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Follow the steps below to transfer your domain and sign up for hosting.

1. Go to the website where you registered your domain. You will need to obtain your domain’s EPP or Authorization Code (this is a security measure, similar to a password that only the domain owner would be able to know). You will also need to ‘unlock’ the domain so it can be transferred. If you are not sure how to do this, you can e-mail your registrar and request that they do it for you. This video tutorial shows you how to do it using GoDaddy as an example.

2. Click here to have the sign up page open.

3. With the second option selected (Transfer existing domain to RAGE Web Hosting) type in the domain that you wish to transfer and select the extension from the drop down menu. [Note: If you do not see the extension that you want in the list, you will need to email us.] When you are done click on the “Click To Continue” button.

4. It should say your domain is available to purchase, you should see it with a checkmark beside it and the status saying ” Available! Order Now”. Select the “Click to Continue” button.

5.  From the Billing Cycle drop down menu, select the billing cycle you want. If you want to purchase any of the add-ons, place a checkmark in the boxes. Please note that all prices shown are monthly prices unless otherwise noted. When you are done click on the “Add to Cart” button.

6. Here is where you will need to enter your EPP or Authorization code that was mentioned in step 1. If you want ID Protection, check the box next to $10.00 USD. ID Protection protects the identity of the person registering the domain. When domains are registered, the personal information of the person registering can be accessed by the public. If you wish to hide your personal information, then order the ID Protection. When you are done, click on the “Update Cart” button.

7. Ensure your order is correct. If not, click on the “Start Over” button to begin the process again. If your order looks fine, click on the “Checkout” button.

8. Enter your information including payment information. [Note: If your credit card gets denied several times, your credit card company may be blocking it to protect you. Use PayPal as an alternative if you want the order to go through as soon as possible. When you are done, complete the order. You will then receive instructions in your email on what to do next.

If you already own a domain name, you have two options to choose from. Click on the link to get instructions for the option you want to choose. If you are not sure what these options mean, information regarding them is posted below these two links.

1. I want to transfer my domain to RAGE Web Hosting

2. I want to keep my domain at it’s current registrar, but have RAGE host the website.

What Does It Mean?

The first option, transferring your domain, allows you to take your domain from your current registrar and have it housed with RAGE Web Hosting. This means you will do all domain renewals through RAGE and not your old registrar. The pros to doing it this way are that you only need to deal with one company. In addition, any future issues regarding domain and hosting can be handled easily when both the domain and the hosting are with RAGE. There is only one extra step involved with transferring so it is not a difficult process.

The second option, keeping the domain where it currently is, allows you to not move the domain, but still have your website hosted with RAGE. A bit less is involved with this process, but this will leave you with having your domain and your hosting at two separate companies. In some cases, some users will need to use this option (depending on the domains extension).

Follow the steps below to register your domain and sign up for hosting.

1. Click here to open the sign up page.

2. With the first option selected (Register a new domain) type in the domain that you wish to register and select the extension from the drop down menu. [Note: If you do not see the extension that you want in the list, you will need to email us.] When you are done click on the “Click To Continue” button.

3. If your domain is available to purchase, you should see it with a checkmark beside it and the status reading “Available! Order Now”. You can order more domains if you want, otherwise, select the “Click to Continue” button.

4.  From the Billing Cycle drop down menu, select the billing cycle you want. If you want to purchase any of the add-ons, place a checkmark in the boxes. Please note that all prices shown are monthly prices unless otherwise noted. When you are done click on the “Add to Cart” button.

5. If you want ID Protection, check the box next to $10.00 USD. ID Protection protects the identity of the person registering the domain. When domains are registered, the personal information of the person registering can be accessed by the public. If you wish to hide your personal information, then order the ID Protection. When you are done, click on the “Update Cart” button.

6. Ensure your order is correct. If not, click on the “Start Over” button to begin the process again. If your order looks fine, click on the “Checkout” button.

7. Enter your information including payment information. [Note: If your credit card gets denied several times, your credit card company may be blocking it to protect you. Use PayPal as an alternative if you want the order to go through as soon as possible. When you are done, complete the order. You will then receive instructions in your email on what to do next.

We’ve just posted an all new update for WebCrusher. WebCrusher optimizes your website so it loads as fast as possible for your website visitors.

Version 2.1, which is free for registered users, provides faster publishing features, better support for Sandvox, the easy to use web building software, and a few other optimization fixes.

Download the WebCrusher trial for free and have a faster loading websites in just minutes!

We have posted a new update to Domainer which features a fix for the last version not getting your top incoming links. We have also revamped the user interface so it looks more modern and added support for additional top level domains (TLDs).

Domainer is the number 1 domain management tool for Mac OS X and Windows. It can automatically get your domain whois information and important SEO details. If you have many domains and need to keep track of them, Domainer is a great way to stay organized.

Domainer provides a overview of the value of a domain by showing you important statistics such as number of incoming links, social tags, Google PageRank, AlexaRank and more. It also syncs your domain expiry dates with iCal so you can set up automatic reminders when your domains expire.

You can download the update for free if you are a registered user or purchase the full version for just $29.95 USD (regularly $39.95 USD).

iWeb to WordPress version 1.2 has been released. This small update fixes an issue with post dates and comment dates not being imported correctly.

