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Important Security Update Notice

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Important Security Update Notice
At PSPINC, we are always working on doing our best to improve our services for our customers. One of our company’s top priorities is the safety and security of our customers’ data. That’s why we’re updating our SSL encryption strength to maintain higher security standards.
 
Why We're Updating
 
To address vulnerabilities of our SSL Cipher Strength (SSLCipherSuite) in case of cyberattacks like DHeat attacks, where criminals perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack without needing authentication, privilege, or user interaction, and Raccoon attacks, which can either be a side-channel or man-in-the-middle type of attack that leaks the most significant part of the SSL cipher.
 
This security update will equip your personal and transactional information and other sensitive data with even stronger protection against cyber threats like DHeat and Raccoon attacks, among others. Additionally, we are terminating HTTPS access from Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, which Microsoft has already stopped supporting.
 
Scheduled Date & Time:
 
Feb 1, 2024, at 10 a.m. PST
 
Target Users:
 
All Dreamersi users with a website with an SSL certificate
 
*There is no action required for most users. However, if you’re using an older browser or system, you may need to update.
 
We strive to create a smooth and secure online experience for our customers. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
 
If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 or email us at support@pspinc.com.
 
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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Adobe Photoshop’s New AI Tools

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Adobe Photoshop...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has only gotten more popular over the past few years and will continue to, as search engines have employed AI-powered chatbots and AI image generators have only improved and become trendier. Because of this rise in popularity, Adobe has integrated AI tools into their Creative Cloud using Adobe Firefly, which they describe as “the world’s first ethical text-to-image generational tool”. Photoshop’s new Generative Fill and Generative Expand tools are Adobe’s first Creative Cloud products that incorporate Firefly completely.
 
Part of the hesitation users have toward AI in general is the lack of transparency with AI. With images, there’s also the issue of creative licensing and intellectual property. In a calculated effort toward increasing overall transparency, Adobe’s new tools powered by AI will include a label in their content credentials (which Adobe calls “nutrition labels”), which adds metadata to photos, making it clear the image has been altered using AI.

How to Expand a Photo with Photoshop's New Generative AI Expand Tool

 
 
  1. Choose a photo.
  2. Create a new file (CTRL+N/CMD+N) with the size and/or ratio you want your photo to be (if you don’t have a specific photo size or ratio in mind, go ahead and skip this step).
  3. Expand the photo by clicking on the Crop tool (C) And pulling the left and right sides.
  4. Click on the Generate button from the Generative Expand pop-up – Photoshop uses AI to fill in the rest of the photo for you.
  5. Choose from three variations of the expanded photo, shown on the right side of the photo under the Properties tab.
  6. If you’re not happy with the three variations, generate again by clicking on the Generate button, which is now above the three variations.
  7. If you don’t have a specific photo size or ratio in mind, but just want to create a landscape (horizontal) image out of a portrait (vertical) image, just save (CTRL+S/CMD+S) the photo variation you like as is.
  8. If you have a specific photo size and/or ratio in mind, select all (CTRL+A/CMD+A) and copy all (CTRL+C/CMD+C).
  9. Open the pre-selected photo size file before pasting (CTRL+V/CMD+V) the AI-generated photo.
  10. Zoom out to fit the image to screen (CTRL+0/CMD+0) and resize the image to fit in the pre-selected photo.
 
If you’re looking for more graphic design help, head over to our brand and graphic design page. Or if you’re looking for web design help, head over to our web design page where our Starter web plan is currently $200 off the original price for a limited time!
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 203 “Starter Web Design Package Still $200 Off!”

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What’s New News...
Last month, we started discounting our Starter web design package for $200 off the original price, which offers custom web design at an affordable price. We’re pleased to announce that you can still take advantage of this sale! 
 
With the Starter web design plan, you’ll get:
  • Ten custom pages
  • WebdeXpress (our website builder) or WordPress template selection
  • One-year web hosting with an SSL certificate included
  • Contact form
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Social media integration
  • One additional language
  • 20% off web updates for one year
Get started by heading over to our web design page and get $200 off our Starter web design plan now.
 
