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Poker Signups

neoistheone — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:48:17 GMT

Hi Brad,
I want to create a website for poker signups and distribute flyers on cars outside casinos as you've mentioned in one of your threads.
Where can I get a good web design and flyer desginer for cpa revenue share?
Thanks
Dave

aged-domain-finder.com any other sites like it

gabainc — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:26:46 GMT

Looking for another site like www.aged-domain-finder.com

but one that works i tried but it willnot work for me..

any advice

Scrapebox yahoo tip?

yunbeai — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:49:54 GMT

Found this on backlinksforum.com/showthread.php/906-Scrapebox-Pro-tips-2

Is it OK or should you use proxies to be safe

Scrapebox Pro tips #2

This is a real simple tip, but over the last six weeks or so I have found that people neglect to think about this and yet it can help no end.

Use Scrapebox?
Use Free Proxies?
Been struggling scraping from Google?

I say SCROOGLE!!

Scrape from Yahoo only, and you DONT NEED ANY PROXIES!!

If you are scraping single threaded, and have problems (error 520 or similar) then try Multithreaded.

Strange I know, coz scraping google with no proxies you want the opposite (single thread if getting problems in multithread)

So anyway, yeah yeah I know "You wont get as many results from Yahoo" whatever, I can scrape 5-10% less results than I can using google, BUT I can do it in 5X the speed! So you decide which you'd rather do.

Extra Tips

- DONT use the inurl: search operand, it doesnt work in yahoo,
- DO use intitle: but make sure it is at the end of your search (so it has to go AFTER your keyword, you work out how to do that)

Simple, but effective, I have found thousands upon thousands of the URLs I need like this, I have found ALL my Forum profile backlinks like this (yes, over 2.5k of EE/MyBB/Xoops ) try it out you might like it

replies
As for Yahoo, no you don't need proxies. However, I do have to say that a couple months ago when I went on about a 48 hour non-stop scraping binge, I did actually get banned from searching in yahoo for about 24 hours. So, in my experience it is possible, just not likely.

Wow though, I've never been banned but then again I've never been doing a solid scrape longer than say 12 hours so I havent pushed it as hard, guess they have got a limit to their kindness ;-)

What do you think the best CL scraping/harvesting tool is?

digitalpower — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:04:24 GMT

I'm looking for the best CL scraping/harvesting tool to get emails etc. from CL sections. What do you guys think is the best tool to do this nowadays?

[REQ] RankBuilder

buzzmod — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:05:21 GMT

Does anyone have any opinions or heard or this product coming out tomorrow?

http://www.rankbuilder.com

[GET] Think Outside The Scrapebox!

FilthyRich — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:36:58 GMT

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* How to get high authority blogs (yes, get your own .edu or .gov blog)
* Advanced backlinking structures
* Creating a master posting list with over 80% stick rate!
* Finding high PR domains
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* Advanced ping mode
* How to use multiple domains for posting
* And more�..

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[Question] Sub Folders or Sub Domains???

bh2010 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:59:30 GMT

I'm wondering which one is better to use. Example A or B? Which is better for natural search engines results using subdomains or sub folders? Any other suggestions or indifference's that anyone has will also help.

IE A). http://site.mydomain.com
IE B). http://mydomain.com/site

Back From 6 weeks of hell

dread — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:14:04 GMT

I arrived back from Kenya on thursday and have done nothing and nore can I be bothered. For some reason the hell hole that is Kenya has sucked the internet marketer out of me, I know I need to work but cant find the motivation. Although having been forced to spend 6 weeks living in a tent in Kenya should be enough to push me to strive for early retirement from the British Army.

A kick up the arse is what I need! Any takers?

For anyone planning on a holliday to Kenya dont bother! The people smell and have no concept of the words fuck off stop bothering me, they still insist on trying to sell you "jiggy jiggy" with their 14 year old sisters and 11 year old daughters. The animals are cool but the weather is terrible, rain rain and more rain followed by freezing nights and 20 mins of sun in the morning that takes the skin off you lol, all in all I cant wait to go back next time I'm forced lol

Sorry rant over, wheres my ass kick........... anyone?

Dread

Traffic for nothing and the clicks are free!

springer98 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:19 GMT

A little word play on a Dire Straits title. ;)

I'm not usually one to promote other forums here but I checked with Brad and he said it's OK. Although I'm a member over at this other place and the owner is a member here (shezboy) and my friend, I'm getting nothing out of talking about it... just to be clear. I simply think it's something that might interest some of you. I know there are already people here who are members over there, too. Hopefully, some of them will back me up on the value of the place.

It's about a particular method of driving traffic to your adsense or affiliate splogs without relying on SEO, PPC or linkbuilding. It's called Shezblogging and you can find the site at http://shezblogging.com/ where you can get a free peek.

I first learned about the method over at BHW when I read this thread http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackha...eo-series.html back in about March or April. I thought it looked like an easy to do trick so I set up a little site and a twitter account to go with it. Within 24 hours, I had already earned back the $10 spent on a domain name and have been earning steady cash off it ever since.

I really have no clue what my ROI is because all I invest is a few bucks for a domain name and never spend another dime on it. I know I'm in the positive by several thousand times. Each time I build a new shezblog, I get my initial investment back almost immediately and all the rest is pure profit. I started out using .com's but you can just as easily use $0.99 .info domains because there's no need to worry about whether or not the google will like your site. All the traffic comes from twitter.

