Archive for March, 2008
GoDaddy and their Ridiculous License Agreements
GoDaddy hosts most of my websites. Their web hosting is not bad and they have lots of tools to make things easier and to discover new services as you feel more confident. Now, it can be a little intimidating at first, but it didn’t take too much for me to start using them productively. GoDaddy [...]
10 things to know when you register a domain name
I saw this the other day, and decided to comment on it. The article starts… A domain name insider blows the lid off the hidden “gotchas” domain registrars use on your domains, your traffic and your money for their benefit. Okay, I’m all for getting the inside scoop on the registrars. The basic tricks These [...]
Oh GoDaddy, Why Do You Bother Me?
It seems GoDaddy is up to their funny business again. It looks like they closed down one of my major sites. Of course, they still want to charge me for hosting but they have seized the domain name. Well, what happened, you ask? Here’s the story. One of my sites shortens URLs. I really don’t [...]
How to increase traffic to your blog
Getting started. I believe one of the keys which contributes to traffic growth is setting a goal. My site traffic in the first few days saw only a handful of site visitors. After seeing the number at 37, I said to myself silently, “this is not good enough, I want massive traffic.” In those days, [...]
Online Contracts and clicking the box
Here’s a lesson you might want to learn now: when you sign up for any online service (domain names, webhosting, whatever), more often than not you’ll be required to check a box beside something like “I’ve read the contract and do agree to all its terms.” That’s practically the online equivalent of signing your own [...]