Archive for 2011
8 Basic Steps to Starting an Ecommerce Business
Thinking about launching an ecommerce business but didn’t quite know where to start? We thought we’d break it down for you. Here are eight basic things you need to have in place before you can open your virtual doors for business. 1. Ecommerce-Capable Hosting Plan At Applied Innovations, you can host an ecommerce site on…
Read MoreIntegrating Facebook Open Graph with your Website and Why you want to do this
We’re getting ready to launch the beta of the new awesome.net windows cloud hosting platform. I was showing the new awesome.net site to Will Strohl (DotNetNuke guru and all around good guy) and he said “Jess, make sure you get facebook on there and you integrate it with the open graph api so you…
Read MoreThe Pursuit of GreatER Customer Service
In the highly competitive (and dare I say commoditized) web hosting industry if you speak to any hosting company and ask them what makes them different from their competitors I guarantee you’ll get the same response: Customer Service, it’s our people, it’s how we treat you, it’s that we’re you’re business partner, we’re there for…
Read MoreHosting Demystified
Even experienced developers can find themselves baffled by some of the intricacies of web hosting. At Applied Innovations, we make it our business to take care of all the little details so you can focus on what you do best. But we also believe that knowledge is power. And the more we can empower you,…
Read MoreSifting through the Google Panda-Monium
Have you read any of the industry scuttle about Google Panda? What is Panda, exactly, anyway? Google Panda is a significant update to the Google search algorithm that was launched late last month. While Google is constantly adjusting its ranking algorithms, most changes are not immediately or broadly evident. With Panda, however, we have a…
Read MoreMimic your production Web environment, locally for free
In January, Microsoft announced the WebMatrix tool at CodeMash in beautiful Sandusky, OH. Our own Cara Pluff left south Florida and headed up to Sandusky. Now, as you can imagine not many people leave south Florida in the middle of January for Sandusky but she did and was kind enough to send back photos of…
Read MoreUsing WebMatrix to upgrade your DotNetNuke or existing Website
Believe it or not I still find myself building websites after all these years. It’s something I enjoy to do and when most people are out playing golf, I find myself playing with some new piece of software. Generally, I use a content management system (CMS) like DotNetNuke or WordPress to build a website today. …
Read MoreAnnouncing a Newer, Better Backup Solution with R1Soft
Applied Innovations has launched a new backup service offering through a partnership with R1Soft. R1Soft Continuous Data Protection 3.0 Enterprise Edition is a high-performance, disk-to-disk server backup software for Windows servers. CDP will be used as the default backup solution for all Shared web hosting accounts, and available as a premium add-on for VPS and…
Read More7 Elements of an Aesthetically Pleasing Website
What makes a website pleasing to the eye? What usability factors improve visitor engagement and stickiness? Here are ten of the most critical elements to consider when you are designing a site, or assessing a current site for maximum impact. Color One of the most powerful subliminal visual tools is the deliberate use of color…
Read MoreAppliedI Announces 2011 Giving Innovations Calendar
The community has spoken! We asked you who we should support in 2011, and we listened. Here’s the 2011 Giving Innovations Corporate Responsibility Program Calendar. January – Habitat for Humanity February – American Heart Association March – Make a Wish Foundation April – amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research May – Boys & Girls Clubs…
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