Posted: April 12th, 2011 | Author: mSeven | Filed under: Other | Tags: web hosting, web hosts | No Comments »
Web hosting used to be tricky to navigate and overly expensive. Nowadays, the proliferation of hosting companies has driven down the cost and learning curve to a point where nearly anybody can sign up for an inexpensive account to host their own web site. Go to Godaddy.com and you can get a hosting account for as little as $30 per year.
With all of the choices comes quite a bit of mediocrity, along with a few really poor providers. Sure, you can get your site hosted for $3 or less per month, but will it still be up on that critical day when your product launches? What if you get a load of traffic and the web site crashes, or the hosting company shuts down your site because you’ve exceeded bandwidth limits? We’ve seen it happen to clients before (although never when they hosted with us of course!). Pricing is the same. Storage and bandwidth are more or less the same. There are really only two main qualities you should look for in a web host, all else being more or less equal: a.) up-time/reliability and b.) support.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2011 | Author: mSeven | Filed under: Other | Tags: domain registry of america, scam | No Comments »
Have you ever received one of these envelopes in the mail? I know I have…along with many of mSeven‘s clients. The company’s name is Domain Registry of America, and they send out millions of spam letters every year to domain owners throughout the U.S.
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Posted: March 17th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Other | No Comments »
Well, the vast majority do it would seem. Not us though–no sir.
You wouldn’t believe how many clients come to us after getting burned by some unscrupulous person posing as a professional web page developer. Or maybe you would, if you’ve been in the same situation before.
Common gripes include:
- Everything started off great, and then the guy just disappeared, and we couldn’t contact him anymore.
- Our web designer is holding our web site files/URL hostage and won’t give it back to us (despite being 100% paid up).
- The site is only about halfway finished, because halfway through the project the guy decided to stop working on it!
…and many more that I can’t think of at this particular moment. Believe me–the stories are many.
Now really, we have no problem with this trend–no problem at all. It’s great how these guys and gals are nice enough to push all the clients our way.
Keep it up guys–we definitely appreciate it!
(Have you had any web developer horror stories? Please share below!)
Posted: March 28th, 2010 | Author: mSeven | Filed under: Other | Tags: michigan, michigan company | No Comments »
Today we have a guest post by mSeven founder Scott Brills.
The first thing I’m always asked when people hear that I live in Metro-Detroit is, “Oh, how’s it going over there?” Yes, everyone’s heard the horror stories of the post-apocalyptic wasteland known as Detroit–even those living in foreign countries, thousand of miles away. I always reply that, yes, things are tough for many in the region, but the vast majority of people are trying their best to improve their lives as well as the situation of the state they live in.
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Posted: January 2nd, 2010 | Author: mSeven | Filed under: Other | Tags: interview, mongol rally, scott brills, seo, web design | 1 Comment »
Today we talked to the founder of mSeven, Scott Brills, about his company, his interests, and where he thinks the internet and the company are heading.
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