Thursday, December 31, 2009

Best of the Lunarpages Blog in 2009

 
With 2009 ending, and 2010 starting up â€" now is the time to take a look back at some of the greatest tips, tutorials, guides and more we have published here.  Now you can catch that great post you missed the first time around, or revisit a tutorial you nearly forgot about.
Ready for the [...]

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

New Years Lunarpages Coupon – Save $50!

Start the new year off right, by saving $50 on your next web hosting plan purchase at Lunarpages.
Want to save $50 on the Basic hosting plan?
You can do that.
Want to save $50 on the Business hosting plan?
You can do that too.
Want to save $50 on the Windows, Quicksite, VPS and Dedicated hosting plans?
I’m telling you, [...]

Monday, December 28, 2009

Replace Your E-mail with a Help Desk

When your running a small to medium sized business, you might realize you are getting more mail from customers and business associates than you can handle.  Sure, you could filter your e-mail and organize your incoming requests, however I have a better way to get the job done.  Have you ever thought about replacing [...]

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Fixing WordPress CSS Alignment Editor Issues

WordPress is finally providing a blog text editor that they can be proud of.  As of the most recent release, I have switched from using a desktop client to write blog entries to the WordPress web site interface.  That isn’t to say it hasn’t been without problems.
One issue I saw was that the text and [...]

Monday, December 21, 2009

How to Add a Members Google Gadget

Want to show off how many followers or members your web site has?  The perfect tool for this job, is the members gadget from the Google Connect service.  It shows a grid of photos for each web site visitor who considers themselves a, “member” of your online service.
So, where do we begin?
If you need help [...]

Friday, December 18, 2009

4 Red (and Free!) phpBB Themes

Finding a red theme is never fun, because truth be told, there are not that many good looking red themes out there.  There are a lot of phpBB themes out there â€" however, finding free themes that are red is a difficult task, indeed.  I have searched the Web myself though, and I have returned [...]

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Home Grown Marketing Strategies

Where does customer service fit into the grand scheme of things, when it comes to planning a good marketing strategy?  Mention marketing to anybody, and they start thinking about sales, offers and deals.  While, they too are important, having a good customer service relationship also plays a key role.
The customer you have is more valuable [...]

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Make SSI work on HTML Pages

Want to make Sever Side Includes (SSI) work on .html web pages?
On a web hosting server, the .shtml has to be used when you use Sever Side Includes (SSI) on a server. You can override this behavior in your .htaccess file though.
To configure the server in a way so that on your hosting [...]

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Twelve Hosting Days of Christmas

I am finding myself in more of a holiday mood, the closer and closer we get to Christmas.  So what happens, when you mix the Christmas spirit with the likes of the web hosting world?
Here you have, the Lunarpages rendition of a holiday classic, The Twelve Days of Hosting Christmas.  Enjoy!
On the first day of [...]

Monday, December 14, 2009

Quickly Add a Newsletter to Your Site

Google, through the Google Friend Connect service, give you a way to send out a very simple newsletter to your web site visitors.  If you just have a small update to send out â€" and you don’t need anything too fancy â€" this is a great alternative, that will also get your web site [...]

Friday, December 11, 2009

4 Impressively Free WordPress Themes

WordPress themes are a dime a dozen, however good WordPress themes are few and far between.  I am a pretty picky designer, so it takes a lot to impress me with a theme, especially when it is free.  Here are some of the most impressive free themes I’ve found out there for WordPress.
Statement â€" Demo [...]

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Santa Brought Some Web Hosting Deals Early!

The holidays are fast approaching,  but have no fear because your favorite web host is here to help you with your web hosting woes.  Issue 27 of the Lunarpages customer newsletter is out and ready for reading!  What all do we have in store for you this month?  Here’s a sample of what we [...]

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

How to Setup Google Friend Connect

Google Friend Connect provides you with the tools bring your web site’s community together.  You can create a social bar to show the latest comments, a members box, so members can get in touch with each other, ratings, reviews and more.  There are a lot of interactive fun things you can do with Google [...]

Monday, December 7, 2009

Lunarpages Coupon – $50 Off Any Web Hosting Plan!

‘Tis the season for some great holiday deals!
Lunarpages realizes that with all the Christmas shopping, stocking stuffing and present wrapping you need a deal worth getting excited about.  So that is why I am happy to introduce you to the latest Christmas special from your friends at Lunarpages.
For a limited time, you [...]