Contest - Unlimited Domains!

We are now having a weekly contest to win a free domain of your choice (.com/net).  Yes your choice, not one of our old useless ones :)

All you need to do is comment on our daily posts.  Your name will be put into a draw at the end of every week and we will use Random.org to randomly find our winner.  The more comments, the better chances of winning.  You can comment on every post after this one.  Make sure to leave your most dominant email in the “Email” forum when commenting.  This is EVERY WEEK!  Draws are every Monday!  You can start by commenting on this post.  Enjoy :D

Freewebs.com (Webs.com) Great Beginner Site Creator!

     This site creator has been around for a long time but it is so amazing and has come so far.  I have decided to give the new and improved Freewebs a go.  To start you need to do the following….

1. Click “Start Now”

2. Fill in your details.  Your username is the subdomain (yourname.webs.com), also your email password, and etc.

3. Now select your template.  There are many to choose from.

4. Here is your site editor.  It is how you edit your website.  It is very easy to use, makes your site look amazing!

Click publish and exit the editor.  Your site is now created.  Here is the quick website I made for Host Stadium :D.

http://hostadium.webs.com

Thanks for reading, this is an extreme beginners website, even I got started here :P

One Man Hosting is a No-No :)

     If you see somebody selling cheap reseller hosting, unless you see some good reviews from that person then don’t buy it!  They can’t be on 24/7 and usually charge around the same as good hosting companies who have way more features and better support.  This post is going to be quick and simple.  Anyway, they get a reseller plan and usually want to make atleast 2x what they are paying.  So they will charge lots, or some are really cheap though the hosting isn’t too great.  Host Gator still has a $7 plan which comes with a lot, it is way more worth it.  So if you see somebody on forums selling hosting, make sure it is all good ;) .

2 Hosts To STAY AWAY FROM!!!

     I have gathered a list of hosts which you should never use, they are horrible and are no good for you.  Here they are…

  1. 1AND1 - This host is terrible.  It seems all good because of the good pricing and how much you get, but it’s not.  Believe me.  I was on a year contract with them paying $30 every 3 months, except for the first 3 which was $15.  Anyway you get so many features, which is cool.  But it seems as if everything done needs to be confirmed by the 1and1 support crew or something, if I create a MySQL database, it takes about 40 minutes to be ready for usage.  Also domains take a few hours to be ready to use on the account.  The support is slow and they are not too forgiving.  Please, do not use 1AND1 dot com.
  2. Profit Host Plus - I have never experienced this host, I would of but they are gone now.  As you can see the domain is parked.  I saw this thread on the V7N Webmaster forums though.  And this is what the user said…
    “I signed up for profithostplus in February on a Friday. They claim to activate your account within 24 hours. Boy, was that false advertisement. lol I waiting till Monday, and still was not activated. Well, I called them and believe it or not, they have no 800 toll free number, so imagine the bills I received from calling them. lol Anyway, that guy claimed that he never received my order and to email him to another email address my domain name, username, and password. lol Well, I did that, and then waiting another few more days and was still not activated. Well, I called him back again since that is the only way to contact him, because I found out he never replies to his emails, even to threatening emails.He said there was a glitch in the system and they are working on it. Anyway, after repeat calls to him, and repeat emails(which he never replies to), I finally got activated 2 weeks after I signed up. lol

    Well, anyway everything in the control panel doesn’t even work(they programmed their own control panel). I had nothing but problems with that hosting company, it is unreal. lol

    So, I suggest not to goto this company at all.. That is the worse experience I ever had, not to mention I had thousands of headaches, and tons of money short from my pocket.” 
         Seems pretty brutal eh?

Coupons Are Great!

     Many hosts put coupons out on their website, or post them in forums, etc.  They are discounts or freebies you get with your hosting plan.  Like, enter “spring” into the coupon code area and receive 50% off the first 2 months!  Also for registering domains, like 99cent dot info’s, discounts, etc.

     Before ever getting a web hosting plan, always look for coupon codes for your desired host.  They are so awesome, it saves you so much money for little work.  I would just hop on to Google and get me a nice search goin’ for web hosting coupon codes.

    Also on forums like “The Digital Point” there is a voucher section where people post coupon codes and sell vouchers for advertising.  So please make sure to look for these great thing, thanks for reading!

Setting Up Paypal…

     This seems like a newbie thing but many people don’t know how to do this properly and therefore they can’t start up a website :(.  That makes me sad.  Here are detailed instructions on how…

  1. Type the following into your browser; “http://www.paypal.com“  .
  2. Click the “Sign Up” link.
  3. Follow all directions and fill in all info about you/your business, banking info, etc.
  4. When you add your bank account it deposits 2 very small amounts of money into your account to verify.  If you have an online account for your bank, it is very useful for this.  If not then call your bank or wait for the bank statement to come in.
  5. Enter those two amounts and your bank account is now verified.
  6. Don’t worry Paypal is perfectly safe and nothing can go wrong.
  7. Now you can send and receive money, now you can go to Host Gator dot com and Go Daddy dot com and set up your website!  You can also donate money to Host Stadium!  Lol, just kidding.

     I hope this helped, have a great day!