Those who have not lost data before should consider themselves lucky.  Equipment failure, misplaced disks, computer viruses, fires and floods are common ways of losing valuable, important and irreplaceable data.

Offer users a way to back up their data in case of a hard drive or computer failure. With iScripts Backuper, you can keep their information safe in the event something tragic happens to original data.

You can now start an online data backup service similar to Carbonite, CrashPlan, Backblaze or Mozy. This software is the perfect opportunity for IT companies, MSPs, hosting companies, ISPs, and entrepreneurs to become successful online.

iScripts Backuper has a private labeled client application along with the server software. The server software supports billing, account management, backup management and much more. See the live demo for yourself!

U.S. shoppers spent 15% more in online holiday buying compared to last year.  2011 holiday online retail spending is already approaching the 2010 online holiday season total of $32.6 billion – with nearly two weeks left in the season to go. This has clearly been an outstanding season for online retailers!

The Monday after Thanksgiving, “Cyber Monday,” is still the heaviest online shipping day on record, with $1.25 billion in sales. As we predicted earlier in the season, free shipping was a big incentive this year, applying to at least half of all transactions.  What are consumers looking for?  Online sales data points to personal computers, tablets and smartphones.

With only a few more days until Christmas, late season holiday shopping will now shift to brick-and-mortar retail, although some procrastinators will still be able to take advantage of expedited shipping and buy online up to Christmas Eve with the guarantee on-time delivery.

Take advantage of this and create your own online store with iScripts MultiCart 2.4!  The software offers dynamic product options, PayPal adaptive payments, slide shows, multiple image options, online gift cards and coupon offers. Get started on your own unique marketplace and make sure you benefit from next season’s sales!  Try the live demo today.

We are very excited to announce to you the latest iScripts product! iScripts DailyDeals allows you to start your own group buying website, similar to Groupon and other well-known daily deal sites at the top of the market. Our software package includes an impressive toolset, allowing you to create a stand-alone solution and possess full site control with no experience necessary.

Attract users and businesses on a national or local scale with typical group buying site features and mass media possibilities. Deal campaigns run with start and end date countdowns, editable minimum and maximum orders per deal, integrated payments such as PayPal and Authorize.net, credit cards and site credits equipped with SSL support.

Your site will also provide location specifics to users with Google maps while providing you clear insight with Google Analytics. Follow the performance and profit of campaigns easily with a robust statistics dashboard included in the admin area and keep clients up-to-date with their own view of stats and payment logs.

Top tier social networking features include:

•    Email and Facebook integration
•    Live Twitter posts
•    Friend referral offers and incentives
•    Deal discussions and comments
•    “Get for a Friend” options
•    Editable email templates
•    Automated newsletters
•    Site promocode ability (to use on top of deals)

All product purchases come with one year of updates and support and our 30-day unconditional money-back return policy. We invite you to install the software on your personal server or hosting account and give it a thorough test.  We will happily refund the listed price for letting us help you start and build your business. Try the live demo now and check it out yourself!
Host the platform on a popular hosting plan of your choice, allow the simple and fast installation wizard to complete, and begin your new daily deals site today!

Based upon your feedback, we have chosen to reform our current data backup software solution. We are delighted to bring to you the new iScripts Backuper 2.2!

Use this software as your standalone online data backup service. iScripts Backuper is your comprehensive, private labeled online data backup platform, containing two main components: server software and a desktop client.

Give your users a way to back up their data in case of a hard drive or computer failure.  iScripts Backuper has a private labeled client application along with the server software. The server software supports: billing, account management, backup management, plus much more!  See the demo for yourself!

We are very proud to unveil to you the latest version web hosting business management software, iScripts AutoHoster 2.4!

iScripts AutoHoster comes with an integrated Help Desk (SupportPRO SupportDesk) and the new power-packed web site builder (iScripts EasyCreate) – at no extra cost to you!

This exceptional product includes everything you need to run your own hosting business, such as, account management, online billing, domain registration, and signup.  The software also supports various payment gateways and unlimited accounts, domains and servers! The changes include a file and image manager, gallery manager, form plug-ins and revamped aesthetics.  Offer your users more freedom within site creation, the option to create visuals, manipulate images, and add feedback forms or a guest book!  The new look makes AutoHoster visually crisp and easier to navigate.

Use iScripts AutoHoster 2.4 to provide website building services to clients while maintaining complete control. Clients may create stand-alone web sites and upload them via FTP or publish them as a zip file. Users do not need any HTML skills and they can modify their web pages at any time by utilizing a wide array of tools provided – which also includes promotional tools.  Try it here!

As with all iScripts products, your software is created as a standalone solution and is also completely customizable to your specific business model.  Reach your short term and long term business goals effectively and affordably on your own terms with iScripts AutoHoster!

