Accessing webmail

ACCESSING WEBMAIL

1.       Open Internet Explorer or your Internet Browser
2.       Type your website address followed by a / into the address bar at the top
       i.e.  http://www.yourdomain.com.au/webmail
3.       Hit the Enter key
4.       You will then see a login screen requesting a user name & password
5.       In the User Name field, enter in your email address
6.       Then enter your email password (issued to you when your email address was setup)
7.       Hit Enter or click Ok/Submit
8.       If you are able, select the Round Cube option at the next window
9.       Your webmail inbox will now open

TROUBLESHOOTING

1.       If you cannot login, check your user name & password
2.       If the page cannot be displayed, refresh the page

Please note that this is a guide only & may not be correct for your web hosting system.
We recommend only using these instructions if you have been given a link directly to them.
If you have any queries, please contact your web hosting provider.


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Launched: Bayside Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Website

Bayside Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
Bayside Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine clinic, only 15 minutes from Byron Bay in the beautiful seaside village of Brunswick Heads, specialises in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare.

With qualified, passionate and caring therapists, Bayside Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine clinic understands the unique needs of each individual. Our range of complementary modalities and skillfull practitioners ensures you recieve truly holistic treatments to help you achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

Latest Work:
Website with Paypal Integration
E-Newsletter management

Previous work:
Business Cards
A4/DL Flyers
Gift Voucher
Press Advertisements

SEO Tips: Quick Tips

Here are some quick tips to give an instant boost to your site or somethings to take into consideration: 

- Make sure your website is informative, have you read it lately?
- Get onto Facebook & other social networking sites
- Try a promotion
- 'Visit our website to download a token, bring in store to recieve a discount on your next purchase'
- Implement a refer a friend system, get that word of mouth happening
- Implement a blog
- Send out a monthly newsletter
- Vamp up your email signature - include links to your site

HexFX offers blog software, Facebook customisation & management as well as e-marketing (monthly newsletters sent via email) & we can customise your email signature for you.

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SEO Tips: Increase Traffic

Traffic has a major influence on how successful your site ranks in Google. Without traffic your site basically remains in one position, letting everyone else surpass it.

It used to be, that if a website had all the search engine tags & was optimised, that it would far out rank a website that was not optimised. Now, that the majority of websites are appropriately optimised for search engines, it has levelled out the playing field, making the web a very competitive place. However, the main differentiating factor is the traffic. Even if a website was not properly optimised but had traffic, it would still out rank a site that was optimised with no or minimal traffic. There are other factors to consider, however we can't give away all our secrets...

So now we look for other avenues such as social networking sites to improve & generate traffic to our sites.

The type of marketing you persue depends on what type of business you have.
Here are some tips:

- Make sure your website is informative
- Get onto Facebook & other social networking sites
- Try a promotion
- Visit our website to download a token, bring in store to recieve a discount on your next purchase
- Implement refer a friend system
- Implement a blog
- Send out a monthly newsletter
- Vamp up your email signature - include links to your site

Make sure you link to your website whereever you can, to make it very easy for people to access from your marketing material.

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SEO Tips: Facebook

Whether we like it or not, Facebook® has become an extremely valuable tool in the marketing of our businesses. 
With such a large audience & vast array of target markets, businesses can reach out to more & more prospective clients; we can't afford not be to connected.

By setting up a Facebook Page, Group or Profile for our business, we can constantly promote, contact & interact with the millions of Facebook members. 

If you are a little 'old school' & find yourself sitting on the fence, here are some statistics that make you fall off...

- Facebook has more than 500 million active users
- 50% of  active users log on to Facebook in any given day
- The average user has 130 friends
- People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook

- There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages)
- The average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events 
- The average user creates 90 pieces of content each month
- More than 30 billion pieces of content (weblinks, news stories, blog posts, notes, albums, etc.) shared monthly.
- About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
- There are more than 150 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices.

The above statistics are taken from the Facebook website & can be found here

Email Setup in Outlook

So you have just organised your domain name & setup your email accounts with your web hosting provider, but now what??

Lets get started...

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Use this area to ask us any questions in regards to web or graphic design & one of us will try our best to assist you!

Simply click on the bold, red text above ('Have your say...') & fill in your details & leave a comment in the box! Simple!

