Clickfire Press Releases

1/8/09

Clickfire Introduces New Process for Web Host Reviews

Clickfire, a technology portal for Web site owners, bloggers and social media users, today announced its new, unbiased Web host review process.

The new Web host review process from Clickfire is designed to increase transparency and provide a genuine, trustworthy alternative to review sites that feature patently biased or largely promotional reviews. In many cases, these review sites are influenced by Web hosting marketers to the extent that objectivity has become clouded.

“It is important for a serious review site to offer a process that enables visitors to make well-informed decisions and ultimately become more savvy consumers. The lack of critical, empirical Web host reviews does the industry a great disservice,” said Emory Rowland, founder of Design Host Market, Inc., parent company of Clickfire.

Highlights to Clickfire’s hosting review process include:

• Standardization – Clickfire now maintains a standard set of criteria to analyze and report on the performance of Web hosts. The aim is to reduce subjectivity within reviews and allow users to make informed decisions about Web hosting providers.
• Experience – Reviewers are qualified professionals able to ask the right questions and actively seek areas of concern. By only hiring expert-level reviewers who follow prescribed guidelines, Clickfire assures a greater degree of quality and reduces overall variability in the reviewing process.
• Emphasis on testing – Clickfire heavily relies on live account testing and customer support interaction in formulating Web host reviews. By requiring every reviewer to interact with support personnel, reviews are written with a more intimate perspective on the culture and capabilities of each Web host.
• User feedback – Clickfire publishes both positive and negative user feedback to offer an even greater perspective for readers. Comments may be qualified to check for accuracy.

For more details on Clickfire’s new review process, please visit http://www.clickfire.com/how-web-host-reviews-work-at-clickfire/.

For the current list of Clickfire Web host reviews, please visit
http://www.clickfire.com/viewpoints/reviews/webhosts/.

About Clickfire
Launched in 1997 and developed by Design Host Market, Inc., Clickfire has become a reliable destination for those wanting to build, manage and monetize Web sites. Focusing much attention on Web hosting consumers, the site offers news and features for Web site owners, bloggers, and fans of social media. Additional information is available at http://www.clickfire.com.

7/18/07

Clickfire.com Gives away Free Website Templates to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Clickfire.com is giving away a series of free website templates to celebrate the webmaster
resources portal’s ten year anniversary. The templates aim to help web designers eliminate the proverbial drawing board.

Marietta, GA – Clickfire^sm (www.clickfire.com), an established free webmaster resources portal will release a series of free website templates beginning this month to start the countdown to its ten year anniversary. The simple templates can be used by anyone from the casual HTML dabbler to the professional web designer. The templates can be customized and deployed for self or for clients with no charge or obligation.

Clickfire plans to release one template each month starting in July with the last template being released in the December, the month marking the 10th anniversary of Clickfire.com. The free website templates will include a variety of styles from various niches like business, music, gaming, and web hosting. All of the upcoming free website templates will feature:

• Valid HTML/CSS
• Photoshop PSD
• Clean Graphics
• SEO Friendly Design
• Commented Code for Easy Edits

Website templates have become popular among web designers as a way to cut costs and deliver client solutions on schedule. Web designers don’t always look forward to starting a new design from scratch. The client doesn’t always like the first, second or even third design mockup, in which case it’s back to the proverbial drawing board. Quality website templates that have the capability to be quickly installed, edited, and customized to suit project needs can eliminate “back to the drawing board” scenarios

Many design firms are in the business of selling website templates and many offer templates to download free as well. Problems that designers encounter with templates include difficulty editing, lack of validation, missing SEO elements and onerous terms of service that require a link back to the author’s site. Clickfire free website templates were designed specifically to alleviate these common issues.

Commenting on why the templates are being released free of charge, Clickfire webmaster and founder, Emory Rowland explains “I had originally thought of selling some or all of the templates. But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that giving the templates away free was the right option.” He continued, saying “I want to stay true to Clickfire’s roots of giving away free stuff to webmasters. What better time than leading up to our ten year anniversary celebration in December of 2007?”

To be notified when each of the free website templates is released for download, sign up for the free Clickfire Webmaster Newsletter or subscribe to the Clickfire Blog RSS Feed.

About Clickfire

Founded in 1997 by Emory Rowland, Clickfire (http://www.clickfire.com) remains a vibrant free webmaster resources portal featuring viewpoints, tools, and content. Clickfire’s plentiful selection of reviews, tools, and graphics equip both beginning and experienced webmasters. Clickfire is owned by Design
Host Market, Inc.

Contact: Emory Rowland
President
Design Host Market, Inc.
4880 Lower Roswell Rd
Ste 165-217
Marietta, GA 30068-4385