Archive for April 7th, 2009

Are You Using Free Hosting Services?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Free web hosting is in many cases the most basic web hosting service that you can sign up with, and there are many free hosting providers available on the internet. The companies providing the free hosting accounts usually finance this by ads on the web sites that are hosted.

Another feature about free web hosting services - they are usually extremely limited. If you get a free hosting service, you are forced to have ads on the top and perhaps even on the bottom of your website, and depending on what your website is all about, it may not fit at all. However, if you are amongst those just starting out on the internet, a free hosting account may very well be the best option, since you probably don’t have a lot of traffic, or just a small site.

The type of domain that you receive when you sign up for a free web hosting account is usually a subdomain with the name that you pick (yourname.somefreewebhost.com) or a name in a directory (somefreewebhost.com/yourname). For example, if the name of your free host is the000webhost.com, then your web domain would be yourbusiness.the000webhost.com.

If you are a newbie, this is the type of account that you would probably want to get, but you should be aware of some of the shortcomings this sort of free web hosting account has, especially if you are looking for more advanced options:

Firstly, many free hosting accounts do not support databases. Databases are usually used for online data retrieval routines, or to manage dynamic content on your site, such as a wordpress blog. Many of these free web hosting sites do not even support the most widely used package called mySQL!

Secondly, the free webhosts may not support multiple email accounts; in fact they only give you one email account, which is usually a web based internet account (aka webmail).

However, recently some new companies has emerged, that will in fact give you a free hosting account without the recenly mentioned shortcomings; you get PHP, mySQL, email accounts and lots more! One of them is a free webhosting service found at the000webhost.com. They even allow you to host your own domain (a perfect reason to finally purchase a domain of your own), and you are not forced to display ads or anything like that. How’s that for an improvement!

The downside? - They will disable your account after 15 days without traffic, which could be a problem if you are just starting out. Some would call it a blessing, since it will force you to come up with new and fresh ways to generate web traffic to your site.

By Anders Eriksson, CEO and Owner Datorsam

Web Design Agency

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

A professional creative design agency should be passionate about design have an experienced and talented design team with combined skills to enable them to design logo’s, branding, websites, brochures and for all forms of new media. They should help you by listening to what you need, provide you with great ideas and then work with you to the completion of your project.

A good design agency will provide:

Building Websites
Your website plays a vital role in your marketing, with good web design agency experience they should be able to give you the best advantage in business working with two main objectives for your website:

Design & Optimisation
Designing your website to look good, but it also needs to perform well, great design aligned with a well constructed website will help you to get to your customers first..

What do you want your website to do?
    •    Shop window
    •    Marketing tool
    •    Virtual brochure
    •    Information centre
    •    Communications

Website Optimisation
85% of web searchers find what they want using a search engine, more and more people “google” To find what they need, this means you need to be seen.

Search engine optimisation is one of the biggest growth areas on the Internet, effective optimisation increases your website’s online performance you ensuring you gain Return On Investment (ROI) for your website and for all your internet marketing activity.

Internet Marketing
A web design agency can analyse your web presence and look at ways to improve business and boost sales, hitting current and potential customers online.

Email marketing

Communicate regularly with your potential and existing customers through eshots, e-letters & e-zines.

Pay Per Click Campaigns
A design agency will write your ads, choose your key words and deliver a campaign that works for you.

Highly Recomended Dallas Personal Trainer!

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

I wanted to let everyone know that I highly recommend working out with a Dallas personal trainer from Lady Trainers To Go. This is a very professional company and they have excellent in-home personal trainers. My Dallas personal trainer is highly skilled and knowledgeable. 

It’s refreshing being able to workout in the comfort and privacy of my own home with a trained professional. My trainer really knows her stuff. She knows what exercises work, which keeps me from wasting precious time. She also keeps every workout full of variety, which keeps me from getting bored. No two workouts are ever the same, and that’s what keeps me interested in reaching my goals.

Another great thing about my trainer is that she aware of my body’s needs. More importantly, she’s sensitive to them and makes sure our workout sessions are ones full of exercises that make me feel good. Each time we meet, my trainer makes me feel like I’m the most important client. This attention, support and empathy are what keep me going.

Having a personal trainer in Dallas is really beneficial for me since I wouldn’t necessarily find the motivation I need to exercise on my own. I get wonderfully challenging full-body workouts with my trainer. More importantly, I get consistent exercise. Plus, I get to exercise in a private, comfortable location, which allows me to avoid the gawkers at the gym. Working out at home makes so much sense I think everyone should take advantage of it! If you value privacy and convenience, I suggest you call and get a Dallas personal trainer from Lady Trainers To Go.

Choosing a DVD Duplicator - Some Basic Questions to Consider

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Every business is unique, so the applications and requirements for DVD copier are going to be unique. There are a variety of questions you should consider before purchasing a cd dvd duplicator. Once you answer these initial questions you will be on the right path in making an informed decision.

The first question you need to answer is what type of data do you need to duplicate? Will they be CD Audio, Video CD or DVD, or Photo CD or DVD or combinations of data types? If you are a church ministry, audio recording is the norm, and with certain duplicators this can be done while the sermon is in progress. This is also true for bands and musical groups that want to duplicate their own recordable DVDs or a live recording. These DVDs can be made “on-the-fly” with live event recorders featuring direct video input devices. Businesses and colleges that produce DVD catalogs use a combination - multi-media presentations, forms and even video. You’ll want to know the specific formats you anticipate duplicating so you can limit the duplicator models you consider to those that will support all of your required format types.

You should also try your best to estimate the number of recordable DVDs you’ll need to duplicate during some fixed time period. Be it a day, week, month or quarter, your volume requirements will play a very important role in narrowing down the universe of available models to the most appropriate ones. Certain DVD duplicating applications require very fast turnaround times for varying volumes of discs, while others have broad production windows with lots of advanced notice of the production requirement. Do you need to produce DVDs immediately after a meeting or recording session? Or do you have a longer window allowing you to mail out to customers? Short production window parameters will significantly narrow the list of appropriate duplicator models for you to choose, but if you have the luxury of long lead times, your options are fairly limitless.

What you want the physical disc to look like after it has been produced, and how it will be presented to the ultimate recipient of the disc is also important. Will you want a 4 color silk screen quality print on the surface of the disc to provide a professional look in a clear cover jewel case? Maybe you want to include your logo and some simple text, or perhaps you don’t require any identification on the disc at all. Whichever the case, you’ll want to determine your requirements in this area before you start comparing duplicator types and models.

Who will be using the machines is another factor. Are you going to be asking the office manager or department secretary to copy DVDs just like you ask him or her to make copies of your monthly activity report on the photocopier? Or perhaps you have someone with a high level of technical expertise who is going to produce the CDs for the next point release? Either way, you need to give some thought as to who the “users” will be. You don’t want to invest in a product that’s too difficult to use…and therefore isn’t, or one that’s real easy to use, but as a result doesn’t provide all of the features that the power users need.

Another important point to consider is whether or not you want to limit or maximize access to the CD DVD duplicators. Determine if your goal is to make it available to others just like any other office machine such as a fax or photocopier, or is it a tool that is better off locked where only authorized staff members can use it. Think this issue through before you make your purchase, and you’ll avoid any potential for ‘buyer’s remorse’.