Hosting South Africa

Cape Town, February 20, 2009 - by Bianca Gubalke

While looking forward to today’s Webmaster Training with hopefully the solution to our RSS syndication and feed problems as concerens our Blogs, and reading  Hanno Coetzee’s summary of what he pays for his Hosting in South Africa… and bearing in mind that I pay more than that each month since years simply to be able to attend the monthly Ycademy Seminars and the corresponding preparatory Trainings… I discovered an interesting article concerning the matter. . . and a challenging avenue to pursue within our targeted context:

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

South Africa ranked fourth among Resource and Efficiency Driven economies in a recent telecommunications connectivity study, scoring ahead of all African countries as well as the BRIC nations. Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) all scored below South Africa in the 2009 Connectivity Scorecard Report which ranks countries according to the quality and quantity of ICT usage and how the countries use ICT to realise social and economic prosperity. The study was commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks and conducted by the London Business School’s economic consulting firm LECG. Fifty countries were included in the 2009 report and were divided into 25 ‘Resource and Efficiency Driven’ and 25 ‘Innovation Driven’ economies. The former list was topped by Malaysia, Turkey and Chile, while the latter was topped by the USA, Sweden and Denmark. South Africa scored 5.76 (out of 10) in the survey, doing particularly well in business and government related indices. “[South Africa shows] high levels of business and government spending on computer software, hardware and services. The high penetration level of secure servers suggests that there is a very sophisticated user base within South Africa” said the report. According to the report, businesses in South Africa spend more on computer services than any other resource and efficiency driven economy. The high spending from both government and business sectors bodes well for South Africa’s future in ICT, with the report maintaining that the country is  “better placed than most to quickly ramp-up on ICT”. The challenges facing South Africa’s ICT industry included lack of broadband uptake, and the need for improvement in workforce skills and education. Confusing regulations and policies for would-be entrants in the fixed line sector were also said to hinder further growth. The survey suggested that South Africa could better maximse the potential of ICT investments by “addressing increased broadband rollout and a deregulation of the fixed-line telecommunications sector.  An investment in human development would also help provide more workers with greater ICT skills.” For more information, visit www.connectivityscorecard.org. Hosting South Africa - ZAR 350 a year Check out the Connectivity Score Card above - it’s interesting in connection with our ambition to provide a highly competitive Hosting and Web Hosting Service to South Africans. CHI Hosting has stood the test of time and provides Hosting for about ZAR350,00 a year - and this includes unlimited bandwidth. While South Africa’s lookout for 2009 ranks amonst the most opitmistic in the world, noone can afford to pay more for less… so it’s well worth to look into this even before HOSTING SOUTH AFRICA is officially launched. For a fulfilled and independent Life! Bianca Gubalke http://hostingsouthafrica.wegobiz.com * * *

How to become a Blogging Star

Cape Town, February 20, 2009

Communication - Bianca Gubalke and PiuPiu

When looking at  “Online Communication” today we automatically think of. . .

• Emailing
• MSN Messenger, LIVE Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, IM etc
• Talking via VOIP - genre VOIPbuster, SKYPE, Googletalk etc
• Online Conferencing
• etc. . .

Here it’s obvious: here we are connecting directly, talking peson to person and even seeing each other.

However. . . did you ever think that everything (or almost) we put out on the Internet - and that remains there forever so watch what you put out… - everything is meant to COMMUNICATE, meaning send out a message to whoever is the targeted receiver or comes across it in one way or another?

A website TALKS to potential visitors and customers.

An online SHOP talks to potential visitors and customers - 24/7/365 that is!

A blog TALKS to either a readership interested in a specific topic - or to potential visitors and customers.

Online. . . this happens 24/7/365 and once the message is out there on the virtual highway… it’s gone, out of your control and circulating through Web 2.0 forever… unstoppable and… tracable.

So the important point here is that everything we put out there on the net is sort of written in stone… communicating. Everything!