There are some pretty cool side-effects, though. The natural SEO boost one of these sites gets from links in twitter make them rank pretty good without you ever having to do any actual SEO. I have some sites on the 1st page of the google for some decent terms without ever having built a link of my own or even paying that much attention to any onpage SEO. Some of them just naturally float to the top. In addition, there is a shit-ton of nefarious things one can do with these sites, if you'll use your imagination and some of the more darkhat things we all know and love.

People say there's no money to be made from anything twitter and to them I say, "You're absolutely right! No need for you to even waste your time." All the while I and a few others keep raking in the dough from those tight-assed twitter users who won't part with a dime on any of the stuff we promote.

So, don't take my word for it. Go to the site http://shezblogging.com/ and/or read the long-assed (50 pages long, as of today) thread over at BHW http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackha...eo-series.html and make your own choice.

[REQ] Blogger Skin Pack for Frugal

jon12345 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:14:12 GMT

Great skins: http://skins.frugaltheme.com/blogger...m-frugal-skin/

Any chance of getting these beauties? They look ideal for autoblogging.

Jon

SYNND---Time sensitive

tessmac29 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT

Just a quick heads up about Synnd.

They have just added article distribution to the network.

Thet have reduced the price to $67 ( from $97 ) for this promotion which ends midnight Monday EST..you also get 1500 free credits every month.

Synnd

See the reviews : http://wpblackhat.com/forum/showthre...ighlight=synnd

This is from the blurb sent out:

We are running a Labor Day special for Synnd for just a few hours.

We are now on a new platform and have 5 modules:

1. Bookmarking (beyond just plain old bookmarking)
2. Social News (go viral)
3. Twitter (re-tweet galore)
4. Blog Commenting (prime the commenting engine)
5. Article Syndication (build inbound references)

>>> Video promotion is coming soon <<<

Lock in today!!! (never see an increase)

This special ends at midnight eastern time on 9/6/2010

Autoblog Empire strategy conclusions

pula78 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:04:42 GMT

Hi,

it's been some time since we (maybe some of us :o) started building our empires.
Maybe someone wants to share his results?
For me it's one conversion on CPA offer, from 40 single-product blogs.
Not good so far.

Disclaimers

jon12345 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:06:12 GMT

Are there any decent standard disclaimers to put on a disclaimer.html page for my blogs? You know the ones, that say I am being remunerated and all that gubbins.

Jon

Cookie Stuffing Sites at the domain (PPV)

kimkils — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:15:01 GMT

Getting lots of traffic on some targets but no conversions... a cookie dropped at domain.com/shoppingcart.aspx

What is the chance of it working?

Are my effort better concentrated on forums where these people shop...

[REQ] WP-Answers - Turn your website into a Q&A site

PipSqueak1 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:03:48 GMT

Great for autoblogs, make your wordpress site into answers.com

http://wp-answers.com/

[REQ] http://www.bookmarkwiz.com/

tucker13 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:04:04 GMT

http://www.bookmarkwiz.com/ does anyone has it and can it be shared?

Any reviews about effectiveness on indexing pages?

Sooner or later - They are gonna getcha Google

agatto2 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:33:31 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100904...internetgoogle

"The giant will eventually fall" Jack and the beanstalk

Good riddance could not happen fast enough for me

Directory Press 5 (beta)

brad — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:11:10 GMT

DL: http://www.multiupload.com/8A9QA4OLHX

We're BACK :-)

brad — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:18:47 GMT

I was at home eating my Sunday dinner and I thought (for some uncanny reason) I need to check WPBlackhat - and it was down :eek:

After some checking, the session table was full causing the DB error, but fixed now :D

Back to my dinner!

Google Keyword Tool data update

blackhatsoda — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:56:44 GMT

If you didn't notice already it looks like the merger of the Search Based Keyword Tool to the regular Keyword Tool that happened several days ago included updates to the search volume data.

I did a random check of about 100 keywords in my database from data collected last month to what it shows now in the tool and the current data shows much less search volume across the board. It looks like this update included much more accurate (for actual search engine searches) data. This is a good thing for us but seems strange that Google would do this as the point of the Keyword Tool is to show how many times your AdWords ads could show for a particular keyword, not how many times someone searches for it in their search engine.

Anyhow, from a quick glance it looks like these numbers are quite accurate so time to update your keyword research data!

In a few days once I've updated the 4 million or so keywords I monitor with new data, I'll do a mass compare with the old data to see just how much it's changed and post about it.

Cheapest domains

jon12345 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:41:37 GMT

I want to set up a test blog and so the domain extension doesn't matter. What are the cheapest out there? .info? I use Godaddy and Namecheap mostly.

Jon

[Question/Help] Live HTTP Headers showing requests...

masterofnoon — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:30:51 GMT

Hi trying to see behind the curtain and plugged in Http Headers for F/Fox and without me requesting anything its sending out the following on auto....
What the heck is going on?

Example...

after ticking to show all boxes on right to see whats live...in generator tab it shows ...

