Over the years we have run a number of online services utilizing various web hosting platforms and services.  As a website owner one of the worst things you can ever hear are comments from others such as:

"I can't see your site"
"Its not coming up for me"
"I can't upload the file"
"I sent you the email.  You didn't get it?"

Major Uptime (www.majoruptime.com) provides Website Monitoring Services can check your website, email servers and various other connection types at regular intervals to ensure your information is available and ready for you, your customers and other visitors.  While most of the services we have tried in the past charged an intro rate of $9.95/month, they would renew at much higher prices all the way up to $99/month.  The Major Uptime product is far cheaper than anything we have seen.  The base package is $5/month which will monitor up to three items of your choice.  You can add more monitors for $1/month per each extra.  If you know you are going to be monitoring things for a longer period of time a 1 year subscription is just $36 which averages $3/month.

The nice thing about this service is you can set it and forget it.  Major Uptime will automatically alert you via email, text message or both if any of your monitoring services are triggered for connection issues.  Not only does it alert you of the outage, but it will also tell you what the type of error is.  Did you make some updates that accidentally broke the site? Is your site available for some people but not others?  These alerts will help you pinpoint the error and know who you should contact to help get things fixed.  For more information take a look at http://www.majoruptime.com.

For years I have been an avid critic of Godaddy and how they use their big name and sexy commercials to deceive unknowing web hosting beginners.  Now, GoDaddy has  really messed up by supporting the unpopular SOPA bill that has been rightfully opposed by tech giants.   Hundreds of thousands of  users are now boycotting Godaddy, as they continue to dig themselves in a deeper hole.

If your considering purchasing a domain or web hosting from GoDaddy.. Please stop now and save yourself lots of headaches in the future.  I highly suggest instead that you choose Bluehost; in fact, if you use our exclusive promo link below you can get professional web hosting from Bluehost for only $3.95 a month.  Can you tell.. I really don't like Godaddy? Haha.

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Why should you choose iPage.com to host your WordPress blog?  It is simple, iPage provides all of the tools for users to quickly get their WordPress site up and running in a matter of minutes!   For only $3.50 a month iPage will provide their valued members with unlimited bandwidth, unlimited disk space, a free domain name, anytime money back guarantee, AND an easy to use 1-click WordPress install.

That is right!  No need to worry about setting up databases, no need to worry about FTPing the WordPress files to your server, no need to worry about entering the right information into the config file.... This is now completely automated with ipage!   This great web hosting provider is owned by the Endurance group, which literally is the second largest web hosting organization in the world!   A company does not grow to be successful without offering amazing support, great pricing, and a product that excels in the market. IPage excels in each of these categories and they have also mastered WordPress hosting.

If you are looking to start your WordPress site or blog, I would highly suggest that you sign up with iPage.com for your WordPress Hosting.  You will not be disappointed!

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If you have not signed up with 110MB.com, I highly suggest that you do so!  110MB is by far one of the best free web hosting providers on the web.  Yes, it is true, 110MB.com offers a free web hosting plan; however, I would not suggest getting this package!

110MB offers an AMAZING premium web hosting package that is by far one of the most affordable plans that I have ever personally witnessed.   For only $27.00 you will get premium web hosting for 6 months, or for only $48.00 you can get an entire year of premium web hosting!  Up-t0-date pricing information can always be found on the 110MB Review page at Alreadyhosting.com.

The free hosting at 110MB gives you "110MB" of space, which in reality is not that much... That is why I would suggest going ahead at the beginning and sign up for the premium plan that will give you 15 GB of space  ( over 125X the space of the free account).  15 GB is more than enough space for most websites and will be great for your site.

Although I would highly suggest that you choose the premium plan, I would first suggest that you take a look at the free compassion chart on 110MB:

Compare the free plan and the premium plan!

We have seen social media grow from a small trickle on the Web to a giant that overpowers most other marketing strategies. Smart marketers are those that capitalized on social media when it was growing.

Social media marketing is no longer what it was earlier, with every Tom, Dick and Harry trying to “hard sell” their wares on the social media sites, so much so that people on those sites have become vary of anything that even slightly hints at a promotion.

