Phew!

The DNS update went well and everything seems to be fine, at least 98%. The Blogroll links were not included when I exported, so I’ll have to do a bit of digging in the old files to see if I can find it (if the owner of an exchange link reads this and is worried: fear not, I will have your link back up in a couple of hours). The theme, iNove, is temporary, but I have been saying that for a while now.. it is pretty nice, after all.

The Host Gator server is blistering fast. Browsing and installing plug-ins and themes directly from the admin panel was easier than ever before and all of the files were installed in seconds, whereas with the free hosting it would either take a while or not work at all. Even the permalinks setting kicked in immediately. Sweet.

It looks like this can be the beginning of a long and healthy relationship.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need some sleep.

You may have noticed this blog being somewhat slow when you visit. Who am I kidding.. you would have to be pretty ignorant not to notice it crawling on its knees, wheezing “put me out of my misery.. please…”. I have utilized free web hosting until now as part of my “start up at no cost” plan. It did work, at least until 000WebHost decided to pull the plug, and upon requesting a reason they made it clear that free users are not wanted.

I then had to re-build the blog using a two week old back-up. Unfortunately, I chose to go back to ByetHost. It suffice to say, it was not a very wise decision.

Upon receiving a somewhat unexpected (and very welcome) payment from a survey program I had almost forgot about, I took the leap and finally signed up with HostGator for a year. I chose their Baby Croc package. Not the cheapest option, but at $95 for the first year, using a promo code, it was still an excellent offer.

I am also waiting for the  first custom-written batch of articles to be returned in another day or two. The communication with the writer’s team is going well and we have clarified what needs to be done. I have a good impression of the team so far, and I will no doubt recommend them if I find the articles satisfactory and EzineArticles accept them.

See you on the other side…  initiating DNS change. 3… 2… 1… *pooOof!*

Here, have something to amuse yourself in the meantime

I’m sitting here at 6 AM in the morning on my B-day (turning 38 today, wo-hoo..), listening to some beautiful Boards of Canada -- inspired electronica, by the artist Chaosmachine, and I feel like posting an update plus a friendly reminder to all the blog commenters out there.

I’m no longer approving blog comments not contributing any value. I still support back-link builders honest efforts, which is why this blog will stay dofollow for as long as possible! I just can’t accept spammy blog comments. Due to a recent burst of spam, I ban and report the worst cases, to their ISP. Just make a sincere comment and add something of use for other readers. It’s not difficult at all, and the readers as well as myself will appreciate it

How to not become a Super Sponsor

The last couple of days, I have witnessed some mildly disturbing behaviour in the ACME People Search forum. The thing is, everybody wants to become a Super Sponsor, these days. Why? By contributing with at least 30 supportive and community-building posts in the forum over 30 days, Tissa can give you a Super Sponsor status, which basically means you have all expenses as a fully fledged ACME People Search affiliate with everything turned on, paid for.

Tissa will put $87.90 in your PayPal or AlertPay (new) account every month, in order to pay for your recurring expenses as long as you are a Super Sponsor in the support forum. This clears the last remaining road blocks out of the way and helps you focus 100% on creating an income with ACME People Search and all of its income streams.

One of the problems following such incredible opportunities, is new members thinking that, as long as they spam the forum with short and “helpful” messages, they too will become a Super Sponsor. Fortunately for the community, it doesn’t work like that. You have to prove yourself worthy of it, by helping other members in the forum.

How to help forum members, when you are a newbie yourself?

The answer is:  read and learn, apply what you’ve learned then teach. Or you can skip the practice part, and just read and learn, then teach others. Although, understanding how things work by first hand experience will improve your support skills. As for the forum: browse and read some of the questions and answers. I am sure you can jump right in and start helping almost immediately, and eventually you’ll become a Super Sponsor.

OMG your blog is SLOW! WTF is wrong with it?!

Sorry about the blunt language, I still have MMORPG games fresh in mind, even though I stopped playing a while back. When my blog was deleted by the previous web host (their name shall remain unspoken), I had to upload it somewhere else, and so I went back to another company, one that unfortunately is known to be notoriously slow when using their free accounts. I will upgrade, but most likely not with this host; it is simply not good enough.

So, what will I do about that? I will install WP Super Cache one of the next days. It is a powerful tweak which will hopefully improve the overall performance quite a bit, such as faster loading time for pages. I do know which web host company I will be using when I upgrade to a paid hosting service. They have excellent reputation and fast servers. When I get to that point, I will also introduce my new Web Directory.

As for my article marketing endeavors, I will decide on one of two ghost writer teams in total, on my list, today. Then I will submit my first order to them. And to think, I wrote articles on how to stop procrastinating. Oh, the irony.

Have a nice day!

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