Traditional websites are rather of static nature. The visitor navigates through chapters that interest him, chapters that may be updated from time to time as products or prices change, the company comes up with some News or Laudatio… but basically once he’s seen it he got the info and moves on. . .

Blogging websites are of dynamic nature - meaning they communicate rapidly changing content - ideally in contextual style. The visitor, reader or customer finds new information, fresh news and posts whenever he visits the blog. Additionally, he has a way to interact by leaving comments or contribute with his own articles, reviews and other interesting material. These blogs can be linked and syndicated via RSS feed readers into other blogs  where they add to other bloggers’ content - brief: whole interactive blogging web within Web 2.0 is the result!

Blogging is a vital, viral and vibrant part of  Online Communication today. It’s snaking its way through the consistently accelerating web, inescapable…  forcing everyone who wants to build serious Authority or Business on the Internet to learn how to master the secret rituals of virtual snake charming!

However… there is blogging and there is BLOGGING!

There’s an Art or rather a Science to it… if you want to go beyond your personal diary or sharing mudpie recipies and especially if you don’t want to disappear in the timeless ocean of millions of blogs… but stand out and reach top rankings on Google: the TOP TEN ON GOOGLE that is!

How to become a Blogging Star

The answer is: go to school first! Attend each monthly Ycademy Online Business Building Seminar with its weekly Special Training Calls that lead up to the only once-a-month exclusively online “Crash-Course-Event” at an affordable cost… and you’re on your way.

The rest is implementation.

Semiomantics Scripts by Yorgo Nestoridis

There is no ‘quick fix’. . . unless you want it to look like exactly that… but there is expert step-by-step Guidance by Internet Wizzard Yorgo Nestoridis with ‘no-questions-open’  Tutorials and… best of all: the highly efficient Semiomantics Scripts (see the left picture and click it) including its ‘lite’ and meanwhile well-known version: YORGOO Blaster.

Why not take a look at today’s Webmaster Training in YORGOO starting at 8 pm London (GMT + 2) and see the valuable preparatory measures before the Seminar this coming weekend unfolds itself:

Webmaster Training tonight at 8 pm GMT (London)

Special for YORGOO Blaster users:

RSS and Atom Feed Syndication and Aggregation. A new Plugin for YORGOO Blaster:

We will install step-by -step and alternative Syndication Plugin to the MagPie based standard plugin.

Time permitting we will attack the use of a new layout for YORGOO Blaster as featured HERE.

Location: yorGOtalk - use Internet Explorer to login and present your REAL name.

This will give you a taste of what’s following this coming weekend, for a select and privileged few who have decided to become virtual snake charmers of the Internet!

NEWS: Ycademy February 2009 Seminar

Topic: Editing - Publishing - Aggregating

Details: HERE

This very demanding Seminar will build with participants the center piece of a personal Publishing and Publicising Network. The Seminar creates the link between the January Seminar and the March Seminar where we will build our own personal online Magazine type site, the actual authority Publication based on the model of the site HERE.

The Aggregation module we will develop will allow to manage, control and stream in and out an unlimited number of feeds for further use in unlimited satellite niche sites of the type YORGOO Blaster.

This Seminar is again a hands on ‘ Crash Course’  resulting in a product of which the secrets have never been publicly released by those who successfully implement similar strategies. Amongst Publishers using such technology you find about all the big news sites and publishers who succeded to build extremely high visibility on search engines or who use it to build and maintain Authority.”

Hosting South Africa by Bianca Gubalke, Cape Town

Most Seminar Participants wouldn’t dare to let a Seminar ticket slip!

Developments online are accelerating at lightning speed and to…

• firstly set up a blog - even personalizing it from a visual point of view as you see in my personal example of  “HOSTING SOUTH AFRICA” at the top… my first shot at this - click the pic and it leads directly to the YORGOO Blaster Blog I set up in just a few minutes…) -
• secondly create contextual content and advertising…
• then reach top positions and
• … keep them …

The Ycademy March 2009 Seminar will take place on 28 and 29 March 2009 with a focus on:

How to Build your Online Magazine…

And it’s still all about BLOGGING - a way to get your message out online, to communicate, to ultimately sell your Authority, your Product or your Service.

