Blog posts from netfirms blog

21 blog posts:

Hosting plans upgraded
Mar 29, 2011
We made some changes to our hosting packages, but we think you’ll like what we have to offer. Our hosting plans now include: Increased network security and a larger systems operations team, providing additional performance monitoring. More disk space and data transfer for hosting accounts. A new control panel with improved layout and navigation, custom...
Hosting plans upgraded
Mar 29, 2011
We made some changes to our hosting packages, but we think you’ll like what we have to offer. Our hosting plans now include: Increased network security and a larger systems operations team, providing additional performance monitoring. More disk space and data transfer for hosting accounts. A new control panel with improved layout and navigation, custom...
Five core values that guide our behaviour.
Nov 19, 2010
Netfirms has been in business for over 12 years. We often get asked to share insight on what drives us. Recently we put pen to paper and articulated the values we’ve always known to be true. We are proud to count amongst our customer base many successful entrepreneurs making a difference in the world around...
Five core values that guide our behaviour.
Nov 19, 2010
Netfirms has been in business for over 12 years. We often get asked to share insight on what drives us. Recently we put pen to paper and articulated the values we’ve always known to be true. We are proud to count amongst our customer base many successful entrepreneurs making a difference in the world around...
Vanilla Forums now available to Netfirms customers in just one click.
Sep 24, 2010
Online forums are a great way to bring individuals together for open discussions, to ask questions and to build communities related to topics of interest. In fact, forums can be considered the most original form of social networking. With the rise of Facebook and Twitter, online forums are now becoming popular again as all businesses,...
Vanilla Forums now available to Netfirms customers in just one click.
Sep 24, 2010
Online forums are a great way to bring individuals together for open discussions, to ask questions and to build communities related to topics of interest. In fact, forums can be considered the most original form of social networking. With the rise of Facebook and Twitter, online forums are now becoming popular again as all businesses,...
Netfirms helps make the web prettier with Ready-to-go Websites.
Sep 24, 2010
Today we announced the official launch of Ready-to-go Websites™, a selection of pre-built, industry-specific templates and bundled plug-ins that let customers build websites in minutes. These sharp, attractive and professional designs come pre-populated with sample content, are standards compliant, and social-networking friendly. Best of all, Ready-to-go Websites™ are available FREE to all Netfirms web hosting...
Netfirms helps make the web prettier with Ready-to-go Websites.
Sep 24, 2010
Today we announced the official launch of Ready-to-go Websites™, a selection of pre-built, industry-specific templates and bundled plug-ins that let customers build websites in minutes. These sharp, attractive and professional designs come pre-populated with sample content, are standards compliant, and social-networking friendly. Best of all, Ready-to-go Websites™ are available FREE...
How small businesses can use WordPress to manage their own websites.
Sep 20, 2010
No matter how small or big your business is, it is only with an internet presence that your business will be successful. For an internet presence, you obviously need a website. Building a website is not a cup of tea for everyone and hiring a web designer can be expensive. However help is now around...
How small businesses can use WordPress to manage their own websites.
Sep 20, 2010
No matter how small or big your business is, it is only with an internet presence that your business will be successful. For an internet presence, you obviously need a website. Building a website is not a cup of tea for everyone and hiring a web designer can be expensive. However help is now around...
Netfirms Celebrates Wordcamp Montreal with Sponsorship and iPad Giveaways
Aug 19, 2010
This week we announced our sponsorship of Wordcamp Montreal and we would like to encourage everyone to attend this worthwhile event on August 28-29, 2010. As an attendee you will be able to participate in educational, interesting and relevant talks about all aspects of using, developing and deploying WordPress for online publishing needs. Here’s what...
Netfirms Celebrates Wordcamp Montreal with Sponsorship and iPad Giveaways
Aug 19, 2010
This week we announced our sponsorship of Wordcamp Montreal and we would like to encourage everyone to attend this worthwhile event on August 28-29, 2010. As an attendee you will be able to participate in educational, interesting and relevant talks about all aspects of using, developing and deploying WordPress for online publishing needs. Here’s what Thomas Savundra,...
Mingling with the Social Media Community.
Jul 12, 2010
Netfirms sponsored the Mashable Social Media Day in Toronto (June 30, 2010) and helped the organizers (@norflow and @dan_l)bring in two awesome speakers to give expert advice on the latest trends in social media. Scott Stratten of Un-markting focused on the ROI (return on investment) of social media, while Casey Stewart of Much Music and...
Mingling with the Social Media Community.
Jul 12, 2010
Netfirms sponsored the Mashable Social Media Day in Toronto (June 30, 2010) and helped the organizers (@norflow and @dan_l)bring in two awesome speakers to give expert advice on the latest trends in social media. Scott Stratten of Un-markting focused on the ROI (return on investment) of social media, while Casey Stewart of Much Music and...
Meet our new File Manager.
Jul 12, 2010
Listening to our customers and responding to their evolving needs is what we focus on at Netfirms. One of the pain points that many of you have complained about is the limitations of our legacy File Manager application. So, we are happy to announce the availability of a new state-of-the-art version. This new File Manager...
Meet our new File Manager.
Jul 12, 2010
Listening to our customers and responding to their evolving needs is what we focus on at Netfirms. One of the pain points that many of you have complained about is the limitations of our legacy File Manager application. So, we are happy to announce the availability of a new state-of-the-art version....
Join Netfirms at Toronto’s Mashable Social Media Day Meetup
Jun 28, 2010
  We are happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with @dan_l and @norflow to help organize Toronto’s Mashable Social Media Day, or #smday as it’s referred to on Twitter.  Netfirms will be sponsoring the local event being held this Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at The Madison – 14 Madison Ave @ 8pm.  We are...
Join Netfirms at Toronto’s Mashable Social Media Day Meetup
Jun 28, 2010
  We are happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with @dan_l and @norflow to help organize Toronto’s Mashable Social Media Day, or #smday as it’s referred to on Twitter.  Netfirms will be sponsoring the local event being held this Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at The Madison – 14 Madison Ave @ 8pm.  We are inviting...
Taking WordPress to the next level – not just for blogs anymore!
May 31, 2010
WordPress has been around for 5 years now and over the years it has evolved from a simple blogging platform to an extremely flexible content management system.  WordPress is now one of the most popular CMS’s available and the best part is, it’s free.  Just over 3% of the world’s top 1 million websites are...
Taking Wordpress to the next level – not just for blogs anymore!
May 31, 2010
Wordpress has been around for 5 years now and over the years it has evolved from a simple blogging platform to an extremely flexible content management system.  Wordpress is now one of the most popular CMS’s available and the best part is, it’s free.  Just over 3% of the world’s top 1 million websites are...
Integrated Content Management Systems like Wordpress and Drupal saves time and money
May 05, 2010
Do you feel like you are wasting your time making constant changes to your website? If you are still maintaining your web site with tools like Frontpage or Dreamweaver, or you are making updates directly in the HTML code, chances are there is a much easier way. It is time for you to meet the...