PSPINC Official Company Blog

Mobile Website

May

28

Vol. 13

We used to talk about making your website mobile compatible for a long time.. We then started to talk about making your website responsive. After talking about this for a long time, we have stopped making this a point of discussion. However, looking at the real world, there are many company websites that are not responsive.

So let’s review what a responsive website is:

“Responsive web design is an approach to web design that makes web pages render well on a variety of devices, windows or screen sizes.”

What does this mean? It means, once you create (or re-create) your website using responsive web design technology, your website will work on PC, tablet and smartphone - all of which feature different screen sizes.

Unfortunately, making your website responsive is a complete rewrite of your website. Some of the newest tools from our company, such as WebdeXpress, enables you to create a responsive website. If you need help, we can develop your website using WebdeXpress or even WordPress.

Whether you use us or do it yourself, I hope you will pay attention to your website and make it responsive. During the COVID-19 pandemic with the ‘Stay-Home’ order in place, people will be spending more time on the web conducting business. You should make sure you update your website. If you need any suggestions, please feel free to contact us.

Reference: https://www.webdexpress.com/eng

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

This newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Jim Osborn, a friend and mentor.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

NewsMAIL System

May

21

Vol. 12

NewsMAIL is an email broadcasting system that we created back in 1997. The following blurb is what we have written about this software.

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Broadcast Email Made Easy With NewsMAIL

NewsMAIL allows you to add, delete and create email groups from your browser. At the same time, you can compose email messages and broadcast them without having to use your email program. This benefit allows you to manage email broadcasting from any Internet access location. How does broadcasting newsletters to clients while sitting in an Internet cafe in Paris sound?

Create separate NewsMAIL groups based on customer's needs and send tailored messages.

With NewsMAIL, you compose your email content using a browser. When you've finished your newsletter, press release, product announcement or promotion - select the appropriate database file and press "SEND". NewsMAIL takes care of the rest. NewsMAIL is not a mail server program. NewsMAIL works with your existing mail server (SMTP/POP3) to send the email. You do not have to replace your existing mail server.

One unique feature of NewsMAIL is the way it sends emails. Instead of sending out all of the emails at once, NewsMAIL composes one email at a time, addresses each email with the address found within the database and then sends it. It is a slower process. However, your email address database is completely secure. Another benefit is that you can set the return address on each broadcast to any location you want. This allows you to manage client responses and returned mail messages.

NewsMAIL is very easy to install. If you've installed WindowsNT server and IIS before, it shouldn't take more than a 1/2 hour. Once installed, address maintenance and mail composition are done through a web browser. The benefit is that once you've installed NewsMAIL, you never have to call your Sysop for support.

If you have 50 clients, 5,000 clients or even 100,000 clients, you need a simple and secure way to broadcast email. Why not select the program that gives you maximum security and a simple-to-use interface?

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After 14 years, our NewsMAIL system is still running strong and the basic message is the same. Currently because of the pandemic, communication with your customers is even more important. Stay (and keep) in touch with your customers with NewsMAIL.

https://www.newsmail.com

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#newsmail #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc #pspincwhatsnewnewsletter

NewsMAIL Update

May

19

Dear Valued Customers,

Thank you very much for using PSPinc service.

We are always looking at improving our services to you.
As such, we will be conducting NewsMAIL upgrade.

You may not be able to access https://newsmail.com/ for 30 seconds during the work.

* USA Pacific Time
May 20th (Wed) 7:30am - 8:00am

*Japan time
May 21st (Thu) 11:30pm - 12:00am

If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 or email us at support@pspinc.com

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#NewsMAIL #bloguru #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc

Essential Business

May

14

Vol. 11

There are many businesses that, despite the ‘stay home’ order, need to operate. Those include hospital, medical professionals, police, fire departments, waste collection, government, utilities, janitorial services, drugstores, delivery services, gas stations, auto repair, warehousing, transportation, supermarkets, plumbing, electricians, telephone, cellular services, internet and other businesses that deal with the well-being of humankind.

When you think about the list of essential businesses, there are only few that are not a part of this list. Which includes those that deal with entertainment, food/beverages and retail stores. However, because of the ‘stay home’ order, people that are working for essential businesses are staying home. This is causing a decline in spending.

