1. Optimize your website on page. It’s really easy to overlook this, and conversely it’s quite simple to fix. Remember to fill out all <h1> and <h2> tags as well as <meta> data with relevant, non-spammy information
2. Build back links. As a starter website, building back links from people simply liking your site and giving it a link can be very difficult. A good way to speed up this process is to write articles on do-follow article websites like EzineArticles. This will send a PageRank 10 link straight to your site.
3. Continually provide fresh content. Your users (who are in the end more important than Google) want to see new content delivered to them, and search engines penalize inactive websites. Remember the SEO cliché, “Content is King”.
4. Know your keywords. Your keywords are what you are trying to rank for on Google in the first place. Also remember to begin with easier to obtain keywords than more competitive ones. For example, it would be better for the Reserverr Blog to go with “Organization Tips Blog” than “Organization Blog”.
5. Remember that there are people who are viewing your website. All that Google does that matters is send people. People generate leads for your affiliate programs; people will click on your ads, not bots. Also remember that there is significant penalty for changing your site for GoogleBot specifically.

I hope that these tips have helped. If there are any questions about SEO, please contact me as I’d be happy to help.

1. Start by making a new Photoshop file. The size can be whatever you want, but I used 350 by 250 pixels
2. Go to the gradient tool and drag the “Copper” (included with Photoshop) gradient out across the page. It can be any way you like. Tip for newbies: Hold “Shift” to lock your cursor to a 45 degree angle.
3. Go to “Filter < Noise < Add Noise…”
   
   Set the amount anywhere from 17-25%. It will be how many “grains” you see in the image. Set the distribution to uniform, and make sure it is monochromatic.
4. Now go to “Filter < Blur < Motion Blur…”
   
   Be sure the angle is set to 0 degrees, and set the distance as you wish. The distance will also affect how many grains you have. Greater distance will give less grain throughout the image, while less distance will give more.
5. Finally, go to “Image < Adjustments < Hue/Saturation…”. In order to achieve a gray, you should bring the saturation down, and if you want any other colors, change the hue. This is a setting that you will have to play with to get exactly right.

As you can see, I’m giving away an Amazon Kindle.

Giveaway Requirements

1) Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

2) Comment on the video

Why?

The reasons are twofold–I want to give back to the YouTube community that has once made me successful. I’ve also had a hard time attracting new users to my current channel (which was partially my fault), so the influx of subscribers will help.

Today I plan to write 3-5 articles for the blog, and I will space them out over the next few weeks. I would definitely like to get into a bi-weekly content cycle if possible. The only problem with that is the sheer amount of time a well-crafted blog post takes. By that I mean, a blog post that isn’t two three paragraphs and isn’t slapped together in a matter of minutes so as to alert your readers of the news of your site.

As a teaser for what’s coming next, I would like to try giving a report on everything that happened (to me) this year, similar to the family newsletters that some people do over the holidays, except written online. What’s going to be interesting about this is that I should be able to have great precision of the dates due to Twitter.

Adults tell children not to label things. As a child, I was accused of having a black and white view of the world; things are only good or only bad. An example where this thinking does not apply would be politics: Barack Obama threatens to veto the Internet Blackout Bill. That is good (in my opinion). Barack Obama has failed to create jobs. That is bad (in my opinion). Therefore, nothing is universally good or universally bad. Psychologically defined, this thinking is called cognitive distortion and splitting.

What truly angers me is that Garner, The Independent’s education editor, has chosen to title his post with a huge label (“single-sex schools are bad for your health if you’re a boy”). Research that is due to be published tomorrow states that boys in single sex schools have a greater chance of divorce than those attending coed schools. I will assume that this is solid research.

Garner has neglected to look at the other problems that plague coed schools. Among other problems created in a coed school, the percentage of pregnant teenagers would be much lower in looking at a girls’ school (or doing a survey with boys’ attending a boys’ school). While this may be the trend of graduates of boys’ schools, I think that being aware of the trend will allow people to change themselves and recognize the problem. An example that is comparable to this would be heart disease running in families — you’re aware of it, so you can protect yourself from it.

I understand that there will always be supporters of single sex education and disapprovers, but I truly believe that some light was poorly shed on the subject, and it needed to be cleared up.

1. We are tired based on our emotions. If I were told that I had just won a million dollars, I would no longer be tired. Take advantage of that thinking, and don’t let yourself become fatigued.

2. Work efficiently by living without clutter, doing things in order of their importance, and solving problems at hand without having to wait (or worse, take the problem home with you) whenever possible.

3. Criticism can only help you. Take the criticism and fix the problem. Your comments on my blog posts help me to become a better blog writer. (That’s not entirely true because some of you just like to come here to tell me what a horrible person I am)

4. As part of my journey to become a happier person, I have learned that most happiness is in the small moments of life. Happiness is all about spontaneity. When I found myself featured on Springwise, I was glowing, and that came from nowhere (a big moment). But when I found myself in the rain waiting on the already late school bus, I threw in some earbuds and required myself to think positive with Bob Marley alongside me (a small moment).

In summary, you can make yourself happy. It’s a choice, and being happy is the same as being efficient  in the office as living without clutter. John Ciardi said that we are what summons our attention, and in following that I surround myself with things that make me happy, a clean workspace, completed work, and people.

For those readers who are sick of me rambling about my life, you can expect some information on Reserverr to come out next. For the rest of you, make yourselves happy because no one will do it for you.

“Why now?” people ask. The time is now because the time is always now. As a human race, we need to learn to live in the moment and not look forward to, or look behind at, anything readily. As I am writing this post, I am enjoying forming my sentences as the thoughts flow freely from my mind. This is the state I must be in for this happiness concept to work.

