December 17th, 2013 by Gregory - 2 min read
SEO (Search Engine Optimization), the practice of optimizing your website so people may find it in on the web, is an important part of your site. One critical part of SEO is your Sitemap. The Sitemap is important because it details the organization and layout of the pages on your site. This map is t...
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November 15th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
Did you ever think RapidWeaver was just a hobby? Dont tell that to our friends over at FabricOnDemand! FOD has managed to build their entire online business using only RapidWeaver and Chillidog Hosting!
FabricOnDemand turns your designs into prints on one of their many different fabric choices. All...
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November 13th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
I truly enjoy seeing what users are doing on Chillidog Hosting. Last week, however, I had the pleasure of not just seeing but tasting as well! 350Cheestraws is a small company from North Carolina baking these delicious cheese straws. I must admit, at first, I had no idea what a Cheesestraw was. As i...
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October 15th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
In the process of revamping my sites, I came across a great tool called Integrity. Integrity will scan your website and report:
Bad links
Broken images
Self links (#)
This tool has, quite literally, saved me hours and hours of testing. My development process would look something li...
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October 7th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
Id like to hear what you think. Thats why I am starting a Weekly Town hall hangout on Tuesdays at 2PM EST (GMT -5). I will tweet a hangout URL @chillidoghostshortly beforehand so please follow.
Please feel free to drop by, show us your site, ask a hosting question, give us your best WOOF or just sa...
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September 28th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
In response to our continued growth and subsequentfan mail, I'd like to finally take the wraps off of our new name and icon, Chillidog Software(and Chillidog Hosting)! This new site is inspired, in large part, by our new puppy Penny (pictured below).
Many thanks to Will and Jord for their fantastic...
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September 25th, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
This is a great collection of common .htaccess tricks and resources. Everything from the simple redirect to password protection....
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September 16th, 2013 by Gregory - 3 min read
It's been a long road, and we're almost there. We are almost ready to reveal (officially) our new name and give everyone those oh so sweet upgrades!
The planned upgrade date is:
Sunday, September 29, 2013 2PM EST
Since this new name will mean a new URL, let's take a moment to review the game plan...
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August 12th, 2013 by Gregory - 2 min read
Well, we have done it! We have grown too big for our own good. Oracle, a multi-national billion dollar organization, has sent us a cease and desist over the use of trademark of Java in the names Javabean Hosting and Javabean Software. As a result, we must respect their wishes and stop using these na...
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July 23rd, 2013 by Gregory - 1 min read
Will Woodgate's advice on improving your RapidWeaver SEO....
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