This month we are proud to announce Surgical Product Solutions.com, a site catering specifically to the healthcare industry.

Surgical Product Solutions (SPS) proactively identifies product that has been orphaned, overstocked, or otherwise unusable by that practice.  When products are identified, SPS takes control and offers it to the secondary medical supply market while providing 20-35% of list price back to the hospital. This service is performed free of charge to the hospital. The site offers medical practitioners, O.R. teams and hospitals the ability to search and purchase these products directly. Users may search by brand and narrow down products by medical field.

Have an idea of your own? Combine your business ideas with our software and make it a reality. iScripts.com offers stand-alone software that can easily suit the most common needs of any idea, much like this site. If your niche market or concept needs additional features to meet your client’s needs, we can also customize the software to create the perfect website.

Check out the new iScripts MultiCart 2.4 and our Customization options to see why SPS chose us to create their start-up!

iScripts MultiCart is feature-packed software that supports an unlimited number of sellers, categories and products. Start your totally automated, trouble-free multi store e-commerce marketplace today.

Consumers will be logging on ecommerce sites searching for holiday gifts and deals very soon. The traditional kickoff for holiday buying is Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving. Last year, Black Friday sales through the following Monday, “Cyber Monday”, accounted for 18% of total online holiday sales. U.S. online sales topped $1 billion on Cyber Monday alone.

Perfect your marketing and delivery plans as the year’s most lucrative shopping season draws near. Here we have created a few tips to be get the most from this season:

1. Consider Free Shipping – Users are more inclined to buy, especially around the holiday season, if shipping is free. Many people are expecting to pay a few dollars more for shipping, but they will show their thanks for free shipping by taking advantage of the promotion and buying a few extra items.
   
2. Send Holiday Themed Email – Try sending newsletters with holiday-oriented content. Timely, holiday-oriented content is generally well-received by the general public. This is a way for you to showcase features products and give customers additional visual gift ideas. Inform them the promotions are available for a limited time and don’t forget to mention the gift cards!
   
3. Deck the Halls – Be sure your homepage is attractive and featured products are displayed. Consider fresh, seasonal holiday banners! Keep your holiday look consistent within all forms of communication with your audience.
   
4. Functionality – Consumers expect a page to load within two seconds and find what they are looking for quickly. Accommodate the anticipated spike in traffic by ensuring your site’s speed and functionality is up to par.
   
5. Quality Service – Give customers the best service you can especially around this time of year. It is important for small businesses to give quality service and attention to make a lasting impression. Take care in the details and increase profits by growing your customer base.
   

We want you to succeed this holiday season. If you feel stuck in one of these areas, do not hesitate to call us. The iScripts team also offers experienced SEO, design and customization services along with qualified web hosting providers and other resources available to you. Contact us at 1-800-569-5538 for more information or to speak with us directly. Check out the full list of available iScripts services.

We are very proud to unveil to you the new feature-packed website builder, iScripts EasyCreate 2.0!

Use iScripts EasyCreate 2.0 to provide website building services to clients while maintaining complete control. Every aspect of the software can be tuned to suit your clientele and niche. The newly engineered user flow helps to improve successful site creation and ease of use for even the newest users.

You can literally have your web site building service up and running in minutes because the application is so easy to install, navigate, run and manage. This stand-alone tool also makes a great addition to any existing hosting service to provide additional value to your customers.

The highlighted features and improvements within this version are as follows:

1. File and Image Upload Tools: CKEditor has been imployed with brand new tools such as the file and image managers. This allows your users to easily select the images and other files that they want for their site hassel-free. CKEditor also supports all the major browser versions for bug-free operation.
   
2. Gallery Manager and Editor: Client images will be loaded within a panel where the user will have tools to rotate, flip, scale, change brightness and contrast and add effects. Allow your users to create custom website designs and get the most from their content
   
3. Form Plug In: Users may add feedback forms, customized forms pertaining to specific business needs and/or add a guest book. This allows them to more easily communicate with potential clients and other visitors to the site.
   
4. Revamped Aesthetics: Experience an updated friendly interface paired with a crisp Web 2.0 design. Keep the users coming back with a clean interface and a fresh look-and-feel.
   

Clients may create stand-alone web sites and upload them via FTP or publish them as a zip file. Users do not need any HTML skills and they can modify their web pages at any time by utilizing a wide array of tools provided, which also includes promotional tools.

As with all iScripts products, your software is created as a standalone solution and is also completely customizable. Reach your short term and long term business goals effectively and affordably with iScripts EasyCreate 2.0. Check out the live demo at the iScripts EasyCreate Live Demo.

