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iPage Free Domain for Life

chris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:13:39 +0000

iPage web hosting is doing something pretty interesting right now. If you buy web hosting from this company at the very low rate of $3.50 per month, you will get a Free Domain Name for Life. This is a huge deal because you will not have to pay the yearly Domain Name Registration fee for that name. In case you didn’t know, domain name charges will be going up early 2012, so you may be saving even more money with your free iPage domain.

Learn more at iPage.com

Do I Get to Choose My Domain Name?

The domain name you get from iPage hosting can be anything of your choosing as long as it is available. For example, you could choose your name and have something like, JohnSmith.com or LisaSmith.org. If you can’t get a name like this, you might consider adding a dash to the name because this version might be available. In this case, it would be something like John-Smith.com or Lisa-Smith.net. The most popular domain name extension are .com, .org, and .net and I definitely recommend you try for the .com first and then the .org then the .net. Get your free domain name today.

What iPage Offers: Unlimited Plan

iPage is offering a pretty cool way to save a little bit of money with your web hosting purchase. And in case you didn’t know, iPage offers a basic plan that gives you the ability to host Unlimited Web sites and Unlimited domain names on one hosting account. Instead of having to pay a fee every month for each and every site you want to create, you can host them all on the one iPage hosting account. If you are planning on starting several websites, then iPage makes a lot of sense for you. It will be a lot more affordable to use this unlimited hosting account rather than opening (and paying for) a new account for each site you want to create.

Other Recommended Website Hosts: HostGator

HostGator might be the most recommended web hosts that I’ve noticed over the past two years. Just sitting here right now, I can think of at least 5 or 6 big time Internet marketers or website creators who use Hostgator’s Unlimited Plan to host their websites. And these are people who do very well and make a very good living online. If you are going to be creating a huge flagship website that you plan to get a lot of traffic to (who doesn’t plan this right) then you might want to use a dedicated server, but if you want to start 1 to 20 niche sites or just normal sized websites or blogs, HostGator or iPage are good options. A lot of people swear by HostGator.

HostGator Web Hosting Cyber Monday Deal

chris — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:38:12 +0000

Save 50% on any HostGator web hosting plan all day on Cyber Monday. This deal will only be available for one day, so if you think you are interested in a web hosting account, it might be a good time to move on this. Get all details at HostGator.com

What Do You Get from HostGator?

You get hosting for unlimited websites. I know a lot of affiliate marketers and bloggers who swear by HostGator. If you know about the guys from The Keyword Academy, they tend to recommend and use HostGator web hosting services because it makes it easy to start new websites and host them all on the same unlimited account.

What do You Save?

You save 50% off of any hostgator hosting plan that you choose. This is a good deal for anyone looking for a good basic web hosting plan. This company is well known and has a lot of happy clients. I’m sure there are a few unhappy ones, but that’s always the case. The fact of the matter is most people I know who use Hostgator are happy with the service.

See the plans at HostGator.com

iPage Web Hosting Cyber Monday Deal

chris — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:22:04 +0000

iPage currently has a deal running for Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday and whatever other special occasion you can think of that occurs before November 30, when the promotion finally ends. Right now, you can get iPage web hosting for only $2.95 per month. See all iPage deal details at iPage.com

One Time Low Price

This low price is for the unlimited web hosting plan that’s great for bloggers, people who own multiple websites, people who want to host a bunch of domains, people who own ecommerce stores, and basically anyone else who wants to do anything with a website online.

This Plan is Unlimited

This unlimited iPage plan will work for the occasional blogger who gets three readers a day to the affiliate marketer who owns ten sites and gets up to thousands of people a day visiting his or her sites.

Let’s Talk Price

The cost is only $2.95 per month to host unlimited sites, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited site visits.

See all details at iPage.com

Just Bought My First Website

chris — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:13:21 +0000

I own a few blogs/websites/properties–whatever you want to call them. But so far, all the ones I own were started by me. In other words, I bought the domain, installed WordPress, and just started banging out articles and doing link building and all that good stuff we do to try to get people to visit our websites.

I had never bought a website until now. I found someone selling a website through a list that used to be on the keyword academy website, which is a subscription site that is basically all about building WordPress sites. I haven’t been that active there (even though I’ve been a subscriber for a while), but the times I’ve been there it’s been pretty interesting and often useful.