Here’s wishing all fortunate Ycademy Seminar participants yet another smashing upward move in their personal development - always a step closer to achieving their Dreams and Goals!

Happy Blogging!

Bianca Gubalke

…

Today Webmaster Training - tomorrow Ycademy Online Seminar

Webmaster Training tonight at 8 pm GMT (London)

Special for YORGOO Blaster users:

RSS and Atom Feed Syndication and Aggregation. A new Plugin for YORGOO Blaster:

We will install step-by -step and alternative Syndication Plugin to the MagPie based standard plugin. 

Time permitting we will attack the use of a new layout for YORGOO Blaster as featured HERE.

Ycademy Seminar: Editing - Publishing - Aggregating: this week-end

Details: HERE

This very demanding Seminar will build with participants the centerpiece of a personal Publishing and Publicising Network. The Seminar creates thelink between the January Seminar and the March Seminar where we will build our own personal online Magazine type site, the actual authority Publication based on the model of the site at YORGOOBlaster.com.

The Aggregation module we will build this week-end will allow to manage, control and stream in and out an unlimited number of feeds for further use in unlimited satellite niche sites of the type YORGOO Blaster. 

YORGOO Blaster 2

This Seminar is like all the previous ones a hands on Crash Course resulting in a product of which the secrets have never been publicly released by those who successfully implement similar strategies. Amongst Publishers using such technology you find about all the big news sites and publishers who success to build extremely high visibility on search engines or who use it to build and maintain Authority.

Frankly, I regret that we are not able to extend this training to more than the limited number of Participants, however the preparatory work and maintenance work involved here by building the necessary infrastructure for each participant pushes us to the limits of our capacity. 

The Seminar Ticket is as always the cheapest way to put the hand on the latest technology as the software value (licensed) exceeds $500 for each participants site. Think about it for next Month.

Preview March Seminar: Build your online Magazine

YORGOO Blaster 3

The Seminar Ticket is as always the cheapest way to put the hand on the latest technology as the software value (licensed) exceeds $500 for each February participants site. Think about it for next Month. But the money should not be the driving engine, we are interested in Participants with a high degree of interest and Motivation.

March will be the Month when we will focus on Editing and Building your Authority Publication. Ideally the site is built on YourName.com or a sub-domain thereof, respectively on YourBusiness.com.

We will work on editing posts in a modern, search engine and feed efficient way with a special focus on the Readers Experience.

A unique Course where you will end up with your own Site in the same style as YORGOOBlaster.com hosted by yourself on your domain.

Yorgo

Ycademy

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The Vipp gift box contains one soap dispenser and two small towels of the same color (white).

Includes

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• color:white
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JBL iPod Loudspeakers OnStage III

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The universal docking station lets you load, synchronize and play your favourite tunes.

Includes

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• remote control
• instructions: English

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• for iPod
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• user-friendly, touch-sensitive controls
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• driver coils: four Odyssey neodym drivers
• frequency range: 100 Hz - 20 kHz
• input impedance: >10.000 Ohm
• signal-to-noise ratio: >85 dB
• dimensions: width - 7.5 in, height - 1.96 in 
• weight: 3 pounds
• colour: silver

iPod Nano-chromatic 16 GB 4G - silver

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Please note: all electrical connections and plugs conform to the European standard!

Includes

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• earphones
• USB 2.0 cable
• dock adaptor
• instructions: German, English, Spanish, Italian, Danish

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• weight: 36.8 g
• 2" colour LCD with LED background lighting
• 16 GB flash drive
• storage for up to 4000 songs
• storage for up to 16 hours of video
• USB 2.0 connection
• 3.5 mm stereo headphone output
• colour: silver

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• instructions: English

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• 16:9
• remote control
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• headphone