Best of The Web Directory is offering a massive 25% off advertising.
The offer includes all new submissions and sponsorship advertising in their general web directory and blog directory.
Just submit before the end of March and use the promotional code: SAVEBIG
Here’s the submit page. It’s one of the oldest and most trusted directories so it is well worth getting a listing there (even Google still likes it - it has a PR of 6).
Even if you are totally satisfied with your current web host, it is worthwhile keeping an eye on what is being offered by the competition. I have had to move hosts a couple of times when a previously great service suddenly declined.
Obviously, what we all want is cheap web hosting, but expense shouldn’t be the only factor you consider. Some hosts start out with really low cost plans to gain a share of the market but then the service they offer suffers when they become popular and their infrastructure cannot cope. If your website is important to you, it is probably worth paying a little more and going with an established hosting company like Hostgator, BlueHost or LunarPages.
Whoever you go for, you need to do your research and check out the multitude of online reviews. After you’ve compared prices and features, the only way to really decide is to see how other webmasters got on with the hosting companies you are interested in. Check out top14webhosts.com which provides detailed and balanced reviews of the most popular hosts, like this Hostgator review.
Caigslist was originally developed as a San Francisco mailing list by Craig Newmark, but has grown into one of the most popular sites on the internet. It has expanded to cover cities across the world providing forums, classified adverts, online dating and a variety of other useful functions.
However, it can be difficult to find what you want on the site because it is so vast. As a novice user, the hundreds of categories and pages can be very off-putting. So, a number of sites have sprung up to help people use Craigs List, such as craigslistinfo.info.
The site has some great information about dating at craigslist - something you may not have thought it was good for. Craigslist is quite different from many dating sites in that it doesn’t require users to divulge a lot of personal information. This means you can remain anonymous and know that your personal information is safe.
Bebo is one of the many social networking sites that allow users to share photo and video, connect with friends and blog about their lives. The site was started in January 2005 and is very similar to MySpace and Facebook.
Although it is not as popular as Facebook and MySpace it was one of the top one hundred websites in 2007 (according to Alexa) and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom - find out more a bout bebo.
Unfortunately, like many social networking and video sharing sites, it is not so popular with businesses and organisations like schools and college’s. They consider it a waste of their employee’s and student’s time. Their web-servers are often configured to prevent users from viewing Bebo.
To get around this you can use a ‘Bebo proxy‘ - a site that allows you to view Bebo through it’s servers, masking your request so it cannot be blocked by your local network.
Visit Bebo Info for more information on how to unblock Bebo and, once you can view it, how to get the most out of the features it offers.
Supreme Tracking is an online package tracking service and shipping rate calculator.
The shipping rate is an important factor when customers are deciding whether to buy products online. The services offered by SupremeTracking.com enables e-commerce businesses to incorporate shipping price calculation and package tracking facilities to their websites. It works through integration with the Windows .NET framework and ASP internet applications.
They offer a variety of tools that dynamically calculate shipping rates and track packages delivered by the leading US shippers, including Federal Express, United Parcel Service and DHL WorldWide Express.
The shipping calculator allows users to choose a shipping option and calculate a shipping cost based on the package weight, desired delivery time and the destination. The tracking module then supplies the status and location for the packages being delivered.
Their catalogue lists the available online package tracking and shipping price calculator components, which you can purchase for each individual carrier, or in bundles that include several carriers.
There can be few people who haven’t visited or heard of the video sharing site YouTube - especially since the recent take over by the internet giant Google. Since it’s creation in 2005, YouTube has become one of the most popular destinations for people wanting a few moments of video entertainment. In fact I know of a couple of people who watch it instead of TV.
It has become so popular that some organisations and businesses see it as a threat to the productivity of their workers and so they prevent people from accessing the site through their internet connection. This is quite common in schools and offices.
View YouTube is a site that helps you to get around this.
It explains how to use a proxy server (a site allows you to view YouTube through their server) to indirectly view video content. This type of utube proxy effectively unblocks the restrictions that some networks apply.
Canada is known as a country with a broad immigration policy and this is reflected in the country’s ethnic diversity, which includes a significant Pakistani community. This obviously makes it a popular choice for Pakistani immigrants. However, people looking to enter Canada and become Canadian citizens have to undergo a series of tests and interviews which can be aa daunting prospect for many immigrants.
Luckily, there are sites on the internet which can help you to prepare for the Canadian citizenship test. Apnatoronto.com provides online quizzes with questions that will help you to practice, and hopefully pass the real test. The site also provides immigration interview preparation - an illustration of the types of questions a Canadian immigration officer might ask.
There is also a very useful online version of the Ontario G1 Test, which is the written road knowledge test for drivers. The site highlights incorrect answers so that you can see where you went wrong and improve your score.
Ink Reviews is an interesting site that helps you decide which generic printer cartridges are right for your printer and where to buy them.
Buying generic ink cartridges can save you a lot of money, especially if you are a heavy printer user, because they can be significantly cheaper than the cartridges provided by the printer manufacturers. However, generic ink cartridges sometimes use lower quality ink which can in turn reduce the quality of printed pages and even damage your printer.
This site reviews generic printer ink cartridge suppliers, scoring them based on:
About thirty of the most popular generic manufacturers are reviewed and ranked according to their overall score.
The site also has a number of useful articles about home computer printing, such as how to choose a printer and whether to use printer ink refill services.
With the intense competition in the labor market, you have to have a great resume when searching for new employment. The problem is, unless you are one of those people who change jobs every couple of years, it is difficult to keep the knack of writing a good one.
US Resume Writers are professional writers skilled at highlighting the features and skills that employers are looking for. You need a resume that makes you stand out in the pile of applications on the hiring managers desk and that is what they aim to do.
They offer a number of packages costing from around $150 dollars to over $1000, with the more expensive packages including features such as an interview with a professional headhunter and a personal website.
It may seem a lot of money, but it is really a great investment that could lead on to the next stage in your career and a much higher salary.
Anyone who has been involved with a website knows there are millions of web hosts out there offering a variety of hosting packages. And, the internet being what it is, there are now millions of website hosting review sites to help us decide which one to choose. (Ironically, here I am writing a review of one of those sites.)
Upperhost.com is one website hosting review site that stands out from the crowd, because it has no advertising on the site - not even for anything unrelated to hosting. The site specifically states that:
“We accept no advertisements or donations from any web hosting company. “
This is important because you need to know that reviews are not biased in any way. The reviews are detailed and informative, providing plenty of information on which to base a decision.
In addition to the reviews, there are a number of useful articles for webmasters and small business owners covering topics ranging from e-commerce to domain names and branding.
In the US, a wide variety of grants are available for businesses, individuals, Government agencies and not for profit organisations which can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, obtaining these grants requires the submission of a proposal and with the large amounts of money available, the competition is intense. Having your grant proposal professionally written can help it stand out from the crowd and make your case even more convincing.
US Grant Writers have a team of qualified professional writers with a vast amount of experience at producing winning grant proposals (they have won over $10 million in grants since they began offering this service). Unlike some professional writing services, none of their work is out sourced, it is all completed by qualified writers based in America. Not only that, but they charge a flat up front fee rather than a percentage, and assign a team of writers to your project rather than a single unsupported writer.
Posted March 20, 2008 
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