Posted by Seng Lee on April 14, 2008 – 9:33 am
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I have decided to move some of my websites from bluehost to HostGator to reduce the load on my bluehost account.
I came across this article from HostGator on switching webhost without having down time.
http://www.HostGator.com/moving.shtml
Basically the steps are:
1) Find and join a new webhost (i.e. HostGator)
2) Download the entire site from your old webhost and upload them to your new webhost.
3) Now that you have all files on both hosting accounts, change the domain name dns to the one provided by your new webhost.
4) Wait for 24-48hrs for your domain name dns to update. Usually your site will load from the new host after 24hrs.
5) After the dns has updated and loading from your new host host, you have successfully switch host without any down time!
Posted by Seng Lee on April 13, 2008 – 10:33 am
I have just signed up with HostGator as my second webhost. My first webhost is bluehost.
As my bluehost account is a shared hosting plan, I faced problems with “temporary account suspensions due to high traffic overload” when I was hosting too many domains on it as most of them are wordpress blogs, php files are known to eat up more resources than html files. I know I will face more problems if I continue adding domains to it. That is the main reason I have decided to get a second webhost.
The second reason is not to put all the eggs into one basket. All my websites were down for a few days because my account got suspended while I am away for a trip to Bangkok. But overall they are still a good webhost with good pricing.
I got myself a reseller package with HostGator. They are offering 20% discount coupon “SPRING” which is valid till May 1 2008. I am a newbie at reseller account, so I still need some time to familiarize myself with the setup.
I should have sign up with them last night, as the dns nameserver requires around 24-48hrs to update. So, it is a waiting game for now.
Posted by Seng Lee on April 9, 2008 – 2:04 pm
Receive a surprise email from eBay,
Thanks for signing up on eBay Partner Network and completing your payment information early.
As part of the eBay Partner Network launch, we’re performing an initial small “bonus” payment cycle for a randomly selected group of partners who have completed their payment information early, and you’re one of the lucky partners! You’ll receive $5-$10 in your account in April.
Thanks again for your participation!
Thanks eBay for the small “bonus”, and I am quite lucky to have been selected. I went to check my account and total earnings still stand at $0.00. lolz.
Haven’t generated any revenue in my account yet. But there are some clicks and impressions, hope the numbers start to count up soon. Let the small “bonus” be a good start!
Posted by Seng Lee on April 6, 2008 – 12:13 pm
Seems like a lot of Banks in Singapore is cutting down interest rates for their High Interest Rate Savings Account. Maybank is reducing their interest rates for their iSAVvy Savings Account yet again, it used to the highest for a savings account. Too bad I didn’t ride on it while they are having one of the highest interest rate. 
Posted by Seng Lee on April 2, 2008 – 9:52 am
As I was going to apply for Citibank Stepup Account online, i noticed something is not right. The figure for the interest rate dropped!
The base interest drop from 0.6875% to 0.3% p.a. and the stepup interest of 2% down to 1.2% p.a.
In my previous post, High Interest Rate Savings Account, Citibank Stepup Account offers the best interest rate in town, but now after this big drop in interest rates, research needs to be done again.