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You’ll find many updates, reports, and information here as well as on our parent company site blog. Not finding the information you need? Be sure to reach out – we’re more than happy to help. 🙂

Website Security – More you can do!

Website security is an ever-changing and advancing part of the website design and hosting industry. But there's more that YOU can do. After all, you can never be too secure. :)At Penguin Hosting/ The Image Stop ltd., we take care of general site security for you....

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Email Set-up Problems?

Having trouble setting up email on your computer, tablet, or phone? It's likely not an issue with your hosting... Moving your website to a new hosting server or switching hosting providers is never an easy task. It involves good timing, careful attention to detail,...

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Website Speed Tests?

  A Guide to page speed testsNOTE Website speed is a very deep and complex topic, and even though this is a fairly basic guide, it’s still a lengthy one. If you’re looking for something specific, just use the table of contents below to jump to the...

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Managed Hosting – WOW

   Managed Hosting vs. Shared Hosting Knowing the facts and choosing what's best for you.Finding your site slows down from time to time or as certain peak periods of the day? It could be your hosting package. The Image Stop ltd / PenguinHosting offers three...

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@Gmail.com | @hotmail.com … For Business Is A Bad Idea

With the importance of business email for marketing and communicating, how it affects our business is more important than many business owners realize. Here are the top four reasons why you should not use Gmail, Hotmail, or other free email services for your main...

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Price / Package Changes

 cPanel Changes LicensingChanges to our Hosting Package Costs and Offerings...It’s hard to believe that over the last seven years we have never had a price increase with our hosting packages. Oddly enough we could wanted to maintain that going into the next...

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Email Whitelisting

  With the ever-growing amount of SPAM being sent around the internet to our email boxes, it is no wonder that email service providers like Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo have tightened their SPAM filtering and are, inevitably, flagging non-SPAM as being...

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WordPress vs Wix vs Squarespace vs GoDadday Builder…

   Knowing the Facts A Real ComparisonYou've heard all of Wix / Squarespace and the GoDaddy Website Builder for websites and are thinking that you may need to start with them or switch to their platform. Afterall they are marketed as great inexpensive...

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Email Forms | SPAM increase SOLVED

  Website Contact Form SPAMOver the last few days to a week it was noticed that hackers had figured out how to get around the built-in spam protection (CAPTCHA or math problem solving) in the main form used within the builder we use with our clients.  A...

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5 Website Essentials

  5 Things EVERY Website Needs:If you've been in business for many years you likely operate within and do many things in the midst of your expertise that you take for granted. The more we do something the more natural it becomes a part of what we do. I...

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Business Helping Business

  gregT Branding Moments...In today's business climate the currency in business is relationships. Building a solid and long term, successful business relies on your ability to cultivate great and strong relationships throughout your journey. This is...

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WordPress 5.0 UPDATE!

  .... is this thing broken??Dec 13/ 2018: If you have a website that was built using Wordpress as it's base then you may have noticed some BIG changes with the most recent update to Wordpress 5.0. We realize that the new interface may come as quite...

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HACKED!!

  OR have you really been hacked???.... (How to Improve your Internet Safety)Scammers are continuing to come up with newer and 'better' ways of trying to get at your hard earned money and some of the latest schemes are no exception. The latest round of scams...

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Networking Power – Done Right!!

  If You Don't Interact with Other Businesses How can you REALLY grow?I'm currently at a HUGE networking event in Bangkok, standing by a charging station while my phone recharges as it's been extremely active each day with photos, scheduling meetings and...

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IPhone – iPad email setup

  Yes - It SHOULD be easier to do... but here's some help since it's not always the case...This article will show you how to manually set up your iPhone or iPad email account(s). What You'll Need: Before you start, you'll need the following: Your email...

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Is your website really a Deal?

   Packages that 'Have it All' or 'Get Something Free' What does it really get you? We've all heard it before. "You get what you pay for." My personal experience is that this is more often than not, the truth in many ways. There seems to be a resurgence of...

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