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PCI Compliant Web Hosting – What is it?

September 28th, 2008 seotrade Posted in Web Hosting News 1 Comment »

Who?

Who has to be PCI Compliant? Everyone who has any contact with credit card information, including websites which automatically transmit credit card data to an authorized gateway must be audited on a yearly basis and must submit PCI compliant quarterly reports.

What?

What is PCI compliance? It the adherence to the set of rules set forth by Visa, Master Card, American Express and others in the credit card industry. Their basic goal is for everyone who is accepting credit cards to follow the same set of standards to be sure that credit card information submitted by your client cannot get compromised in the process of handling their transaction with you.

When?

When do I need to be PCI Compliant? If you are not PCI compliant by October 1st 2008 you can expect fines and possible suspension of merchant services until compliance is reached.

Where?

Where can I find a PCI Compliant web host? Right here! Our unique all-in-one approach addresses all aspects of eCommerce including PCI Compliance.

How?

  • E-commerce Software: OSCommerce  
  • Security Certificate: Geotrust
  • PCI Compliance: Control Scan
  • Merchant Services: e-Onlinedata
  • Payment Gateway: Authorize.net
  • Antivirus Software: ClamAV
  • Anti-spam software: Easy Antispam
  • Web Application Firewall: Applicure
  • Plus:  
  • Redundant Backups – R1Soft
  • Secure FTP – sFTP
  • Feature Packed Web Hosting – MHS

Call for a complete PCI Compliance Quote.
This service requires qualification of your business with the various vendors.  
Call toll free 1-888-200-8008 to see if your business qualif
ies.

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Searching for Room at the TOP!

September 28th, 2008 seotrade Posted in Featured, Web Hosting News Comments Off

“Having a website is like printing a brochure; but if you don’t buy stamps and mail the brochure, nobody will see it.”  ~ Danonymous  

Many small-business owners are facing the fact that simply having a web site is not enough anymore. They need a web site that people can find. Consumers are increasingly using search engines to locate businesses which means a company’s bottom line may depend on landing a premium spot on search result pages.

Studies show that few people dig more than three pages, and there’s only so much room at the top. 

SEO, an acronym for Search Engine Optimization, is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” search results for targeted keywords. This process includes search engine and directory submission, which can sometimes require an inclusion fee. It includes both advertising and optimization efforts to achieve high visibility of a website for relevant keywords or key phrases. SEO is also referred to as search engine positioning or search engine promotion.  

Some Interesting Facts About SEO

  •  Search engines are the number one way consumers find new web sites online.
  •  Search engines are the number one way to generate traffic to websites.
  •  80% of internet users use search engines.
  •  Users looking for products are far more likely to type the product name into a search engine’s search box than browse shopping “channels” or click on ads.
  • Search engine positioning is the top method cited by web site marketers to drive traffic to their sites.
  • Internet users tend to experience ‘search rage’ if they don’t find what they want within 12 minutes.
  •  Millions of people query the search engines every day to find products you sell!
  • Search referrals increase exponentially over time once an SEO program is executed on a site.
  • SEO IS ADVERTISING!

Maine Hosting Solutions’ SEO Plans

We offer several SEO packages to meet a variety of needs and budgets:

Silver SEO Plan:

  • Submission to 1000+ search engines and directories with the use of our Smart Indexing Technology.
  • 1000 Search Engines every two weeks for 12 months (24 submissions).
  • No Search Engine Spamming.
  • 1000 Search Engines every two weeks for 12 months (24 submissions).
  • Smart Indexing Technology.
  • PLUS: Complete Search Engine Meta Tags for your entire site, titles, descriptions and keywords.
  • An MHS promotion expert will modify your meta tags for optimum performance in the search engines.
  • 1000 Search Engines every two weeks for 12 months (24 submissions).
  • Smart Indexing Technology.
  • PLUS: Complete Search Engine Meta Tags for your entire site, titles, descriptions and keywords.
  • Monthly monitor and maintenance of Meta Tag content.
  • Monthly monitoring reports.
  • No Search Engine Spamming and No Doorway Pages that could result in your website being banned.
  • The Results: Top 10 positions in major search engines! Guaranteed!

If you are interested in finding out more about Maine Hosting Solutions’ Search Engine Optimization offerings, please visit our SEO Section for more specific details.

AND REMEMBER: Until your site is #1, there’s always room to move up!!

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