This is the fifth and final installment of a mulitpart part series where we aim to share with you some of the technical aspects of what powers the Managed WordPress Hosting system we developed here at page.ly, how we started, the recent … Continue reading
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Building Page.ly Part4: Scalable and Fast Managed WordPress Hosting
This is the fourth installment of a mulitpart part series where we aim to share with you some of the technical aspects of what powers the Managed WordPress Hosting system we developed here at page.ly, how we started, the recent server improvements … Continue reading
How To Find And Write Guest Posts For Fun And Profit
The #1 question new bloggers ask is always the same. No matter if you’re blogging for your business, for yourself, for money or for a charitable cause, everyone wants to know one thing. What’s that one thing? How to get … Continue reading
Building Page.ly Part3: Early Scaling and Security
This is the third installment of a mulitpart part series where we aim to share with you some of the technical aspects of what powers the Managed WordPress Hosting system we developed here at page.ly, how we started, the recent server improvements … Continue reading
WordCamp PHX 2012
WordCamp PHX is just around the corner. If you can go, you should, you’ll have fun. Unfortunately this year we (Sally and I) won’t be in attendance. It’s our home town and last year we really enjoyed helping make WordCamp … Continue reading
Building Page.ly Part2: Managed WordPress Hosting
This is the second of a mulitpart part series where we aim to share with you some of the technical aspects of what powers the Managed WordPress Hosting system we developed here at page.ly, how we started, the recent server improvements and … Continue reading
Building Page.ly Part1: Identifying the opportunity
This is the first of a mulitpart part series where we aim to share with you some of the technical aspects of what powers the Managed WordPress Hosting system we developed here at page.ly, how we started, the recent server improvements and … Continue reading
Credit card fraud costs everyone.
So here’s the scenario. Customer attempts to signup for our service. The CC transaction triggers a fraud warning, and transaction is denied. Customer contacts us, states the legitimate nature of their ‘self’. We respond that we follow the fraud warning and their … Continue reading
SFTP changeover and systems update.
Just a quick note to all customers. If you have purchased FTP access in the past, some details (in bold below) have changed. Host: sftp.pagely.com User: <your existing user> Pass: <your existing pass> Port: 22 Purchase receipts for sftp details … Continue reading
Begin Just Before The End
Start as close to the end as possible. -Kurt Vonnegut Too many storytellers are in love with their backstory. They’ll spend precious minutes, even hours, explaining their rationale behind their love of purple, describe their childhood obsession with Transformers and … Continue reading
Science Of Getting Noticed
Dan Zarrella will tell you that successful use cases of social media don’t involve rainbows. Nor do they involve unicorns, the ROI of putting pants on or even routinely good ideas. Successful companies and people know that good ideas don’t … Continue reading
Writing never gets easier
Writing for a living seems like a dream job to anyone who isn’t one. No clock to punch, pants are seldom required and no boss asking about TPS reports. Professional writers scoff at this. Sure, their “office” may not be … Continue reading
At scale, everything breaks.
I don’t fancy myself a developer or a sysadmin. I pay people far more talented than me to wear those titles. However I do consider myself a steadfast hacker, CEO, customer support agent, biz dev, janitor, bookeeper….etc… Entrepreneur. Our managed WordPress … Continue reading
Write Like An Expert In Three Easy Steps
There is no more ubiquitous display of contempt AND admiration than labeling someone an expert. If you are someone who’s been promoted as an expert in a certain field, my condolences. The admiration from those who need your services and … Continue reading
Why aren’t more people reading your blog?
Not every blogger is good enough to write for a living. Hell, blogging doesn’t require a ton of writing skill, as it’s often used as a platform for promotion, education and connecting, rather than as an writing outlet. To those … Continue reading