawlers that can waste bandwidth and server resources. Spam and other attacks are significantly reduced and as the number of users increase, so does the system?s speed. Users are immediately notified of visitors who are infected.The system can be used with any website, domain or platform. It quickly installs in five minutes or less and there?s no additional software or hardware is ever needed. Users must add their website to the system, which requires a small change in the domain?s DNS settings, but no other change in the site?s existing code is required. It can be turned off anytime the user desires.The core service is free for those who want an automatic security and performance solution. Statistics are provided about all traffic to the website and it?s updated every 24 hours. The software provides tracking of outbound links and geo-location lookup of any visitor?s IP.The Pro edition is just $20 per month for the first site, $5 for each additional site and $1 for each subdomain. It provides users with all the core services, in addition to more control over their site and advanced security. Virtual real time statistics are provided, along with advanced DNS management and offline browsing. The system is updated every 15 minutes. Traffic can be blocked by country or IP range, and it provides protection from email harvesting and hotlinking. The system analyzes resources and optimization to enable the best possible experience for visitors.CloudFlare was co-founded by CEO Matthew Prince and officially launched on Sept. 27, 2010. The project originally began as a system to track spammers that harvested email addresses and was named Honey Pot. Thousands of websites in over 185 countries participated in testing the software. It performed as intended, and users also experienced a 30 percent increase in the speed at which websites loaded. The free and Pro edition is offered, and CloudFlare is currently at work on an Enterprise option of its software for high-traffic sites that may encounter more threats and require faster loading pages.For more information, visit the website at http://www.cloudflare.com.Update: HostGator has teamed up with CloudFlare to make it even easier for you to use?their?services. So what are you waiting for signup with the?word leading?hosting company to get started with CloudFlare.

FreeSEOReport.com evaluates your website for free

by Nick Throlson | Dec 25, 2010 | SEO

Using SEO techniques to optimize websites is crucial for ranking high in search engine results. Many people try to optimize their own website, without any way of knowing if their efforts have been effective. FreeSEOReport.com is offering free SEO reports that can help website owners evaluate the SEO on their websites.

The process is easy. Simply enter a URL, choose a keyword and provide an email address where results can be sent. FreeSEOReport.com will provide visitors with a professional evaluation of the website entered. The report offers detailed, in-depth results about the website. Also included are suggestions on proven techniques to improve the site?s SEO, enabling the site to rank highly in search engine results.The SEO report is free, and users can sign up for a Pro account that provides unlimited reports, along with the ability to customize them with personal branding. Reports can be used on members? own websites and those of their clients.When people conduct an online search, few seldom look further than the first page of search results. The businesses and merchants that enjoy the best sales are those that appear on that all important first page. To rank on the first page, it?s vital that a website utilize SEO techniques. Businesses that don?t are losing business to the competition.

Businesses typically optimized their sites for a worldwide audience, and while that?s still important, it?s vital that merchants don?t overlook the value of optimization for local customers. Consumers are conducting more searches for local outlets with which to do business in an effort to avoid long commutes and to save money. Optimizing websites for local traffic is an easy means of introducing a business, its products and services to a completely new group of potential customers.Many merchants attempt to optimize their own sites, with mixed results at best. The free evaluation from FreeSEOReport.com quickly and easily lets businesses know what they?re doing correctly and provides them with sound advice for optimizing their sites to obtain the traffic and search engine ranking they need to succeed.For more information, visit the website at http://www.freeseoreport.com.

70% OFF MaxBlogPress X-mas Event

by Nick Throlson | Dec 10, 2010 | WordPress

Since Christmas is knocking on out-doors, perhaps some of you are waiting for Christmas gift in advance.Am I right? 🙂Just recently, I heard this news and couldn't resist to share this with you guys.This is probably the best Christmas gift that I am going to get this year. And I'm sure you are going to love it too when you hear about it.I will tell you in a minute what this is all about, but first of all....

This is not something that you can find all the time.
This is the one time deal and you won't be seeing this deal EVER again.
This deal will be only available from 7th Dec - 14th Dec midnight (EST).
This deal is the package of well known blogging/internet marketing products.

Now.. lets get down to what I'm talking about:I'm talking about not other than X-mas Event. Yup, you heard it right.MaxBlogPress is holding the X-mas event on 7th December and it's the insane event EVER of 2010.What's so special about this event?In the spirit of this holiday season, they are bundling 5 of their best selling products - just for 8 days.The best thing I like about this event is that - if I'd to buy these 5 products individually I'd expect to pay a minimum $475.00 but now I can literally snatch 5 of their best selling products[Worth $475] for $137 only.Yup..Only $137 for their kick-off products worth $475.This is totally awesome 🙂Visit the following link ?for more information:

Jimmy Fallon rocks the night with social media

by Nick Throlson | Nov 29, 2010 | Social Media

Social media sites are a great way to stay in touch with friends, but celebrities are also discovering how useful they can be for promotional purposes. Jimmy Fallon, host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and former Saturday Night Live star, was one of the first to recognize the importance of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and has embraced the use of Twitter hashtags to great advantage.

