Andy’s Blog

I have several hosting accounts across different providers(can’t afford dedicated servers yet). The good thing about having a standard hosting/reseller account is the security is handled by the hosting company.

This doesn’t mean that your totally safe, One of the most basic security errors we can make is with ftp Passwords.

The temptation is to have a master ftp account which has access to all domains and as such can make alterations to any pages within that hosting account.

This is the easiest option, but not the safest.

When creating an ftp account you should have the option of restricting an ftp account to a folder on your hosting. I would do this for each of your domains, create a different Username/password combination for each domain and restrict them to that folder.

In the event that someone does manage to get into your ftp then they can only access that one folder limiting the damage and the repair work you will have to do.

It’s saved me a lot of trouble when one of my ftp accounts was accessed.

I would also do similar with Databases create a new user for each database rather than a master account to control them all.

And last but not least, your paying a lot of money to yout hosting company, if you have any problems, get in touch make them work for their money.

Hopefully this book(if you have the right traffic and sites)could be a good affiliate earner.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition

I have to say I am a big fan of the Harry Potter Books and Films (i’m a big kid at heart). I read the first book and put off reading the others until they were all released, I then proceeded to read them all back to back.

If you have read the books then no doubt you will have heard of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard”. Hermione Granger is given a copy by Dumbledore to help defeat Voldemort.

There were 7 handwritten copies of the book origionally released but fans are not to be disheartened as they will now be releasing the reprinted book to the general public.

British charity the Children’s High Level Group (CHLG), which was founded by Rowling and Baroness Emma Nicholson to help vulnerable children across Europe, will publish three editions of the book.

 Amazon wil be publishing a limited edition copy of the book for £50 ($100)

Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library, the Collector’s Edition includes a handwritten version of J.K. Rowling’s new introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition or the original. Opening the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling’s signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector’s Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)

There is also a standard edition for £3.99

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

Pre-orders are been taken now for the books and with a release date just before christmas then hopefully we should see some good commisions.

I’ve put off writing anything about this upcoming event, not because of any negative reason, I think the event will be a fantastic event and as many affiliates as possible should attend.

The sad thing (for me) is there a high likelihood that I won’t be able to attend. This year has been rather slow and sadly the finances won’t stretch that far.  2 passes, 2 sets of return tickets to London plus tube travel is just not going to happen boo-hoo .

The 2 day event itself will be a mix of networking, Q&A sessions, exhibitions, seminars and more networking.

The list of exhibitors is a bit of a who’s who of internet retail including many merchants, Affiliate networks and agencies and hopefully a few freebies could be collected .

Noteable speakers include:

Joost De Valk

Kieron Donoghue

Naomi Brown

 Like last year there will be a “Meet the Super Affiliates” panel which was incredibly popular last year and no doubt will be just as popular this year.

On top of all this there is Thames Cruise, pre-event network party, after event party, food and loads of the nicest people you could wish to meet, what more could you want?

For a full details of the event and to book your place theres a nice banner here.