People are now getting used to not having contact with other people. It will take a long time before individuals are comfortable being around other people, even after the ‘stay home’ order is lifted. Whether we like it or not, people are spending even more time communicating through the Internet. Companies, whether they are essential or not, need to be able to communicate better with people using the Internet.

Here is a checklist:

(1) Make sure your website is up-to-date.
(2) You should have a strong social media presence (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.).
(3) Your contact information is up-to-date and you have established a method to maintain regular communication.

There are many more things you can do but these are things you should be doing at the very least before we even try to get back to where things were. Whether you are an essential business or not, we are all affected by the Coronavirus. We need to do what we need to do to make ourselves ready for the ‘new normal’.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#bloguru #pacificsoftwarepublishing #pspinc #pspincwhatsnewnewsletter

Reve21 hair growth system North American website launched

May

14

Reve21 is a company specializing in hair growth that was founded in Japan in 1993. We had connected with them as their goal was to bring their brand to North America, but did not have an English website.

We worked with them closely not only on the design of their website, but with taking their existing source material written in Japanese and creating content for their website that was written specifically for the North American market. It was up to us to determine what content they wanted to showcase to American audiences, and how they wanted that content laid out. Once we figured out a content strategy, we started coming up with various layout options.

Next, our Designers began working on mockups to provide a visual of how the home page would look when their customers visited it. It is important to make sure the visuals, navigation, and home page structure are intuitive and everything a customer wants is accessible in as few clicks as possible.

When visiting the home page for the first time we wanted to provide visuals that inspired a feeling of confidence. The use of red was done to strongly tie in the website with their brand color scheme.

All of the navigation links and those within the home page content are straightforward and can tell users where to go at a glance when it comes to learning about the system, the company, trial programs, and where they can go to buy Reve21 products.

Reve21 also wanted to showcase the hair restoration process that they provide, so we created a “How it Works” page where website visitors can see the step-by-step process customers go through and start to get a feel for how Reve21 combats hair loss.

Check out Reve21’s North American website for yourself!

If you need help with your website we would love to hear from you.

We can help with content preparation, website design and development. Contact us today, we would love to hear about your website goals and provide you with options on how we can help. You can call us toll-free 1-800-232-3989 or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#PSPinc #Reve21 #WebDesign #WebDevelopment

Happy Birthday to Mayumi Nakamura

May

13

Today we celebrate Mayumi Nakamura's birthday at Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. She is the driving force behind many of our new web application development.

Because many of staffs are working remotely, we have very small number of people to sing birthday song and cake is much smaller.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#MayumiNakamura #PSPinc #PacificSoftwarePublishing

Website Redesign for Seattle Executives Association Now Online!

May

11

Recently we released an updated design to the Seattle Executives Association’s website. It had been a number of years since their website’s design had last been updated and they were looking for a modern design. Any time we look to help customers redesign their website we put a lot of thought into the decisions we make both in design and the end user’s experience with the website.

 At the beginning of this process, we spoke with the SEA team to discuss their goals with the website beyond the visual refresh. Web browsers have become more powerful and new design trends have emerged since the last time their website’s look and feel had last been updated.

One of their goals was to make it easy for people to find the businesses they need so our Developers upgraded the search feature on the Member Directory to pick up additional keywords. We also added a new feature allowing members to add their social media icons to their member profile page. This enhancement provides website visitors with the ability to connect with businesses through social media and increases the chances of being picked up by search engines such as Google.

When it came to the visual design we added a video banner to the home page to draw the website visitor’s attention. The ability to add video has become a powerful trend as it is more visually engaging than images, can convey a lot of information, and can add a more personal touch than plain text.

Throughout the site, we selected photos from the client’s library to break up large sections of text and to showcase the professional and fun networking style that SEA brings to their weekly meetings. We also used Seattle imagery and a color palette that best represented the Seattle Executives Association to members and visitors of all types.

It was a pleasure to work with the team at Seattle Executives Association to help deliver a website that not only looked beautiful but met their goals in what they wanted out of their website!

View the new Seattle Executives Association Website.

Feeling inspired to refresh your website?

