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Why select Cheap Hosting as your Personal Host

2012-02-02T18:09:01Z

Hosting a site may seem like a daunting job for bloggers out there but for those who do consider it are bound to be rewarded by many benefits of having a domain to yourself especially if you intend to be well known in the blogsphere. Not only does a personal host give owners complete control of their space on the world wide web, it also promotes you as a personality without having to claw through crowds of individuals just wanting to be known.

Some people may have security concerns when it comes to uploading content onto the internet. It would prove horrific to find ones posts and work disappear should a free domain decide to go under. A paid host keeps all content safe to the owner’s peace of mind. Furthermore, a host which isn’t too reliable may be dangerous to blog users should a low security system allow clients to hack into the blog.

Some bloggers are a little bit more particular when it comes to the speed of their site. More speed generates more traffic as well since load up time is shorter with a better speed packages. Another concern for bloggers is should their blog be shut down due to down time from the servers. This may happen when one chooses to use a free domain to host their blogs and sites. It truly depends on what users want from their providers. It also gives users the capability to customize their own domain names to their liking. This gives them the freedom of choice and to be unique in their cyber personalities.

Bloggers should be aware of the benefits of paid hosting of their web content, Even if it doesn’t cost as much as the industrial grade hosts, bloggers are definitely advised to utilize the benefits
of a paid web host to their convenience and luxury.

Why select Cheap Hosting as your Personal Host from Xavier Media®

Earn money by shortening links at Ity.im

2012-01-29T16:58:29Z

There are many link shortening services out there, but one of them is a little bit more than just an link shortener service. Ity.im is the name of it and you earn money by shortening your links.

There are 5 ways of earning money from Ity.im, the combined link shortener and ad network.

The first and easiest way of making money is using the link shortener. For everyone that clicks on your links you earn money from the ads shown. After the person following your shortened links end up at the destination page there's a small bar on top of the page and if they click on the text ads in that bar, you earn more money (somewhere between $0.06 up to $0.50 per click).

If you refer a new user to Ity.im you get referral fees as a thank you . There are three ways of earning money with the referral fees, you get both the referral fee, sometimes bonuses and there are also contests you can win.

By activating a service called AdFrame you can show your own ads at the bottom of the pages you link to using the link shortener. This is perfect for banner exchanges, affiliate programs or to refer more people to Ity.im.

The fist way to earn money from Ity.im is to ad banners on your web site. Simple and I don't think any more explanations are needed of that way

If you would like to see some more on how you can use Ity.im and earn money from it check out this video:

Earn money by shortening links at Ity.im from Xavier Media®

Yourls.org support in WP Status.net plugin for WordPress

2012-01-26T19:42:58Z

After a nice idea I got from one of our blog visitors (read this) we've added support for your own Yourls.org installation in the WP-Status.net plugin for WordPress.

Yourls.org is simply your own URL shortener service on your own domain name. This is perfect because you have full control over your own URLs and you also get your own brand in the short URL, instead of for example TinyURL or some other URL shortener service. You can of course still use many other shorteners in WP-Status.net if you like so you don't have to switch to Yourls.org just because we've added that option

The setup is pretty simple, you just download the plugin (or update if you already have it installed in your WordPress blog). Then you get the latest version of Yourls.org from their web site and set it up on your site. If you need a new short domain name for your link shortener service you can get a cheap domain name from eXavier.com for as little as $1.99 if you get hosting at the same time.

When you you setup Yourls.org you need to set it up to support API keys/signatures. For more information on that, please have a look at the Yourls.org documentation here. Using the user name/password option for Yourls.org will not work with the WP-Status.net plugin!

In the settings page of the WP-Satus.net you just select the Yourls.org option for URL shortener service and fill in your domain name as the API ID. If you have for example installed Yourls at http://www.sampleaddress.com/yourls-api.php, then you only fill in sampleaddress.com in the API ID field like in the picture below:

Now you will get short URLs with your own brand in the URL

You can read more about the WP-Status.net plugin here.

Yourls.org support in WP Status.net plugin for WordPress from Xavier Media®

Get 50 Gb space at Box.net for free

2012-01-22T15:53:20Z

Box.net (similar to Dropbox or Online File Folder) are now having a fantastic promotion for people with LG or SonyEricsson smartphones. By just downloading the app to their smartphone and logging in (signing up if you don't have an account already) will qualify you for the 50 Gb space for free.

