Many people have grown fond of the internet because of the many things you can do with it. you can stay in touch with your loved ones through social networking sites. you can view, buy and even sell products online. you can write stories and post it using a blog. you can research on just about any topic you can think of. but if you want to add more stuff to the internet, then you can try having your own website. Right now, you might be asking yourself, ?who can build me a website?? The answer is quite simple. you can build your own website.

/>If you don?t know about HTML, and have no idea how to make a website then you must be wondering ?How can I build me a website?? There are many ways for you to be able to make your own website. Here are some.

One thing you can do is to try and learn HTML. HTML is the language used to make a website, and there are tons of tutorials on the internet. you can use this opportunity to learn and at the same time make your own website for free.

If you find it hard to make your own website through HTML, then using an application on your computer to make websites can make it easy. Applications like Adobe Dreamweaver can help you design a website without encoding the HTML script. it?s fairly easy to use, but you will have to cash out $299 for this application. Kampozer.net offers a free alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver.

You can also make a website by signing up to other websites that offer free website building. These websites like webs.com and weeby.com offers tons of features that will help you make your own website without difficulty. they offer professionally designed templates that you can choose from for your website. they also have an editor that can help you easily edit the template. With it, you can change the background color of the template and maybe even add logos if you want to. for the content, they offer a simple drag and drop web editor that you can use to add text, pictures, music, videos and other web content that you want. and if you?re trying to make an online store, these websites also offer free services for online transactions using PayPal or Google Checkout. another great part about using such a service is that they also offer free web hosting. Web Hosts are the ones who store and keep websites online. So with a free web host, you can have your website on the internet for free.

If any of these methods doesn?t sound appealing to you, then you can try hiring a web designer to create your website although you have to pay tons of dollars because a web designer?s service is not cheap. Furthermore, you will have to pay more if you want an online store, because you?ll be paying the merchant services needed to do online transactions.

Now that you know the answer to the question ?who can build me a website?, you can now think of the best option to make your own website. Choose carefully and you will be able to make the website that you have dreamed of!

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There are over 200 million people out there on Facebook, have you tried to reach them?  Advertising through Facebook can be a great way to get your business or web site off the ground ? and Lunarpages is here to help you get started with a $25 – $50 discount on Facebook Ads. 

Discounts Per Web Hosting Package

• Basic Hosting = $25 Facebook Ads Credit
• Business Hosting = $25 Facebook Ads Credit
• VPS Hosting = $50 Facebook Ads Credit
• Dedicated Hosting = $50 Facebook Ads Credit

How to Redeem Your Free Facebook Ads Offer

First, you will need to login to your Customer Account Page, and then locate the Facebook offer banner, as seen here:

Now, click that banner to be taken to the Facebook Ads offer page.  Once there, click on the button that reads, ?Request Your Credits?.

You will be given your coupon code, and a link to click through to sign up. 

Facebook Ads FAQ

The rest of the process is pretty simple.  If you get stuck, check out these Facebook Ads FAQs:

• Why do I need to add a credit card to my account in order to use a coupon?
• My coupon code says it?s expired, even though I just got it.
• I didn?t use up all the credit from my coupon, but my credit card was charged.
• I just added my coupon, but my credit card is still being charged.
• I completed my purchase through the vendor, but never received my coupon.
• I entered my coupon code on Facebook, but do not see where/if the credit has been applied to my account.
• Why can?t I activate this coupon even though I have a new account?
• I added my coupon, but did not receive any sort of confirmation. how do I know the credit was added successfully?

Need more Advertising help?

For more information on the special Lunarpages Facebook Ads offer, be sure to check out Lunarpages.com/Facebook-Ads. Promotional Ad Credits must be applied to a new Facebook Advertiser?s account within 15 days of the creation of the account and is valid only for purchase of Facebook Ads.  Also, this offer is only for new Facebook Ads users.

Lunarpages has provided you one more way to market your web site or business online.

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(The Hosting News) – NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), has formally ratified the promotion of R. Brooks Borcherding as President. This appointment will see Borcherding overseeing various facets of the company such as overall sales, marketing, operations and service delivery in addition to business planning and day-to-day operations.

?since joining the company last April, Brooks has successfully sharpened our focus on the large enterprise market,? said Arthur Becker, NaviSite?s Chief Executive Officer. ?His promotion to President is recognition of his significant contributions to the business and our continued confidence in his ability to drive the company?s success going forward.? Borcherding?s primary objective will be to accelerate NaviSite?s transformation into the leading provider of complex hosting, application management and cloud solutions for enterprise customers.

?the introduction of our compelling managed cloud solutions will completely disrupt the cloud computing market. This is a truly unique opportunity for NaviSite as we leverage our core strengths in complex hosting and application management to capture a large new addressable market,? said Borcherding. ?It?s the combination of great people and superior enterprise-class solutions that excites me most about the potential of our company. I?m thrilled to have this opportunity and look forward to working with everyone at NaviSite to accelerate our success.?

