Power Your Site’s Success with Attracta App’s!

January 14, 2013 – 15:37

 

We make installing the world’s leading website apps fast, safe, free and One-Click Easy™ through your cPanel account using the Attracta service.

 

Quickly add powerful features to any website or blog.
Attracta’s patent-pending technology dynamically inserts the required JavaScript without making any changes to your website code or files. You also get automatic updates to insure each app is running at top performance.

 

Try as many different apps as you like, FREE!
See which ones make you money, and easily turn off any that don’t!

 

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Free Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tools by Attracta™

September 16, 2012 – 12:02

Great news for our customers: Attracta™ is here… and it’s Free!   We are pleased to announce that we’ve added Attracta’s industry-leading SEO Tools to your account.   Go to your control panel to get started!     To go to your control panel, go to “your-url/cpanel” and log in using your credentials.   For example, if your website URL is “www.sampleURL.com” you would go to “www.sampleURL.com/cpanel” “We highly recommend that you use these Free SEO Tools to increase your search traffic.” Customer Service Over 1,300,000 Websites Voted Attracta the #1 SEO Service!   Powerful XML Sitemaps that Get Results.   Attracta is the world’s largest provider of Sitemaps to Google and the other top search engines. Google alone updates over 45 million website and blog pages every day using Attracta’s technology.   Valuable Link Building That Plays By The Rules.   Each hand-reviewed business listing enjoys valuable links and important Search Engine Optimized content, as well as exposure to thousands of visitors to the high-ranking Attracta Business Directory.   See Your Live Search Engine Listings With Turbo Traffic!   Attracta provides both guaranteed listings in the world’s top search engines and the tools to verify them. They make it easy to find out how many of your pages are listed in each search engine. Make Money With Any Site or Blog! Introducing AdDollars.   AdDollars makes it easy to make more money with any website or blog, large or small, with discreet in-text advertising within your content. There’s nothing to install or change and it works with all other advertising.   Create Facebook and Twitter Accounts That Really Pay Off!   Google gives special recognition to sites properly using Facebook and Twitter. Getting these benefits is easy with step-by-step tutorials in Attracta’s SEO Tips section.   Easy-to-use Tutorials and Informative Google Videos   Attracta’s SEO Tips section has step-by-step instructions on all aspects of SEO, from beginner to advanced, and selected Google videos that make it a treasure trove of information.   Go to your control panel to get started!

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How CloudFlare increases speed and security of your site.

September 13, 2012 – 19:59

 

This is a guest post written and contributed by CloudFlare. CloudFlare makes it easy for any site to be as fast and secure as the Internet giants.

 

CloudFlare, a web performance and security company, is excited to announce our partnership with DS-Hosting Solutions! If you haven’t heard about CloudFlare before, our value proposition is simple: we’ll make any website twice as fast and protect it from a broad range of web threats.

 

Today, hundreds of thousands of websites—ranging from individual blogs to e-commerce sites to the websites of Fortune 500 companies to national governments—use CloudFlare to make their sites faster and more secure. We power more than 65 billion monthly page views—more than Amazon, Wikipedia, Twitter, Zynga, AOL, Apple, Bing, eBay, PayPal and Instagram combined—and over 25% of the Internet’s population regularly passes through our network.

 

Faster web performance

 

CloudFlare is designed to take a great hosting platform like DS-Hosting Solutions and make it even better.

 

We run 23 data centers strategically located around the world. When you sign up for CloudFlare, we begin routing your traffic to the nearest data center.

 

 

As your traffic passes through the data centers, we intelligently determine what parts of your website are static versus dynamic. The static portions are cached on our servers for a short period of time, typically less than 2 hours before we check to see if they’ve been updated. By automatically moving the static parts of your site closer to your visitors, the overall performance of your site improves significantly.

 

CloudFlare’s intelligent caching system also means you save bandwidth, which means saving money, and decreases the load on your servers, which means your web application will run faster and more efficiently than ever. On average, CloudFlare customers see a 60% decrease in bandwidth usage, and a 65% in total requests to their servers. The overall effect is that CloudFlare will typically cut the load time for pages on your site by 50% which means higher engagement and happier visitors.

 

 

Broad web security

 

Over the course of 2011, CloudFlare identified a 700% increase in the number of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) we track on the Internet (see the chart below). As attacks like these increase, CloudFlare is stepping up to protect sites.

 

 

CloudFlare’s security protections offer a broad range of protections against attacks such as DDoS, hacking or spam submitted to a blog or comment form. What is powerful about our approach is that the system gets smarter the more sites that are part of the CloudFlare community. We analyse the traffic patterns of hundreds of millions of visitors in real time and adapt the security systems to ensure good traffic gets through and bad traffic is stopped.

 

In time, our goal is nothing short of making attacks against websites a relic of history. And, given our scale and the billions of different attacks we see and adapt to every year, we’re well on our way to achieving that for sites on the CloudFlare network.