The space you get in this promotion is yours for life to use for file storing, so don't wait another day to sign up

Here are the supported smartphones and how to get the 50 Gb of Box.net storage space:

LG Android phones and tablets: Now through 3/30/12, download Box for Android on your device and sign in to get your upgrade automatically.
Sony Tablet S and Tablet P: Now through 6/30/12, download Box for Android on your tablet and sign in to get your upgrade automatically.
HP TouchPad: Now through 12/31/12, download Box for TouchPad on your tablet and sign in to get your upgrade automatically.
Sony Ericsson Xperia phones: From 12/14/11 through 12/31/12, download Box for Android on your smartphone and log in to get your upgrade automatically.

The app can be found in the Android Marketplace at marketplace.android.com.

It has never been easier than this to share your photos and files with your friends and family. You can of course also use the storage space to backup files from your phone so you have online copies just in case you lose your phone.

Tell your friends so they also sign up for this!

Sorry iPhone users, but this isn't for you. It's only for Android users

Get 50 Gb space at Box.net for free from Xavier Media®

New feature for XavierForum.com members

2012-01-12T19:08:04Z

Over the weekend we launched in all silence a new feature for our members at XavierForum.com to give them a little bit help in promoting the ads they post in the Market & Promote forums section.

This new feature is simply our user socialmedia looking for posts done by Gold Members and posted to our Twitter account and also to our Facebook page. This feature is free to our Gold Members and all users of XavierForum.com have of course the option to upgrade

At the Twitter account we use the hashtag #XFcom to identify the posts, which makes it easy for you to search for the posts we've promoted so far.

To read more about this, please check out this forum post at XavierForum.com: www.xavierforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20725&p=32891

New feature for XavierForum.com members from Xavier Media®

Build a Better Blog in 31 Days

2012-01-08T17:14:32Z

Everyone with a blog (and especially the once with a blog they try to earn money from) wants to build a better blog. Both to increase the number of readers but also to earn more money.Lets face it, it's more fun to write to many readers and of course also if you earn money from your writing

Most of us are in a hurry to see results (and also because if you don't see results fast enough in the Internet business it's a big risk you're doing thing wrong. So therefore the ebook/course written by Darren Rowse is perfect for us.

The book is called "31 Days to Build a Better Blog" and is an ecourse with a plan for the coming 31 days with tasks and activities for each day to do. Everything to build a better blog.

The book is really nicely written because first you get Todays Teaching where you get to learn something like what an elevator post is for example (Todays Teaching in the first day), then you get your task and after that an example where what you just learned worked. The last thing is something many of this type of ebooks are lacking because they are just built on theory and unfortunately in many cases the theory can't be converted into real success.

For each day you also get an hashtag to promote on for example Twitter so the rest of the buyers of the book can track how you're doing, and finally you get more reading suggestions where you can study the topic of the day in more detail.

By the end of the 31 steps you’ll have:

published a variety of different types and styles of posts
learned techniques for coming up with new post ideas
promoted your blog in a variety of ways and found new readers
deepened reader engagement with current readers
reached out to and developed working relationships with other bloggers
developed an editorial calendar for your blog going forward
discovered ways to be more connected to your niche/topic
designed a plan for the next month of your blogging

… and much more.

The nice thing with this ebook is that you get it in PDF format so you can print it, read it on your laptop or read it on your iPad like I'm doing on the picture in this post (yes, I got a copy for myself and intend to use it on this blog).

And when you're done with the full 31 day course you have a bonus week of activities included in the pack . Everything to build a better blog!

Click here to get the ebook!

Build a Better Blog in 31 Days from Xavier Media®

How to increase GPRS Internet Speed by conventional ways

2011-12-24T23:09:13Z

You can find a variety of tips and tricks online which suggest the best ways in which to improve the speed of your mobile internet connection. However, many of these will be convoluted methods which will see you wrapping your phone in foil or tinkering around with the network settings. Thankfully there are some simple ways in which you can get your GPRS connection up to a speed that will make it feel almost as fast as the access that fixed line *cable providers* can offer desktop computer users.

Mobile Browser Usage

Most mobiles will have their own built-in web browser, which is software specifically designed to condense interactions with internet resources, rendering the process manageable on the limited hardware of a typical handset. Check to see that your browser has the option to compress images, block adverts and remove any extraneous elements from a website. This will allow pages to load at a faster rate and will reduce the impact on your data tariff.

If you have a smartphone which is capable of storing Cookies, the identifying pieces of information deposited in your browser's offline storage folders by most websites, then you should regularly clear these from your memory. This can help improve performance if your mobile internet connection suddenly feels as though it is struggling for no obvious reason.

