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I have searched for that perfect web hosting company for many years. I have, through trial and error, purchased many hosting accounts during the years I’ve been a webmaster. And many of those hosting companies were….well….junk!

So when I found a great place to find personal web hosting that I could use for my many websites, I jumped at the chance to see what they had to offer.

For example, a review was done on webhostingpad, that is very comprehensible and trustworthy. That is such an important aspect to a review site. Anyway, if you check out that review, you’ll see that they cover all the bases.

So check them out like I did.

Here’s what my desktop looks like:

Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

The upgrade went so smoothly from the Hardy Heron (8.04) to this latest 8.10. I’m also running (via VirtualBox) Elive, Fedora9, Windows XP - strictly JUST for web design etc.

During the holiday’s you’ll find that many sites will change their theme to a Christmas one. I was going to do that for this site, but I’ve run out of time even before I begun

If you are like me, you have found that building a small business into something that can sustain your financial life can be frustrating. Especially when it comes to the involvement of others within your business niche. I mean, trying to form more new clients from business relationships - one small company at a time - will eventually lead you to making many “cold calls” and “hard selling”. And while those tactics are useful, I would suggest that you should be very careful with them. The last thing you want to create for yourself is a bad reputation.

Well, I have found that expanding your marketing strategies from those two mentioned above can be a great source of help. Then there is Gentle Rain Marketing, which hosts their own unique “turnkey marketing system” for people like you and I. Those of us who want to establish many new relationships within our niches - all without the old school marketing tactics I have already mentioned.

Basically, the use of free information from videos, PowerPoint slides and reports, etc., are used to gain the interest of those small business owners such as us. They will build your companies trustworthiness, your credibility, and of course, more business relationships.
‘marketing coach‘