 

Signing up

 

Any website can deploy CloudFlare, regardless of your underlying platform.  By integrating closely with DS-Hosting Solutions, we make the process of setting up CloudFlare “1 click easy” through your existing DS-Hosting Solutions cPanel.  Just look for the CloudFlare icon, choose the domain you want to enable, and click the orange cloud. That’s it!

We’ve kept the price as low as possible and plans offered through DS-Hosting Solutions are free. Moreover, we never charge you for bandwidth or storage, therefore saving you tons via reduced bandwidth costs.

 

For site owners who would like to take advantage of CloudFlare’s advanced offerings, we also offer a ‘Pro’ tier of service for $20/month. The ‘Pro’ tier includes all of the ‘Free’ tier’s offerings, as well as extra features like SSL, full web application firewall and faster analytics.

 

We’re proud that every day more than a thousand new sites, including some of the largest on the web, join the CloudFlare community.

 

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DS-Hosting Solutions becomes CloudFlare’s Optimized Hosting Partner.

September 13, 2012 – 02:43

 

We make CloudFlare easily available to our customers. DS-Hosting Solutions users can enable the service on any of their chosen domains or subdomains in minutes using the built-in CloudFlare selections located at their cPanel account. CloudFlare is now included free with every DS-Hosting Solutions account but users wanting additional advancements and more frequent statistics can get the Pro upgrade for $20.00/ a month for the first website and $5 per month for each subsequent website.

 

CloudFlare: What it Does.

 

CloudFlare manages one of the largest content distribution networks. Basically, it works to enhance website performance by providing users with, but not limited to the following:

1. Faster page load times.CloudFlare controls the number of network connections and guarantees that no third-party resources will slow down loading. Thus, CloudFlare optimizes the delivery of the web pages giving its online guests the best web performance.
2. Less spam.Online threats such as comment spam, SQL injection, and DOS attacks, are automatically blocked by CloudFlare as they pass through its globally distributed network.
3. Decreased bots and crawler.CloudFlare maximizes the website’s bandwidth and storage usage by protecting the website from excessive bot crawling, email harvesters, and more.

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Free SEO and Marketing Tools by Attracta®

August 31, 2012 – 23:52

To help our customers succeed online, we’ve included a powerful set of tools in your website control panel called “Free SEO and Marketing Tools.” Clicking any of these icons will take you to your Free SEO Tools by Attracta, The World’s Largest SEO Service.

 

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UserTrust – Our new feedback system.

February 15, 2012 – 17:13

Previously we used Ratepoint.com services where our customers could drop transparently their feedback about the webhosting services we offer (DS-Hosting Solutions). But without our knowledge upfront, Ratepoint was acquired that leaded to the termination of their services effective since February 2, 2012.

 

Some of their customers reported to have received a notice one week before closure but most users didn’t (us included). Because of that we lost any feedback that were added to the system.

 

Since February 7, 2012 we began using UserTrust by Comodo.com
It is unfortunate that we could not transfer any feedback from the old system but I guess we can trust Comodo’s UserTrust to be online for a long run.

 

So, why not leave your feedback about DS-Hosting Solutions, either good or bad at:
Comodo UserTrust

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Why Submit to a Link Directory?

October 24, 2011 – 22:11

For a successful online business, the first thing you have to do is to introduce your business to as many internet users as you can get. Conventionally, promoting a business is done by placing advertisements at strategic locations or on printed media in order to build brand awareness. This is still an immensely popular promotional technique, but there are also unconventional ways to promote your business on the internet. One of the things you can do is to perform Search Engine Optimization or SEO.

 

Search Engine Optimization is done to improve the visibility and popularity of your online business with ‘natural ways’. The term ‘natural ways’ refers to SEO methods which are done without directly involving money as when you put your product or service on an advertisement. Furthermore, SEO methods are done by building links which directs people to your website (also called backlinks). The more backlinks you have, the more customers you get. However, make sure you submit your link to a directory that has a niche related to your business. Keep in mind that more visitors lead to higher popularity, and higher popularity leads to higher demands.

 

These days we are getting lots of emails from webmasters / site owners who wants to have their link posted somewhere at our site so they could create backlinks to their site from us. Now we have added our own Link Directory just for this purpose. And since we have just now launched this section, you have a top list instantly as one of the first links added. The faster you act, the longer you are listed right there at the first page. But even when the directory would grow, you have the ability to bid on your own link to stay at the top of the list.

 

Submit Your Link Today! And it will stay within our Link Directory for life unless you wish to have it removed by yourself.

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WDRP FAQ’s For Domain Name Registrants

August 29, 2010 – 19:11

What is the WDRP?

The Whois Data Reminder Policy or WDRP is a consensus policy adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which requires domain name registrants to review the contact information associated with their domain names and make corrections when necessary. As a part of this, domain name registrars are required to formally remind their customers once a year to review and update their contact information. For detailed information about the adoption of the WDRP, see http://www.icann.org/registrars/wdrp.htm.

 

I just received a WDRP notice. Is this a legitimate request?

