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The new version of Creative Suite by Adobe, which is a very popular multimedia and web software suite is going to be the last one. The software includes some of the popular features like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, After Effects and Adobe Illustrator. The announcement was made by the company at the MAX conference conducted in Los Angeles. In coming times, the company will pay more attention to the Creative Cloud software, which will be offered as a service. This software by Adobe was announced last year.
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In case you've missed out on any of the updates, here's a quick round-up of April 2013 - so, take a look at what's buzzing on the Web Hosting Channel of About.com, and the latest trends in the hosting industry -
During the first week of the month, I covered the essential components of an e-commerce hosting package, and discussed the biggest roadblocks that may be preventing the expansion of your hosting business.

Then I decided to throw a spotlight on top myths associated with unlimited reseller web hosting, and who should consider reseller hosting over shared hosting packages or VPS.

I also covered why the aspiring entrepreneurs craving to start a small business should consider web hosting, and how it makes a risk-free bet.

During the last week, I covered how adding video tutorials, 24x7 live chat support, and other advanced functionality can help in convincing the potential customers to sign-up for your hosting packages, and boost the conversion rates.

Over the past couple of days, I had a small chat with Jeremy Sherwood, the Cloud Strategist at ScienceLogic, and discussed the challenges of managing a hybrid cloud environment, and wrote a post on top reasons why offering business design and hosting services to small web-based companies can be a great idea.

As we say good-bye to April, I highlighted that Middle Eastern and APAC markets are becoming popular among the cloud hosts and telecom giants, and how a business owner should vigilantly choose the right type of hosting at different levels of business.

So, stay connected with the About.com's web hosting blog, and read more exciting stuff as we step into the month of May.

ScienceLogic recently announced enhancements to its flagship IT management platform to provide comprehensive support for hybrid cloud environments. And, I had a quick chat with Jeremy Sherwood, the Cloud Strategist at ScienceLogic about the challenges involved in managing a hybrid cloud environment, and covered our conversation in this post.
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When you talk about business web hosting services, it's essential to make the right choice at different levels of business. Initially, you may have opted for a shared hosting package, but it may not be a wise idea to struggle with that for too long, and suffer frequent down-times, and risk the reputation of your business.

At that point, it's time to upgrade to VPS, and then when your business needs grow even bigger, and you need to host resource-intensive web apps, and a website that attracts loads of traffic, and requires huge bandwidth, you should certainly invest money on upgrading to a dedicated server.

So, I just created a short guide on choosing business web hosting service at different levels; take a look!

There has been a sharp rise in the number of data centers in Middle Eastern countries such as Dubai and UAE, where the telecom giants are partnering with cloud providers, setting up new facilities, and tapping into newer markets.
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If you offer web hosting services, it's imperative that your website gives a professional vibe to your potential customers, otherwise they'll quickly realize that you're just a shoddy reseller, who is least interested in offering quality services to the customers.

Apart from giving a professional looks to your website, you should consider adding some enticing video tutorials, offering 24x7 live chat support, and advanced features on your website to impress the customers.
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Thinking of starting a small hosting business, but not sure whether you should aim big at enterprises, or reach out to the bloggers, and individual webmasters? Well, targeting the small business owners can be the best idea, if you're planning to resell hosting packages and especially if you're offering web design, hosting and web marketing solutions.

When it comes to a small business, design, hosting, small web promotions and maintenance solutions offered by a single provider at attractive prices always appear much more enticing than 5 packages offered by 5 different vendors. But, the case is quite different with the midsize companies, and they'd much rather prefer to outsource their design project to an expert designer, choose a VPS hosting from a specialized firm, and probably take care of branding and online marketing with the help of their in-house team.
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If you're running a web hosting business, you'll have to certainly consider the option of expansion, but wait a minute! Have you actually defined your expansion plans in your business plan? Ahem - if you haven't then you might hit one of these roadblocks that may prevent the growth of your hosting business.

So, if you never paid attention to this crucial aspect in past, it's a wake up call for you - don't wait until its too late!
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Good Friday and Easter can be great times to celebrate a long weekend with relatives and close pals, but such occasions are also fantastic opportunities for the hosting companies to promote the special deals, and generate more business.

Since the potential customers have a good deal of spare time to go through the enticing hosting deals, and purchase the best packages, Easter can be a great time to easily boost your hosting revenues by 5-10%.

The key of course is to offer some unique hosting deals that can convince just about any customer to sign-up instantly!

Offering free domain names along with business hosting package has become an old strategy, so you should think of something new. How about offering free website set-up, and offering some other freebies? Or how about offering them a special discount scheme every time they renew their hosting account on Easter?

And, since nobody else would know your business better, you'd be the best judge to decide the best approach; the point is to be innovative in your marketing approach, and offer something enticing to your customers during the festive season!

Starting your web hosting business from home can be a quite tempting proposition, which is indeed very hard to resist. But, if you've been doing away with this idea, then there better be a strong reason behind it, such as restriction at your current workplace, prohibiting you from involving in any part-time activities.

If you're already working for another web hosting firm, then this may also be regarded as a competitive business, and it may violate the employment terms as well. However, if neither happens to be the case, then there's simply no reason why you should be missing out on this fantastic opportunity.

After all, you don't even have to spend thousands of dollars on starting a hosting business as a reseller; you can just book an enticing domain name, set-up a website using Wordpress in a matter of few minutes, sign up with one of the reputed hosting firms as a reseller, and you can start promoting their packages, and generate revenues right away!

Even if you fail to earn good money, you'd certainly be able to recover your initial investment within a matter of 1 year. And, should you fail to do even that, you can even sell off your website 7-8 months down the line, and recover that investment quite easily.

So, what is it that's really stopping you from becoming a web hosting reseller? I'd also recommend you to take a look at the common roadblocks to starting a hosting business, before you proceed!