Anyways, I found someone selling a website that had really good traffic numbers and not very good earnings. He was willing to sell the site for a reasonable price. I liked the stats and my interest was piqued. I ended up purchasing the site from the owner (who was actually the second owner of the site) for $1000.

I did it the old fashioned way (if you can call Paypal old fashioned) by sending half of the payment to the gentleman up front and the second half after the site was installed on my web host, the domain was transferred to my Godaddy account, and the twitter and facebook accounts (not to mention the 5000 RSS subscribers) were transferred to me.

It involved a little bit of trust and it worked out extremely well. The seller has been awesome. Long story short, I’ve very happy with my new website.

Goodbye Amazon Affiliate Links

chris — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:43:31 +0000

Goodbye Amazon Associates affiliate program! Sayonara. Adios. I must bid you adieu.

It’s sort of a bummer that Amazon has discontinued its associates program (the program that allows web publishers like me to earn money from product referrals to Amazon.com). I say “sort of” because I never really did that well with the Associates program. I sent considerable traffic Amazon’s way, but I never earned significant commissions. Part of the reason is that Amazon’s commission percentage is so darn low.

The low commission percentage should be offset buy Amazon’s inherent trust and supposed ability to convert sales, but I never experienced any of this. I could truly never get over the fact that selling a $100 cell phone would only net me 6 bucks.

While it is a shame that Amazon has cancelled its affiliate program in California (in other words, won’t work with website owners in CA) due to a recent ridiculous law being passed as part of the Jerry Brown’s budget, it really is not hurting my bottom line at all.

I feel very sorry for those people who make significant income from Amazon, but I also know that if they are making significant income from Amazon, these same people will be able to make potentially more with other companies. Good luck!

Image Attribution: Hey Riverfront Times, I hope it’s cool I used your image in this post. It works so well for this post.

JustHost Web Hosting Plans Only $3.45 Per Month

chris — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:08:55 +0000

JustHost makes it incredibly easy to get your website, blog, or ecommerce store up and running in no time. They offer great service at bargain basement prices. $3.45 per month is a very affordable monthly rate for all the cool things you get from JustHost’s web hosting plan.

Here’s what you get…

Let’s start with unlimited GB’s of space. This is a crucial element to look for in any web hosting plan. If a plan doesn’t offer this, move on.

Unlimited GB’s of transfer. Another huge plus.

Unlimited domain hosting. Want to host or park a bunch of domain names at no additional cost? You can with a hosting plan from JustHost.com.

Unlimited email accounts. Not bad. Want to hire a writer or give your mom her own email account? Now you can at no additional cost.

In addition to unlimited MySQL databases, you also get to use a free site builder to make your site and you also get one more thing…

A Free Domain Name just for good measure.

Oh yeah, and there’s an anytime money back guarantee. Huge!

If you’re looking for web hosting that won’t cost an arm on a leg, jump on this deal from JustHost and start your web empire. It won’t last forever, since it’s a special rate. Go get it.

iPage, another web hosting company, is currently offering it’s unlimited hosting plan for $2.99 per month. In addition, you get entered into a drawing for a free iPad.

Hiring Writers on Odesk

chris — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:58:51 +0000

If you’re looking for a writer to write some articles for you for your website, article directory promotions, or blog posts, a good place to look is Odesk.

Odesk is a good place to find freelance writers at competitive prices, and it can be much less of a hassle than trying to find a writer on Craigslist. Believe me, I’ve tried both ways.

At Odesk, you can see your candidates history through writing samples and from client feedback. These can be very enlightening and can give a glimpse into the work habits and talent of your potential hire.

If you’re looking for a writer to write blog posts or other content for you, it will help you immensely to see some previous work and feedback. This will help you make a more informed decision.

When you set up a job offer, you will get a bunch of potential candidates who will tell you why they should get the gig and will also “bid” on the job, effectively telling you how much their services will cost.

It takes some time to weed out the unqualified writers from the ones that will do good work. That comes with the territory when you’re looking for a freelance content writer. It’s a good idea to start with a small job before moving onto a larger project. You want to know you can count on the writer.

ODesk.com is a very good place to find writers. I recommend the service and have had a very good experience with the site.

Hubpages for Making Money Online

chris — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:45:42 +0000

Hubpages seems to keep climbing higher and higher. This really speaks to the management of the website and in no small part to the amazing content writers on Hubpages.com.

