We have been on Twitter for a little while now and wanted to let our blog readers know how to find us.
@McKremie – Official Twitter Account for McKremie Web Hosting.
Twitter is an amazing social network that has been gaining huge popularity over the past few years. I personally check and tweet a few times per day. If you have a twitter account please send us a tweet @McKremie so I can add you to our followers list. It’s also a great place for anyone that might have questions about McKremie to reach out to myself and the team.
We will be having a few Twitter contest from time to time so ensure you are following us to get all the details.
So a few months back I was looking for a way to give her blog an affordable custom design. I really wanted some pictures of her in the actual design of the blog, so when I visit her website I would know right away, I had arrived. Now the problem is getting a custom blog design can be expensive. Just for the design alone can run well into the hundreds of dollars and that doesn’t include the domain and hosting. I thought there are probably plenty of parents in the same boat, at this point the Kizzog was born.
What is a Kizzog? It’s a semi-custom personal blog about your child. The actual word (yeah, we made it up) comes from Kids + Blog = Kizzog.
Kizzog Image Uploader
Kizzog Themes
Word Class Web Hosting Support
To find out more about our new Kizzog product please visit the Kizzog homepage or read our frequently asked question.
The past few months I had the opportunity to give a few interviews online. I have listed links to the interview below so readers can check them out.
Interviewed by Joedel Sanvictores:
Joedel Sanvictores is an internet marketing expert based in the Philippines. He is very involved with search engine optimization as well just about all aspects of the word wide web.
December 9, 2008 – Interview of McKremie President
Interviewed by Mike Lugar:
Mike Lugar is a young internet entrepreneur who owns a computer services business in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
October 30, 2008 – Interview with McKremie, LLC Co-founder
I enjoy the online interviews and it’s always nice talking with new people and answering questions about McKremie, LLC. Over the past few months we have had some good publicity about some of the new services we launched. Within the next week we are getting ready to launch another new product and are very excited about it.
7) 24/7 Customer Support can be the biggest myth. Their are many companies out their that claim to offer this service but when you open a support ticket you don’t get an answer for over 6 hours. Or if they offer phone support and you try and call them in the middle of the night and the phone rings or goes to voice mail you’ve probably been had. If you are thinking about choosing a web hosting company try out their support number or emails before you sign up and see what kind of response you get and how fast.
6) Green Web Hosting are they really green? Depends on your definition of green. Many web host are now buying “green” energy from energy providers and then calling themselves green. Yes, this is a huge step but one person’s definition of green isn’t the same as others. Some host may only provide green energy to their offices and not their data centers while others the other way around. Contact the specific web host and ask them specific questions about being green.
5) Host Unlimited Domains is another marketing term that many fall for. With some web host you can indeed host numerous web sites in one account as long as you do not use more server resources than what is aloud. Check with your web hosts terms of service and see what the specific server resource limits are because these vary greatly depending on the web host.
4) Free Website Submission to the major search engines. Some web hosting companies make you think you have to pay for this or this is some sort of big secret.
http://www.google.com/addurl/
https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit
http://search.msn.com.sg/docs/submit.aspx
3) Web Hosting Review web sites want you to think they have detailed reviews and list the top 10 web hosting companies based on actually facts. What they don’t tell you is often times the top 10 web hosting list are all generated and ordered by how much each company pays in affiliate commissions.
2) Unmetered Hosting Accounts aren’t really feasible for most. You should be extremely worried if the price for this service is under $20.00 per month. Bandwidth prices have come down in the past few years but not near enough to offer “Unmetered Hosting Accounts” for less than $20.00 per month.
1) There is no such thing as “Unlimited Web Hosting” and/or “Unlimited Bandwidth” these are just marketing terms that companies use to get people with no clue to sign up for their hosting services. Don’t fall for the biggest advertising gimmick in today’s market.
Setting up a website can be a complicated undertaking, especially if you haven’t ever created your own website before. The first thing you will need to will be to find a reliable and affordable web hosting service. There are a lot of different web hosts out there, how do you choose which one is right for you?
