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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 213 “A Custom Web Development Case Study”

Mar

28

Custom web development can encompass several things, which can make it hard to explain. Every website owner needs something different, and they turn to custom web development when they require more than what’s traditionally offered by popular website builders. But they say it’s always better to show rather than tell, so we’ve included a case study of a large but recent custom development job we did recently with Don’s Group Attire.

Don’s Group Attire is a local group attire shop in South Seattle who were looking to fully customize their company e-commerce website system. If you go to our Web & App Development page, you’ll find the link to our case study on our custom development work for Don’s Group Attire, where we detail all the work we did for them and how the overall process went. For anyone curious about how the custom web development process works, check out our new case study!

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.

#blog #business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #ecommerce #marketing #marketingdigital #pspinc #searchengineoptimization #seo #smallbusiness #tech #technology #web #webdesign #webdevelopment #website #websitebuilder #websites #webtools

What’s New Newsletter Vol. 212 “Transfer Large Files via Email”

Mar

21

When attaching a file to your email, there’s usually a file size limit, ranging somewhere between 20 to 25 MB. For those of us who have to regularly transfer large files like videos, music, and pictures, it can be a nuisance to send a cloud link to the file rather than just attaching the file. But for larger files, it seems like that’s the only solution. That is exactly why we created MegaMail.

With MegaMail, send large files via email without recipients having to click a link and then download the file. Instead, people can just click to open or download the file directly from their email, making it easier. Sign up for just $9.99/month or $24.99/month for more storage space and a larger broadcast traffic limit to get started.

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.

#b2b #blog #business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #email #file #files #marketing #marketingdigital #megamail #newsletter #pspinc #smallbusiness #tech #technology #web

Google’s New Core Update: What It Means for Website Owners

Mar

19

On March 5, Google announced the details of their new core update, which looks to tackle lessening the number of spammy, low-quality content on Google Search. Every few months, Google releases a new core update, but this newest core update implemented changes to “multiple core systems”, which is “more complex” and will have a larger impact on website owners, according to Chris Nelson from the Search Quality team at Google. This time, the update aims to target the excess of spam that even we here at PSPINC have encountered.

Aside from just affecting Google Search results, this update will also affect Google’s email service, Gmail. To combat the spam excess, we recommend our customers to be vigilant of fraudulent emails, but Google is working toward reducing the number of low-quality, unoriginal search results. To do that, Google is actively updating its spam-fighting systems and spam policies to better address evolving cybercrimes, and their efforts are already starting to appear on the search engine result page (SERP).

How This Affects Website Owners

pspinc google search result with spam update shown

For every website owner, it’s ideal to rank higher up in the SERP by optimizing their website for search engines. But this update may affect how you optimize your site for search engine optimization (SEO), how your site ranks in the SERP, and how to rank higher on the result page. This update also includes trying to reduce “unoriginal content” and to focus on content “where it was clear that automation was involved”, which could include content created using AI tools, especially mass-content generation using AI. As a better indicator of how significant of an impact this update could make, Google has predicted that it will “reduce low-quality, unoriginal content in search results by 40%”, which could lead to a big shift in what users see in their SERP.

If your website isn’t ranking as well as you’d like, Nelson recommends reading Google’s SEO fundamentals page about creating helpful, reliable, people-first content. The important thing to take away from this update, however, is that if you already have original content made for users rather than search engines, you shouldn’t worry too much about how this update will change your ranking.

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.

#business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #google #googlesearch #googleupdate #marketing #marketingdigital #marketingtips #searchengineoptimization #searchengineresultspage #seo #serp #smallbusiness #tech #technology #update #web #websites

Dreamersi: Log Server OS Upgrade Announcement

Mar

15

We’re happy to announce that we’re upgrading our operating system (OS) for Dreamersi's log server for its web service. We’re upgrading our OS from Cent OS7 to Alma Linux 8 since there will no longer be technical support for Cent OS7 after June 30, 2024, in a continued effort to strive towards making sure our hosting service is the safest it can be. With this new upgrade, it will help patch any vulnerabilities to defend users against cyber threats and also support new encryption protocols.

However, updating the OS will result in about five minutes of downtime. You may see an error message when trying to download the access logs during this time, so we thought you should know ahead of time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

This server upgrade will occur on:

*USA Pacific Daylight Time
- March 21 (Thursday) 11:00-11:30am

*Japan Time
- March 22 (Friday) 3:00-3:30am

If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 (preferred) 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.

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What’s New Newsletter Vol. 211 “One More Week of Our Sprout Marketing Plan Sale!”

Mar

14

Take advantage of our marketing sale and get your first month free (a $160 value!) of managed paid ads. Google Ads can be tricky to navigate, in both the set-up and monitoring process. So, make it easier with professional marketing help. With our Sprout Plan, get:

One Google Ad
Campaign creation
Keyword and audience research
Conversion tracking setup
Performance analyzing and monitoring
Bi-weekly written reports
Competitor analysis
Ongoing optimization consultation
One weekly ad revision

With our Sprout marketing plan, marketing with Google Ads will only get easier with the help of our experts. There’s only one more week left in the sale, so get it while you can!

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.

#advertising #b2b #branding #business #businesstips #digitalmarketing #google #googleads #marketing #marketingdigital #marketingtips #newsletter #pspincwhatsnewnewsletter #sales #seo #smallbusiness #socialmedia #tech #technology #web

Dreamersi Web and Email Hosting Plans: Storage Space Increases!

