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Optimizing Your Blog for Success

Jack Arnaud — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:18:12 +0000

More often than not, people jump into blogging with a get-rich-quick mentality. Unfortunately, that is not the way it works. A blog takes a lot of time and work, and according to Duane Forrester of Microsoft, the one critical component is passion.
Without passion, a blog cannot become established as an authority or sustain readers. Forrester believes a lack of passion is the “biggest killer for most blogs out there.” He goes on to say that if a blog does not have passion, it will run out of steam before it can reach success.

Passion results in value, which leads to loyal readers. When businesses and people enforce these practices, the readers will go on to share this valuable information socially and produce links, which will establish the blog as a resource.

“This is a business like any other, and it requires time and investment,” said Forrester.

Incidentally, these are challenges that everyone faces including Microsoft and MSN. Due to their size, however, they also have scale to deal with. Forrester pointed out that social media helps, since it aggregates users’ sentiment and provides a means to communicate with them.

Microsoft recently put this into practice with Xbox when it addressed customer service issues through Twitter. It actually broke a Guinness World record for being the most responsive brand on Twitter. Apart from the record, this move additionally resulted in more links and a stronger brand.

In this interview, Forrester also offered up tips for conversion optimization that are addressed in his book, Turn Clicks into Customers.

“If you’re running an e-commerce-style business, it is critical that you optimize for conversions,” he said.

He further mentioned BeanCast, which is a marketing podcast that addresses some very specific issues such as the Twitter Tax and advertising in Captchas.

espinda.com provides a turn-key blog plan at only $3.5 a month.

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r37 – latest release is here!

Hussein Mahran — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:19:51 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r37 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- b2evolution: 3.3.1-stable -> 3.3.3-stable

- Crafty Syntax Live Help: 2.16.3 -> 2.16.8

- Drupal: 6.14 -> 6.15

- LimeSurvey: 1.85+ -> 1.87+

- Moodle: 1.9.6 -> 1.9.7

- Nucleus: 3.50 -> 3.51

- phpBB: 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6

- SMF: 1.1.10 -> 1.1.11

- TikiWiki CMS/Groupware: 3.3 -> 4.1

- WordPress: 2.8.6 -> 2.9.2

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r35 – latest release is here!

Hussein Mahran — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:08:56 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r35 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- Crafty Syntax Live Help: 2.15.0 -> 2.16.3

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.14 -> 1.5.15

- Moodle: 1.9.4 -> 1.9.6

- Open-Realty: 2.5.7 -> 2.5.8

- TikiWiki: 3.2 -> 3.3

- TYPO3: 4.2.8 -> 4.2.10

- WordPress: 2.8.4 -> 2.8.5

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r33 – latest release is here!

John McAllister — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r33 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- 4Images Gallery: 1.7.6 -> 1.7.7

- b2evolution: 2.4.5 -> 3.3.1-stable

- Drupal: 6.13 -> 6.14

- Nucleus: 3.32 -> 3.50

- phpBB: 3.0.4 -> 3.0.5

- phpCOIN: 1.4.4 -> 1.6.4

- phpESP: 1.8.2 -> 2.1.1

- phpWCMS: 1.4.2 r327 -> 1.4.2 r345

- phpWebSite: 0.10.2 -> 1.6.3

- TikiWiki: 3.1 -> 3.2

- Xoops: 2.3.1 -> 2.3.3b

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r32 – latest release is here!

Hussein Mahran — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:25:30 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r32 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.13 -> 1.5.14

- WordPress: 2.8.2 -> 2.8.4

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r31 – latest release is here!

Hussein Mahran — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:14:07 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r31 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.12 -> 1.5.13

- Open-Realty: 2.5.6 -> 2.5.7

- SMF: 1.1.9 -> 1.1.10

- TYPO3: 4.2.1 -> 4.2.8

- WordPress: 2.8 -> 2.8.2

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r30 – latest release is here!

Hussein Mahran — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:39:34 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r30 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- Coppermine Photo Gallery: 1.4.20 -> 1.4.25

- Drupal: 6.10 -> 6.13

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.11 -> 1.5.12

- LimeSurvey: 1.82+ -> 1.85+

- OpenX: 2.0.11-pr1 -> 2.8.1

- osTicket: 1.3.1 -> 1.6 RC5

- PHPlist: 2.10.9 -> 2.10.10

- phpWCMS: 1.1-RC4 Rev. A -> 1.4.2 r327

- TikiWiki: 3.0 -> 3.1

- Zen Cart: 1.3.8a -> 1.3.8a

- Zikula: 0.764 -> 1.1.1

Video tutorials, watch a step by step guide to everything you need

Hussein Mahran — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:41:35 +0000

espinda has added step-by-step video tutorials that will help our clients deal with web hosting related applications for the ultimate performance of web hosting plans, tutotrials are copyrighted and exclusive for our clients, whether you are trying to learn how to upload your website, use the cPanel, administrate your email, change your DNS or deal with advanced applications such as blogs or shopping carts, you can now login to the client portal and enjoy the professional, detailed and step-by-step tutorials, below is the complete lists of video tutorials available now for espinda clients (list is regularly updated as new videos become available):

