(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- There were a handful of web hosting sales and promotions in the first week of March, including free Miva Merchant store skins from WebNet, VPS.NET's upgrade of all its virtual private server clients, and LCN.com's 50-percent-off domains offer.
WebNet Hosting a Free Miva Merchant License, Site Setup, and Store Skin to New E-Commerce Clients
WebNet Hosting (www.webnethosting.net) and e-commerce software developer Miva Merchant (www.mivamerchant.com) have teamed up to offer both new and existing clients a Miva store skin at no additional cost when they sign up for a new e-commerce account with WebNet Hosting. Skins are a simple way to make your website look and feel highly professional and stand out from the competition. New WebNet e-commerce clients already receive a free Miva Merchant license worth $995 value or a free upgrades to Miva Merchant 5.5, and free store setup and site transfer from previous hosts.
After First Year Online, VPS.NET Adds New DDoS Protection Technology and Upgrades for Free
In celebration of its first anniversary, cloud hosting web service VPS.NET (www.vps.net) is offering a free upgrade from 256MB to 375MB of RAM and 400 MHz to 600 MHz per node on all new deployments. This free upgrade has also become the new standard for existing customers, providing greater speed and power to customers at an exceptional price. One year after offering a next generation model of VPS cloud hosting, it has also added new technology improvements in areas such as DDoS protection.
LCN.com Offers 50% Off Domain Names
Until midnight on Monday 8th March, UK web host LCN.com (www.lcn.com) is offering any new one-year registration of a .net, .org, .info, .me, .mobi, .biz, .eu, or .tel domain for half price. There is no quantity limit on the number of domains that can be registered with the use of the promo code, "march50".
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