This update is free for all registered users.

iWeb to WordPress will import your entire iWeb blog posts and comments to a WordPress site. Since Apple is discontinuing MobileMe, blog comments will no longer work with iWeb based sites. Switching to WordPress will provide a much more powerful, and easy to use, blogging system for your website.

iWeb to WordPress is currently being offered for free with a one year or more subscription for our web hosting services. We support both iWeb and WordPress sites, which can be used together with our web hosting. We also offer one-click installation of WordPress for easy set up.

Get in touch if you have any questions on how to easily switch to our web hosting services
services.

This is just a friendly reminder that all of our software is compatible with Apple’s newest version of OS X, Lion. If anyone has any suggestions for us, please don’t hesitate to send us a message through our support system and let us know!

We have just released SERank 2.5, the most powerful search engine rank checker for Mac OS X. SERank 2.5 adds Google Analytics integration which shows you how much traffic keywords are actually sending to your website. It also includes many enhancements to the reporting features allowing for more detailed reports on how your search engine rankings have changed and which keywords are the most effective in bringing in new search engine traffic.

See How Much Traffic Each Keyword is Sending to Your Website

SERank connects your Google Analytics account with your search engine rankings to show you how many visitors each keyword is actually sending to your website. Now you can easily see which keywords are your most effective and which are not actually sending any traffic to your website.  
Video Transcript

Connect your Google Analytics account to your copy of SERank to receive even more information about the traffic coming to your site.

Select SERank in the Menu bar, and click on Preferences. Select the Google Analytics tab, and enter your username and password. Then press the Authenticate button.

Then find the URL you want to check, and select that URL’s respective Profile under the Account heading.

Choose how far back you want to receive visitor data for. Selecting Rank Check would give you the data during the period between now and your last rank check. For this example, let’s choose 90 days.

Now we’ll run our search like we normally would, except when we bring up the Check Rankings window, make sure to select the option for Getting Google Analytics Visitor Data.

I’ll just fast forward through the search process so we can take a look at the results.

In the keyword section, you will see a number under visitors for each keyword. This number represents the total number of visits to the site from this keyword for all search engines for the time period you selected.

The number under the visitors heading in the rank results section shows the number of visitors for each keyword for the specific search engine. So for example, you can see that the term Apptorial has 77 visitors in total, and if we look under Google we can see there have been 74 visits from there, and the remaining 3 visits came from Yahoo which we see at the bottom here.

So you can use this feature to determine which keywords are providing you with a lot of traffic, and which ones aren’t. Then it might be a good idea to re-evaluate your keyword strategy based on your findings. For example, if you rank highly for a key-term that is bringing in a small amount of visitors, it could be a good idea to replace that key-term in certain areas on your site with a more highly searched key-term.

Video Transcript

When it comes to placing links on our page, the anchor text, or the phrase that you can click on that takes you to the destination page, plays a far greater role than most people imagine. For example, let’s do a Google search for the term “click here.” You will notice that the first result is for Adobe Reader. No where on the Adobe site does click here appear, yet it ranks number one for the term. The reason for this, is because many other websites, including very high authority sites such as educational institutions, link to this exact page, and the anchor they use is “click here.”

I want to show another good example of anchor text that will really illustrate how the anchors influences the results in searches. As you can see here, this particular anchor is actually a typo. Instead of typing AppTorial, this webmaster accidentally typed in AppToria. Also take note of the destination URL for this link. Let’s see what happens when we search for the term AppToria in Google. You will notice that in the results, the exact page that had the link for AppToria appears. No other page on the AppTorial site appears for this search term.

When you make your site, keep this SEO tip in mind. When you link to other pages on your website, avoid using common phrases like click here or anything similar to it. Instead, use some of the keywords and phrases that you have written down. So for example, if I want to send my users to my page that talks about left handed golf clubs, I will type in “left handed golf clubs” highlight the string of text, right click and select Add Link. Then, I will link to the appropriate page on my site.

Video Transcript

The content you place on your site will have a large impact on your search engine rankings, as well as your ability to obtain incoming links.  Each page on your site should contain content in the form of text. Ideally, you should have about 250 to 500 words on each page. In that text, you should make it a point to include the key-terms that relate to that specific page. Do not overload the text with those key-terms too many times, but use them when it is appropriate to do so. Within your text, it might also be a good idea to link to highly regarded sites that are relevant to what your page and key-terms are about. This allows search engines to relate the pages you link to with the content on your site.

A blog is a fantastic place for you to add some content to your website without having to create another page. Adding content on your blog adds freshness to your site, and shows search engines that the site is still being looked after. Search engines put a lot of emphasis on the natural growth of content on a site. So adding new content to your site, will over time improve its search engine ranking.

When writing your content, keep in mind that you should always avoid having duplicate content on your site. This means no copying and pasting articles from other sites, and no taking your past articles and simply re-wording them. Remember to write content for your users, and not for search engines. Like mentioned earlier, overloading the text with key-terms will be annoying to your users. Lastly, make sure you double check your spelling and grammar. This is very important because this could influence your link-ability.