For a period of about six months, I would wonder why events seem happier in the past. This was my “observatory period”, until I realized that I was happiest when I wasn’t looking into the past; rather, I was living in the moment. That means that I need to do what I enjoy. In response to that, I’ve been live streaming more, spending more time with family, and attempting to be less critical.

Furthermore, what I’ve noticed may shock you. I’m actually happier that way, and I think most people would be too. That’s why I challenge you, my readers, to try to adopt the same changes in your life as I have in mine. Don’t think about weighing the changes because it’s obvious. Just do it.

After writing this post, I went through my other posts and took a look at what I’ve written, the connotation, tone, and general idea of them. What I’ve noticed really surprised me. Specifically, about 40% of my other posts were rants or accounts of my dissatisfaction. Something hadn’t been right.

Note: for these kinds of posts. I’ve made a separate category entitled “therapeutic ramblings”, in case this emotional writing strikes your fancy.

• Netflix’s catalog sucks.

Apparently I am Glenn Beck

We’re all entitled to our opinions. We all have the right to voice them as long as we do so in a way that doesn’t harm people. I enjoy following current events, and for that reason I was naturally sucked into politics. The story doesn’t go exactly like that, though. I just enjoy talking about controversial things and being provocative. Politics have proven a way for me to fulfill that need while still giving the illusion that I am a respectful, educated young man.

No one cares about my opinions

Political leaders care about my opinions when lobbying for votes. Specifically if I will go to such a route to promote them and change people’s opinions, I could become a real threat without even being able to do anything directly. I could actually become a bigger threat than a single voter.

I can’t make a difference

If I can sway the votes of 50,000 people, I can make a difference. We already went over this. Remember?

The next post you can expect to be about politics just because this has made me start to think. Perhaps why Republicanism is better than Democracy? I’ve said too much already.

I’d recommend an initial investment of about $500 for a (good) shared web host, and about $1500 to be a (good) VPS provider.

1. Decide whether you want to go for VPS Hosting or Shared Hosting.

2. Think of a name

This needs no explanation. If you can’t think of a good name, then good luck answering advanced support tickets.

3. Find a Reseller Program or Dedicated Server Provider (VPS Hosts)

I’ve already found a reseller host that I really liked and used, called “So Cheap Host“. I was very happy with them when I had a reseller account there. Their support is excellent, and nothing I would expect from a budget provider. I don’t know if they’re still the same.

4. Set up a Website

In order to even look reputable, you’re going to need to have a website. There are some great templates from Themeforest for very little, and I would recommend using those to start. Make sure your website has no spelling or grammatical errors. Nothing looks more professional than “We r a w3b h0st. Trust us w/ ur data”.

Part of your website should be your billing portal. WHMCS is widely used, but it can be a bit of a hassle at times. It’s a very powerful system, and it’s a lot to get set up, but it will automate account creations (that’s a must).

5. Find Clients and Promote

I would recommend contacting a few YouTubers and making deals with them. I would also recommend setting up a Facebook page, and potentially a Twitter page. You might even want to set up a 800 number that people can call into that goes to your cell phone (not necessary, but a huge plus). Clients generally like having a single person to go to if they’re having a problem or their website is down.

Encourage your clients to put a “Hosted by ___”. This link will help your website in its page rank, brand recognition, and it will make your host seem elite. MediaTemple did this incredibly well.

6. Encourage Reviews

I set up a program where people who posted an honest review would receive $5 credit. People really liked that, and it got a lot of positive reviews. People will be wary of working with a web hosting company if they’re new and have no reviews.

7. Grow Passively

I’ve always wanted to make money when I am sleeping and make money when I am not actually working. That should be the goal for your web hosting company, and people want to know how to make that happen. With web hosting, it’s the absolute hardest because there is so much competition. You’ll notice that you grow passively with the amount of clients you have, and as you gain clients, you will notice more people signing up without any coaxing at all.

The best way to encourage this would be to get a lot of website traffic and reviews, but your site has to sell as well. Set up a blog, and just start talking. It’s even more effective if the people behind the company have their personal brands that they can utilize themselves (say, a YouTube channel with thousands of subscribers or a popular blog could be an effective start).

8. Moving Technical Support Duties

Chances are that you and your friends won’t want to be doing technical support for long. I don’t blame you. I recommend Xieles for outsourced technical support (I used them on an emergency basis), but I would do my research before handing off my clients to an outsourced agency.

If you don’t want to do that, I understand. You will need 2-4 technical support representatives, and you will find them all over Web Hosting Talk looking for jobs. Make sure they’re at the computer a lot, have good linux skills, and pass your tests. Remember to pay your technical support people well, because they’re the people who are working with your clients on a day to day basis, and if they’re not happy, it will show.

I would keep your billing team internal as with sales. It would be useful to write some policies for your clients’ ease, and for your general ease but I understand that there are more important things to do in the beginning stages. If you can write policies, then you can probably have other people take care of the web hosting.

9. Check in

This is something I didn’t do enough, and I can’t emphasize the importance of it. Check in with clients, check in with support representatives, check in with management. Make sure that tickets are being handled properly. Be your clients’ ombudsman. They’ll thank you by rewarding your brand after that free month of hosting you gave them or that extra email account.

Make sure to be proactive, and be absolutely sure that your web server is still speedy. Don’t overload it.

What are your thoughts? If you want my advice privately, feel free to contact me. Let me know if you start a hosting company with the methods I have given, and let me know how it works out. By the way, if you choose to follow some of these steps and not all of them, I am taking no responsibility for this.