#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=%22today+first%22+-seagate
GET /search?q=%22today+first%22+-seagate
#request# GET http://search.aol.com/aol/search?s_i...etary+Kathleen
GET /aol/search?s_it=topsearchbox.nrf&q=Services+Secretary+ Kathleen
#request# GET http://o.aolcdn.com/aolsearch/en/US/...tionType=ms2.1
#request# GET http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?p=...r=siteexplorer
GET /search?p=unity+iphone+jobs&fr=siteexplorer
#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=drive+System+with
GET /search?q=drive+System+with
#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=distance
GET /search?q=distance
#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=national+political+party
GET /search?q=national+political+party
#request# GET http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=nig...ient=firefox-a
GET /search?q=nigerian+1.3m+-suddenly&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=Machines+Jtes
GET /search?q=Machines+Jtes
#request# GET http://www.bing.com/search?q=Amada+Machines+from

URL: (chrome://livehttpheaders/content/LiveHTTPHeaders.xul)

ETC ETC

Step 3: Creating Your Dating Squeeze Pages

brad — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:36:49 GMT

Here�s an example dating squeeze page: http://liverpool-dating.org/

Remember the goal is to get email addresses and nothing more, so keep them simple but attractive. I used Scriptlance to get my dating squeeze page designed and integrated with Aweber. As I remember it cost around $80.

You don�t need to create a new dating squeeze page for every city/area you target. I created a generic one (like this: http://liverpool-dating.org/ ) and simply changed the text/title at the top.

You can add footer info if you wish, such as privacy, etc.

Hosts with Curl Proxy Enabled

xypher — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:38:23 GMT

Anyone have a list of hosts that have curl proxy enabled. I was hoping to use the Guest Blogger plugin but it doesn't work on Hostgator shared hosting.

Is is possible to hide forum posts?

steve56 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:20:28 GMT

I just set up a forum at one of my sites. Is it possible to hide the posts from visitors but not from search engines?

Off Line Marketing Strategies for On Line Results

rudyvise — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:53:31 GMT

A further perspective on offline marketing and how you can leverage it for online results.. cheers Rudy.

So you�re all �Googled� out, are you? You�ve been working feverishly placing e-zine ads, paying for placement and position with search engines, buying online classifieds, and trying to optimize search engine rankings for your website. All of that effort and money may be paying off for you, or it may be your greatest source of frustration. Most new businesses on the Internet quickly discover that there is no magic formula to driving website traffic higher.

If you�re looking for innovative methods of marketing your on-line business, start thinking like an off-line marketer. The tried and true marketing practices employed by traditional businesses represent significant value to your on-line venture. Before placing your next bid with a Pay-per-click engine, consider some of these marketing initiatives:

Off-line Advertising
Yes, they still have advertising off-line, in things like newspapers and magazines. If you have an intriguing website name that is focused on one particular industry or profession, you have access to highly targeted publications that will do an excellent job of reaching your target market.

Imagine that you operate a website that sells an amazing new product aimed at the plumbing market. You can stretch your advertising dollars by placing ads that contain only your URL in recognized plumbing publications. An ad that reads www.besteverplumbinginvention.blah would attract plenty of traffic from curious plumbers and industry suppliers.

While other companies are using their ad space to explain to plumbers why they should call them, you�ve provided a compelling reason (curiosity) for plumbers to hit your site. Since you only advertised the URL, you don�t require considerable space to explain your idea, hence the cost of your ad will be very reasonable.

Get Published
The mantra these days is to �get published� in various e-zines and e-newsletters by writing articles from your expert point of view and including your byline. The byline, or �resource box� acts as an ad for your company by providing your URL and e-mail address. Getting published is a highly effective, low cost method of promoting your on-line business. The question is: why stop at e-zines?

It seems everybody has forgotten the huge number of magazine and newspaper publications available in today�s marketplace. Getting published in print is just as effective, if not more effective, than on-line publication.

Let�s say that you offer a business to business service through your website. Almost every major city in the U.S. has a local business publication that discusses local business news and covers topics of interest to business owners. How many major cities are there in the U.S.? An informal analysis reveals that there are at least 50 (one for each state), plus many more�.there are 5 in California alone!

Since you are on-line, geography is not an obstacle, so get your articles and news releases out to these publications no matter where they are published. There�s a magazine for just about everything these days, so whatever your area of expertise is, you�ll find an editor who might be interested in running your article.

Targeted Event Promotion
No matter who you are targeting, there is some type of annual event for them held somewhere in the U.S. From dental assistants to senior citizens to country music fans, there is a conference or convention that attracts thousands of them.

Promote your on-line business with an advertisement in the convention program, or better yet, distribute some promotional materials at the show, such as pens or note pads with your URL printed on them. If the event is out of town, don�t worry. Contact the facility where the event is being held. They will usually help out with this type of promotion for a small fee.

The on-line world is a tremendous place to market your products and services. But don�t forget about the rest of the world, or you�ll miss out on some tremendous marketing opportunities.

[Question/Help] Wordpress Upgrade Problem to 3.0.1

bh2010 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:12:17 GMT

I'm getting an error trying to update wordpress. Is anyone else getting this same error and if so, how are you fixing the problem? Do I need to download the updated version and FTP it?

Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.0.1.zip�

Unpacking the update�

Verifying the unpacked files�

Installing the latest version�

Could not copy file.: /public_html/wp-admin/css/theme-editor.dev.css

Installation Failed

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[GET] Frank Kern List Control Full Course

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[REQ] Xrchat.info PHPLinkDirectory MOD

MarkJ — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:54:08 GMT

Hi, if anyone is a VIP member there I would appreciate this

Code:

hxxp://xrchat.info/forums/xrumer-tutorials/phplinkdirectory-mod-installation-xrumer-usage-tutorial-1158/

It's a mod that allows you to post to PHPLink Directories

Thanks
Mark

How to Set Up a Web Hosting Service

rudyvise — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:40:45 GMT

Just having a look around for different business models for servicing offline clients, so here is a write up about setting up a web hosting service. Obviously delete the stuff that isn't relevant to you.
cheers
Rudy

Note: Absolutely none of this is in any order whatsoever. It�s just a huge guide I made in my spare time for those who need help.

How to get customers?
There are many, ways to get customers. Look all around the Internet and you will notice many advertisements for web hosting. You can try things like:

� Adwords (I.e.; Google) this system works decently, but you really need to be able to pour money into it to get any results. Remember, a lot, and I do mean a lot of graphics and Warez sites encourage their members to randomly click the links to make some money. Of course, that is not just limited to those two, but from previous experience from use and friends use, it�s just not worth the money.

� Adverts like WebHostingTalk.com: First off, it costs a fair bit for a new company starting out. Most of the ads are attractive because they tend to offer low pricing and put that in bright blaring colors. It�s a great way to get the name out there, but can you really compete with all the other big names out there right from the get-go?

� Local advertising: Check out the local businesses. Do they even have a site, or, if they do, is the site hosted on a quality server, do the page take forever to load. You can attempt to meet the managers or owners of the stores by cold calling (just showing up) or better yet, call a head and make an appointment. It shows them that you are able to manage your time efficiently, and you aren�t simply another solicitor. (Also, some stores ban solicitors and a bad reputation is last thing you need).

� Word of Mouth: Now this is my favorite option. You slowly build a customer base and eventually word gets out. You run a tight ship, good page load, under or decently sold servers. This is the most effective method. People are hearing from those who have first hand experience and feel that they can trust the company even more. It generally takes a lot more time than the above mentioned so it�s best to combine them. Personally, I use WoM and a bit of local advertising.

Control Panel:
To set up clients with their web hosting accounts and to keep things easier for you, you will want a control panel. This will basically make things easier for you to perform your administration tasks. There are tons of control panels out there, which one is right for you?

� cPanel: Let�s just start with the most obvious one. cPanel has become a major trend in the hosting industry lately. It is probably as popular as it is due to having features like Fantastico and RvSkin and a fairly low entry price. These features allow those who are less acquainted with hosting to easily manage their sites and play around with it. This is a great tool for entering the industry, but personally; I hate it. It breaks too easily, the updates are a pain and generally mess something up, etc. (Full Disclosure: This is a bit of a biased view from an H-Sphere lover).

� DirectAdmin: A very simplistic control panel in terms of navigating and fairly powerful. It has an add-on called Installatron which is much like Fantastico. Great for those who do not know how to manually install scripts and the like, or they just want to play around. From my experience DA rarely breaks and uses fewer resources than cPanel.

� H-Sphere: is a dual platform, multiple server clustered solution. It incorporates complete automation and integration of all facets of business including server management, billing, helpdesk, and registrar and SSL services. Combining services clustering with High Availability clustering capabilities makes this platform the ultimate solution for web hosting and IT services providers. The benefits of automation and clustering are often not realized until achieving at least 4 or 5 servers, however, once a company reaches that capacity, the benefits are overwhelmingly obvious. The drawback with this platform lies in its complexity - particularly for resellers and system admins. The learning curve is steep and it is highly recommended that you acquire expertise on this platform or outsource expertise before trying to admin this solution. Many startups will report problems, however, often times, the issues they see are a result of their own inexperience with H-sphere, vs. inherent problems with the solutions. It is highly recommended that maintenance packages are purchased from www.psoft.net directly, or another management company with extensive experience in this platform.

� Plesk: Personally, I�ve never used Plesk, and not all that many web hosts offer it in terms of shared hosting. Plesk does have a Power Pack which is like the Installatron offered for DirectAdmin. From the documentation I�ve read and others who have spoken to me about it, it�s a great panel to manage a server, but not to necessarily offer in terms of shared hosting or reseller. Another reason that it isn�t very easy to find hosts who provide it would be the price, it is fairly expensive to obtain and the company prefers to work with larger license purchases than many start-up hosting companies are going to be able to reasonably afford.

� Just to note: Easy installers such as Fantastico and Plesk�s Power Pack are a bit of a pain. The auto script installs can be a security nightmare. For example; someone can auto install an app, not like it, and instead of deleting it � leave it. Leave it around for ages and wait for it to be exploited. Good times there, I assure you. Also, these are just the 4 more popular control panels out there. A quick search at your favorite search engine will find more but these are the most popular and thus more people are accustomed to them so providing them with the familiar is a good way to attract clients.

Windows or Linux:
Well, this section I�m not really going to touch on in regards to stability, which is better, etc. Everyone has their own opinion and it�s really up to the user and what they are more comfortable with.

� Linux: Free! Plenty of open source applications, cheaper software (in general), and is quite easy to secure in regards to learning and hiring companies. Many 3rd party companies out there that specialize in Linux security. Personally, I love it; it does what I need and when I need it to do it. Done. For me. The administration is generally more difficult for those people who are more familiar with Windows.
� Windows: Licensing fee and most of the software for it also is expensive. It is equally reliable with suitable administration. I have done some experimenting with it and found that it�s OK. As a word of caution DO NOT forsake a qualified management company. You can not install a cheap software firewall and be done with it�
� Overall: It seems that most prefer Linux over Windows due to its cheaper acquisition cost, more open applications, and just its general use. The LAMP stack (Linux Apache MySQL and Perl/PHP) is the most common for these very reasons � stability, price, open source nature, and functionality.

