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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- There were many web hosting sales and promos to announce this week, including a giveaway from DemoWolf, e-commerce hosting discounts from WebNet, cheaper EV SSL certificates from Go Daddy, free MySpace ad credits from SiteGround, and shared hosting discounts from DiscountDomainsUK.com.
DemoWolf announces "Massive Birthday Giveaway" promotion
Founded four years ago this month, Flash-based web hosting tutorial provider DemoWolf (www.demowolf.com) has launched its "Massive Birthday Giveaway" promotion in which it will give away more than 50 prizes worth in excess of $25,000. All existing and past DemoWolf customers automatically get one entry into the draw, and additional entries will be given for every $50 spent on DemoWolf tutorials from now until December 31. The prizes will be drawn on January 4, 2010.
WebNet Hosting Announces Special Holiday Sales for New Web Hosting Clients
In the holiday spirit of giving, web host WebNet Hosting (www.webnethosting.net) is extending several of its bargains to all new clients until December 31, 2009, including a free month on any Miva Merchant e-commerce hosting plan, free setup for all shared and dedicated server packages, and a Miva Merchant 5.5 license (worth $995) at no extra cost.
Go Daddy Drops Price of EV SSL Certificate to $99
Web host and domain registrar Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com) reports that its nascent SSL Certificate business is growing at a rapid pace and is projected to pass long-time market leader VeriSign in less than 18 months, according to Netcraft predictions. Go Daddy is revving up its quick growth by offering its Extended Validataion SSL Certificates for $99, providing server-to-browser-encryption, a padlock icon and the "https" prefix to secure a website.
SiteGround Provides Free MySpace Credits with Hosting Accounts
Web host SiteGround (www.siteground.com) has collaborated with social network MySpace (www.myspace.com) to provide American and Canadian SiteGround customers $25 worth of MySpace advertising for free with its shared hosting package.
Discountdomainsuk.com Opens Exciting Discounts On Web Hosting And Other Services
UK web host and domain registrar DiscountDomainsUK.com (www.discountdomainsuk.com) has reduced the prices of its shared web hosting packages. A £10 discount applies to the Bronze and Silver packages, and the Gold package, which includes multiple SQL databases for e-commerce sites, now costs £100 less per year.
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October 2009 - Web Hosting's All Star Team
This has been, for us, one of the most interesting, exciting and challenging build-ups to an issue of the magazine yet, Web Hosting's All Star Team. The balloting process was our first experiment with a kind of user participation we're planning to do a lot more with in the months to come. We had thousands of ballots submitted, with hundreds of write-in suggestions and a demonstration of user engagement that has us feeling super positive about the project.
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July 2009 - What am I Worth?
One of the interesting luxuries of working on a project like the printed WHIR magazine is that it allows us to play with things like our point of view from one issue to the next. In recent months we've been giving added attention to the kind of practical and applicable advice aimed at smaller hosts and resellers. This issue carries on with that point of view, asking, in our cover story, "what am I worth?" It's a complicated question without a clear-cut answer.
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May 2009 - The Blueprint for a Small Web Host
I was a little surprised by how difficult it became to see this idea through. We set out to assemble a blueprint for a small hosting business, but butted up pretty quickly against the general impossibility of covering all the territory that was out there to be covered. The basic constraints of a printed magazine, and the less-than-infinite amount of time we had available forced us to face the fact that we could never produce an exhaustive guide to starting a hosting company.
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Comment by Casey Gabriel on Monday, November 23, 2009
In this economy and with the prices for computer equipment dropping, it is not surprising that the deals are out there. When selecting a Host, just make sure they are known and having staying power!