But it is never too late for those of you who are willing to take the long road to success and spend time in attracting the valuable demographics that haunt sites like Facebook, which has taken over the social networking space.

Facebook user-base of more than 400 million users across the world, consists of not only teenagers and college students, but also adults and professionals belonging to all age groups – who are all willing to get to know you and take a look at what you have to offer – as long as you don’t stuff things down their throat.

Facebook Marketing Tools

Facebook Profile – It may seem surprising calling a Profile Page on Facebook a marketing tool, but by now it’s a known fact that the profile, which is basically a landing page, plays a very important role and half the battle is won if you can get it right.  Created tactfully, a strong Facebook profile offers abundant opportunity to make connections with people and convert them into business partners or customers in the future.  This is the place where you can let others know of your company, product or brand and it helps build credibility as well.  You should know, that one of the most common pastimes of people on Facebook is to keep checking profile pages, and if you’re profile is interesting enough, you will have tons of traffic in no time.

Facebook Groups – Facebook has millions of user groups and is viral marketing at its best! You can create Facebook groups on any topic under the sun. They are used for serious discussions or as fun places to spend time.  As the creator of a group, you have complete control over the features that you enable for your group.  You can make your group public and let any Facebook user access it or keep it private meant only for invited members.  People who join a group can post messages on the “wall” or in the “forum” and you can send messages to all your group members. The advantages of a Facebook group is that they can be used for marketing and Facebook users love groups.

Facebook Pages – This will give you the opportunity to create a professional profile representing your business, as pages are more customizable than groups. Facebook applications can also be added. Facebook users can become your fans and the best part is that once someone becomes a fan, they can either share your page with their own fans or their friends may notice you through their profile page or News Feed. This creates a snowball effect and your fans multiply (no limitation) over a period of time, giving your business excellent exposure. The only drawback is that you cannot “invite” others fans to be yours.

Facebook Photo and Video Sharing – As is obvious, through this feature, you will be able to share photos and videos with others on Facebook.

Facebook Messages – Messages can be a great targeted marketing strategy. They are like email and you can send messages to any Facebook user. However, Facebook is very strict about spam prevention and will not accept if you send too many messages to people who are not on your friends’ list.  Use this at your own discretion.

Facebook Events – This is a free application that can be used to promote everything from product launches to all other marketing events you can think of.  When you create an event, a fully-featured page will be available to you, and you can do anything you want just like a group - write on the wall, discuss, post links, videos etc. You can send an invitation to your friends.  This is one way of getting attention to your product launches and is great to let hundreds of people know of your event in the easiest manner possible.

Facebook Mini Feed and News Feed – When Facebook users join your group or become fans of your page, event or share photos etc., Facebook adds a feed item to their Mini Feed automatically. This feed is open for all to view on their profile pages.  Facebook’s News Feed, then combines each users’ Mini Feeds into a single “recent news” item. You can imagine the huge potential this offers for your online marketing.

All these marketing strategies are free and are excellent to increase traffic to your business blog or website.  While there are a lot of possibilities with Facebook, the reason why the majority of marketers fail, is due to the lack of understanding of the numerous marketing channels Facebook offers.

When searching for a web host, the first thing you do as part of your research is to read the “reviews”  on different hosts.  You use the reviews to read what others have to say, in order to come to a conclusion on the host that suits your needs the best.

A “Web hosting review” is supposed to be an honest personal opinion giving by the customer of a web hosting company – about the advantages and disadvantages of using that host.

But is that what happens? Not all the time! You must have seen websites where there are a lot of negative hosting reviews and there are others that do not find any fault with their web hosts.

Is that what the web hosting world is all about – a fantastic host that can do no wrong and the worst host that does nothing right?

The fact is many “web hosting reviews”  are misleading. It is important to understand how to see through such reviews and find the genuine hosting reviews.

HostGator is known for being one of the best web hosts and there are thousands of people using their services. I use them too for many of my sites, but that doesn’t make them 100% perfect. There are some minor issues that come up once in a while, but overall I’m very happy with their customer service and their uptime, so I stick to them.  I don’t start looking for a new host whenever there is a problem, because I’ve had some very bad experiences with a couple of other hosts earlier.

