Comcast account access issue- clarification

May 30, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

The sequence of events that lead to the comcast.net being redirect were unfortunate; however, there was no security breach or social engineering at Network Solutions. The DNS changes were made by someone with the customer’s log-in information. We helped the customer revert their DNS. All this was done quickly and the DNS began propagating within [...]

8 Tips to Protect Your Domain Registration

May 30, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

We wanted to provide a few tips to you can follow to protect your domain registration. Your domain registration information needs to be protected at all times just like you would protect any other confidential information. By taking some simple precautions you can protect your domain from unauthorized users.
 We hope these 8 Tips to Protect [...]

5 Things Businesses have Forgotten about Domain Names by Rohit Bhargava

May 22, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Ten years ago, a good domain name was the most important thing in the world. Companies would bid millions of dollars to get the right domain name, legal battles would ensue (no pun intended) over who should rightfully own a domain, and registering the right domain name was usually the first step in launching a [...]

Business owners, learn more about personality and your business.

May 21, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Rohit Bhargava – author of “Personality Not Included” – will speak at a networking event presented by Network Solutions and DC Media Makers. The event host is Jonny Goldstein of Jonnyspartay.com. Join us and network with fellow entrepreneurs and local social media experts and practitioners. The event is free and refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday June [...]

Small business ideas for small towns eBook - SmallBizsurvival.com

May 16, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

We interviewed Becky McCray earlier on this blog http://solutionsarepower.com/2008/helping-other-small-businesses-through-a-blog/ and at that time she told us about the forthcoming eBook that she was launching - Small Business Ideas for small towns. The Ebook is launched now and is available for download here. Here are Becky’s thoughts on how she came up with the idea.
“At Small Biz Survival, we focus [...]

Helping Businesses in Baltimore - Jennifer Gunner of the Greater Baltimore Tech Council

May 16, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

I met Jennifer Gunner of the Greater Baltimore Tech Council first at the SocialDevCamp held in Baltimore on May10th. The Tech Council and Network Solutions sponsored the event. The Tech Council is very active in getting their membership acquainted with new technologies, and I had a chance to discuss and brainstorm with Jennifer ideas for [...]

Meeting Greg Cangialosi of BlueSkyFactory in Baltimore

May 16, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Greg Cangialosi is a entrepreneur living in Baltimore, MD USA and & CEO of Blue Sky Factory, Inc, an email marketing service provider. He is a avid blogger and podcaster and has authored the blog, The Trend Junkie, since 2003. I have run into Greg at several local tech events and heard him speak at [...]

Legal Considerations for the Small Business

May 9, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

You have a great product or service and you want to create a business online to market and sell your offering. You likely will have (at least at the beginning) production, operation, and/or delivery issues that will require your focus and attention. However, during your initial start-up, there are a few important legal concerns about [...]

A Solutions Are Power Connection story

May 7, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

Network Solutions organized networking events in Miami, Charlotte and Orlando featuring Guy Kawasaki. At these events the local businesses got a chance to network with each other and with Guy Kawasaki, author and entrepreneur.
Just to give you an illustration of some ideas that were exchanged at these events: In Miami one entrepreneur pitched his idea [...]

How to Blog for Small Businesses - Peter Corbett - iStrategyLabs

May 6, 2008 :: Shashi Bellamkonda

One of the most powerful (and cost efficient) things a small business can do to market itself to a niche audience is to blog. The following video will give you a two minute primer on how to get started and what to think about when implementing a small business blogging initiative.

The PDF of the presentation [...]