R. Brooks Borcherding new President of NaviSite

For remote web hosting technicians, trying to remember what time it is where your business is located can be a pain.? Thankfully, I have an easy to remember bookmark that should save you both trouble and time when it comes to remembering when that next big meeting is for you and for your boss who lives across the country.

The web site to remember, bookmark (or both) is whattimeisitthere.info.? this web site takes care of the time conversions for you.? for example, many of you know I work remotely for Lunarpages, and they are based out of California.? so, with me being in Texas ? that is a big shift in time. so, let us say my boss wants to have a meeting at 4:00 PM Pacific time.? All I have to do is pull up this web site, type in ?at 4:00pm pacific?. I would then know that the would be 6:00pm central time, which is my own time zone.

For a handy tool to do quick US time zone conversions, go visit whattimeisitthere.info.

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When it comes to marketing yourself online, making sure everybody knows of your standing among the social networking sites out there is always a positive.  if you are using WordPress to publish your web site, then this plugin will be perfect to quickly add fixed social buttons to your domain.

The Fixed Social Buttons plugin for WordPress, does exactly the job you would think it would do.  it allows you to display a fixed (meaning they scroll along with you on the web page) series of buttons to help you promote your site on other social network web sites out there. 

Once installed, here is how the options look:

Just pick and choose the icons you want and if you want them on the top of the web pages, the bottom of the web pages, to be displayed vertically or to be displayed horizontally. it is a great alternative, if you don?t have the time or experiance to set something like this up by hand in your WordPress layout.

You can pick up the Fixed Social Buttons plugin for WordPress from the WordPress plugins database.

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(The Hosting News) – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), has published the results of its annual study of the U.S. data center market. The study is based on a detailed survey of senior decision makers at large corporations in North America and was conducted by the respected research firm Campos Research & Analysis. Highlights from the study are provided below and a more detailed presentation of the survey results will take place in a webinar on March 15, 2010 featuring IDC Vice President Michelle Bailey and Digital Realty Trust senior executive Chris Crosby. to register for the event, visit digitalrealtytrust.com.

Key findings of the new study include the following:
—83 percent of respondents are planning data center expansions in the next 12 to 24 months;
—36 percent of respondents have definite plans to make those expansions during 2010;
—73 percent of respondents plan to add two or more facilities as part of their data center expansions;
—The need for additional power is the top reason for data center expansions, rising from fifth place on last year?s survey to first place this year;
—Data center and IT budgets are both projected to increase by 8 percent in 2010, up from 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively, last year;
—of those planning to expand, 70 percent are planning large projects of at least 15,000 square feet in size or 2 mW or greater of power; and
—83 percent of respondents with definite plans to expand in 2010 plan to do so with a partner that specializes in data center design and construction or data center leasing.

?These survey findings point to strong demand for data center space this year and next year as a large majority of enterprises expand their IT infrastructure. one of the most interesting pieces of data in this study is the lead role that power is now playing in these expansions. The need for additional power has become the main driver for data center expansion plans as companies seek facilities with adequate power and favorable utility rates to control operating costs,? said Chris Crosby, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Digital Realty Trust.

Mr. Crosby added: ?another key finding of this study is the increasing importance of data center partners in these corporate expansions. more than ever before, enterprises are turning to wholesale providers and other specialists for these data centers in order to leverage their expertise and to reduce or eliminate capital expenses.?

Of those companies planning to expand:
—53 percent plan to do so by leasing from a wholesale data center provider;
—Finance is taking a greater role in how companies select partners; and
—C-level executives have replaced the IT department as the final decision maker for data center partner decisions ? serving as the primary influencer by a margin of 2:1.

Commenting on the survey results, Michelle Bailey, Research Vice President for IDC said, ?Last year, many enterprise customers put their plans for new datacenter construction on hold as the capital markets dried up. as a result, we have seen IT organizations increasingly look to third party suppliers with flexible financing strategies as a means to supplement their own aging datacenters.?

The study also examined data center energy efficiency initiatives:
—76 percent of respondents now meter their power use;
—The number of companies that meter power down to the PDU level increased by 29 percent over last year;
—75 percent of companies are confident they can comply with future carbon emissions-related and energy-related regulations;
—The average reported PUE energy efficiency rating for respondents? data centers is 2.9; and
—one in six respondents report PUE ratings of less than 2.0 for their facilities

“there has been significant progress over the past two to three years in the area of data center energy efficiency. Over that period, the industry has gone from power metering being the exception to power metering being utilized by more than three quarters of respondents. Awareness of PUE is also nearly universal now, with 96 percent of companies familiar with the emerging standard for measuring energy efficiency,? added Mr. Crosby. ?These are very positive signs that companies better understand their data centers? energy use and can make informed decisions to reduce energy consumption.?