Many changes have trickled in on Facebook over the past week, stirring up the large pot of 750 million users. A great deal of attention has been focused on these developments with more still to come. Facebookers are often violently apprehensive when the tides change and that’s when the social game of “Telephone” begins. What are the major (and real) Facebook changes and what do they mean?

While most of the recent changes are small ones that affect personal accounts, if you have a Facebook Page for your ecommerce store, advertise on Facebook or are thinking about it, you should be aware of these changes also:

• Timeline – The new personal profile which encourages users to put up content that predates their time on Facebook. An actual timeline on the right side of the page is displayed so that friends can quickly access the days, months and years of your life. The further back you go, the more content Facebook will hide from the main timeline.

• Ticker – On the right side of the screen, there is something called a “ticker.” This is a live feed of all the ongoing activity that also appears in users’ news feeds.

• News Feed Priority – Priority is now given friends over brands. “Top Stories” will be featured first followed by “Recent Stories” and listed in chronological order.

• Photo Display – Photos are larger for friends versus Pages. Although this may be altered by Facebook later, the current settings for the News Feed and photo display allow more visual attention to be awarded to relationships and friends rather than equal for marketing efforts presented by Pages.

• Universal Commenting – Previously, only fans (those who had “liked” the Page) could post comments on your Page’s Wall. Facebook has opened commenting to anyone who visits the Page. This means there is slightly less incentive to “like” a Page. It also means it’s easier for someone to leave negative feedback on your Page, so you may have to monitor your Page more closely and frequently.

• Friend Activity Tab – In the navigation section of the left sidebar of your Pages, Facebook is now displaying a “Friend Activity” link. By clicking this link, users can see comments, posts and likes made by their friends. This is great for high traffic Pages, as users will be able to see the activity most interesting to them.

• Likes – not published in news feeds. This includes liking posts on brand pages, friends’ walls, or the newsfeed. Pages liked within Facebook were also not showing up on newsfeeds. However, liking content outside of the Facebook platform, such as a news story on another site, is still displayed on news feeds, and content can still be shared

• Exceeded Characters – Users may use up to 5,000 characters in a post (this applies to Pages and Profiles).

• “Open Graph” – Developers can put together applications that encourage Facebookers to share even more information around a common experience; spending more time on Facebook. Users can also add apps that publish content to users’ Timelines automatically. Right now, apps ask users if they want to publish information to their wall before each post. Facebook will alter that to publishing stories with a single permission agreement. Some apps will let you digest news and media content right from Facebook and tell your friends what items you’re reading, watching, or listening. Users will be able to get news, watch movies, listen to music, book a trip, buy a product, and play games without ever having to actually leave Facebook.

Hate the changes? If you think the mainstream social network Facebook is missing the mark and you have an idea of your own, then try it out! Create your own social site with iScripts SocialWare 2.3 and let us feature the idea you bring to life!

Love the changes? Is Facebook building an innovative platform with richer targeting, app development and future advertising opportunity? There is also talk of Facebook teaming up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business to launch a program that includes giving away $10 million in advertising credits to small businesses launching next month.

If you “Like” the changes and see Facebook transforming into a necessary vehicle, you may consider developing your own ecommerce store now! Our latest breakthrough software – iScripts MultiCart 2.4 – is a feature-rich, multi-vendor shopping cart software you can take full advantage of. Join our iScripts MultiCart 2.4 webinar event next week and see how to get started! (details below)

GoDaddy, the top registrar and market leader of internet domain names, was sold to a group of private investment firms for a reported $2.25 billion.  The deal with Silver Lake, KKR and Technology Crossover Ventures was an opportunity CEO Bob Parsons has been looking forward to. Due to their web based business expertise and similar values, he is certain the deal will take GoDaddy to the next level.  The deal should accelerate international growth while benefiting both customers and employees.

Due to expanding internet use and website creation, GoDaddy expects to exceed $1.1 billion in revenue this year.  The website manages more than 48 million domain names and sells other internet-related technologies.  Over the last 10 years, the company rose to the top through low pricing and a large amount of advertising.

If you would like to take advantage of the unlimited potential of the web hosting industry, take a look at iScripts AutoHoster – the complete web hosting business management software.  iScripts AutoHoster supports account management, automated online billing, various payment gateways, domain registration, signup, an online site builder and a Help Desk.

iScripts Autohoster comes with an integrated Help Desk (iScripts SupportDesk) and a powerful web site builder (iScripts EasyCreate) at no extra charge. iScripts AutoHoster is designed specifically for web hosting businesses, resellers and domain registration businesses. This is all the software necessary for running your business efficiently.

As with all of our software, iScripts Autohoster is open source and developed in PHP. This means that 100% of the source code is available to you and is completely customizable to fit your business model and site.

For more features and information, visit http://www.iscripts.com/autohoster.