Management:
What is management? There are a few options here. Do you want end-user support for your customers � meaning that the company that manages your box also takes care of your customers support issues. If you can afford it, it�s better to hire your own staff, but, of course, that�s just not feasible for many.

A good idea is get a managed or semi-managed server from a reputable company with multiple backbones. By multiple backbones we mean multiple bandwidth providers; for example; Savvis, Level3, InterNAP, and MCI. After this, now that the server is taken care of, you will want to find another management company that will keep an eye on the box, install some protection, and provide end-user support. Some of the more popular companies are: TouchSupport, Acunett, Serverwizards and PlatinumServerManagement (cPanel only for PSM).

It really does pay off to get everything professionally done, unless you can afford to pay the fees for in-house staff. It will mostly depend on your budget and how serious you are about this venture.

Price wars:
This is probably the main reason the industry is getting a semi-bad name. With so many new companies (and older ones) that are �overselling� (selling more bandwidth, space, and server compute cycles than they have truly available in hopes that few people actually use their allotted resources) so badly it has become ridiculous. $8 a month for 11 GB of space and half a terabyte of transfer� What? How does this work? Think about it, you have to factor in: Power, the server itself, bandwidth, management, staff, etc. One might ask, �How the heck is all of that being offered at that price?� It�s basically in the hopes that 99% of the customers use just a small percentage of what they are sold. Most of the companies that offer this have Terms of Service that make it nearly impossible for you to actually use that bandwidth or space. Remember, nothing is infinite and certainly not bandwidth.

If you intend on offering a professional service and you have invested into this company, then charge your worth. Sure you won�t get those kids who have mommy and daddy�s PayPal or Credit Card and want to spend $5 a month for more space than they have on their PC. Good riddance in my opinion. Don�t compete by driving your prices lower and offering more. Instead offer a quality service, creating a value to your potential clients is far more important in the long run then offering less expensive prices. � This is also where Word of Mouth really starts to matter. People will pay more just because they see how happy other folks are to do business with you.

What is bandwidth? :
So many people seem to not know exactly what bandwidth is and what the difference between a 10 and 100mbps port is.
� The difference: The ports are how much traffic can go through the server at a time. You only need 100Mbps if you are trying to push more than 10Mbps at any one time. Upgrading will not increase the speed. Only when you transfer more than 10mbps will you notice a difference.
� What is �Mbps?� It�s basically a unit used to measure data transfer. You, of course, know what a GB and a megabyte is. Basically, every time someone accesses a site on your server, they are using bandwidth. They are downloading pictures, content, pages etc. A simple way to think about it: The more graphics you have on a page, the more bandwidth is used. It�s that simple. Just like an elevator: The more people in it, the more power it uses, the less, the less required to move it. Just a quick easy way to remember how bandwidth affects you and your server.

What is this un-metered and unlimited thing everyone is talking about? :
Let me start off by saying there is No such thing as �unlimited�. Everything is finite, except maybe the universe, but that�s a different topic. You have most likely seen those hosts offering unlimited space for $5 a month. Good for them; so, who�d you kill to steal the unlimited hard drive. There is just no such thing� There certainly isn�t with bandwidth.

Un-metered is simply stating that you have X amount of mbps allowed to you and are capped. Let�s say I bought a server with 10mbps and maxed out the connection day and night for an entire month (easily done). That�s around 3000 GB, or 3 terabytes, worth of transfer right there. That is what un-metered is. If it was truly unlimited then you�d have no value there � that�s the big difference, you�d be able to transfer 100 terabytes, 1000 TB, infinite even!

What is �burstable un-metered�? Well, that�s just a bit different. An example might be that you are guaranteed 20mbps but have a 100mbps pipe (port). Now, if you get a major spike in traffic you can then go above the 20mbps to accommodate the traffic without slowing the site down due to too many people (packets) trying to fit into the doorway (port). Quite often it is referred to as something called 95th percentile.

�When ISPs bill as "Burstable" Internet bandwidth, the 95th or 98th percentile usually cuts off the top 5% or 2% of bandwidth peaks in each month, and then bills at the nearest rate. In this way infrequent peaks are ignored, and the customer is charged in a fairer way.� � Source: www.wikipedia.org

If you are still confused, just Google �95th percentile billing� and you will come up with a multitude of sites and at least one should allow you to understand.

Dedicated vs. Reseller:
Everyone has their own opinion here, and I have mine. For those with a lesser budget I suggest just starting with a decently priced reseller with a reputable company. Just find one that offers everything you need. Even those with a large budget might opt to just get a reseller for starters; if that works for you then go for it.

Personally, I feel safer on a dedicated because then everything is run by me and my management company. Then you know there are backups and RAID in place properly, you know how the server is acting and you can find out why its load is spiking. It is better having control over what is going on. Of course this means you need more money to start with, you have the potential to lose more, etc. You have to find the balance somewhere and most importantly you have to do what is best for you and for your clients.

It�s completely up to you, the owner of the hosting company, as to how you want to run the business. This article is not here to give all the answers but rather to provide you with opinions based on personal experiences, reading, helping, and from being in the business.