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 202 “Corporate Social Responsibility”

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the idea that a company should have a positive role in the community and consider the environmental and social impact of business decisions. Part of CSR can include donating money to worthy causes. Especially when they align with the values you stand for as a company. In 2011, we started the PSP Children’s Foundation in response to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. As a company that serves many Japanese customers and employees many Japanese employees, we knew we wanted to do more to help Japan in its time of need.
 
Recently, Japan has experienced a series of earthquakes, and we want to do our part to help. That is why we're sharing an easy way you can help by going to our Earthquake Relief Donations page on our PSP Children Foundation website. Through our donate link, your donations will go directly to charitable organizations that will help aid Japan recover from these series of earthquakes.
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
 
 
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Marketing Analytics: Key Metrics To Look Out For

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Marketing Analytics: Key Metri...
Utilizing data analytics in marketing is vital to succeeding. With its ability to analyze and even predict data, it can do wonders in perfecting marketing strategies, saving time and money, developing a better understanding of your customers, creating better-performing content, and optimizing marketing channels. The challenging part of marketing analytics, however, consists of how marketing data has changed over the years. It’s also hard to figure out what marketers should look out for since there’s so much data easily available to you. Every platform has its own nuances, so there are different key metrics marketers should look out for.

Key Metrics on Google Platforms (Analytics/Ads)

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Website Performance Metrics

  • Traffic (Page Views): a metric that measures how many times a single user views a page
  • Most visited pages: a metric that breaks down what the most visited pages are to website visitors
  • Search ranking: a metric that shows your website's position in the search engine results page (SERP) for a specific query
  • Unique visits: a metric that counts the number of visitors to a website, but only counts their first visit
  • Conversions: a metric that counts an important user action like making a purchase, filling out a form, signing up for a newsletter, etc.
 

(Paid) Digital Ad Metrics

  • Impressions: a metric that measures the number of times a user sees the ad.
  • Click-through rate (CTR): the percentage of people who click on the ad, determined by dividing the number of clicks by the number of times your ad is shown and multiplying that number by 100 (impressions). The higher this number is, the better.
  • Cost-per-click (CPC): a metric that measures how much it costs each time someone clicks on your ad. The lower this number is, the better.
  • Conversions: a metric that counts an important user action like making a purchase, filling out a form, signing up for a newsletter, etc.
  • Conversion rate: the percentage of people who convert (purchase, fill out a form, sign up for a newsletter, etc.), determined by dividing the number of users who convert by the overall size of the audience and multiplying that number by 100.
  • Engagement rate: the percentage of people who engage (click, like, share, comment, etc.) with your ad, determined by dividing the total number of engagements by the total number of followers and multiplying that number by 100.
 

Key Metrics on Other Marketing Platforms

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Social Media Metrics

  • Total reach: the number of users that saw your content (also known as impressions).
  • Likes: the number of people who like your content.
  • Views: the number of people who view your content.
  • Comments: the number of people who comment on your content.
  • Shares: the number of people who share your content.
  • Followers: the number of people who follow your account.
  • Subscribers: the number of people who subscribe to your account.
 

Email Marketing Metrics

  • Open rate: the percentage of people who open your email, determined by dividing the number of people who open your email by the number of people who received the email and multiplying that number by 100.
  • Click rate: the percentage of people who click on links within your email, determined by dividing the number of people who clicked on links in your email by the number of people who received the email and multiplying that number by 100.
 
Aside from just the mass amount of marketing data there is to analyze, other challenges include the difficulty of reading through that analytical info. Just like all marketing, it continues to change and evolve over the years. That’s why we provide bi-weekly reports in all our marketing package plans, making it easier for small businesses everywhere to market their business.
 
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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Announcement: Mail Server Update

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Announcement: Mail Server Up...
Dear valued customers,
 
Thank you for choosing Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
 
We are always looking to improve the services we offer you.
As such, we will be conducting mail server update.
 
You may experience delay in sending emails for a few seconds during the time below.
 
