November 2008

Adhost News and Tips - November 2008

Spam Email Levels Decrease
Adhost Partners with Exactor for Sales Tax Solution
Client Spotlight
2008 Holiday Email Marketing Tips
Referral Bonus

Spam Email Levels Decrease

Spam email across the Internet dropped dramatically on November 11 when an email and hosting provider in San Jose, CA was cut off from Internet connectivity by its upstream providers. This has had a positive impact on the amount of spam Adhost and other Internet companies have to process. Starting on November 11, the overall number of emails coming into our email system dropped by 60%. We are still getting the same amount of valid emails, but the totals have dropped from 15 million per day to 5-6 million per day. 10 million less spam email per day is a GOOD thing.

Adhost Partners with Exactor for Sales Tax Solution

Effective this summer, Washington State passed the “Streamlined Sales Tax” bill and changed from an origin-based system for local retail sales tax to a destination-based system. If you are an e-commerce retailer who ships to customers in Washington State, you must collect sales tax based on the destination of the shipment, not on the location from which a product was shipped. Adhost has partnered with Certified Service Provider Exactor to provide sales tax rate and reporting services for our e-commerce clients using CFWebstore and the Adhost Merchant software. Learn more.

Client Spotlight

Clearwater Spas – a spa manufacturer located in Woodinville, WA – came to Adhost for consultation on what to do with their aging ‘brochure’ website. Adhost quickly assisted Clearwater to the realization that they had their own design resources, a great deal of new information about their products, and weren’t ready to ‘sell’ online but needed to keep that option open. Our solution? Read more.

2008 Holiday Email Marketing Tips

Our email marketing partner Whatcounts has put together a great list of email marketing tips for the 2008 holiday season. With tighter holiday budgets and fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, every tip is worth trying out. Check out Tips #1-3 and Tips #4-7.

Referral Bonus

Tell your friends, associates, and customers about Adhost and receive a bonus when they mention your name on the signup form. We will reward you with service equal to one month's hosting of whichever shared hosting package your colleague selects. To provide an incentive to your referrals, we'll give them each a complimentary setup. Have your referral call us at 206-404-9000 or sign up online.

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