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Search Engine Friendly Site Consolidation
1600 web pages were moved, some from one domain to another, the rest into different subdirectories. And, the pages remained indexed in Google.
Willmaster.com has a whole new look and hundreds of new articles for web site owners.
This latest server/hosting company move was different than others we did. I'll tell you how we did this one.
The two best ways to receive communication without revealing your address is (1) with web forms that don't require your email address in a hidden field or elsewhere on the web page and (2) with spam-harvest-proof email links from http://flow-to.com/
We do a lot of development, a lot of testing, and sometimes we neglect to remove the test files. This has been going on for 8 years.
The server died day before yesterday, the very day we launced Pro.Rate(tm). Don't things just come in bunches, though :)
Reducing the Risk Of Providing Site Recommend Forms
Read the full article for ways of reducting the risk of hijacked recommend forms.
Sweet zipper is used to zip up entire directories on the server.
Possibilities Ezine Email Has New Subject Line and 'From' Address
The Possibilities has a new subject line and from address, intended to make it easier for subscribers to filter the issues into special folders.
Possibilities Ezine is Delayed
The possibilities ezine is delayed because of the server move.
It Keeps Happening (Form Hijackings)
Form hijackings keep on happening, until software is modified to block it.
Where Did All My Newsletters Go!
People ask where their newsletters went.