Data Center Construction Will Continue in 2010-2011, According to U.S Data Survey

If you have heard of Fatcow as a good web hosting company, then you might also know about the Fatcow coupons that you can avail to get heavy discounts on their web hosting services. Let us look at this option that is available and find out if it proves to be a good option or not. Checking out Fatcow and its services, there are some very significant points to consider before you look at the Fatcow coupons. The Services and Plans When you sign up with Fatcow for your web hosting services, you get a range of[...]

Today, we are having pretty good number of hosting solutions and we go for what we need, but what about them who are new to the hosting solutions and need to improve their knowledge and know the benefits of using these services? Here we will discuss about two types of hosting solutions: 1. Dedicated Servers 2. VPS Hosting, as they are one of the solutions which are been preferred by lots of users.

/>Dedicated server: Basically, this machine is dedicated to only single person, it comes with pre-installed software, like web server, email server, ftp server etc. Dedicated Servers also have one or more dedicated IP addresses All the system resources (RAM, Hard Disk space, Bandwidth) are only yours, you don?t share it with anyone. Dedicates servers come with some sort of control panel, but mostly, for trial period, something like one month. After that trial, the control panel is removed, unless you decide to pay additional fee and continue using it. Dedicated servers don?t limit you in any functionality, you may treat them as your own machine, where you rule (as long as you pay the fee) Dedicated servers are more expensive than VPS hosting, harder to manage unless you are good with the target Operating system, and the software. you must configure everything on your own. the only support that is provided is machine reboot/Base system reinstall.

VPS Hosting: It is called virtual private server because it appears to you that you are alone on the machine, but you are not. the machine resources are shared among number of other users, who use same Virtual Server hosting, and appear to be on the same machine as you. VPS hosting provide you with less resources, but the site bandwidth that you are given is probably ?Unlimited?.

There is a catch with that ?Unlimited? thingy, you don?t possess a lot of hard drive space, so you can?t really overload the server with your data traffic. Virtual Servers may give you your dedicate IP address, but not all the providers provide it. good thing about the VPS hosting is that they come with basic control panel, which you can use for most of your needs, and its free of charge.

VPS hosting is good for people who need to put up some standard website, which is not hungry for system resources, and doesn?t need anything special. if you are planning a website, mainly for serving web documents VPS hosting is a solution for you, because it?s cheaper than dedicated servers. if you are planning to run some Internet applications that aren?t related to web, ftp, and email, and have a good knowledge if the target OS and the software, or hire a system admin to do the job for you ? your choice is dedicated servers.

If you are planning to run game server or irc server ? there are special hosting solutions for that. Dedicated server is a good choice for you if you plan to have multiple websites, you can save a lot of money on purchasing VPS hosting, but again, knowledge is required. Some of the VPS Hosting Plans give you free domain which is also a catch. so, if you have to run a simple website, but with dedicated IP address (Get better Google ranking) lookup the appropriate hosting solution.

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Anybody who has worked in technical support for a web hosting company will tell you that keeping all your tasks and windows organized on a day-to-day work schedule is very hectic and not a lot of fun.? you have to keep this window open to check out help desk tickets, you have to look over here for forum replies, you have to go way over there to look at the recent tweets coming in from web hosting customers.? it is enough to drive a person insane, unless you follow these simple organizational tips.

Divide your Tasks, then Conquer your Tasks

Most people multitask online by opening one Internet browser with multiple tabs.? while this comes in handy, your tabs can become overwhelming very quickly.? rather than opening up one Internet browser with multiple tabs, I want you to open multiple browsers, with fewer tabs.? look at your daily responsibilities and divide your running Internet browser windows up by that.

For example, if you are responsible for feedback inside the web hosting company you work for, one Internet browser could be dedicated to that. you would open up the feedback help desk, the forums for the web hosting business you work for, their Twitter account perhaps, and so on and so forth.? The next Internet browser window you could dedicate to another responsibility, such as support.? Inside there, you could load up the customer records in one tab, the help desk in another tab, and your quick replies in a third tab.?? As you can see – you start to organize your work differently.? you organize it by the jobs you need to do instead of dumping everything into one single Internet browser.

Once you have mastered this web hosting help organizational technique, you will find yourself working faster and jumping between each task you are responsible for even faster than you were before.? your supervisor will thank you, the customers will appreciate you, and all it takes is a little time and organizational skill.

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For any web host out there, having video tutorials showing off your services is a nice thing to promote to your customers.? it is always better to show somebody how to do something, rather than just have them read text.? if you are looking for a low-cost way to create your own simple tutorial collection, look no further than ScreenToaster.

Once you sign up, you can use it from anywhere at any time.? it captures video on the screen with simply one click.? you can record screencasts, tutorials, demos, training and more.? then you can turn around and embed them on blogs, web pages, or send them via e-mail.

Here is an example video to check out:

It really is a fantastic and free way to create your own video tutorials.? To give it a shot for yourself, or to learn more about how to use it, be sure to check out ScreenToaster.com.

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