To co-locate, or not to co-locate:
This is a big one for people. Should they simply rent a server, or should they co-locate one. Co-location (sometimes called colo) does cost more initially but in the long run, if you plan on being in business for awhile, this will actually save you a lot of money.

Of course there are the troubles with building the server, deciding what you want, then shipping, electricity bills, bandwidth. That�s quite a bit of extra work� If you do opt to go this route then know that it�ll be worth it in the end. Do make sure that you buy spare parts and ship them with the server; you will need those on hand for emergencies. Any datacenter worth its salt should be more than willing to hold them (and, if they�re not local, install them) for you.

If you are a feel like you�re not quite ready or fully qualified and you don�t have the money for a support staff then it might be easier to grab a 100% managed server. Then you do not need to worry about hardware swaps, upgrades, updates, etc. It�s all taken care of by them. Of course you learn anything that way and if you have to move things on your own you could be in a bit of trouble. If you know very little about the process (sure hand holding is great) you will still need to learn how things work. Then again, if you know little about the process, business, and applications you might want to re-think the idea of opening a web hosting company.

Presales Questions, what to expect:
Many people believe in the common misconception: Sales work 24/7 and 365 days a year. The reality is that few pay for �round the clock� sales staff when sales won�t even begin to generate anything near the costs (unless you are a huge company, and if you are, why are you reading this?). The common hours are regular business hours, 9-5 Monday to Friday. It might be good to extend it just a bit, maybe along the lines of 9-7 and just have yourself or a partner can also do some work weekends. Don�t guarantee responses, but if you have 5 minutes and notice an e-mail or two, just respond to them.

Expect any question; Train your sales people well, or train yourself well. You need to know what the server is doing, what it can do, and what you should let it do. If someone comes to you and says �Can you host a forum with 400 simultaneous users?� Well, I hope you turn them to a company that offers dedicated boxes, or offer to sell your own. As there are limitations, after all, when it comes to what your box and any system can handle. It is important that you know those limitations and that you don�t try to exceed them.

Two servers, what? :
When you get large enough you have a few options. You can cluster or you can just buy another server and put all new accounts onto it.
� Clustering: You can buy another server of the same specs and put MySQL onto it. This frees up a lot of memory and CPU usage and allows you to add quite a few more clients onto the server. If you go this route, H-Sphere is probably what you want. This way, you can even offer Windows hosting as well or vice versa if you are offering Windows.
� Adding another server: A much easier route. You get a new server, secure it, etc. Less hassles about communication and the like, but if you have a top-notch management company working for you, you just might want to cluster.

Dual Processors vs. Single:
It�s amazing how far single dual core processors have come. In benchmarks, some dual cores are coming close to their companion dual CPU boxes. Of course, these are benchmarks. Dual cores can handle just that much more information being fed to them and work that much harder. At the moment, Intel�s dual cores are OK, but not great. They share the same FSB (Front Side Bus) which is already low to begin with without adding another core to the mix. The next generation of Intel wares should fix that though and it should no longer be a problem.

You can simply start with a Pentium 3.2 GHz (or less) and move your way up to needing a dual core server. I personally prefer dual Opterons to dual Xeons. Opterons just perform that much better, and if you are co-locating your box, they run so much cooler and use less power. That is a major plus with the rising prices in electricity nowadays. The constantly rising price of utilities is something to keep in mind right from the very beginning.

Backup:
OK, backup. A preferred setup is 2 hard drives in the server and to use RAID on them. Please note, RAID does not make it invincible in the least. Quite often, when the first drive gets corrupted, so will the second one and you are, �screwed�. RAID is a backup measure in the case the first HDD just dies on you.

Even if you have that setup, you want probably want to save all of the data somewhere else for redundancy. This is also called off-site storage. For example; you can use a service such as BQBackup.com. You buy space there, and set up your server to transfer a copy of your data it over to their servers every night or every week or however you want it to work. Now it�s quite hard to lose much data other than the changes since the last backup was made.

Another good idea, in addition to the above, is to download a master copy and then changed files to a dedicated computer in my house that has a firewall that only allows it to access the internet during the backup procedure. At all other times that computer has no access to the net and only that IP is able to send anything to and from. Yes, this is extremely paranoid but it works and triple redundancy is a good feature. It is in your best interest to let your clients know that you do this and to allow them to opt out of it as they may not want you to have a copy of their private data located at your house.

Initial Monetary Funds:
Alright, where are you going to get your money? Are you simply going to hope for the best with a $10 reseller account and just hope to make enough to grow to a dedicated, then a rack, then a cage, and hopefully a shiny datacenter all your own? This is what really separates the true hosting companies. Assuming you have thousands to put into this, let�s continue. Expect around 6-12 months of absolutely no profit unless you are marketing heavily. It takes time to build up a decent client base at which point it may still not be profitable but hopefully will be a sustainable business meaning that it pays for itself. In the mean time you need to be able to afford to keep your company out there until reach that plateau. This is where a lot of kiddie hosts end up going out of business. They don�t want to wait 6 months, they want to wait 6 days and they hope making tons of money. Some of them do but they do so at the expense of their clients and they are nothing more than scam artist.

