Articles by Max
Marketing
Our sole Hamiltonian, Max is a digital content strategist with degrees in Marketing and Philosophy. He has worked at the intersection of digital UX and marketing for banks, software creators and agencies. Conferences in South Africa, USA and Australia have invited him to talk about what he’s learned there. Working behind a keyboard suits him well: in a completely different job, he once crashed a truck.
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Running Elementor Pro and WooCommerce? Update your plugins ASAP
All versions of Elementor Pro up to (and including) 3.11.6 allow users to escalate to WordPress admin access.
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Windows Server licence costs will climb in 2023
A cascade of software licence price increases is hitting the hosting industry. The latest news is from Microsoft.
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Choose business domains carefully, because changing it isn’t easy
Switching your web address might sound easy, but the practicalities are not.
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What a domain’s TLD tells you about its future price
The wholesale cost of a domain comes down to how the top-level domain (TLD) is regulated, the financial incentives of its registry, and market forces. Read between those lines and you might be able to guess where prices will go next.
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Are .kiwi domains worth their higher cost?
Wondering if a .kiwi domain is worth the relatively steep investment? Here's what you need to know.
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Profile: Gareth Evans, Umbraco expert & Sniper Systems founder
Gareth Evans of Sniper Systems probably knows Umbraco better than anyone else in New Zealand. We spoke with him about his business’s development niche, his favourite CMS, and the pitfalls of self-hosting.
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Orders now open for the 2023 SiteHost t-shirt
It’s the end of the year which means it’s time for that most treasured of annual traditions, the SiteHost t-shirt giveaway!
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cPanel and Plesk’s prices tick up again. Time for Cloud Containers?
cPanel and Plesk price rises have become one of our least favourite end-of-year traditions. Cloud Containers remain a good way to avoid the ratchet.
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ZX Security attacked a big piece of Government technology—and we were proud to help
When ZX Security wanted to simulate a hefty DoS attack on a Government client, we were the supplier they trusted to deliver the weapon.
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Time to get ready for the new .nz registry system
Renew or register .nz domains before 1 November, and prepare for a longer minimum registration period.
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Your experience matters, so we’re asking you to share it
We’ve always aimed to offer 5-star hosting, so we’ve started asking more customers to tell the world how we’re doing.
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Our new ICANN accreditation will shorten the domain supply chain
Deregulation and market concentration are reshaping the domain industry, so we're working to improve our position.
