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By Les Scammell, August 13, 2009 11:01 pm

Web Hosting Package I Highly Recommend

I have spent quite a long time searching for a web hosting package that really meets my needs. I don’t have many. Number one for me is reliability. At present I would estimate my down time to be around 20%. With today’s technology, that’s terrible.

My second criteria was that I needed to host around 10 sites. My third criteria was speed and finally of course – price.

After doing the research I selected JustHost. I opened up an account with them and put up a blog. It is a nothing blog, my aim was to first test their up time. After six weeks, so far it has been 100%. Speed – pretty quick actually – I was surprised. But then this server is so slow.

Okay, so what do you get. Let’s just say unlimited. Unlimited space, bandwidth, email accounts, databases, and domains. Price – I am actually paying far less than what I am paying now for a service which is measurably much better.

You also get a few extra like Site Builder, Google credits, Yahoo credits and a money back guarantee. I also discovered today that JustHost is on the official WordPress list of approved web hosts – that for me has been the final key – if WordPress nominate them as a reliable web host then that is good enough for me.

I will now start to migrate my sites across to the new hosts – that is where the fun begins because I have no idea where to start. Still – that is what learning is all about isn’t it.

If your looking for a decent web host then I suggest you check out JustHost. From what I can see they have offices in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Europe and Singapore with their data centers in the US.

They say you get what you pay for – In this case it seems you can get good service for far less.

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By Les Scammell, June 30, 2009 9:21 pm

Have you heard of Helium? It is an article site, but not your traditional article site. With most article sites you create your article, include a few links in a resource box and submit. With luck, others will pick up your article and publish it, links and all. You can check it out here.

Helium is more like a huge knowledge base. The articles are there for reference, not for reprinting on web sites. As a writer, you submit articles to predefined titles (you can create your own titles and have them approved). Your articles are then available for the world to view. Based on the number of views you receive, you can earn an income from each article.

Some Helium writers have around 1000 articles submitted. I said in the post title you can earn residual income after submitting your articles and you can – just don’t expect to earn a fortune. In fact, top paying articles may pay around $1.50 tops. I have articles that are now earning around the $0.50 per month.

I can hear you laughing. Who wants to write an article that only pays a buck fifty? And you’re right – except I said residual income. The $1.50 becomes $18 in a year – $90 in five years. If I asked you write an article for $90 – what would you say?

Write 1000 article – and I know that’s a lot, but let’s say you wrote an article every day for three years – that 900 articles with time off for Sundays and public holidays. Average just $0.30 per article and you are still receiving $300 per month – virtually forever.

Keep adding to your article numbers and who knows how much you can earn. Don’t image this is a set and forget type process. To earn income you need to maintain your account, ensure your articles rank well, and to undertake a minimum number of quality ratings.

Ratings is the process used to determine which articles are the best quality. Articles from the same titles are compared by members and they effectively vote for one over another. Keep your articles in the top ten percent, maintain at least two or three ratings (that’s about five minutes work each day) and your income will keep rolling in – not enough to retire on – but it sure makes for some useful pocket money – actually, really useful residual income.

Disclaimer: Although I am a member of Helium and the graphic links to my user page, Helium does not have an affiliate program as such. You can invite writers and if they join you can earn 5% of their income. However, the links on this page do not provide any financial reward for me nor is this a paid post – this a review and hopefully a helpful guide to earning a few extra dollars legally and morally.

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By Les Scammell, March 6, 2009 11:06 pm

They have been here for a while actually, but I have finally got my hands on

one and boy are they comfortable.

What am I talking about? The Sumo. What is the Sumo? It is a huge bean bag in simple terms. A sack – a large sack, full of beans and very comfy. It is almost the size of a single bed mattress when it laid down.

I think that is what I like about the sum. You can stand it on its side, and sit. Like all bean bags it conforms to your shape. Likewise, you can stand it on its end, or corner to corner, in fact it’s limitless.

My better half finds it great for breastfeeding and my three little ones can all sit on it at once – it’s about the only time they do sit quietly – together. Check out the Sumo – I am sure you will enjoy one as much as I do. Actually, one is not enough.

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By Les Scammell, July 22, 2008 1:03 am

Most of us probably need to improve our SEO skills just a little. We can read blog articles and pick up little gems here and there, however it is like finding pieces of a huge jigsaw puzzle and trying to fit them in little bit by little bit.

A business called SeoServiceProvider now runs twice weekly (Tuesday and Thursday) one hour SEO workshops that are inexpensive yet very informative – I say inexpensive – they cost all of $20 for the one hour. We spend more than that on music lessons for the kids, or tutors for their school work.

The rewards from a well optimized site will more than pay for the cost in the long run. What I really like about these workshops is that you are not committed to buying a certain number and sticking to a timetable. You can attend as few or as many as you want. You just buy each workshop when you are free to attend. I suggest you check out their one hour SEO workshops – you have nothing to lose by looking.

Disclaimer: this is not a pay for post or affiliate program. The recommendation is made based on prior experience with the owners of the website.