06th Nov2011

Blogging Expertise With WordPress and Blogger Software

by marcop

Well use plugins that can optimize your blog/s to get you indexed promptly! Blogging is absolutely the best and quickest way to get relevant content on your blog and site fast! We can customize themes for you that fit your needs and taste and work with you every step of the way to make sure you are happy with our services. * RSS feed optimization for powerful content generators that will get you unique content to your site without having to pay for multiple article (more…)

05th Nov2011

+3 Why do I need my own domain?

by marcop

Here are three reasons why you need to register your domain NOW!

1. Every domain name is unique. That means, if your name is Mike Mann and you want your domain to be mann.com, and Jim Mann in Toledo also decides he wants his domain to be mann.com, but he registers first, you would be Out Of Luck. Now if you want your e-mail address to be mike@mann.com, you would have to get in touch with Jim in Toledo, and ask (very nicely) if he wouldn’t mind setting up his mail server so you could receive mail at mike@mann.com (not very likely). BUT – if you register before (more…)

05th Nov2011

How to suggest a site to the DMOZ Open Directory

by marcop

How to suggest a site to the Open Directory

The Open Directory Project is a web directory of Internet resources. A web directory is something akin to a huge reference library. The directory is hierarchically arranged by subject – from broad to specific. The ODP is maintained by community editors who evaluate sites for inclusion in the directory. They are our experts, and all submissions are subject to editor evaluation.

We care a great deal about the quality of the ODP. We aren’t a search engine and pride ourselves on being highly selective. We don’t accept all sites, so please don’t take it personally should your site not be accepted. Our goal is to make the directory as useful as possible for our users, not to have the directory include all (or even most) of the sites that could possibly be listed or serve as a promotional tool for the entities listed.

To keep the ODP running smoothly and to assist us in exercising our editorial discretion, we have set up policies for submitting sites for our consideration. We may reject, delete, or edit submissions that violate these policies or that we otherwise believe, in our sole discretion, should not be included in the directory. We may also reject, delete, or block other sites that we believe to be associated with a user who has violated these policies.

You should take a few moments to understand these policies and the steps to submit a site before you begin. Failure to understand and follow these instructions generally will result in the rejection of a submission.

Step One

Determine whether a site (more…)

05th Nov2011

+4 SEOS BASICS

by marcop

As many web developers are aware of, many rate Google as the world’s top ranked search engine. It can be a pain sometimes to get indexed by Google, but gaining high ranking for their specific keywords seems to be something that is quite difficult for many web developers who do not have specific search engine optimization (SEO) training or experience to achieve.

The following is a brief tutorial on search engine optimization basics. We use many of these techniques every day to optimize websites and stay ahead of the competition.

Better Rankings in 4 Steps

Step 1. Select The Right Keywords
The first important step is to select the right keywords for basing your website optimization around. The best approach is usually not to choose generic or general keywords. It is usually better to focus on more specific, niche keywords that directly relate to your service or product.

In order to do this you need to target a suitable market, compete with fewer websites that are targeting the same or similar keywords as you, and optimize (more…)

05th Nov2011

What is unmetered bandwidth?

by marcop

Unlimited vs Unmetered
In the world of shared hosting, there are plenty of fans of unmetered. Many times when discussing how “unlimited” is used, people argue it’s only semantics and that it’s obvious to everyone that the idea of unlimited hosting really can’t be taken strictly at face value. In other words when a host uses that term in regards to space or bandwidth there is no harm done. It is argued that what unlimited really means is the amount an average or regular or standard website might need. The problem is there isn’t any real average or regular or standard website.

Some people who acknowledge that unlimited is an unacceptable word for describing bandwidth because it can be deceiving believe that the right term to use would be “unmetered.” But is it really?

What unmetered means for this context is “unmeasured.” The problem is many of the hosting companies that offer it mention explicitly that once an initial limited has been reached, that upon request at no charge you will be upgraded. So in fact they do measure your data traffic consumption. The thing that they don’t do, or at least claim not to, is placing a limit on your consumption. It is true that they don’t, at least not in a direct way.

Reasons Why Hosts Offer Unmetered Bandwidth
Businesses exist in order to make a profit. That is their purpose and employees are responsible for doing whatever is necessary to maximize profits.

How does offering something like unmetered bandwidth increase a company’s profits? It is through sheer volume. A significant increase in sales that have a small profit on each account potentially could translate into a higher amount of total profit.

For serious businesses offering unmetered bandwidth is a decision to gamble based on statistics, which is the cornerstone for all overselling decisions.

However a way has been devised so that the hosts don’t have to take the risk. There are certain requirements that websites must meet in order to receive unmetered bandwidth.

So why would (more…)

05th Nov2011

How much will it cost?

by marcop

Stake Your Claim! can establish your Internet presence for $5 or less a month. Due to the low cost of this service, we bill in six month increments. The charge for your first six months service is $30, including account setup. We also offer one and two year service plans. The cost for one year of service is $50, including setup. Two full years of service is available at the price of $70, which includes the setup fee.

Hosting/Servers Setup, let’s face it a lot of people in our day and age don’t know how to operate their own MAC or Windows PCs let alone setup a Linux box with all the appropriate functions and files needed to setup a website. Here at Stake Your Claim, we can do it all for you. We have spent hours tweaking and messing with servers to get just the right (more…)