You must always keep a positive mind and keep marketing. Don�t give up, it just takes time. How much should you have to start? That really and truly does vary. Some people say you can start with as little as $2,000 however anything under $10,000 is too little to be able to last any amount of time. You need the licenses, server, billing/helpdesk software, marketing, support, etc. You really need to be able to invest if you want this to go off smoothly. � Don�t get me wrong, there have been companies that have started with barely anything and managed to grow it is just so unlikely that the risk isn�t worth it.

Finding Your Niche:
What�s a �niche� one might ask? A niche is a little corner in the industry you have carved out for yourself and cater especially to that little area. I.E: E-commerce solutions. You promise the most secure servers, etc. and mainly deal with those types of sites.

How do you find your niche? Well, what are you interested in, in the online world? Do you love anime, E-commerce, dynamic sites, forums? It�s better to find a niche that you enjoy and actually want to learn about or already know about. This way you can provide a better service to those out there.

Your Site:
This really is the main part to a company. A visitor comes to your site� what do you want them to see? Another template from a company like Template Monster that so many other companies use�Or something professional looking? Custom designed sites with no glitz and ease of use are probably best. Make them easy to navigate and easy on the eyes, with relaxing colors. A site says a lot to a visitor and a well-done one will say �Professional�. Remember that your site defines you and is exactly how people will know you best online. Just as you would in the business world � dress for success. You would not go to a business lunch in either a gaudy flashing neon suit or ripped jeans, use that same approach for your business website.

Legality Issues:
Oh boy, not enough people pay attention here. As many people do not know, it is illegal in most countries for anyone under the age of 18 to enter into a contract with said person. Pretty much, nothing happens after, no guarantees, etc. If you are under the age 18 wait until you are older, or co-sign with your legal parents/guardians. Wait, even if the only reason you opt to wait is because you�re young and should be enjoying life as opposed to trying to run a business. You should be out on dates, having fun, and spending time with friends and family.

To those who are older and are serious please read on. Spend some time with a lawyer, it really is worth it. Get a customized Terms of service and Acceptable Usage policy drawn up the way you want and without loopholes. This is especially important for niche hosting companies that have specific requirements. For those who really just want a template, a site like HostLegal.com does wonders. I still highly recommend seeing a lawyer though, you won�t regret it. Consider it a start-up fee and provide them with a retainer so that they will be in your service whenever you have need of legal advice or defense.

Billing/Helpdesk:
If you get H-Sphere, it has its own billing system integrated and you can just use that. For everyone else there is ModernBill.com and Kayako.com in tandem. Those are two great pieces of software to use. There are plenty others and a bit of research will show you the various options that you have for billing or helpdesk software.

How much can my server hold?:
This is an extremely common question, and it generally starts with, �I know that there is no solid answer but��

It depends on what you are hosting; dynamic or static, or a combination of both. Let�s assume your hosting dynamic since that�s where most websites are or are heading to. On a single processor you want to worry when the load is goes above 1% utilization of CPU compute cycles or when there is a noticeable sluggishness in the response of your customer�s websites. You can setup things like EAccelerator.net to boost your PHP performance and increase the overall page load speed. If you plan on running a really professional business then you should actually undersell. Don�t ever let it even get to the point where you have to worry about it. Your customers will love you for it, and you won�t have to deal with the hassle. This ties in exactly with the word of mouth that has been mentioned previously in this article.

After reading all of this, are you sure you still want to go into the business? It sounds easy by getting a domain and a cheap reseller, but it�s just not worth it unless it�s done right. Otherwise you are most likely gone within a few months. I�ve literally seen hosts open one night, and close 1-2 nights later.

Everything is MU!

ryath — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:27:00 GMT

Now that WP has changed and there is no MU will it nullify all the threads dealing with MU or, does it all still apply to the new sub domain feature?

If not, can we have instruction on what to do with the change and get rid of all the threads and posts that don't apply?

Posts too long? Put them under tabs.

ryath — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:19:13 GMT

Here's a useful plug in that stops blogs going on and on endlessly.. . . . . .

If you don�t like long scrolling pages on your website or want to include a lot of information on each of your products, this is the perfect plugin for you. The PostTabs Plugin (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posttabs/) lets you easily separate your WordPress post or page content into any number of sections. When readers click on a tab, they see the relevant content. This is also a great way to keep your page short so readers don�t have to scroll to see additional info.

This is from this site:

http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/in...split-content/

Stealth Offline Marketing Biz Model - Rudy

rudyvise — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:55:50 GMT

Ok, heres a tactic i used when i was a kid to make some profit and anyone can take this and scale it up.

Well, scrapping the barrel really.

Anyway.

I worked out a way to get products produced and then get someone else to sell for me and make me an 80% profit.

So i got my two younger sisters to dress up in sweet clothes then gave them some paint and crayons to produce some drawings of the house and trees.

Then i took them to a park where hundreds of rich old people take walks and then found a spot in the bushes to spy on them whilst they worked the audience and sold all the drawings for like �5/$7.50 each.

When they ran out of paintings they were even taking orders. lol

Anyway, upon their return the money was shared out and they made 10% each. More than enough for some crisps and stuff.

It was a win win situation. :D

I dare say if there was such a thing as websites in the late 1970's we'd be taking order from Saga holidays now..

:D

Publicity Secrets Course

brad — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:39:15 GMT

Sales: http://publisheracademy.com/getpublicity/index.php

DL: http://rapidshare.com/files/416406109/PSC.rar

Google Slicer

tessmac29 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:33:03 GMT

Not from me, but from a good guy on xrchat.info.