Phone Choice

Many people fail to recognise just how much the type of phone you use will affect your GPRS internet experience, but it really makes a difference. Sometimes you may feel that a website is taking a long time to load because of your connection. However, the performance issues may well be due to the fact that the handset you are using is unable to handle the task of displaying the site correctly without bringing its processor to its knees. This is why investing in a smartphone with a powerful CPU could well assist in making the mobile internet experience seem faster and more fluid.

Smartphones with processors clocked at 600-800Mhz are arguably a minimum requirement by modern standards, although 1GHz single core chips will perhaps provide the best balance between price and performance. Dual core models such as the Samsung Galaxy SII are clearly at the top end of the market but can bring the web to life in ways which were previously impossible.

Avoid Peak Periods

If you have a home broadband connection you may realise that ADSL and *cable providers* will experience peaks in usage during the evenings when more people are at home and online. The same is true of the mobile world. There are certain times in the day that will see far more people taking to their phones in order to surf the web. This can result in data traffic bottlenecks that can slow your browser to a crawl and make the whole experience seem rather tedious. If you can work your browsing habits around these digital rush-hours then you will be able to enjoy the best that your connection has to offer without being hindered by the actions of others.

At the end of the day there is only so much you can reasonably do to improve mobile internet speeds. While signal strength combined with coverage clearly play a major role, common sense and the above tips should
help in giving you the edge you seek.

How to increase GPRS Internet Speed by conventional ways from Xavier Media®

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2011-12-24T10:38:28Z

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! We hope you will have a really nice time during the holidays and that you want to join us during next year with all the new cool stuff we're planning.

Since this year isn't over just yet we have a few good things for you all . How about a brand new .US domain name for only $3.99 for the first year, or what about your very own .CO domain name for as ow as $17.99 for the first year from eXavier.com?

Here are a few of the things you can get at fantastic prices from eXavier.com during this holiday:

.US domain name for only $3.99 for the first year. Click here to save $4.00
.INFO domain name for only $1.99 for the first year. Click here to save $7.00
.CO domain name for only $17.99 for the first year. Click here to save $12.00
.ORG domain name for only $6.99 for the first year. Click here to save $5.00
.ME domain name for only $7.99 for the first year. Click here to save!

As usual all domain names comes with extras at a value of more than $140+!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Xavier Media®

Happy Birthday Xavier Media!

2011-12-03T17:22:51Z

Today exactly 15 years ago, more exact in 1996, Xavier Media was registered as a company and officially started its business!

We've been involed in many services and products over the years and we've developed several popular sites since 1996. The best thing is that we will continue to develop more stuff over the next 15, 20 or even 30 years.

As a thank you to all our visitors over the 15 years we offer discount coupons at our Facebook page so you can get some cheap web hosting and domain name registrations from eXavier.com (which already got very competitive prices ).

Happy Birthday Xavier Media! from Xavier Media®

Making the Most of Your Hosting Plan

2011-11-02T19:23:43Z

Once you have decided on your preferred hosting plan, you need to begin to think about how to make the most of your hosting plan. The web-hosting provider should provide regular maintenance and upkeep services for your websites. It is very crucial to have trained and experienced staff members at your service at all times to clear your doubts and assist you to resolve problems that you may face with your website. The level of customer support must be commendable as your website’s maintenance depends very much on them. It is best to do a research on the background of the web-hosting company to see their track record before you choose a web host as it allows you to have a clear picture of what they are offering and this is a good way to be cost-effective.

Another important thing is script maintenance and feature selection. The website’s functionality can be enhanced by using the right script for your server. In turn, your visitors will enjoy great browsing experience and they will be encouraged to visit your website many more times. There are scripts that assist us to make the most of what we have whereby recurring works become mechanized and this saves us a lot of time. If your files are too big it tends to take a long time to upload you may lose visitors as they give up and decide to navigate away from your site.

Review your website’s traffic usage information provided by the host company at least once a month. Make changes and upgrade your bandwidth when required. Bandwidth increases when traffic to your website increases or when large files are requested. You will save costs if your bandwidth matches your usage levels so never hesitate to change from a virtual account to a dedicated system or something that suits your current needs when it is time to do so.

Last but not least, be practical. Set realistic goals of monthly traffic statistics and work towards it. Never assume that you will have thousands of visitors if the average number of visitors is only
about a hundred because you will have to bear costly excess charges in the end.

Making the Most of Your Hosting Plan from Xavier Media®