The SmallShop Blog

A Common Sense Approach to Internet Safety

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:58:00 +0000

Google and Common Sense Media have teamed up to create this video of common sense tips and rules for families to help keep their children safe online.

The email address you have always wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:07:00 +0000

To those who have not quite understood the process of getting your own name in your email here is how it goes.

step 1. go to http://domains.smallshop.com/

step 2 check to see if the name you want is available.Lets suppose you want the email address john@johndoe.com , you would enter johndoe into the search box and select .com to see if its available.If it is you will simply add it to the cart and proceed to register the domain name.Now that you have acquired the domain name johndoe you would simply purchase an email pack for that name. You will see the option available to purchase an email pack for your domain.

This email pack allows you to use your domain name as your own email without necessarily having a website. The email pack comes with the option to allow you to choose up to 10 email addresses to give to anyone you want.This email can be used on the web just as you would use Hotmail or yahoo mail but without the ads and you can also use use it with an email program like Outlook.

Each domain name will cost you $19.95/year and the cost of an email pack is $19.95/year The total cost $39.90/year

An easy way to host a blog on your domain.

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Using blogger is an easy way either to host a blog at your own domain or add interactivity to your current site using your own domain name.

First you would need to register your domain. You can register any .com,.net,.org.......any name that is available. Once your name is registered you simply change the dns settings to point to google's servers and you are ready to go.

The blog will now be seen at your own domain......

Full instructions are located here..

You will want to utilise a registration service that is directly tailored for easy setup and domain management.....with full DNS services...

SmallShop domain services offers full support and easy management for all your domains....

An easy way to create custom windows live accounts

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:07:00 +0000

If you would like an easy way to create your own custom windows live account which would give you your own email name that works with all windows live services and manage it then it is as easy as going to http://domains.live.com/ .Of course you will need your own domain with an easy domain control panel....if you don't have your domain then you can easily register and manage your domain at smallshop.To register your domain just go to http://domains.smallshop.com/

Windows Live Custom Domains allows consumers to easily create custom Windows Live accounts in their personal domain which then works with Windows Live and MSN services, including Mail, Messenger and Spaces. For those who do not currently have a domain and wish to create one, smallshop then enables them to register for such Top Level Domains (TLD's) as .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz and provide identity protection.

And in the event that you need help just send an email to support@smallshop.com

"What's the difference between Windows® and Linux hosting?"

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:56:00 +0000

For your hosting's speed, performance or accessibility, there's no difference between Windows® or Linux. Your computer's operating system does not need to match the type of hosting you choose. The only difference is the code or language in which your website is created.

Both our Windows and Linux hosting plans give you a suite of included software features:

Customized Email	Addresses with your domain name, forwarding, auto responders
Advanced Hosting Control Panel	Instant configuration of all your hosting features
Instant configuration of all your hosting features	Host up to 50 domains with one account
Web Statistics	Analyze all your traffic stats in colorful online charts
eCommerce	Install osCommerce, PHP Coin and other programs with ease
Photo Albums	Easily set up and manage your own online photo albums
Blogs and Portals	Set up your own WordPress blog or Joomla! portal instantly

Upgrade your package at any time!

Below you will find a list off the amazing hosting features that you will get with our webhosting packages.Note that hosting packages start at under $5.00 monthly

Many more domain hosting features and tools

How to increase your productivity using tools from smallshop

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:36:00 +0000

Let your customers harness the power of Microsoft's robust messaging and collaboration server without the large upfront investment for software licensing, server hardware, or continuing expense of IT maintenance with Hosted Microsoft Exchange Mail from SmallShop starting at just $9.95/ month....

In addition to robust email management, customers can easily view colleagues' up-to-date calendars and schedule meetings, assign and manage company tasks on central ‘to do' lists, manage and access contact information of employees and clients from anywhere, share documents across the team so every-one's working from the most current version, and more.....

No wonder Outlook is the world's most popular business email program! Your customers get it all for one fixed monthly fee that's easy on their budget.

This is much more than just email and in addition you are offered more robust solutions and security than pop mail .With support of real-time Safe and Block lists, as well as server-side filtering of unsolicited junk e-mail messages using SmartScreen technology, Hosted Microsoft Exchange Mail can immediately boost your customers' productivity. IPSec encryption makes traffic between front-end and back-end servers more secure.

SmallShop 's Hosted Exchange Mail also includes regular backups, upgrades and guaranteed up time. Hosted Microsoft Exchange Mail from SmallShop can be up and running almost instantly. Super charge your company's communications and productivity. Compare the features.Take a look at our plans and pricing.

Select your plan, Sign Up and get running instantly...

Africa

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:07:00 +0000

We have added an Africa section at http://africa.smallshop.com In most cases the news sources are African.This is an attempt to keep it as authentic as possible and limit the negative American and European racial perspectives that tend to creep into their reporting on Africa.....

The definitive search

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:52:00 +0000

The definitive search on the web is Google,without a doubt.It is also pretty obvious that most people are going to use google as a first choice for just about any search term.If you are looking for Caribbean information most likely your engine of choice would be google. However what if we could refine our searches more specifically to target the Caribbean information that you are looking for? That is what we expect you would find when you use smallshop.