If you are looking for another way to make money online, you should have a look at Hubpages. But you should know that if you want to be successful with your pages there and actually make some money (who doesn’t) you are going to have to write a lot of good to high quality content.

And if you want to do really good, then you are going to want to do extensive keyword research. This will help you find subjects (and the appropriate corresponding keywords and terms) that you can write about with less competition or at least with a more informed understanding of how many other sites have similar content.

One absolute key thing to do (and perhaps this is most important) is to see if other people are already writing about a given subject on hubpages. If they are, it may be smarter for you to write about something else. Or, maybe you want to tag along and think about the residual traffic that may come to your content as a result of being somewhat linked (by tags) to the similar content on the site.

One thing is for sure and that is that there are quite a few people (maybe about 100 or so) who are making very good money from Hubpages. There are probably 10 who are making exceptional money. You can be in one of these groups if you want to.

Why iPage is Better Than Other Web Hosting Companies

chris — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:02 +0000

iPage has been around for more than a decade but really became a contender after 2009. They did some remarkable things to their new web hosting plan offers, which have greatly improved the company’s services and the amount of people who use them. This article is a review of what iPage web hosting has been doing better than other web host companies. Let’s jump right in.

Update: You can currently get the Unlimited iPage web hosting plan for $2.99 per month and in addition you get entered into a drawing for a free iPad. See all details at the official iPage website.

For most people, iPage hosting’s security suite is the most important feature that makes people choose this hosting provider, since it is a free service provided by only this provider and no one else. What their SiteLock Security Suite basically does is provides verification of your credentials, complete a daily scan for malware and spam canning for 90 days after activation. If it is proven that your site is safe, your site will be provided with a badge indicative of site trustworthiness.

If you want more secured protection and more frequent scanning than this, you can upgrade to the $199 per year plan, but it’s not really necessary. In addition, the four high tech data centers make sure that data are managed in a safe and secure manner while also creating a low risk for downtime. This is the second important issue that iPage web hosting pays a lot of attention to, in order to keep their customers happy.

Technical customer service of iPage web hosting is something that many customers consider a huge advantage over other hosting companies. They are making customer service a number one priority in their business in order to maintain present and future customers. This is why people actually get help from the technical support staff. They give quite prompt, personable, and helpful replies and their support is available 24/7. Apart from phone contact, you can also use email and chat support.

Price is also an issue that cannot be beaten by any other web host. iPage.com’s monthly price of only $3.50 makes their plan the cheapest single-year plan on the market. You simply can’t find a cheaper host at this price point. The offer includes domain registration free for life and features such as unlimited domains, unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth and unlimited mysql database, together with security suite and great customer support is about as good as it gets.

The ‘Anytime Money-Back Guarantee’ refund policy comes as a confirmation on everything that we have mentioned above. If iPage’s hosting primary goal were not doing everything they can do to be reliable and make their customers satisfied, they would not be able to afford an any time money back guarantee. Whenever you cancel, you will get a refund for the remaining unused months. This is definitely something that makes iPage better than other web host companies.

The last but not the least important feature that makes iPage web hosting an even better choice is the fact that it’s a green host. They surely set an example of how to take care of our environment. By purchasing renewable energy credits, iPage offset their carbon footprints. You can do it too by hosting your site on servers powered 100% by wind energy.

Click Here to get started with iPage or read another review of this web host.

Make $100 a Month from Hubpages

chris — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:55:05 +0000

I had two people email me recently asking me the following exact question: Can I Make $100 a Month on Hubpages?

I thought it was kind of funny that two people wrote pretty close to the exact same thing and go super specific and decided to address it here on my site.

The answer is “Yes.” You can make $100 a month on Hubpages pretty easily. The real trick to doing this is writing a good amount of content (ie. hubs) and writing hubs that are in relatively high paying niches or industries. If you look at it a sort of a second job, you will find success.

A third thing you can always do to make more money on Hubpages is to build links to your articles. You can definitely make $100 a month writing on Hubpages.

If you think about it, that breaks down to about $3.33 per day a month. If you write long hubs that are somewhat “monetizable” you should have no problem making that kind of money. One problem is that Adsense can be a little up and down sometimes, so it can be hard to forecast earnings.

eBay affiliate earnings seem to be pretty uniform, even though your earnings per click can change drastically sometimes. The best way to ensure that you make some money from your Hubs is to make sure that you write exceptional stuff. Good luck and let me know when you’re making $100 a month.