There is a desperate desire in all of us to be original. We want to be unique, write in our own voice and pass on ideas that we came up with, all on our own. That’s not going to happen. … Continue reading
Writer’s Block And Other Tall Tales
There are are few myths that far too many writers believe. They are, in no particular order: Writer’s block exists and it will derail your ability to tell a story. It’s possible to be wholly original and we should all … Continue reading
Page.ly donating 1% of profits to charity.
On a personal level we have consistently supported charitable efforts in our own community and globally. Doing a little bit here or there as we were able. We want to do more, and make a larger impact. After careful consideration, … Continue reading
Service outage 11/10 2:30pm CST
Around 2:30 CST today a Firehost engineer was performing routine maintenance on one of our new management nodes. The node failed, and was unable to restart or recover. As of 3:00pm CST they are still working with VMWare (the software … Continue reading
Page.ly3 Update
We have successfully migrated about 1/3 of all sites over to the new system. The remaining sites are scheduled for move later this month. Sites that have moved are benefiting from: Our new Varnish caching layer. Cached pages for NON-logged … Continue reading
Bear Necessities When Writing For The Web
Writing online isn’t any harder than writing for print, but it’s not the same. While we writers may not like to admit it, long-form pieces don’t work as well online, especially if they’re arranged like a novel with endless blocks … Continue reading
Birthday winners, claim your goodies.
Last few weeks have been upside down around here as we work to roll out page.ly 3.0. We ran some contests last month for our 2nd birthday and here are the winners. Please use this form to claim your prize. … Continue reading
PodcampAZ | November 12-13 | Tempe, AZ
We know user-generated content isn’t going away anytime soon. From blogging to podcasting and tweeting to YouTubing, the plethora of relevant (digital) media can be daunting. While there may be plenty social media experts, gurus or shamans willing to teach … Continue reading
New SMS billing notifications, thanks Twilio
One of our favorite customers is Twilio. They have a really sweet service you should check out if you need to do anything web related with phones or SMS. Our customers have been asking for SMS notifications about billing issues or system … Continue reading
We’re hiring: PHP Dev
We’re looking for a skilled PHP developer to join our team. Preferably local to Phoenix AZ, but will consider out of state. Details here.
Page.ly 3.0 starting to roll out in earnest.
Like any project the last 5% takes the longest. In this case it was the last .5%. We hit some roadblocks in the 11th hour when we began rolling sites over to the new pagely3.0 system that stopped us dead … Continue reading
National Novel Writing Month | NaNoWriMo
Think of all the time you spend being ‘unproductive’. I’m not talking about relaxation, exercise, making food, reading or anything that provides some benefit. I’m talking TV time, trashy magazine time and staring aimlessly time. What if you could take … Continue reading
The mother of all giveaways for our 2nd birthday.
We have about 10 days left in September in which we are celebrating our 2nd birthday. I figure we should close out with a bang. We already gave away some free service, and some sweet discounts so what’s left? Let’s … Continue reading
Page.ly3.0 update – Almost there
Last week we did alot of testing on the new system and got to the 99.9% line for the move and an issue came up that prevented us from pulling the trigger. The issue is not worth noting, but we … Continue reading
Marketing With Giveaways–Nike MAGS & Domino Project’s End Malaria
Last week saw the launch of two products from important brands within their particular niche. Both raised money for charity, both relied on a connected network of influencers as first adopters and both would be considered a success based on … Continue reading