New Discussion Forum Provided Additional Support Options

We've added a brand new online discussion forum / BBS system at http://forums.voicegateway.com to supplement our existing Email and Live Help Service online support features.

Using the award-winning Community Server software, our discussion form has areas for posting questions about our services, getting help with marketing and promoting your website, a "user to user" section for direct interaction with other hosting clients, and a commercial area for promoting your own products and services.

There is no cost or obligation to join in the discussion.  Just sign-up and your password will be Emailed to you immediately.  Be sure and post a few messages to get things rolling along with your own promotion in our commercial services area.

Want to have your own discussion forums on your website?  Easy!  As we started implementing this for ourselves, we liked the software so much we decided to make it available to everyone.  Our new Community Server Forums Hosting Plan takes all the work out of having a forum.  We'll pre-install the software for you, configure the database, and provide all the hosting for one low charge of $14.95/month.  (Hint:  See our special offer in this newsletter to learn how you can save even more for a limited time.)

Get more info on this new service by visiting our website.  you can find all the details online at http://www.voicegateway.com/services/preinstalledapps/communityserver.htm and visit some of the forums we are already hosting.

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Do you offer downloadable items on your website?  If you have video clips, legal music, documents, white papers (those pdf files everyone always wants) available for download on your site, you might be interested in our enhanced tracking.

Using our LiveStats.NET Web Analysis system you can track the details of downloadable files by using the optional "media and downloads" tracking capability.

You do have to insert a small script and add a field to the clickable hyperlink.  If you do it yourself or ask your web designer to make the change you'll be able to login to LiveStats.NET and see additional reporting options and results.

The technical details on how to make these changes to your site are fully documented online here: http://www.voicegateway.com/support/livestats/livestatsnetmediatracking.htm

For more information on both our LiveStats.XSP and LiveStats.NET Traffic Reporting options, you may view an introduction to web analytics including an explanation of the techniques used here: http://www.voicegateway.com/services/additional_options/log_analysis_web_statistics/default.htm

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Do you know what a "Blog" or "Weblog" is? It is the latest Internet craze that just might become a permanent part of the online experience.  It seems just about everyone from "joe six pack" to "soccer moms" and even CEO's are starting their own personal web logs (blogs, for short).

A weblog is a specialized kind of website where the owner of the site posts their own running commentary frequently.  Think of it as a personal diary or journal posted for the world to read.  The most successful weblogs have interesting topics and information and are not just personal rants or fluff.

The important new twist that makes a weblog more than just a one-man personal newspaper or journal is the ability for the viewers to post comments and feedback.  By allowing the readers to contribute their own ideas, weblogs become forums for discussions (arguments too!) and the open exchange of ideas.  Rather than someone preaching from a pulpit, the weblog is more like a virtual version of London's famous Speaker's corner in Hyde Park (which you MUST visit if you ever go to the UK.)

It is also important for a weblog to be updated regularly.  Most blogs are updated several times a week or even daily.  A weblog is like publishing a personal newpaper or magazine.  If you don't keep your readers interested with new material, they will stop coming by and find something else to read.

Having a blog used to mean buying and installing special software on your website or programming it yourself.  Just a little bit too much effort for most of us that are already too busy.

Voicegateway.com is excited to introduce a new and completely free blog hosting service.  We are running a free hosting service for creating and publishing your own blog.  There is no software to buy, no scripts to install, and best of all, nothing to pay.  (The service is supported by professional advertising provided by Google.)

We're currently in our first phase of operation and welcome your participation.  Just visit us at www.mycblog.com and fill out a blog request form to get started.

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