If this is your very first website, you should look for a web hosting service that also sells domain names. This way you won’t have to worry about the technical procedures of making sure that typing in your domain name actually sends people to your site. The web host will take care of it for you!
For most beginners, shared web hosting is the best option. This means that your website will be hosted on a single server with many other websites, but you will still have total control over the look, feel and content of your site. Shared hosting is cheaper and will allow you to build an audience for your website while you learn how to do all of the coding and technical stuff behind the scenes.
You will also want to look for a web host that comes with Fantastico. Fantastico is an excellent application that installs a variety of website materials into your databases for you. With Fantastico you can easily install website software with just the click of a button!
Having good customer support is a must-have for those who are in the “infant” stages of setting up web hosting. Look for a service that has a phone number that you can call for support 24/7. The last thing you want to do is wait for e-mails from tech support to help you figure out how to fix your website!
Web hosting is something that is best learned “on the go.” As you work with it, you will learn which options you really need and which things you can do without. Most website owners learn by doing, so don’t panic if you still feel a little bit like you’re feeling around in the dark, trying to learn the layout of the land!
There are plenty of people out there who have tons of experience in building web sites from scratch. They understand how to quickly install scripts and make sure everything looks good to the website’s visitors. But, what if you aren’t one of these people? What if you are someone who knows that they want to build a website or blog but you aren’t sure that you have the time (or the patience) to learn how to properly install the scripts you need? If you are one of these people, there are two things you need to know:
1) you are not alone and
2) it was for you that Fantastico was developed!
Fantastico was developed by the team at Netenberg–the same team who introduced Take 4, AccountLab Plus and Controller to Internet users. Fantastico, now known as Fantastico De Luxe, is an auto installer that was created to allow web users to install a large variety (40+) of web scripts with just a few clicks. Fantastico offers users easy installation of all of the following:
Blogs (Wordpress)
Content Management Systems
Classifieds
Customer Support Systems
Discussion Boards
E-Commerce Platforms
Billing Software
Image Galleries
Mailing Lists
Polls
Project Managers
Site Builders
Surveys
Wikis
All web users need is to find a web hosting provider that already has Fantastico (McKremie) installed and they can have a fully functional website up and running in minutes. Fantastico has truly become a godsend for those who do not have the time or motivation to learn how to do the complicated coding that they’d be facing if they were to try and install each of these scripts without the help of an auto-installer.
All of this makes Fantastico sound almost too good to be true. The truth is that there are a few (not many) drawbacks to Fantastico as well. The biggest drawback is that Fantastico does not give users a choice when it comes to deciding which features of a particular script they would like to install. It simply installs the most recent version of the script it has in its library. This can lead to problems later on when a script is updated or upgraded and it takes the Fantastico team a while to upload the latest version of the script to their service. Another large drawback comes from the ease in which installation can occur. Users who aren’t careful could end up accidentally uninstalling a script just as quickly as it was originally installed. This could be disastrous for users who do not regularly back up their web sites.
The most popular use of Fantastico for our hosting clients is to install Wordpress. For those who are interested in installing Wordpress on a McKremie hosting account all they need to do is:
1) Login to their cPanel account
2) Find the icon that says “Fantastico De Luxe” and click it
3) Click on Wordpress icon or link and press install now button
4) In this next screen it will ask what directory you want the blog software installed in. If your website is a blog and or you want your blog to be the main entry page then you don’t have to enter anything into the directory field. Fantastico will automatically install the software on the top level of your domain.
i.e. www.yourdomain.com
However, if you want the blog to be an extension of your website then you need to specific that directory. (also know as a folder)
i.e. www.yourdomain.com/blog/
Once the installation process is over you will see confirmation that you successfully installed Wordpress. You will be given a chance to have your username and password emailed to an email address that you specify.
Business tend to focus so much on how they can increase sales and profits they rarely take time to see how they can help others. At McKremie we have taken our first of many steps to help out worthy causes. I pleased to announce our Nonprofit and Public Schools Web Hosting Program.