Mar

14

We’re happy to announce that our Dreamersi web and email hosting plans are increasing in storage starting March 19th! And the best part is that the price is staying exactly the same. We’re doubling our storage size for our email-hosting-only plan and our web and email hosting plan from what we originally offered. Now get:

Email Hosting Only: $99/year

10GB Email Storage

Web & Email Hosting: $299/year

20 GB Email Storage

20 GB Web Storage

So, stop worrying about web and email storage space when PSPINC has you covered. At no extra cost, we’ve increased your email and web storage space for our Dreamersi plans and made it more affordable to increase your storage space for those important emails. Get more storage space starting March 19th with Dreamersi web and email hosting.

*This storage space increase does not apply to discounted Dreamersi packages.

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.

#b2b #business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #dreamersi #email #emailhosting #marketing #marketingdigital #pspinc #seo #smallbusiness #tech #technology #web #webhosting #website #webtools

NewsMAIL: Server Maintenance

Mar

12

We’re happy to announce that we’re doing some maintence on our NewsMAIL server. However, it will result in about ten minutes of server downtime, so we thought you should know ahead of time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

During this update, users can still login to their NewsMAIL accounts, compose a draft, and send or schedule the newsletter, but there could be a slight delay in delivery until after the maintenance work finishes.

This server update will occur on:

*USA Pacific Time

- Monday, March 18 at 8:30–9:00am

*Japan Time

- Tuesday, March 19 at 12:30–1:00am

If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-232-3989 (preferred) 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.

#advertising #blog #business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #email #marketing #marketingdigital #marketingtips #newsmail #pspinc #smallbusiness #tech #technology #web #website

What’s New Newsletter Vol. 210 “Custom Web Development”

Mar

7

For decades now, we’ve worked with small businesses to develop custom websites to fit their unique business needs to help grow their business online. While many popular website builders work for others, it doesn’t mean it works for everyone. It can’t account for every customization a business may need, which is exactly where custom web development comes in. Website builders can only do so much for you when you need more customization over how you want your website to function and what you need to succeed online.

Custom features like robust reservation systems, the addition of multi-lingual content, and mobile app creation are just a few examples of the kinds of custom web development work we’ve done in the past for our customers. Every business is unique in what they offer and what they need to succeed. Get your website custom-designed by our experts at PSPINC to get a custom solution to your custom business needs.

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.

#b2b #blog #branding #business #businesstips #businesstools #digitalmarketing #ecommerce #google #marketing #pspinc #searchengineoptimization #seo #smallbusiness #tech #technology #web #webdesign #webdevelopment #website #websitebuilder

Employee Spotlight: Meet Andres

Mar

5

At PSPINC, we pride ourselves on offering our customers the best customer support. This is thanks to our amazing support staff. In this series, we will highlight and showcase a number of those friendly faces who are standing by to take your call or email, help with your IT problems, and assist with your online solutions.

Meet Andres

Andres is one of our Support Technicians on our support team. We sat down with Andres and asked him some questions to get to know him better!

How long have you been working at PSPINC?

I’ve been working at PSPINC for four years.

What do you do at PSPINC?

I am a senior IT engineer and provide managed IT services to 15 companies in the Bellevue, Seattle, and Tacoma areas.

What does a typical day on the job look like for you?

I take care of a few customer support requests in the morning. Then, I usually head out to perform IT maintenance onsite for a customer for a few hours before returning to PSPINC to work on any of our current IT projects.

What’s your favorite part about working here?

I really like the team of people that I work with. All of them are nice, helpful, and very professional.

What’s the most challenging part of your job?

Balancing the tasks of providing great support to end users and working on complicated projects at the same time is the most challenging part for me.

Before working for PSPINC, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?

I designed and ran a 300.00-watt Bitcoin-mining facility in South America for two years before working here.

What have you learned while working here?

To rely on my team and to use my coworker’s knowledge on projects.

What skills do you think a tech support member needs to succeed?

IT changes constantly, so it’s important to have curiosity and the desire to research, while also being open to learning new things every day.

What has been your favorite project at PSPINC?

We did a complete network and server build for a new soy sauce factory in the area, and it was interesting to work alongside the construction crew of an industrial facility.

Why did you choose to pursue a career in IT?

IT has been in my life since I was a kid. It’s my passion, so it’s never really been a choice for me. I started to get IT requests and projects from everyone around me starting at 16 years old, and it has just never stopped.

What do you like to do for fun outside of work?

I like playing video games, watching some anime, watching movies, and going out with friends.

What is your favorite movie?

Probably a draw between Amélie, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Empire Strikes Back.

What’s your favorite food?

Chinese dim sum.

Where would you want to go on your ideal vacation?

My ideal vacation is a Caribbean cruise with family or friends.

We hope you enjoyed getting to know Andres today! If you’re a business in the Greater Seattle area that needs any remote or onsite technical support, don’t hesitate to contact our support team by calling 1-800-232-3989 or emailing them at support@pspinc.com. Andres and his team are the experts dedicated to helping you!

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.

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Pass Wizard OS Upgrade Announcement

Mar

1

We’re happy to announce that we’re upgrading our operating system (OS) for our password manager, Pass Wizard. We’re upgrading 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 password manager is the safest it can be. With this new upgrade, it will help patch any vulnerabilities to defend users against cyber threats.

However, updating the Pass Wizard OS will result in about 15 minutes of downtime, so we thought you should know ahead of time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Update details

Before: Cent OS7

After: Alma Linux 8

This server upgrade will occur on:

*USA Pacific Daylight Time

- March 6 (Wednesday) 6:00-6:30am

*Japan Time

- March 6 (Wednesday) 11:00-11:30pm

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.

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.