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Archive for August, 2009

If your anything like me, your constantly looking for quality .com domain names. Problem is, they are extremely hard to find. Mainly because they’ve all been registered. You can try using mispellings in order to get the .com your looking for ( e.g. AutoCarz.com instead of AutoCars.com ) but more times than not, the people looking for your site will end up at your competitors.

What about domain auctions?? Sure, you can use places like Sedo and the like, but unless you have a big budget ( unlike me ) your going to pay some serious coin. Then it occured to me, hundreds of domain names are being dropped daily. Maybe I can get a domain name with the keyword in it I want that was just dropped??!! With that in mind, I went searching for a way that I could get domain names I was interested in that were going to be dropped. I came across SnapNames.com, but again, your finding yourself in a bidding war for some premium names and spending some serious money. I was about ready to give up when I came across JustDropped.com.

JustDropped.com is the PERFECT solution for anyone looking for premium domain names at ridiculously low prices. I signed up for their mailing list, and every morning I get an e-mail with all the new domain names that were just dropped and available for purchase. Domain names like UnconfirmedRumors.com, PromotionalKit.com, CiscoCertification.net, and so many more. The best part about it is the pricing. Most domains are priced UNDER $99.00!!!

JustDropped.com also has some great tools on their website to help you find that perfect domain name your looking for! You can search for just dropped domains by the following criteria:

• Starts with
• Ends with
• Domains should include
• Include Numbers
• Domain with only numbers
• Contains ONLY words
• etc

I cant say enough about JustDropped.com. I’ve been using them for almost a year now and have been extremely happy with them. Dan Rubin, owner of JustDropped.com, is extremely helpful, extremely fast with any requests, and once purchased, you recieve your domains within minutes!

NOTE – This post is NOT a paid advertisement! Dan Rubin did NOT ask me to write this post! I am in NO WAY affiliated with JustDropped.com and I stand to make NOTHING by writing this post. My only intention for writing this post is to share with you, what I’ve found to work very well for me. There are times when I come across a service that I’m so happy with, that I encourage others to give it a try too! I hope in some small way, you also, will be able to gain from the service JustDropped.com provides.

WPDirectory Pro, a plugin for Wordpress allowing you to add a link directory to your blog, releases its latest version 1.4. The upgrade consist of the following:

What was fixed in 1.4.0?
- Users receive invalid turing number when upgrading links
- Two new payment gateways (Alertpay & Moneybookers)
- Currency options
- Hook to display WPDirectory Pro on the front page of Wordpress
- No “add” button in admin
- Some incorrect text in areas were found
- When validating links the URL is not clickable
- When admin edits a listing, the listing owner receives an email (Disabled now, the ability to enable/disable will be added in the future)
- Post comments are now resolved

It was also announced that you can expect to see the following in the next release:

What should be in the next version?
- Titles are only working properly on some servers, will be fully fixed in next version
- Translation file
- More payment modules

If your new to WPDirectory Pro, and want to get an idea on how it works / is used, you can find it here on our blog. We are still in the mist of completely rolling it out, but you’ll get the idea.

The updated version can be downloaded from WPDirectory Pro’s Client Area

Earlier this week, NiceCoder released v. 1.4 of its flag ship product, IndexU Deluxe. I must say that this is probably the first version that NiceCoder has released that seems to be completely bug free! Since they implamented the beta testing program ( originally created by Bruceper ) updated versions are starting to come cleaner and better.

Here are some of the changes in IndexU Deluxe v. 1.4:

Version 1.4 is a bugfix update and contains the following

Features
- Improve power search
- Add greek alphabet in for permalink (seo url)
- Improve sitemap
- Improve login block
- Add captcha for send password

Bugfixes
- MD5 user password
- Pagination in paid invoice listing
- Find and replace query in admin panel
- Custom field problem with multi select

You can download v1.4 from NiceCoder’s Client Area

I’ve noticed a few users on the NiceCoder Community Forum asking what is the proper way to upgrade to this version. Remember, in our Tutorial section, we have video tutorials that will help guide you through the upgrade process.

If you remember a couple of months ago, Dody, lead programmer and partial owner of NiceCoder decided to leave NiceCoder to explore other areas. As of a few days ago, Dody has rejoined NiceCoder again. He will resume his old position as Lead Programmer.

In other news, Bruceper, or Bruce as most people know him, has decided to leave NiceCoder in order to start his own venture. Bruce is the current owner of two scripts, that NiceCoder use to sell under their umbrella of products, WPDirectory Pro and NiceBackup. WPDirectory Pro has been taking off in sales as the first real directory plugin for the popular blogging software Wordpress. It has alot of the same features as IndexU, although it is considered the ‘lite’ version of IndexU. Take a moment to check it out. It even is a great subsitute for the built in links that Wordpress offers.

Those that have bought WPDirectory Pro in the past and went to the NiceCoder Forums for support, should now head over to WPDirectory Pro Forums to recieve help.

IndexU Hosting is happy for Bruce and hopes to forge a strong relationship with him and his new company. WPDirectory Pro and Wordpress are part of the Guaranteed to Run Out of the Box scripts our servers host.

You may have noticed by now that I’ve changed the look and feel of IndexU Hosting’s website. I like the coloring better and feel it gives the site a better flow. Hopefully you agree.

There are two areas that still need my attention. ‘Sign Up’ and ‘Support’ areas are still in need of work. I should have them done within the next few days. ‘Sign Up’ and ‘Support’ work, but the templates are just a little distorted.

Please note that we are now on twitter. You can follow us at @iuhost. We’ll be sure to post specials we are running, updates concerning NiceCoder, and other issues that will be important to you. We are currently in the process of creating our FaceBook presence. When its complete, I’ll post it here.

As alwyas, we welcome your comments and feedbacks. Please feel free to do so