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Launched: Somnio International Medical Holidays

Somnio International Medical Holidays

In Latin, Somnio means to DREAM... your dreams can be a reality with Somnio International Medical Holidays.

Imagine combining an exotic holiday with cosmetic surgery all at one relaxing destination with surgery up to half the cost! Your room lies nestled amongst the coconut palms with the sounds of waves washing your worries away.

The divine smells of traditional Thai flavours float through the air while the locals have a smile for you on every corner, filling your every fibre with a feeling of warmth and excitement in anticipation of the new you, that you have been dreaming of...

Work:
Website

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What is & why do I need Paypal?

What is Paypal?
Paypal is an online business that allows payments to be made with your credit card or nominated bank account via the internet.
Purchasing online can be risky. There is risk of fraud & risk of identity theft, not to mention the setup fees for a merchant facility, website security certificates & added protection you require on your website to accept payments online. Paypal takes away this risk & additional cost. For businesses, Paypal is invaluable. 

What are the benefits?
Multiple Payment Options
Let your customers choose how they pay you - credit card, bank transfer, it is all available through Paypal.

Fraud Protection
Paypal keeps transactions and financial information safe and private.

No Hidden Fees
There are no set-up or account keeping fees with PayPal. You only pay a small percentage for each commercial payment that you receive.

Easy to manage
Receive payments quickly & manage your sales in one safe & secure location.

Speed & security
Paypal does not share your banking or credit card details with the company that you are purchasing from. This alone provides a feeling of security as well as convenience. Knowing that Paypal safeguards your money & protects against fraud, makes it a very attractive tool.

Increase your sales
By not having to outlay large costs to accept online payments, you are already ahead of the game. Not to mention that Paypal gives you access to over 5 million accounts in Australia alone.

Click here to read more about how Paypal can benefit your business.

How do I sign up?
Click here to register your business with Paypal

What are the costs?
Paypal has no setup fees & no hidden charges. Please click here to see their merchant fees.

What if I don't have an e-commerce website?
Paypal is not just for e-commerce websites. What we particularly love is the Paypal Buy Now button - an easy & affordable way to accept payments through your website. Click here to read more.


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Launched: Kerr Hypnosis

Kerr Hypnosis
Hypnosis is an exceptionally gentle and effective way of attaining personal goals and making lasting changes with ease. Hypnosis can be used to quit smoking, lose weight, overcome phobias or fears or to assist in removing unwanted behaviours or habits..
Founder of Kerr Hypnosis & Clinical Hypnosis Specialist, Stephanie Kerr specialises in stress and anxiety reduction, smoking cessation, weight loss, overcoming fears and phobias, ending insomnia, increasing motivation and self esteem, enhancement of creativity, performance improvement and recovery from grief and trauma.

WORK:
Website

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Launched: The Running Shop

The Running Shop - TRS
Located in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, The Running Shop is just that; a retail store dedicated to runners & athletes.
Ross & the team at The Running Shop know all there is to know about running & stock a huge range of shoes, clothing & accessories & offer a world of advice for all types of fitness levels.

WORK:
Logo Design
Business Cards
Post Cards
Gift Vouchers
A Frame
ECommerce Website

EBook Formats

So what's this about format?

HexFX uses a couple of formats to produce ebooks. Our two most popular is PDF and EPUB.

PDF
A PDF is a Portable Document Format, the rest is taken from Wiki:

"A file format created by Adobe Systems, initially to provide a standard form for storing and editing printed publishable documents. Because PDF documents can easily be viewed and printed by users on a variety of computer platforms, they are very common on the internet.

PDF files typically contain brochures, product manuals, magazine articles — up to entire books, as they can embed fonts, images, and other documents. A PDF file contains one or more zoomable page images.

Since the format is designed to reproduce page images, the text traditionally could not be re-flowed to fit the screen width or size. As a result PDF files designed for printing on standard paper sizes are less easily viewed on screens with limited size or resolution, such as those found on mobile phones and PDAs.

PDF files are supported on the following e-book readers: Mobipocket, iRex iLiad, iRex DR1000, Sony Reader, Bookeen Cybook, Foxit eSlick, Amazon Kindle (1, 2, International & DX), Barnes & Noble Nook, the iPad, and the Kobo eReader.