Google Slicer - Keyword Targetting and Selcting
Hey guys! Like I promised to some, here is an ebook related to grabbing keywords (good ones) and selecting the best that will make you some money. It then takes you to website creation and getting full-time auto-income websites. Well... as we all know ebooks don't work 100% like they claimed (they guy stated he made 5digits income), but this is still an amazing reading that every online marketeer getting into the Autoblog/Manua-blog micro-niches should read. Mix this information with good keywords and some good autoblogs, and you're set to go.

So, grab your notebook, a good cup of coffe, and sit your ass in front of your computer and take a look at this ebook. Some stuff might seem pretty basic to you (the SEO part is basic) but other parts (like Keyword selecting) are really well explained!
"

http://www.mediafire.com/?9o138lk94jhq35f

p/w xrchat.info

Stuffing through an iframe or are there far better ways?

kimkils — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:13:06 GMT

I still use the trusty iframe to host a cpa redirected page, to show a good referer to the network but some networks dont register any conversions in this manner. I thought i was maybe unlucky but peropolly has confirmed this in another thread.

With the
How does everyone do it? If i am having "some" conversions using the iframe method will it make any difference if i start using the img src method?

Are there any other clever ways of passing a cookie? Im sure there are... just never needed to investigate...

BirdFeeder post-oAuth changes?

gregstereo — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:59:18 GMT

I've been using the Bird Feeder plugin on several of my autoblogs and was very happy with it. But I am noticing that all the blogs appear to have stopped tweeting on or around 31 Aug./1 Sept. I'm thinking that Twitter's oAuth changes killed BF.

Anyone else seeing the same result?

I installed WP to Twitter as a test on one of my sites a day or two ago, due to oauth it's a PITA to setup (well-documented how to do it, but you have to go to twitter dot com, click a bunch of buttons and shit, etc.). It does work, but setting it up one each of my sites is a bit much for lazy me.

If BirdFeeder is no more, does anyone have a recommended auto-tweeter for WP in this post-oAuth world?

Cynical Quotes from IM Guru's

rudyvise — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:12:28 GMT

I was thinking the other day that i'm not really making much money doing this stuff, but i reckon i could sell it to noobs.. A BS Guru.

This Facebook method is played out now and those bitches are shutting me down everywhere , but i reckon i could sell it to noobs.. A BS Guru.

I can't scale to serious dizzy heights without taking some serious outsourcing risk, but i reckon i could sell it to noobs.. A BS Guru.

I don't know if this bitch would work, but i reckon i could sell it to noobs.. A BS Guru.

:D

$1.800/Month from Autoblog - PR 5

brad — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:26:57 GMT

Site: http://stopsilence.com/

Flippa: http://flippa.com/auctions/105118/1-...utoblog---PR-5

Quote:

What's so good about this website?

- Google Pagerank : 5

- Domain : the domain stopsilence.com is a short, brandable .COM domain that
will stick in the minds of your visitors. The domain on its own is worth quite
a bit, and it'll ensure visitors remember your blog and keep coming back.

- at the moment there are 300 subscribers that will be sent every
single post you write. These subscribers are interested in the niche and you
can promote products to them and make money.

- build using premium theme, very seo friendly

- Search Engine Optimization

- Fully SEO optimized.

- Each to insert Ads,Affiliate codes Etc.

- Coded for the latest WordPress, all the newest state-of-the-art programming, clean code

What can this site do for you?

- automated posting of keyword rich articles

- earning money for you through Chitika

- earning money for you through Adsense

WINNER WILL RECEIVE OWNERSHIP OF:

- Domain stopsilence.com and all content

- Ownership of the Blog and Content

- My reviewme account

- My payperpost account

- My Buyblogreviews account

- My linkworth account for selling links with all the money

How You Will Make Money

1. Chitika

2. Adsense

3. Selling Links

Revenue Details
- $1600 avg/month from chitika

Please note : you will NOT be able to see the chitika ad on http://stopsilence.com!
Why? This unit is hidden , and will only display to search engine traffic (from US and CA). But you can preview Chitika ads on this site in 2 steps:
1. In your address bar add #chitikatest=mortgages to the end of the page url
2. Press ENTER then Ctrl + R to refresh your page. This will show you what the ad would look like to a user who is interested in "mortgages"

- $54 from buyblogreviews ( 2 weeks )

- $63 from payperpost ( 2 weeks )

- $63 from reviewme ( 2 weeks )

- $97 from selling links >>> link on "blogroll" ( pay every month )

Traffic Details
traffic come from search engine,blog directory,referring site,social bookmarking

We did not have analytics on the pages where the traffic came due the reson off the loading time that must be fast

Backlink Index Express v7

brad — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:07:29 GMT

Sales: http://www.datasystemsplus.net/

DL:

http://rapidshare.com/files/416405996/BIE7.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/?pm54m4zd3zlm2e3

[GET] 3 in 1 WP Plugin, Cloak Affiliate Links, Redirect URL�s, iFrame Landing Page

saulyd — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:30:52 GMT

FREE WordPress Plugin, Cloak Affiliate Links, Redirect URL�s, iFrame Landing Page ~(Download for Free)

Code:

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/248706-jvpress-gopages-wordpress-3-0-plugin-free-download-iframe-redirect-cloak-links.html

Fanpage Dollars

springer98 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:21:15 GMT

http://wpblackhat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=57609