The purpose of the WDRP notice is to remind domain name registrants of their obligation to update contact information on file for their domain names. Although you should always be wary of phishing messages and other fraudulent emails, a legitimate WDRP notice email serves an important purpose. For suggestions to avoid phishing scams, visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt127.shtm

 

Why is ICANN contacting me regarding the WDRP? ICANN is not my registrar.

ICANN oversees the domain name system, but it does not send out WDRP notices. WDRP notices are sent by domain name registrars in order to comply with an ICANN policy. Although some registrars might send out messages from an “icann@” email account, these messages do not come from ICANN. ICANN requires domain name registrars to send WDRP notices to registrants in order to ensure that Whois records are maintained accurately.

 

What is a Whois record? What is my duty to keep the information in the record current?

Your registrar maintains a public database of contact information for all of the domain names it maintains. This database is known as a Whois database, and it is available to be searched by members of the public in order to allow rapid resolution of technical problems and to permit enforcement of consumer protection, trademark, and other laws. Your domain name registration agreement with your registrar requires that you keep this information accurate and current.

 

I received a WDRP notice, but my information is correct. Is any action required on my part to ensure my domain registration is not affected?

When sending WDRP notices, registrars are required to remind their customers that the provision of false Whois information can be grounds for cancellation of a domain name registration. If your information is correct, your domain name will not be cancelled and you do not need to take any action.

 

Does the WDRP notice indicate that someone complained about my website or domain name?

Annual WDRP notices are sent to all registrants of gTLD domain names (such as .com, .org, .info, etc.). If you received one of these notices, it does not mean that someone complained about your site or your domain name. Although your registrar might contact you if it receives a complaint about your domain name, this would not be in the form of a WDRP notice.

 

How do I update my contact information / Whois record?

ICANN does not maintain Whois data. In order to update your contact information in the Whois database, you will need to contact your registrar.
If you registered your domain at DS-Hosting Solutions then we give you full domain name magement tools to update your contact information. You can login to your client center and surf to “Manage Domains” in the left navigation menu. Find the domain you wish to update and click the icon. Now you can update your “Contact Information” by clicking the link for that domain’s left navigation menu item.

 

I’m having trouble updating my Whois data. Can I just send it to ICANN?

No. ICANN does not maintain Whois records. Please open a support ticket if you registered your domain through DS-Hosting Solutions. Otherwise you need to contact your current domain registrar.

 

I cancelled the registration of my domain name and am still receiving WDRP emails. Is this appropriate?

You should contact your registrar or open a support ticket if you registered your domain through DS-Hosting Solutions for more information.

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Telnic increased .tel data portability with hCard, OAuth and OpenID.

July 8, 2010 – 19:47

 

The Registry Operator for the award-winning, communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), announced that all .tel names now support the hCard microformat, OpenID and Open Authentication (OAuth). In addition, Telnic also announced its support for the DataPortability Project (http://dataportability.org), signing up to its Portability Policy Initiative.

 

“With these enhancements, .tel owners can now benefit from being more discoverable and begin to utilize their .tel domain in conjunction with more services,” said Henri Asseily, CTO and Chief Strategist for Telnic Limited. “With the introduction of support for these standards, .tel becomes more useful to and more manageable for individuals to use as a single authoritative source of information online across multiple services.”

 

Telnic has also published its Data Portability Policy at http://www.telnic.org/portabilitypolicy.html. Elias Bizannes, Chairman of the DataPortability Project said: “Telnic’s support for these open standards enables true interoperability – companies can integrate their own products against Telnic’s suite with minimal effort and maximum future-capability. By also adopting a Portability Policy, they are enabling clearer communication with their stakeholders as they evolve.”

 

hCard – is a microformat for publishing and reading of contact information of people, companies or organizations by third-party technologies. This format is now supported automatically in .tel names, with no action required for the owner.

 

OpenID – is an open, decentralized standard for authenticating users that can be used for access control, allowing users to log on to different services with the same digital identity where these services trust the authentication body. From today, a .tel owner will be able to use http://yourname.tel and their .tel username and password as authentication when signing in to the many online services that support OpenID.

 

OAuth – allows a user to grant a third-party site access to their information stored with another service provider, without sharing their access permissions or the full extent of their data. This will enable services offered to the .tel community to manage their .tel names using a variety of third party tools to be delivered in a secure, simple and trustworthy way.

 

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Softaculous Script Installer.

February 4, 2010 – 00:16

We have replaced Fantastico by Softaculous which has 2-3 times as many scripts, is easier to use and faster.

Softaculous can import any of the scripts it maintains even if it was not installed by Softaculous. The process is very simple and fast. Softaculous can also Import Data of the installed scripts from other Auto Installers like Fantastico. Once Imported Softaculous will be able to maintain your installed scripts for future updates.

 

How to import scripts into Softaculous Script Installer/Update?

To import a script you manually installed or installed using Fantastico into Softaculous script installer login to cPanel, then:

1. Click softaculous.
2. Select the script (ex. phpbb).
3. Click Import (located top right of the page).
4. Select your domain and enter the directory the script has been installed at.

A Full list of available scripts: Demo Softaculous.

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