The schedule is as follows:
 
* USA Pacific Daylight Time
- Jan 9th (Tue) 10:00 - 10:30am
 
* Japan Time
- Jan 10th (Wed) 3:00 - 3:30am
 
PSPINC provides services with uptimes of 99.9%
 
If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 or email us at support@pspinc.com .
 
We would like to answer your questions by phone call.
 
 
 
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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What's New Newsletter Vol. 201 "Outsourcing Marketing Work”

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Marketing is a constantly changing industry, which is why it's difficult to determine what works and what doesn't work for your business. What works for one company won't necessarily work for another, so marketing today consists of a lot of experimenting and testing, which can then take a lot of time and effort to get it right. So, with this in mind, it's not surprising that many businesses outsource their marketing work to a marketing agency or another company with the marketing expertise needed to succeed.
 
That's why we offer marketing packages that don't just break down the kind of work we do for our clients, but they're also affordable, so they'll fit your business needs and budget. After decades of helping small businesses grow online, we have the experience and expertise you need to thrive online. To learn more, head over to our Digital Marketing page on our website and check out our budget-friendly marketing plans, designed to fit your specific business needs.

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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Announcement: Mail Server Update

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Announcement: Mail Server Up...
Dear valued customers,
 
Thank you for choosing Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.
 
We are always looking to improve the services we offer you.
As such, we will be conducting mail server update.
 
You may experience delay in sending emails for a few seconds during the time below.
 
The schedule is as follows:
 
* USA Pacific Daylight Time
- Jan 2nd (Tue) 10:30 - 11:00am
 
* Japan Time
- Jan 3rd (Wed) 3:30 - 4:00am

PSPINC provides services with uptimes of 99.9%
 
If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 or email us at support@pspinc.com .
 
We would like to answer your questions by phone call.
 
 
 
 

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

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WebdeXpress V5 and Custom Web Server Database OS Upgrade Announcement

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WebdeXpress V5 and Custom ...
We’re happy to announce that we’ve upgraded our operating system (OS) for our website builder, WebdeXpress, and our custom web server’s database. We’ve upgraded our OS from Cent OS7 to Alma Linux 8 since there will no longer be technical support for Cent OS7 after June 30, 2024, and we continue striving towards making sure our hosting services are the safest they can be.
 
Update details
 
Before: Cent OS7
After: Alma Linux 8
 
Target servers
 
WebdeXpress V5 and our custom web database.
 
How to Install Upgraded OS:
 
To upgrade to the newest OS as an existing WebdeXpress or custom web server customer:
 
  • Log in to your Dreamersi admin panel.
  • Select either the WebdeXpress or Custom PHP (for those with a custom web server) icon.
  • Click on Install.
 
*New subscribers will automatically have this update installed. 
 
Benefits of Updating OS
 
  • Improved security: the latest security updates will help patch vulnerabilities to defend users against cyber threats
 
If you have any questions about these changes or require more assistance, please email us at contact@pspinc.com or call us toll-free at 1-800-232-3989.
 
 
 
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 200 “The Importance of Brand Design”

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What’s New News...
One of the most important parts of running a business involves developing and maintaining your brand. While there are multiple definitions of what a brand is, in its simplest form, a brand is an immediately recognizable identity that differentiates itself from others. Having a clear brand for your company is especially vital for small businesses because it helps you establish credibility and trust with your target audience. For a small business, credibility and trust are crucial to long-term success.
 
Larger businesses will probably already have credibility built in because they’ve spent years growing and perfecting their brand. So, as a small business, making your brand clear to your customers will give you a competitive edge over other small businesses. One way that’ll help establish your brand is through brand attributes like your company’s logo. Whether you’re just starting or looking for a design refresh, we’ve got you covered! Starting at just $200 a logo, you can get a professional brand logo at an affordable price. Get started by heading over to our Brand and Graphic Design page.
 

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Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and provides domain, web, and email hosting to more than 40,000 companies of all sizes around the world. We design and develop our own software and are committed to helping businesses of all sizes grow and thrive online. For more information you can contact us at 800-232-3989, by email at info@pspinc.com or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.
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