Hashtags came into use on Twitter as a way for those with similar interests to connect with one another. A hashtag is the pound symbol, and it?s placed in front of a specific word in a tweet. They?re searchable and can appear anywhere within the body of the tweet. Hashtags aren?t a feature that?s provided by Twitter, but the usage caught on and they're used regularly for trendy topics. They have no formal rules, but have their own set of etiquette.Fallon has been using Twitter and hashtags to promote himself and his show with excellent results. Before his show aired, Fallon announced that he was getting started on Twitter, then began using it to promote the show in the hope that his Twitter followers would watch the Jimmy Fallon Show when it went on the air. The strategy worked, and the show received higher ratings than The Late Show with Jay Leno.He regularly tweets on Twitter and checks comments, using those as a barometer of how sketches, guests and interviews have been received. The best use of hashtags on Twitter is his tweets for upcoming shows. His followers tweet back, using hashtags, about their favorite jokes, which are read on the show. It provides a unique way to interact with his audience and makes him accessible. It's also an excellent tool for increasing viewers and ratings.Fallon?s used of the latest platforms and technology comes as no surprise. His background is in computing and his father worked at IBM. He was one of the first to have access to Prodigy and learned about chat rooms through a classmate in high school. As the Internet evolved, Fallon?s background made it easy for him to see the possibilities. Viewing blogs about Saturday Night Live in 1998 made him realize just how powerful it could be.In a digital world where everyone is online, Fallon has found the perfect medium for engaging viewers, interacting with fans and making them feel as if they?re a part of the show ? which in a way, they are. It?s a method that anyone in any industry can employ, and one that he?s using to good advantage to connect with millions of potential viewers.[polldaddy poll=4202781]

HostGator announces Black Friday 2010 promotion

by Nick Throlson | Nov 25, 2010 | Web Hosting

HostGator has announced a special Black Friday 2010 promotion for all its loyal affiliates that promises to be the best deal ever in over eight years of hosting.HostGator is offering 50 percent off everything from 12 midnight-5 a.m. CST, and 80 percent off from 5 a.m.-9 a.m. CST, while supplies last. It?s a first come first serve event that no one will want to miss. From 9 a.m.-11:59 p.m. CST, or after 80 percent off accounts have sold out, Host Gator will continue to offer 50 percent off everything.The Black Friday promotion begins at 12-midnight on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 CST (-6GMT) and will run until 11:59 p.m. CST (-6 GMT). During this time, affiliates will receive their full, regular commission on all Black Friday sales. The event promises to be a record-breaking day for HostGator and all its affiliates.The discounts apply to all accounts and all term lengths. This allows all affiliate visitors and friends to receive 80 percent off up to three years worth of hosting. That?s $35.64 for three full years of hosting, and includes shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting and dedicated servers.The promotion marks a first in HostGator history. The firm has never conducted a promotion that included dedicated servers, all accounts and terms lengths, plus allowed affiliates to retain 100 percent of their commissions on every sale sent to them on Black Friday. The promotion boosts sales for HostGator, in addition to putting an amazing amount of money into the pockets of affiliates.Depending on the time the deal is struck during the promotion, it provides customers with the opportunity to obtain shared hosting for a s little as 99 cents per month, reseller hosting for as low as $4.99 per month, VPS hosting for only $3.99 per month and dedicated servers for as little as $34.80 per month. The deal is extremely appealing and offers affiliates the opportunity to make a significant amount of money during the Black Friday 2010 promotion.There are a number of means by which the offer can be promoted. Affiliates can post it on their blog, on Twitter, Facebook and other forums, and even use their email lists. Don?t forget to let friends and family know about the specials, and affiliates can even push all their hosting related traffic to HostGator for big earnings.To participate, affiliates should go to http://ga.hostgator.com to access their affiliate account and obtain their affiliate link, then just monitor their Black Friday traffic and sales. For anyone who can?t remember their password, they can go to https://ga.hostgator.com/forgot, using the primary email address on file. Once affiliates are logged in, they should be sure to update their contact and payment information to access their control panel.The Black Friday 2010 promotion is running for one day only. HostGator is seeking the aid of all its affiliates to help make this the largest offer ever. If the Black Friday promotion goes as well as anticipated, HostGator has indicated that more special events will be offered in the future. For anyone who may have questions or concerns about the promotion, HostGator encourages affiliates to contact them.