On Monday June 29th 2009, we will be retiring the server holding all active email boxes for the
@ce.net and @wserv.com. Both, domains will be transitioned to a new server; however, due to
program limitations, we cannot copy any user content (address book, calendar, emails, etc).
Changes to our password scheme will also require a password to now have a minimum of 5
characters and not contain your username:
Example: johndoe@ce.net cannot have a password of john123
We can be contacted at anytime to update your current password before the June 29th deadline.
After the deadline, if your current password does not comply with the new settings, we will
change the password for you.
This will not affect anyone using an email client to download their data to their personal
machines. Anyone primarily using Webmail to check their mail will need to set up an email
program to retrieve their data from the server see our FAQ. Failure to do so by June 29th will result in
loss of email.
If you have any questions or concerns, the Delaware.Net Support Staff can be reached at (888)
432-7965 or through email at support@delaware.net. Also visit our FAQmach zehnder modulator.
As most know, one of the biggest ingredients to a high-end looking website is good quality, high resolution images. Part of my job as a team member of Delaware.Net, Inc. is to capture quality photography for use in building our clients’ websites. I had the opportunity this week to travel to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and shoot the Jake’s Seafood locations for use on their new website, which will be custom built, and contain our Content Management System, Team-Logic™. Jake’s Seafood’s new site is definitely going to be cutting edge compared to most of the websites in Sussex County. Read more…
“Who are you?” is a question every business owner should ask themselves in the mirror before moving into advertising, and especially building a website. Without knowing your company’s identity, effective advertising is unlikely. While the distinctiveness of your company is ultimately your decision, it is crucial that it is indeed distinct.
Questions to answer before building a website:
What does my company offer?
To whom do we offer this product or service?
How do we want to offer this product or service?
What makes us better than others in our field?
What is the most important aspect we want to push?*
*This question can be answered from a couple of angles, but is extremely important, mostly overlooked, and, if answered well, will make you more successful on the web and in your career.
What does your business want to push the most?Read more…
I am going to start adding Client questions to our blog to help others, and I will call them “Client Q&A”.
Today’s question comes from Stephen:
Comments: Hi. I have one, possibly two, WordPress blogs of my own that I might be interested in transferring to Delaware.Net’s $50/year hosting plan. I also help people and businesses set-up and maintain blogs, so I might be able to use your hosting services for at least some of those. If I could get answers to two questions, I should be able to make a decision. From the sound of your information, it sounds like you do provide both of these services, but I wanted to make sure.Read more…
Delaware.Net achieved certification from UPS today for our ecommerce engine. This is a very big deal for our company, our customers, and our staff. Our Ecommerce system (www.store-logic.com) is now UPS-Ready certified. This means that we are interfacing our ecommerce system with UPS’ servers directly, to get real-time accurate shipping and delivery information from UPS. This allows your website store to display accurate rates for a large selection of delivery and package types. UPS will list us on their website as an approved vendor, and this will get us more exposure as we gear up to launch Store-Logic 2.0.
Existing ecommerce customers of Delaware.Net will get the new shipping technology at no charge.
Delaware.net is now offering discounted SSL Certificates for e-commerce websites, and for websites that require encrypted forms that submit private information. These certificates were previously sold for $100 each (per year), and they are now available for as little as $52.47 per year. Contact the Delaware.Net technical support team for more information at 888-432-7965 x2 to order, renew, or extend your SSL subscriptions. Full pricing is as follows:
1 YEAR: $52.47 48% Savings from previous pricing
2 YEARS: $93.40 53% Savings from previous pricing
3 YEARS: $121.20 60% Savings from previous pricing
4 YEARS: $144.80 (NEVER OFFERED BEFORE)64% Savings from previous pricing
5 YEARS: $170.49 (NEVER OFFERED BEFORE)66% Savings from previous pricing
*We will be requiring a credit card at the time of purchase or renewal.
We are happy to offer you this opportunity to secure your site and save some money!
In a recent interview at PubCon, Google Search Engineer Matt Cutts highlighted a few important things to look for in 2009.
I have listed some key points from the Matt Cutts Interview below as well as the video. Enjoy!
The importance of website conversion data versus raw Analytic data.
Having multiple sub-domains optimized for a niche will no longer help you dominate a search engine result page (SERP).
Universal Search is more important than ever before and only growing in importance (not good for international companies with one domain).
Blogs, Videos and Images are only growing as a means to reach a broader more search educated (tech savvy) customer with your message, products and services.
Your website content must be optimized for mobile devices, meaning minimal and selective use of flash.
We recently released a feature to give our customers even more control over their website. Previously, the user could edit news, events, job postings, designated areas and any other CMS app we installed. But what if the customer wants to add a page, or even an entire branch of pages to their website?
This is where navigation trees come in. With it, you will be able to make an unlimited amount of pages up to three levels deep within your site. Not only can you add pages, but the system allows you to add any of the applications installed in your site into the navigation (Ex. news, events, meeting minutes, and portfolio and job listings).
Although we are already using this feature on several sites, our City of Rehoboth project will really put it to the test. They present a challenge in that their website will contain many separate navigation’s, in varied sections of the site, and may be managed by several people. I will be sure to make a post about the success of this project when it is launched!
Web marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be dizzying subjects for many business owners and marketing companies. In this article, I am going to discuss inbound links.
Inbound links are a great way to market a website online. An inbound link is a link from an internet website to the website you are trying to promote. It is important to note that not all inbound links are created equal and your link building campaign should be carefully planned. If the website linking to your target site is in a relevant field, you will see a greater benefit than one from an unrelated field. As an example, if a manufacturer of widget x links to a website selling widget x, this is the perfect “authority” link and these are your best types of inbound links. Read more…
When was the last time you went to a government agency’s website and the entire page was laced with pinks and pastels or a color palette that covers the spectrum of the rainbow? I’m willing to bet the answer is never, and the reason is that this color scheme wouldn’t relay the proper identity.
It cannot be stressed enough the importance of choosing a specific, appropriate color family that matches your brand and communicates your desired message to your target market. The good news is that you don’t have to be a design geek or web nerd to assemble a solid color arsenal. There are tools to help. Read more…
