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  1. dumitru

    Blogs in the news

    I mean in general, beautiful B&Bs from the US usually are clients of JR :)
  2. dumitru

    Blogs in the news

    The second one: Photography by Jumping Rocks No surprise there :)
  3. dumitru

    How much are you into wine?

    Thank you all for the comments, your replies are even "better" than I expected :) On a completely unrelated note: back in December at a blind wine tasting here in Moldova we had a wine from the US. This was the only time we had and tried american wine. It was from the "14 Hands Winery", "Hot to...
  4. dumitru

    How much are you into wine?

    Thank you! Not really a "business venture", just a curious thing that came to my mind this morning :) 1. Nice! 2. By label you mean "winemaker" or just the label's design and content? 3. Yes, I'm talking about the customer actually bringing it with them, not a delivery by mail.
  5. dumitru

    How much are you into wine?

    Hi people, Just wanted to pick your brains a little... Sorry for "using" you like this :) So, 3 questions: 1. How much/often do you drink wine? 2. How would you score your knowledge about wine? Do you know your stuff, or do you just drink whatever is in the glass, and all you know is red...
  6. dumitru

    Feedback Appreciated

    Using Facebook's Reach metric is completely useless. 1 Boosted Post + 1 Promoted Ad = 1 Million Reach for ~$50. I don't think you can get free accommodation valued at thousands of dollars just with that.
  7. dumitru

    Two Hotel Photography articles for your inspiration

    I see that photography is a popular topic around here, so if you don't mind me sharing 2 recently-published articles, both with input and advice from pros: 1. Photography Tips for Taking Better Hotel Interior and Architecture Photos 2. Hotel Photography Tips and Tricks from Professional...
  8. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Actually there are some websites and blogs that have updated lists of hosting providers owned by EIG, some of the popular ones: Arvixe, BlueHost, FatCow, Homestead, HostGator, HostMonster, iPage, NameZero, NetFirms, Site5, TypePad and many more.
  9. dumitru

    Question with SEO

    Not all of your pages have to try and bring in traffic. Your room pages have a completely different objective - to finalize the deal, to CONVERT. I highly recommend that on the room pages you focus only on the visitor and the questions he/she might have. This is the final page in the funnel...
  10. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    OK, so a higher-up from their customer service got in touch and pretty much blamed everything on a new employee, a member of their security team. And to back-up the claim they brought to my attention that there were multiple mistakes from their behalf, so it is obviously human error and not...
  11. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Oh, and here's something I found, which in retrospect is too funny to pass: PHOENIX, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiteLock today announced it ranked No. 85 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy...
  12. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    I intentionally avoid this topic, as this was not the point of me writing about the situation. I don't want people to start thinking: "I bet this guy works for a competitor". But honestly, I don't even know a good hosting company that would fit my requirements. When there are 2 photographers in...
  13. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Yes, that's the general consensus. Though for me, as an old customer, everything worked quite well. The occasional down-time, the occasional email problem, but never scams in broad daylight. I guess they have a team of people that manually pick "victims" for this scam, and someone screwed the...
  14. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Well, apparently SiteLock and HostGator are actually owned by the same corporation (EIG). This corporation owns about ~150 web hosting services from all over the world. So chances are that some of you are hosted with their other companies, if not HostGator. And I JUST got the expected email from...
  15. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    In my case this email was as legit as it can get, because they actually suspended my account. They didn't just try to trick me into buying something - they actually hurt me and my websites. The situation can be compared to something like this: one day the police arrests you in the street and...
  16. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    OK, so they admitted this was a scam. I do apologize for the inconvenience as security department review each ticket in the order received or re-opened. Upon reviewing the issue the ticket was escalated to my department. I have had our administrative staff proceed with removing the restriction...
  17. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Here's the full account of what happened, feel free to share it: http://www.hermesthemes.com/scam-alert-hostgator-sitelock-malware-extortion/
  18. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Later in the day I will post an in-depth article on the blog, I think it is better to wait until then and link to the article for all the details, screen-shots, etc.
  19. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    Thankfully this account has my non-essential websites, like my personal blog, my wife's blog, etc. If they go offline for a day or two that's no problem. But I'm thinking about the thousands (if not more) of website owners that get an email like that from their hosting provider (someone who...
  20. dumitru

    Beware of the Malware 100% SCAM from HostGator & SiteLock

    OK, so I decided to share this amazingly frustrating and infuriating experience that I'm going through right now with HostGator, a hosting provider. Some of you might be their customers. It is a longer read, but what happens is actually frightening. So here's the deal. I've been a HostGator...
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