Website reviews are done because there is need for them.  There are many people looking for “honest web hosting reviews” before they can make a decision in choosing the right web host. Of course, there are many sites that exercise integrity when reviewing.

You may also find a different type of review, where you are told exactly what is being offered by the web hosts, without giving any opinions. They list out the features and explain them in a simple manner, to make it easier for you to understand.  They are just “profiling” the web hosts and not reviewing.  They do this to help those with less experience, because visiting a web hosting company’s website and seeing all those plans can be initially confusing.

We are not saying that you shouldn’t believe in all the good reviews, but use your judgment and assess the website where these reviews are posted. On the other hand, if you see a completely negative review, just don’t discard the web hosting company based on that.  Look for other reviews on the same hosting company, because it may be coming from a customer who is never pleased with anything or even from a rival hosting company using a fake identity. That’s what business is all about in today’s world.  Each one putting the other down and the Web is a vast playground for such unscrupulous elements. But of course, if you find that the hosting company has garnered several negative reviews all over the Web, then there must be a reason and you should think of staying away from it.  Base your decision on what a lot of people have to say, not just one or two.

Another thing to look out for is generic comments. When you see “reviews” (I’m not talking about profiles here) that are totally superficial and do not really provide any value, the warning bells should start ringing.  Something like, “I like this web host” doesn’t actually reveal any information about the web host.  Look for in-depth reviews!

The best way to go about finding genuine information through web hosting reviews is to read lots of them from different sites. Discard reviews that are overly positive and superficial and do not give up on a host just because of a couple of negative reviews. This is obviously not the only thing that you’re going to do in your search for a new web host, but as far as reviews go, this should be your modus operandi.

As for web hosting reviews, we are a bit biased but I would suggest AlreadyHosting.com!

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Wow, today I encountered ResellersPanel.com for the first time and I must admit, I thought "This is too good to be true".  I decided to do a bunch of research on this company and I found that ResellerPanel is legit and simply amazing!  Not only that but with ResellerPanel the oppertunity to make money is great and many people have been using this company to do just that!

There are many reseller web hosting programs on the web BUT none on the web can offer you the oppertunity to make the kind of money as ResellerPanel.  I have read reviews of some users of ResellerPanel and most all of the reviewers admitted that they are making thousands with ResellersPanel.com

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Ooma Review

Typically we focus solely on reviewing the best web hosting comapanies; however, periodically when we encounter a great product that is not related to web hosting we think it is important to share this information with you.  Today I want to give you a quick glance at one of the web's top VOIP services, Ooma.com!

When I was searching for a VOIP service I can accross a site called, "VOIPRater.com".  This site proved very beneficial in my search for a VOIP company.  I was looking on the site for a reliable VOIP service who could handle the needs of a large company but also handle smaller needs as well.  I ran accross their review of Ooma.com and I found out that this might be a solution to my problem.

Ooma appears to be a great VOIP service!  The pricing may be slightly more than that of competitors but sometimes it is true that you get what you pay for.

If you are looking for a great VOIP service I would highly suggest looking at Ooma!   If you would like to learn more information on this host I would suggest that you take a look at the review that I first ran to on VOIPRater.com.  The link to that review is:   Ooma Review !

I also found a link on VOIPRater that will allow you to get the Ooma VOIP system shipped to you free.  That information can be found at the link below!  Hope this help!

Ooma - VOIP Free Shipping!

Over the past months we have all had our eyes glued on the developments of Google Caffeine!  Since Google announced that Caffeine would be released we have had tons of unconfirmed reports that Google Caffeine is Live.  To this day there has been little evidence that caffeine is life; however, this has all changed.

MangoOrange.com and our web hosting partner, AlreadyHosting.com can confirm that there has been a MAJOR serp shakeup on Google ( as of December 28th ).  We also noticed that the load time of results on Google.com are drastically faster which is a sure sign the Google Caffeine has been launched officially!

We wish everyone the best of luck with this change and hope you enjoy this new faster Google!

Read our Justhost Review for more information on this great host!