CPanel RVskin

- Creating a POP email account
- Creating a default (catch-all) email account
- Creating an email account in Outlook Express
- Creating an autoresponder
- Creating a subdomain
- Creating custom error pages
- Password protecting a directory
- Creating an MySQL database
- Managing a MySQL database in PHPMyAdmin
- Installing FrontPage extensions
- Using File Manager
- Using Index Manager
- Enabling Hotlink Protection
- Redirecting a URL
- Redirecting (forwarding) Mail
- Changing control panel password
- Creating an add-on domain
- Creating an FTP account
- Backing up your site
- Using WebMail

Mambo CMS Admin

- Managing global configuration
- Editing your Admin profile
- Managing templates
- Managing sections
- Managing categories
- Using Menu Manager
- Managing users
- Adding new content
- Managing static content
- Using Trash Manager
- Managing media
- Using Poll Manager
- Sending mass email
- Installing a language
- Managing banners
- Using Contact Manager

Email management

- Creating an email account in Outlook Express
- Creating an email account in Outlook 2003
- Creating an email account in eudora
- Creating an email account in IncrediMail
- Creating an email account in Pegasus
- Creating an email account in Thunderbird
- Creating an email account in Netscape Communicator

Gallery photo album

- Installing Gallery photo album
- Creating albums
- Managing users
- Adding photos
- Editing photos
- Editing album properties
- Editing your profile
- An overview of Admin options
- Managing albums
- Managing poll properties
- Changing skins
- Backing up your files

osCommerce shopping cart

- Installing osCommerce
- Configuring your store
- Adding categories
- Adding products
- Configuring product attributes
- Configuring currency
- Adding payment modules
- Adding shipping modules
- Configuring sales tax
- Editing your home page
- Editing left and right columns
- Editing your header and footer
- Creating specials
- Managing customers
- Sending out a newsletter
- Sending out email
- Managing your banners
- Backing up and restoring your database

SquirrelMail webmail

- Composing a new email message
- Reading a new email message
- Managing your address book
- Creating folders
- Editing your profile
- Using Message Highlighting
- Modifying Index Order
- Modifying display preferences
- Modifying folder preferences

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CPanel X skin

DNS change

- Making DNS changes at 000domains.com
- Making DNS changes at 123-reg.co.uk
- Making DNS changes at Dotster.com
- Making DNS changes at drams (dramsystem.com)
- Making DNS changes at eNom.com
- Making DNS changes at GoDaddy.com
- Making DNS changes at ItsYourDomain.com
- Making DNS changes at melbourneIT.com.au
- Making DNS changes at NameCheap.com
- Making DNS changes at NetworkSolutions.com
- Making DNS changes at OpenSRS.com
- Making DNS changes at Register.com
- Making DNS changes at StarGate.com
- Making DNS changes at WildWestDomains.com

CuteFTP

- Setting your preferences in Cute FTP
- Configuring your site in Cute FTP
- Transferring files in Cute FTP
- Managing your files in Cute FTP

ZenCart shopping cart

- Installing Zencart
- Configuring your store
- Adding categories
- Adding products
- Adding product attributes
- Configuring currency
- Adding payment modules
- Adding shipping modules
- Configuring sales tax
- Editing your home page
- Editing left and right columns
- Creating specials
- Managing customers
- Sending out a newsletter
- Sending out email
- Managing your banners

phpBB forum admin

- Installing phpBB
- Configuring your board
- Creating and managing forums
- Setting forum permissions
- Managing groups
- Setting group permissions
- Pruning forums
- Censoring words
- Managing ranks
- Managing smilies
- Managing styles
- Editing a user profile
- Setting user permissions
- Banning members (users)
- Disallowing usernames
- Sending mass email
- Creating announcements
- Backing up and restoring databases

WordPress blog

- Installing WordPress
- Editing your profile and changing your password
- Managing categories
- Writing a new post
- Writing a comment
- Managing users
- Configuring options
- Managing pages
- Modifying your header
- Managing plugins

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r28 – latest release is here!

Manuela Ramirez — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:09:08 +0000

Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r28 (LATEST and STABLE releases) is now available for free with all our Linux web hosting plans.

New Updates are:

- Drupal: 6.9 -> 6.10

- Joomla 1.5: 1.5.9 -> 1.5.10

- Open-Realty: 2.5.3 -> 2.5.6

- TikiWiki: 2.2 -> 2.4

- WebCalendar: 1.0.5 -> 1.2.0

A new award for espinda

Hussein Mahran — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:27:28 +0000

espinda.com is ‘Budget Web Hosting Award Winner’ by Web Host Directory for April 2009, a new award for espinda presented by the internet’s leading directory of web hosting and dedicated server providers and is given to espinda in the category that has the most difficult competiton which is ‘Budget Web Hosting’.

A Budget Web hosting refers to a cheap web hosting service where many websites reside on one web server connected to the Internet. Each site ‘sits’ on its own partition, or section/place on the server to keep it separate from other sites.

espinda has been providing high standard budget web hosting since 2002, and as we express our pride for winning this award, we have to thank Web Host Directory team for their trust and appreciaition of the service we provide.

Check espinda’s ‘Budget Web Hosting Award Winner’ announcement at Web Host Directory’s website.