How to unlock and transfer a domain name away from Network Solutions

This assumes you are listed as the owner of your domain name and you have access to the account/profile at Network Solutions.

1. Log-in to your Network Solutions account.

2. Make sure the email address in your account is current and working because Network Solutions will send the authorization code to this email account.

3.

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What is it?

What is it?

I created this image for Scream Theme Studios‘ “The Nightmare Experiment” haunted house. It’s made from a collection of other images. Guess what the base image is, or the image I started with, by posting a comment below.

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4 Shopping Carts Compared

Miva Merchant (version 5.5 PR 8 Update 3) OS-Commerce (version 2.3.1) Tribulant (WordPress Plug-in version 1.6.1.8) Shopp (WordPress Plug-in 1.1.9) Price $0 (when hosted with Trent Studios) $0 $55 (one-time) $55 (one-time) Monthly Hosting $$$ $$ $$ $$ Installation Free (when hosting with Trent Studios) Time Consuming Easy Easy SSL Compatible Yes Yes Yes

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SEO and site upgrade process

I’m in the process of upgrading a customers site – TheTeaTable.com. It will be involved, and time and energy intensive. There will probably be swearing and lots of alcohol. I may throw a monitor out the window in the process. Documenting the process will be the purpose of this blog post. Opinions vary with respect

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Video Tutorials Added

I've added more video tutorials – how to clear your browser's (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome) cache (temporary internet files) and how to set-up Thunderbird to check your email.

I've also uploaded these videos to my YouTube account.

What are you really selling?

How would you describe your product or service as an emotion or feeling, in as few words as possible?

If you're a restaurant owner or chef and you make chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, etc., then you're selling comfort food. You're selling comfort and relaxation. Comfort foods make us feel comfortable because they

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How to format your Title, Meta Description, and Meta Keyword tags for good SEO.

1. Title Tag This is the format: phrase one – phrase two – phrase three – phrase four The divider doesn’t really matter. Dash (-) or pipe (|) or whatever.

a. if there is a brand name that you carry, use it. For example, “Celestial Seasonings”. If this is a well known brand name, include

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What is SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?

When you go to a search engine, such as google.com and search for something, you are not really searching the web. You are searching their copy of the web. Google, and other search engines, make a copy of the internet and store it in their database.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is making the website as

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What is bandwidth?

Imagine bandwidth as being different sizes of garden hoses.

Size 2 is larger than size 1. Size 3 is larger than size 2. You have size 1.

Now think of visitors to your website (traffic) as being an amount of water coming through the garden hose.

Size 1 garden hose can handle so much water

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