EPUB
The .epub or OEBPS format is an open standard for e-books created by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
It combines three IDPF open standards:
Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0, which describes the content markup (either XHTML or Daisy DTBook)
Open Packaging Format (OPF) 2.0, which describes the structure of an .epub in XML
OEBPS Container Format (OCF) 1.0, which bundles files together (as a renamed ZIP file)

Currently, the format can be read by the Kobo eReader, Apple iPad, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader, BeBook, Bookeen Cybook v. 2.0,COOL-ER, Adobe Digital Editions, Lexcycle Stanza, BookGlutton, AZARDI, Aldiko and WordPlayer on Android and the Mozilla Firefox add-on OpenBerg Lector.

Several other reader software programs are currently implementing support for the format, such as dotReader, FBReader, Mobipocket, uBook and Okular. Another software .epub reader, Lucidor, is in beta. Additionally, the Stanza application for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad can read ePub files offline.

Other formats we offer are html and plain text.

Here is a chart of hardware versus ebook format for you to consider:


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HexFX recommends CALIBRE to manage your ebooks. This amazing, simple to use piece of software enables you to manage, convert, synchronise and view all your ebooks in one location. I use it and I love it! If you can, donate to their cause.

What is an ebook?

What is an ebook?
According to Wiki, "an e-book (short for electronic book and also known as a digital book, ebook, and eBook) is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system. An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose".

E-books are usually read on dedicated hardware devices known as e-Readers or e-book devices. Personal computers and mobile devices, such as iPhone and BlackBerry, and on dedicated eReaders such as the Kobo or Sony Reader. 

Early e-books were generally written for specialty areas and a limited audience, meant to be read only by small and devoted interest groups. The scope of the subject matter of these e-books included technical manuals for hardware, manufacturing techniques, and other subjects. The ease of transferring and storing electronic files gave people the growing opportunities to not have to print all their documents, books, and writings.

Due to exclusiveness and limited readerships of e-books, the fractured market of independents and specialty authors lacked consensus regarding a standard for packaging and selling e-books. E-books continued to gain in their own underground markets. Many e-book publishers began distributing books that were in the public domain. At the same time, authors with books that were not accepted by publishers offered their works online so they could be seen by others. Unofficial (and occasionally unauthorized) catalogs of books became available over the web, and sites devoted to e-books began disseminating information about e-books to the public.

As of 2009, new marketing models for e-books were being developed and dedicated reading hardware was produced. E-books (as opposed to ebook readers) have yet to achieve global distribution. In the United States, as of September 2009, the Amazon Kindle model and Sony's PRS-500 were the dominant ereading devices. By March 2010, some reported that the Barnes & Noble nook may be selling more units than the Kindle. On January 27, 2010 Apple, Inc. launched a multi-function device called the iPad and announced agreements with five of the six largest publishers that would allow Apple to distribute e-books. However, not all authors have endorsed the concept of electronic publishing. J.K Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has stated that there will be no e-versions of her books."

Can anyone write a ebook?
Well, yes. As mentioned in the explanation from Wiki above, ebooks originated from technical manuals and speciality areas for selected audiences. The key to the success of an ebook, is like any book; the marketing and distribution. A person or an author can write a short story, a collection of articles, a novel, a manual, anything that comes to mind, however there must be an audience to receive it.

How do I publish an ebook?
That's where we come in.
Authors have many options when it comes to publishing their ebook, one of these key options is the format the book is published in. HexFX uses several publishing formats depending on the author's requirements. Our most popular is PDF & EPUB.

Tip: We recommend writing your ebook in Microsoft Word, WordPad or OpenOffice Writer and keeping text formatting to a minimum. 

Approval Forms

Click here to to download the following approval forms:

Website Approval Form
Print Approval Form
Logo Approval Form

Legal Stuff

Click here to download HexFX Legal Stuff. Here you will find the following:

Privacy Statement
Company Disclaimer
Web Design Terms & Conditions
Logo Design Terms & Conditions
Graphic Design Terms & Conditions
Photography Terms & Conditions
Confidentiality Agreement

** Please remember to check back regulary as these are subject to change at any time.