If you have a website that needs a refresh we would love to meet with you to discuss your goals and how we can make your vision come to life. You can call us toll-free 1-800-232-3989 or visit us online at https://www.pspinc.com.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#PSPinc #SeattleExecs #WebDesign #WebDevelopment

New Products

May

7

Vol. 10

Despite the fact that most of our staff are working from home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 at this time, we are still working to upgrade current products and release new ones. We have not forgotten what got us to where we are, delivering products that people need. Here are some of the products we are working on right now.

Simple Data Pool
https://www.simpledatapool.com
Data storage system enabling users to store and share any type of file. We are currently in public beta.

MegaMail
https://www.sendmegamail.com
Large file transfer system enabling users to send huge files that conventional email cannot handle. Currently, we are over 90% complete on releasing a newer version.

Mini-Kawa
https://www.mini-kawa.com
Mini-Kawa is PSPinc’s design studio for designing illustrations of your pets which can be used for printed materials or websites.

YourHost NEO
https://www.yourhost.com
Designed for the web developers and VARs, it is a no-nonsense web and email hosting platform with high availability and technical support.

Your Business Shop
https://www.ybs.com (Coming Soon)
One of our newest service that enables small businesses to open and operate their own online store.

WebdeXpress
https://www.webdexpress.com (Coming Soon)
DIY (Do It Yourself) & DFY (Done For You) web site development service with an easy-to-use content management system.

Contact Wash
https://www.contactwash.com (Coming Soon)
A tool that allows you to upload your address book and request your contacts to update their information instantly with the click of a button.

Pass Wizard
https://www.passwizard.com (Coming Soon)
Manage your passwords safely and securely with the Pass Wizard password manager program. With an account, you can keep track of all of your unique account logins.

Please let me know if any of these services may be of interest to you.

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

Learning Japanese-Online

Apr

30

Vol. 09

Back in the mid 90’s we were publishing software products enabling non-Japanese Windows PC’s to display and input Japanese characters called KanjiKit and KanjiWORD. It was used by a variety of people outside of Japan. Nowadays, there is no need for you to buy a Japanese version of Windows to display and input Japanese.

As an extension of that service, we started Japanese-Online.com on November 11th, 1996. Yes, this site has been in operation for the last 24 years. It has been revised many times in the past but for the last few years, it had not been updated, and as a result subscriptions went down.

Recently, we started updating, modernizing, and reviving the website. We are now collaborating with a company in Japan to resell Japanese learning video lessons. If you have time please take a look at the site. We also have a blog using Bloguru, another service of PSPinc, to post Japanese related information.

Additionally, we have been broadcasting weekly newsletters. In these newsletters we talk about a wide range of topics including Japanese language, expressions, culture, food, unique items, etc. You can sign up to the JOL newsletter for free by visiting Japanese-Online.com. Please let us know if you have a topic that you would like to see in our newsletters. We would be happy to hear your suggestions!

Bloguru: https://en.bloguru.com/japaneseonline
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/japaneseonlineuchikuraco/

Kenichi Uchikura
President / CEO
Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#Bloguru #PSPinc #PSPincWhatsNewNewsletter #pacificsoftwarepublishing

Simple Data Pool free beta access available now!

Apr

24

In one of our recent newsletters, we provided some information on a new service we were preparing to launch called Simple Data Pool.

This service is an upgraded version of our existing storage and backup platform. It allows you to securely store, share, collaborate, and backup all kinds of files. With Simple Data Pool we are running on state-of-the-art hardware and offer 10 times the storage of our previous system with prices starting at $99 annually.

In a time where remote work has become more common, having a tool that assists with file sharing and data collaboration is more important than ever. This is why we have been hard at work to get Simple Data Pool online and in the hands of those who could benefit from it the most.

We are happy to announce that Simple Data Pool has launched a closed beta. What this means is we are currently offering limited free beta accounts* with 100GB of storage space to a lucky few who want to use the early release version of the system.

We have 30 closed beta accounts available so access is extremely limited. If you are interested in testing Simple Data Pool for free you can call us toll-free 1-800-232-3989 or sign up for the beta over at SimpleDataPool.com.

* Free access is available for the duration of the beta trial program.

Pacific Software Publishing, Inc.

1404 140th Place N.E., Bellevue, WA 98007

PSPinc Creates Tools For Your Business

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.

#Collaboration #FileSharing #OnlineStorage #PSPinc #RemoteWork #SimpleDataPool