Ok, so you’re a webmaster – or more specifically a web designer – and you’d rate your current hosting provider as either “satisfactory” (barely), or you’re on the verge of pulling your hair out with frustration. Believe me, I know where you’re coming from.

The reality is that most web hosting companies aren’t designed with the “webmaster” in mind, they’re designed for the beginner. That’s great, except for the fact that it means you are not their target market. Let me introduce you to a unique company that not only understands web designers, but pays attention to design “details” themselves: Eleven2.

Eleven2 specialises in providing professional web hosting services ranging from shared and reseller hosting, to powerful and cutting edge cloud servers. I realise the web hosting space is crowded, and that there are literally thousands of companies competing for your attention, but Eleven2 is different.

Sure, they have all of the “standard” features required to make your website “work,” but they also go above and beyond the competition when it comes to providing services for web designers. It starts with their impeccable attention to detail which is made obvious through their gorgeous UIs, and is really driven home with their consistent reliability, 24/7 technical support, and tremendous value offerings.

Powered by LiteSpeed web servers, and coupled with a free CDN service, Eleven2‘s web hosting and reseller hosting plans are significantly faster than their competitors.

If you offer web design services and need to host sites for your clients (or want to start!), Eleven2‘s reseller hosting packages include free WHMCS billing/automation software, a free domain name and SSL reseller account, and a whole lot more. They even have a slick iPhone app for managing websites on the go (seriously).

Honestly, stop wasting your time with a host you’d rate as “satisfactory,” and find a hosting provider you’ll actually want to tell your friends about. With a decade of experience, more than 100,000 websites hosted, and a strong focus on hosting for web designers, Eleven2 is that host. Give them a shot, you wont regret it.

As an exclusive offer to our members, if you signup this week using the coupon code “garcyaus” you’ll get 35% off your total order on web hosting, reseller hosting, or cloud servers!

Happy hosting!

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We all need free stock photos and images every time for all our projects. Besides googling around and finding your images, you should know that depositphotos is there for you and it offers free images and also stock images.

Depositphotos is the best source for premium royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and stock vector images. If you are a designer, advertiser, photo editor, content manager or blogger, they have millions of high-quality photographs and vector images available at affordable prices to fill all your image needs.

Be sure to check them out for the offer they have for the 4th of July on stock images

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As they have already accustomed us, Vectorpack.net has launched a new Mega Design Bundle which is available at the bargain price of only $37 till the 18th of March. This great resource for designers throughout the world contains over 900 design elements, from vectors to PS brushes, from abstract backgrounds to web elements, from textures to seamless patterns and wordpress themes. All these design elements are usually worth $550, but, if you purchase it now, you can get it for only $37!

Moreover, as all these elements come from Vectorpack.net, you can make sure to get top quality!

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If you are looking for some free buttons then you’d might take a look at freebuttonweb.com.

They have some impressive collection of web buttons and most important they are offering for free.

Most buttons can be used in creating website templates or even UI interfaces for mobile apps.

To see what I’m talking about go ahead to freebuttonweb.com and see for yourself.

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Joomla CMS being an honorable and successful open source project has already proved its competitive capacity. Joomla stays in the list of top 3 most popular CMS software platforms. Of course WordPress and Drupal have their own advantages and disadvantages as well as Joomla.

Mobile design has become the most significant web design trend in 2011 and now it is not going to stop its victorious march around the web. Today we would like to show you some popular Joomla mobile extensions that will help you manage your website with the help of mobile devices, customize website’s layout by making it mobile-friendly and so on. Unfortunately there are not many useful and reliable mobile extensions for Joomla but we’ve picked some for you. So, here they are.

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We’ve all been there.  

You’ve spent hours crafting beautiful mockups for a new website, email the images over to the client and…their Picture Viewer squashes them beyond all recognition, ruining your hard work. 

QwikVu (http://qwik.vu) elegantly solves this problem by enabling designers to showcase their mockups in the browser, fully scrollable, at 100% scale – just as nature (and the designer) intended.   

It’s positioned as the simplest way to share mockups with clients. 

QwikVu is free to use – simply upload a file via the homepage, grab the link and share it. 

Recipients can then view the mockup in all of its glory, share it with colleagues and download the source file. Here’s an example of what they see : http://qwik.vu/example.

The Pro account, which costs $9.99 a month or $99 a year, offers loads more stuff.  Designers can create galleries, customize URLs, change background colors and alignments, add password protection and see when mockups have been viewed. 

No more email attachments, no squashed images – and no need for clients to create accounts or learn a new system.  

Use QwikVu for free (or sign up for a free 30 day Pro account trial) at http://qwik.vu.

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Just as playing sports is an ever-competitive and challenging activity, the same is true with businesses in the sports industry. For those selling sports apparels and equipment, outdoing your competition can be tough especially if you don’t have that much money to spend on your marketing strategy. But don’t give up without a fight. Catalog printing is an affordable yet competent way to market your brand because, through these, you get to present your products and services in a fashionable manner.

The biggest challenge in creating a sports catalog is striking a balance between presenting the right details about your products and coming up with a compelling design that best fits your brand. By doing this, you give people more reason to read your catalog because it doesn’t only satisfy consumers’ queries, but also their eyes and interests.

Invest in sports catalogs that have eye-catching designs just like the samples below:

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Aside from investing in catalogs, another great way to promote your business is to invest in brochure printing. This gives your customers a handy promo material that presents the products and services you offer in an appealing manner. More importantly, brochures are displayed at point of purchases where customers are likely to get a copy and learn more about your brand. To ensure efficiency and high quality for the production of your brochures, however, order these promotional prints from a trusted online printing company.

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by UPrinting.com, an online printing company. Visit them for more information about their printing services.

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I am pretty sure that everyone has heard about Template Monster and I can bet that you’ve seen templates there that made you say “wow”.

Since WordPress is one of the most important blog platform out there, I’m sure that everyone is looking for WordPress themes that can make their future website look amazing.

Fortunately for you, Template Monster has a lot of WordPress templates to choose from:

Apart from that the price for a modern theme, professionally designed and well structured can be purchased at only $52 / theme. A good and fair price for good themes like the ones found on Template Monster.

I was looking for a one-page template to host my portfolio and I saw the template #33986 and i think that this might be the one.

You can view more details about this template here and can see the live demo here.

Will let you guys know when I’ve setup that template and I’m looking forward to your feedback.

Until then if you’re looking for professional wordpress templates head over to www.templatemonster.com and select yours.

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So you got an inkling of a business idea that morphed almost overnight into an obsession. You know you’ll need a bunch of advertising and marketing “stuff.” A logo. A website. Posts on Facebook, Twitter and a blog. Maybe a white paper or two, plus traditional news releases, marketing collateral and, possibly, a trade show display.

OR – Are you are an overloaded agency that needs a reliable firm to help take-up the slack?

Now, trust is an issue. Who can you trust to interpret what’s in your head so that it remains to true to your concept and has impact? And, this, for a price you can afford?

Take a look at bCreative – Graphic Design & Web Boutique.

This Ohio-based one-stop shop is crafting some outstanding work. Their graphics and web design have clients raving and the news is spreading fast. The talent line-up matches, if not surpasses, what you’d get at a big agency. They deliver when they say they will, and they will impress you time and time again. Check out their portfolio here.
Contact bCreative – Graphic Design & Web Boutique for all of your creative agency needs.

Services include:

graphic design  :   corporate identity  :   marketing collateral  :   print ads  :   outdoor  :   web design  :   e-commerce  :   blog design  :   programming  :   social media  :   html email marketing  :   seo  :  ad specialty items  :   press releases

and … whatever you can dream up!

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