ISSUE 43 /// APRIL 2005

Dear Valued Customer,

Spring is finally here and we’re thrilled to announce that our new campaign, Who’s Behind YOUR Website, is in full bloom. This campaign focuses on our commitment to the core values that make Hostway the best Web host in the industry: reliability, customer support, security and ease of use. We hope you’ll check out the campaign’s Web site at whosbehindyourwebsite.com and give us your thoughts on the campaign. With the launch of our own marketing campaign, we thought this month was a great time to give you some insight into launching your own successful marketing campaign.

You’ll also find that we’ve improved our SiteKitchen program to help Web designers and people looking for designers connect. There’s plenty of excitement this season, be sure you take advantage of it.

Enjoy!

Holly West
Editor, Hostway Newsletter
hwest@hostway.com




Making The Most of Your Marketing Campaign

Launching a major marketing campaign can be an exciting and somewhat daunting endeavor. Naturally, you hope that marketing your business site will lead to more visitors and better sales, but how do you make sure you’re on the right track? Check out these tips to ensure your campaign has the biggest impact possible. Learn More




Steve Blass
www.changesupportnetwork.com

“We've been with Hostway for five or six years. We've had three hours of downtime across three domains in all that time. If you count the other personal sites I run at Hostway, that have had no downtime at all, the uptime comes to something like six 9's, which not even the Telco’s will commit to. 99.9999% uptime, good job! We have one other site not hosted at Hostway, and that one site has experienced more downtime all by itself than all of the sites I run at Hostway combined. The three times our sites hiccupped at Hostway the tech support response was a beautiful thing. Within hours, the note comes back that says, "Try again" and voila, everything is just all better. I recommend Hostway to everyone who asks me who I would recommend for hosting.”


Isn't it time you were in the spotlight? If you have a story about how Hostway has helped you or your business, submit your site along with your Hostway experience to editor@hostway.com. Over 100,000 Hostway customers will see your story and Web site address. We can't wait to hear from you!




Smart Tip: Make Your Web Host Switch Seamless
If you have Web sites with companies besides Hostway, you may be thinking about making a switch so that all of your Web sites are hosted with Hostway. That’s a smart move and it can be a painless process if you keep the following tips in mind.
  • Redundancy can help reduce downtime and ensure a smooth transition.
  • Give your new Web host an updated copy of your site.
  • Change your Domain Name Servers with your Registrar before canceling your existing hosting plan.
  • Make sure your site traffic is being routed through your new host before canceling your existing plan.

If you have a question about your Web hosting account or a Hostway plan feature, write to and we might feature your question in the next customer newsletter.

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Free to search and available to all Hostway customers and Hostway.com site visitors, the newly improved SiteKitchen gives people looking for Web designers and Web design professionals who are interested in getting their portfolios and profiles in front of thousands of potential clients an easy way to connect.news