e-Service Web Development and Internet Marketing

Making a Backup of Your Website

Admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:39:27 +0000

This post is all about one topic – backups. I know, it’s not a fun topic but it’s extremely important so please read carefully and take the few minutes to create a backup as soon as you can.

Brief Overview

It Only Takes 5 Minutes

Although we take a backup for you each week (on Sunday), we only keep that backup for one week. If we maintain your website then we always have a current backup.

Regardless of who maintains your website, it’s only prudent that you have a recent backup stored on your computer (or a DVD or external hard drive).

Step by Step Instructions

Really, Just 5ish Minutes

Step 1: Log into your control panel. If you don’t know how, please see Visit Your Control Panel.

Step 2: Under Files, click ‘Backup’.

Step 3: ‘Click Download or Generate a Full Backup’.

Step 4: Select ‘Home Directory’ as the Destination and make sure the email address is correct. Click ‘Generate Backup’.

Step 5. The backup may take a few minutes. When it’s done, go back to the ‘Backup’ option under ‘Files’ in the control panel. ‘Click Download or Generate a Full Backup’ (again).

Step 6. Under ‘Backups Available For Download’, select the most recent. Click ‘Save File’ to save the file somewhere on your hard drive or on a CD/DVD. You’re done!

Questions?

Now, wasn’t that easy? OK, maybe 10 minutes — tops.

Make a note to yourself that you need to do this routinely, depending on how often your site changes.

There are additional steps you could/should take if you run a blog — we’ll discuss those in a later issue.

Don’t hesitate for a minute to contact us if you have any questions — 541.980.3482 or info@gorgeservice.com.

Free Website Statistics

Admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:26 +0000

Each e-Service web hosting account includes two free web traffic statistics tools. They are both already setup and already measuring your traffic, including how people find you and what pages they visit the most.To see your stats, log into your cpanel (see above). On the top right side under ‘Analysis and Log Files’ you can click on either Webalizer or Awstats and then the magnifying glass. From there you can do a lot of scrolling and clicking to learn what phrases people use in Google to find you, what countries they’re from, and even how long they stay on each page.

Visit Your Control Panel – Free with every hosting account

Admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:57:59 +0000

You’re in Control of Your Website

Every website we host comes with a FREE control panel that allows you to backup data, setup new email accounts, change passwords and view web traffic statistics.

We encourage you to sign into your control panel now to make sure you know how. The address is your control panel will be your website address followed by /cpanel. For your ID and password, please email us at info@gorgeservice.

Future articles in this newsletter will talk about signing in to your cpanel account to accomplish a task. Practice now and you’ll be ready!

Six Months Free Web Hosting

Admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:21:58 +0000

Would you like to get a break on your website hosting bill? We’re offering six months of absolutely free website hosting (a $60 value). Sign up now and we’ll help you transfer your site to our secure, fast servers AND we’ll send you a free booklet on ways to promote your website.

Call 541.980.3482 or email info@gorgeservice.com with questions or to get started today.

Search Engine Placement Tip – Links

Admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:17:30 +0000

If you’d like to improve your ranking in the major search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, it’s important that you have some quality links from other websites. It’s best if the other website is popular (receives a lot of traffic), is relevant to your website (related industry or interests) and is a site that also has a lot of content (instead of just a collection of links to other sites).

Let’s walk through an example. If I have a website selling kites in the gorge, I might want to convince these websites to link to mine:

Kite Fan Sites
Local Chambers of Commerce
Regional portals and search engines, such as GorgeSearch.com or a2zgorge.info.
Material Suppliers
You Tube (put a video of your kites in action)
Facebook and other social networking sites
Other local outdoor sport sites

There are many others. Feel free to comment on this post with your suggestions.

e-Service is a web design and development firm located in The Dalles, Oregon. We’re currently offering three months free website hosting if you allow us to host your site, either new or transferred from another hosting firm. For more information, please see www.GorgeService.com or call 541.980.3482.

Gorge Business Journal

Admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:19:48 +0000

The Gorge Business Journal is a publication for businesses and organizations in the Columbia River Gorge.

Our goals are simple:

Communicate topics of interest to the local business community
Facilitate communication between area organizations
Showcase the talent, products,services, and organizations that exist locally to support business
Promote regional opportunities for business and economic growth

The journal will be published online at www.gorgebusiness.com and printed occasionally for mailing. You may subscribe to an e-mail synopsis of the journal by sending an e-mail to info@gorgebusiness.com or by filling out the form here.

We encourage you to send us feedback and ideas. Visit our web site frequently to keep in touch with the business community. Want to contribute articles or buy advertising? You may contact us anytime at info@gorgebusiness.com.

Want to make sure you’re on the mailing list? Want to sign up for an email synopsis of the weekly newsletters?

Click here for your free subscription.

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Gorge Search

Admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:15:04 +0000

GorgeSearch.com is a portal for the Columbia River Gorge with a lot of features that you’ll find useful in your day-to-day online life. Make sure your business or organization is listed (it’s free) in our directory, place an advertisement in our free classified ads, check out the restaurant guide, and check weather and road conditions.