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August 2006 - Your Personal copy
 
  What our new Visa CISP Compliance means to you
Tool of the Month: Business Locator Tool
FREE Setup on Dedicated Server Backups!
Aplus.Net adds Joomla! and Coppermine to its web management tools
Aplus.Net becomes a Google Qualified Company!
Expert Opinion: The Dangers of Free Hosting

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Aplus.Net: Now Visa CISP Compliant

Whether you're buying or selling, security is the most important part of any online transaction. As fraudsters become more clever and bold in their attacks, consumers are more informed than ever about the dangers and complications of identity theft. To help battle this threat and keep your business secure, Aplus.Net is excited to announce that we're now fully Visa CISP Compliant.

So what is Visa CISP Compliance? A validation process designed to ensure maximum credit card transaction security, the Visa CISP process tracks the handling of sensitive data at every possible stage, providing a much higher level of security than most industry standards. Aplus.Net is one of the few hosting providers whose data center has received Visa CISP Compliance. Our competitors might also have secure transactions provided by respected vendors, but unless they have their own Visa CISP Compliant payment gateway, their data changes hands in the transaction process. With Aplus.Net, there are no other vendors. We're proud to offer the credit card industry's highest level of security to our customers, period.

Keeping your customer's data safe has never been more essential. Now more than ever, your business is safe with Aplus.Net.

Click here to learn more about the Visa Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) criteria and processes.

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Tool of the Month: Business Locator Tool

Is your website giving your customers all the info they need to do business with you? If your store's physical address isn't visibly displayed on your website, don't assume that customers will search for it - they're just as likely to move on to the competition's website.

Aplus.Net has the solution. Introducing Aplus.Net's new Business Locator Tool, a FREE add-on that provides your website with an interactive and easy-to-use map to your actual store location. Powered by Google's popular mapping function, the Business Locator Tool helps ensure that your site's visitors aren't lost at the final and most important stage of the buying process. And since it utilizes drag-and-drop functionality, the tool is simple to use – no HTML code knowledge needed!

As always, you can count on Aplus.Net to make your website a success. Learn more about how to use the Business Locator Tool and our other great services at the Aplus.Net Knowledge Base.

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Product News

Your Data is Important. Back-Up Your Dedicated Server Plan Today and SAVE

You've made the decision to go with dedicated hosting because your data is that important. So why not make sure it's safe, too? This month, we're paying the setup fee on back-up service for your dedicated server hosting plan. That's a $25 value, absolutely free. If you already have dedicated hosting with us, this is the perfect opportunity to get backup service. If you don't yet have dedicated hosting, there's no better time to sign up! Still not sure? Test drive an Aplus.Net dedicated server for FREE – call 1-866-566-8766 today to get started!

With Joomla! Software, Managing Your Aplus.Net Account Is Easier Than Ever

At Aplus.Net, we believe in making life easy for our customers. To that end, we've added Joomla! software to our control panel. Joomla! is an "open-source" technology that simplifies the management of your website. It makes the process of adding, editing, and moving content, images, and other data as easy as possible. Like Aplus.Net itself, Joomla! was designed to be easy for even non-technical users, letting you spend your energy on the more important aspects of running your business. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage with Joomla!. Click here to find out more.

Aplus.Net Adds Coppermine Image Management

Just as Joomla! simplifies the management of your website, Coppermine brings you unprecedented ease-of-use in image management. From the simple to the complicated, Coppermine makes uploading and arranging the images on your site easier than ever. Stay tuned to our website for more details.

Check out the Aplus.Net website for new products and services…
Click here to view these and other Control Panel tools...

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Sneak Preview

Aplus.Net Achieves Google Qualified Company Certification

Google Adwords Qualified Company We're excited to announce the next stage in Aplus.Net's evolution: We've upgraded our Google Certified status from the Individual to the Qualified Company level. Google Qualified Company status is awarded to those companies who meet Google's criteria of standing, experience, and use of Google as an advertising tool.

What's that mean to you? Having Google as a partner maximizes Aplus.Net's eTraffic applications, which means your websites get greater exposure on search engines and other essential online tools. Call our Aplus.Net Marketing pros for more information. More details are coming soon at www.aplus.net.

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Expert Opinion: Beware of "Free" Hosting

Beware of "Free" Hosting

Free website hosting offers aren't hard to find, and they can be tempting. But, as Britain's Bytestart.co.uk recently pointed out, there are very good reasons why free hosting plans have so many detractors. Most web hosting companies are quick to make the case against free hosting because of their own self-interest. But there are real dangers to free hosting: It can drive your customers right to the competition.

Read full Expert Opinion article...

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Small Business Center

Coming Soon: Small Business Center

As you probably know all too well, starting and running a small business is rarely easy, and often it's downright maddening. So it's good to know there's help out there. Coming soon, we'll start a new feature that points out some of the Internet's best resources for the small business entrepreneur. Stay tuned to your Aplus.Net newsletter for more details.

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Company News Coverage and Awards

FindMyHost.com has named Aplus.Net the best E-Commerce Host for July 2006! This award emphasizes excellence in reliability and technical support of Aplus.Net's products and services. Aplus.Net is honored to receive this award.
Learn more about our awards here…
Learn more about our news coverage here…

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Help Links

At Aplus.Net, we are committed to providing you with great customer support, 24x7x365.

Knowledge Base -- http://www.apluskb.com/
Technical Support -- http://www.aplus.net/support.html
Control Panel -- https://cp.aplus.net

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Keep It Current!

Keeping your address current is more important than you realize, and the success of your website just might depend on it. For example: "Mary" was a happy and hard-working customer who failed to notify Aplus.Net when her email address changed. Mary didn’t realize she was missing important emails notifying her that her domain name was about to expire. Because of this simple mistake, Mary lost not only her domain name to a competitor, she also lost countless hours of hard work and months of progress. Don’t make Mary’s mistake - Keep your information current!

Update your new e-mail information in our system online. We've made it easy! Here's how to do it …

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