Youtube Refinement on smallshop search

noreply@blogger.com (Anton Small) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:29:00 +0000

We have just added the ability to search Youtube as a smallshop refinement.Lets say that you have searched for caribbean news and wanted to refine your search to locate videos on youtube pertaining to caribbean news.All you would need to do is then click on videos and a listing of relevant results pertaining to caribbean news will be served right up.

You don't work for Hotmail or Yahoo so why are you promoting them with every email you send?

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:55:00 +0000

You don't work for Hotmail or Yahoo so why are you promoting them with every email you send? Yes,it still happens.Many times you will get an email from a business person or individual with a name @yahoo.com or @hotmail.com. Of course you would expect that if the person is a member of Yahoo or Hotmail's staff but what about if your company is called xyz company and you are sending mail something like xyz@hotmail.com

Apart from not being professional the simple fact is that you are promoting the free email company and not yours. The simple truth is that today it is quite easy to get the email name you want or may need for you or your business.

SmallShop specialises in providing email solutions for businesses or individuals.Lets say you wanted an email name that reflected your business name(xyz company) Then you would just need to register the name xyz company and then purchase an email pack from us.Your email would then be automatically configured to your domain name and with your given 10 email boxes and webmail login you will be able to send and receive email. If you want to know more about this just sign up at smallshop domains.We will then issue you with a user-name and temporary password(you can change this) to enable you to freely look around the site and choose the services that you may need.

The world of Newspapers and blogs

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:35:00 +0000

Although smallshop is a very specialized search for the Caribbean it can be very useful in finding general information from newspapers and blogs.This is very helpful because in addition to searching specific Caribbean sites it also targets the major newspapers of the world,blogs and discussion groups in the main searches.

One of the things that we have found is that people are very interested in blog and news results and oftentimes you can get very useful information from blogs and newspapers.When you try your search on smallshop in addition to serving up the most relevant result for your Caribbean search from a Caribbean website it is quite likely that you may get a specific Caribbean news story from an international newspaper or from a blog.Results from these sources will indicate the source as either being blog or newspaper or by whatever name they have been labeled

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:54:00 +0000

If there is one thing that the Caribbean is noted for apart from lovely beaches and very pleasant weather,at least most of the time,is fun and exciting products. Oftentimes these products are handcrafted or made in small factories and manufacturing plants.

Over the years smallshop has brought many of these products to you.You may have noticed that we have changed our product line over the years.This is in keeping with our policy of bringing more suitable products.Hence we have removed rum and cigars from among the products that we offer online.This is despite our being the top (and only at the time) Barbados online retailer of Caribbean cigars.

We are now on the lookout for new Caribbean made products to add to our online item list of Caribbean products.If you are looking to have your product added to our shop please send your email to smallshop@smallshop.com. Presently we are only retailing products made in Barbados.

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:36:00 +0000

SmallShop is actually more than just a broad Caribbean search engine.There are some areas where you can utilize some quite interesting searches.One of these is the Caribbean personals search which allows you to search dating sites for Caribbean personals listings.For instance to search for personals with Barbados content you would simply enter Barbados into the search bar.You can actually enter any search terms you wish such as woman seeking man and so on.The search is not limited to the Caribbean.

A most useful search is the pharmaceutical search that delivers information on brand name and generic drugs of both the over the counter and prescription type.You can also use it to search for a particular disease and treatment.Try it out.

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:56:00 +0000

Originally we had decided to use this blog to post information that would be of interest to our hosting and domain name customers but we have decided that it would be of better use to post any information pertaining to and about smallshop.

As you may have noticed we are now utilizing the technology of google coop to create a caribbean search engine that we think our users will find very helpful.Amidst the myriad of caribbean search directories around I think using this technology has allowed us to create a very simple and easy to use engine that delivers excellent results.As can be expected there will be refinements along the way to continually improve on this feature.

Domains at $12.95

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:52:00 +0000

Resellers of domain name services get to purchase domains at $12.95 and to resell at any price they desire.

Domain Control.....

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:04:00 +0000

I can empathise with the customers of Registerfly who have been having so much problems with acquiring control of their domain names over the recent weeks and months.You would have to have been in a similar position to really understand the heartache that some of them have felt.Control of your domain is off the utmost importance and anytime you lose control of that domain it is virtually the same as if you have lost it.

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:02:00 +0000

As you may be aware smallshop hosting and domain name services are actually powered by enom.As such you can login at enom using your smallshop login name and password for a seamless experience.

One of the benefits of registering your domain through smallshop is that you will get the domain at our wholesale prices while accessing the virtually unlimited control that enom technology gives you over your domain.

In choosing a domain registrar, control over your domain is of the utmost importance,it allows you to seamlessly. switch from one web host to another with no hassle whatsoever. You do not necessarily want to have to run to your provider at every instance to get something done although at smallshop we are always here to assist you whenever you want.With the control you get with a domain registered through smallshop and powered by enom you can easily manage the domain yourself if you want to.