From our press release:
The program offers all US-based registered 501(c)(3) non profit organizations and public schools free web hosting services. This is a new service being offered by McKremie Web Hosting Solutions and it is available to all US-based non-profits, not just those located in Las Vegas!
If you have or are involved in a nonprofit organization please feel free to complete the request form to see if your organization qualifies. The web hosting plan that’s offered can handle most small to medium sized organizations and schools. The value of this program provides for more than two hundred dollars of free web hosting. If you have any questions about this new program please feel free to email me personally.
Press Release Coverage:
October 30, 2008 @ theWHIR.com
McKremie Hosts US Non-Profits By David Hamilton
October 30, 2008 @ PRWeb.com
Free Web Hosting for Non-Profits and Public Schools from McKremie
October 29, 2008 @ 1888PressRelease.com
McKremie Offers Free Web Hosting for Non-Profits and Public Schools
October 29, 2008 @ PRLog
McKremie Offers Web Hosting for Non-Profits Organizations
October 30, 2008 @ eprinternetnews.com
Mckremie Web Hosting Solutions Offers Free Web Hosting Services To US-Based Non Profit Organizations And Public Schools
After I explained our unique business name in my last blog post, I thought it was only right to now discuss why we got into web hosting. The simple answer is because we can do it better. Over the past six years we have dealt with numerous hosting companies, most on behalf of our clients but some we had accounts with ourselves. During this time we dealt with poor customer support more times than anyone should have to.
As the Co-founder and President of McKremie, LLC this frustrated me to no end. I have over 16 years experience in training, coaching, managing, and helping improve customer service techniques for some major brands. Most of my entire career has been spent focusing on customer relations so it made for a simple choice. I know there are thousands of web hosting companies in the market but most lack truly great service.
The web hosting business is all about customer service. When someone signs up for web hosting they are not signing up for hardware that will run their web sites. Instead they are signing up for the service that comes with the hardware. The most expensive servers in the world won’t do you any good if you don’t have the knowledge and skills to keep them running. The web hosting business is all about support and being a successful hosting company is about how promptly and professionally you handle customer issues.
When we spoke with our customers the number one issue they had with their previous hosting company was the level of support they received. We have dealt with ourselves as well as heard about the horrible foreign support some companies use. It can be very frustrating when your website isn’t working. What’s more frustrating than that is, when you get someone on the other end of the phone that is hard to understand and isn’t properly trained for their job.
For about five years now we have been in the web hosting business. Back in the January of 2005 we started by hosting a handful of web sites from local merchants in our area. As the months went along we gained more and more hosting clients from the local business community. Most of which were referrals from our current clients. When I spoke with new clients they would mention that they heard of us at a chamber of commerce mixer or from a friend. Over the past few years the confidence in McKremie has spread from local merchants to the International level. We currently host web sites for customers from all over the world. As we keep growing I would just like to thank our current customers that have helped make us what we are today.
What’s the deal with the name McKremie?
I have to say when I first heard the word *McKremie* over eight years now, I never thought I would name a company after it. But before I get to the source of the name let me tell you the why’s of the name, as in why the name is so unique. I truly believe that in order to be extremely successful in business you have to have a fairly unique name. Sure I could have named to company *McKremie Web Hosting* but one word companies are more rememberable. Plus the fact of adding our keywords into the business name wasn’t what I had in mind. As McKremie grows and becomes more popular I want people to think only one thing when they hear the word *McKremie* and that’s web hosting. The same way people think of Godaddy when they think about domain names. I could go on more and more but let me get to the name and how it came about.
When my daughter was little, like most kids she had a hard time pronouncing certain words and her own name was no exception. Our last name is McHenry and when she tried to say that it came out as McKremie. (Mick-Crem-ie) For about eight years now I have called her by the nickname McKremie. I like nicknames but loved this one as it really only pertained to her and no others. A few years back when we decided to rebrand ourselves and focus on the hosting business we tried to come up with a great name that would stand out. As we sat around, the same unique name keep coming back to me and then McKremie, LLC was born.
