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DomainsFree.org – Free Domain Names

Alex Melen — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:43:36 +0000

I know I’ve been MIA for a few months… I have been busy with some personal things, but am now back and will keep things more updated. I promise! To start things off, I would like to introduce our new website: http://www.DomainsFree.org. This is going to be a user-rated list of the best domain name registers (where you would go to purchase a domain name). We will also be adding coupons, etc.. to the most popular registrars to make sure you always get the best deal!

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DomainsFree.org

Make sure to check it out!

UnblockMySpace.com – View Myspace & Facebook From Work & School

Alex Melen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:00:12 +0000

T35 Hosting and Melen (my brothers business) have teamed up on a new project to let you browse MySpace and Facebook from work & school (where they are typically blocked). The new site has very few ads (especially when browsing the pages), and sits on its own dedicated server and bandwidth up-link (to insure your websites load lighting fast). To view this new site just go to UnblockMyspace.com.

Feedback and comments are always welcome!

How Much Would You Pay For The Front Page Of Digg?

Alex Melen — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:32:51 +0000

Would you pay over $1,000 to get to the front page of Digg? Well, you’d actually need to pay more than that. According to TechCrunch, a “power Digger” charges $1,200 to get your story to the front page. With no guarantees, you put in a four figure investment and hope that your story fares well. Many have been using and abusing the giant social bookmark in an attempt to tap into some of its enormous potential. Being one of the biggest 200 websites in the world according to Alexa, Digg is one of the only ways that most webmasters have into making mainstream.

Digg however isn’t easy to conquer by yourself. The ability to get a story popular on Digg has turned into a market in itself. A story must have around 200 Diggs (no, this number is not exact and Digg does change its algorithm often) to become “popular.” Becoming a popular gives your submission endless benefits. A term called the Digg Effect has even been coined to express the aftermath of a popular story.

Automated systems such as UserSubmitter and Subvert and Profit have decided to take a tactical approach to the problem. Their system is simple: Diggers Digg stories while webmasters get their stories Dugg. Diggers get paid for Digging, webmasters pay to get Dugg, and the system gets a piece of the pie. Everyone is happy, right? Wrong.

Digg is left in the crossfire of all this exchange. A system that is made and run by people is being abused and spammed by stories that would otherwise never make it. Digg isn’t happy and neither are their investors. Having only a small portion of the users control a majority of the content poses a problem. In fact, Digg has recently banned dozens of its most active users. Their goal was to find people abusing their system – specifically with scripts and programs. However, they ended up deleting many users that have testified to never using an automated system in their life. These once loyal and active Digg members have been punished for doing nothing wrong.

So as webmaster, marketers, and bloggers alike – how should we go about to tapping into Digg’s potential? We can use automated systems and risk having ourselves and our websites banned from Digg forever. Website giants such as DigitalPoint have been banned and despite their best efforts, are still banned. We could always hire the expert from TechCrunch, but $1200 is a steep investment to make with no promises made.

There is one more service we found: SocialElves. Social Elves has connections with many power Diggers and promises to get your submission popular. At a cost of only $300, it seems like the most practical solution. Any catches? Well, there are a few. Since they do not directly pay anyone to Digg or use any automated systems, they cannot make just any submission popular. In fact, they admit to refuse most submissions. So you must have an interesting and “diggable” story before coming to them. That means no “get rich fast” schemes guys! They do have a money back guarantee – giving you $1.50 for any Diggs under 200.

Digg is a great resource and definitely something that most webmasters should try to tap into. If you have the time and energy, you can become an active Digg user and try to push your own stuff. However, this can waste hundreds of hours and take months. Alternatively, you can try your luck with SocialElves or another service. In any case, make sure to let us know how you do!

Have you had experience with Digg, SocialElves, or anything else I mentioned above? Let me know! Comment below.

Our Brand New Web Site Directory: http://directory.t35.com

Alex Melen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:50:10 +0000

This is going to be a very quick & short post. I just wanted to tell all the webmasters to go and join our new directory! Registration is free of charge and you can instantly start receiving traffic and PR benefits. All sites are welcome: http://directory.t35.com.

InForum Advertising

Alex Melen — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:36:57 +0000

For another monthly installment of our recommended resource we have reviewed InForum Advertising. We went to them with a $500 Marketing Campaign to advertise T35 Hosting. The campaign lasts a week and contains dozens of posts solely advertising your website. In the week time and including a few days after the campaign was over, we received around 5000 visitors. We still continue to receive a few visitors a day from the forum posts and are probably reeking the SEO benefits.

Here is the breakdown:
Average Price Per “Web Hosting” Click In The Industry: $2.50
Money Spent With InForum Posting: $500
Targeted Visitors: 5,000
Price Per Visitor: $.10
# Hosting Plans Sold: 17
# Free Hosting Clients: 42

Okay, so the results weren’t as extravagant as the acne example they shown on their website, but it still beats any other advertising campaign we have tried. We are continuing with them for another week to see how next campaign’s results compare.

Campaigns start at under $100 and include extra bonuses for reaching price checkpoints. Now want to hear the best part? Use coupon “webhostingmind” to get 25% off! This coupon is only valid for 10 uses so try it before the limit is reached.

Photoshop Tutorials & Development

Alex Melen — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:13:40 +0000

As part of a new monthly feature, I’m going to start finding cool new sites on the internet that would be useful for webmasters like you! I’m going to try to stick to new websites that I really find useful and that could use the bump in publicity to get them started.

For February’s feature I found a brand new site offering quality photoshop tutorials, php tutorials, SEO help, and free tips on developing a successful websites. Their alexa chart says it all:

Check out the site and I wish them the best of luck! It’s one of the nicer and cleaner tutorial sites I have seen in a while. I would expect the ranking on that chart to continue to grow; They are already top 50k (weekly average) and have only been around for 1 month!

URL: http://www.nowtutorials.com

Do you have a site you would like to recommend for our monthly spotlight? Shoot me an email and I’ll check it out.