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a Website
Microsoft
FrontPage
Probably the most popular website design software in
use today. Easy to use, and feature-packed, this is the
software we use to build our own websites!
Macromedia
Dreamweaver
Build professional websites with Dreamweaver. Highly
regarded by webmasters as the best software for creating any
type of website or web application.
TemplateMonster
Website templates, Flash intro templates, Logo
templates and Custom Web Designs are available at
TemplateMonster.com.
A+
Templates
Free access to hundreds of web templates and a flash
intro builder, with an annual membership fee of under $30. A
great value!
Other Webmaster Resources
CGI
Resource Index
Choose from thousands of pre-made CGI scripts written
in Perl, C, C++, and other languages.
PHP
Resource Index
Thousands of ready-to-use PHP programs for your
website. Lots of help documentation too!
ScriptSearch.com
Another great site for finding scripts of all kinds!
Thousands of scripts written in Perl, PHP, JavaScript, C, C++,
Flash, and other languages.
SitePoint.com
Includes a vast variety of online tutorials and
articles, online forums, and a terrific book called
"Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP &
MySQL".
BigNoseBird.com
"Everything you need to build great
websites". Free scripts, Server Side Includes, HTML tags
help, and links to other great resources.
MySQL.com
The official site for the most popular database
language on the net! Learn anything and everything about using
MySQL to make your websites come alive.
FlashKit.com
A Flash developer resource site. Lots of articles,
tutorials and useful links, as well as community forums.
Everything a Flash developer needs!
WebTrends
Advanced web stats for those who want more details
than what's provided in CPanel. Know virtually everything
about the visitors to your website(s)!
Mail2Web.com
Pick up your email from any computer, anywhere in the
world. This is a free web mail service that anyone can use,
and there's no need to register.
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Building
a Hosting Business
DemoWolf
Do you like the flash-based support tutorials in our support
page? Click here if you want these tutorials in your own
hosting business. Really cuts down on support tickets!
Kayako
Support Suite
A great support ticketing system you can use so your customers
can submit support tickets to you. Also includes a "Live
Chat" script. Highly recommended!
SoftAir
Want your Kayako Support Suite to exactly match the look of
your own website? SoftAir specializes in custom Kayako
installations, and will also write custom Javascript and PHP
scripts.
BobCares
Don't have time to support your customers? Want to
hire someone else to answer your customer's support issues
24/7? BobCares is your answer!
2CheckOut
An alternative to WorldPay. Nice low rates, a shopping
cart, and very easy to implement. A service used by many web
hosting providers.
WorldPay
A terrific solution if you want to accept credit cards
on your website. Very easy to setup, and includes lots of
useful reports to track your sales.
ModernBill
An excellent billing and customer management system that
integrates well with 2CheckOut, WorldPay, PayPal and Kayako...
for those who want complete automation.
PayPal
An extremely easy way to send and/or receive payments
over the internet.
Advertising your Hosting Business
There are many online websites where you can advertise a
web hosting business, but some are far superior than others at
sending you quality leads. Before starting any advertising
campaign, you will want to setup a tracking system so you know
where your new customers first saw you. Here is a list of some
sites we've had the most success with.
HostChart
- web hosting directory
FoundHost
- web hosting directory
theWHIR
- web hosting directory
Webhost
Directory - web hosting directory
ISPcheck
- PPC search engine
HostIndex
- web hosting directory
HostReview
- web hosting directory
Google
AdWords - PPC search engine
PPCforHosts
- PPC search engine
MIVA
- PPC search engine
Enhance
- PPC search engine
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