Last month I re-built and re-launched MTW:ED, a expiring domain name data web-service. In terms of the data that MTW:ED collects, nothing has changed. The aim of the re-make was simple: make it easier for both new and existing subscribers to see what MTW:ED does, access MTW:ED’s data and ultimately subscribe to the service. READ MORE
Earlier this month, I had been suffering from extremely unstable service from (mt) MediaTemple; this caused quite considerable downtime. In fact, it was so bad that some of my hosted websites became unusable for 2 DAYS! I understand that hosts have problems from time to time, but 2 days!? This is just totally unacceptable, and so I decided to pack my bags and look for a more reliable host.
I had Linode (aff), a Virtual Private Server (VPS) host, in my bookmarks for quite a while; just in case I decided to move host in the future. A ‘Linode 360′ provides 360MB of RAM, 16 GB of storage and 200 GB of data transfer for a mere $19.95 per month. {(mt) MediaTemple offer ‘more’, but you are unlikely to get anywhere near using it without overaging on ‘GPUs’ or database usage; I was eventually forced to buy a MySQL container, and my sites receive very little traffic at all.} READ MORE
As you may know, I run the website MTW:ED, a subscription web-service which scans expiring domains with Google PageRank and other popularity values. When it first launched (as a subscription site), it was getting around 4-5 subscriptions per month: enough to pay for hosting, and to make a little profit. When sales declined, I took some actions in attempt to regain them. It worked for a little while, but sales have continued to decline. The site seems to have a lessening presence in the search engines, and relies on mostly direct traffic: not good for getting new customers. READ MORE