Cpanel is a graphical interface for managing your server or hosting. Today’s web server operating systems such as, for instance, CentOS, do not have a built-in graphical interface That is, they have to be managed from the command line by default. Thus, even for simple administrative tasks you such as adding a new web site you have to type in the correct Linux commands or fill-in a config file unless you have a GUI.

Cpanel not only is an easy-to-use GUI for managing your web hosting, but it also has numerous functionalities to set up and manage a server. Unless you are Linux expert this will be almost impossible in command mode.

Even, if you are good a Linux Cpanel will save you much time for administrative tasks. A Cpanel may cost a few bucks a month, but it will probably save you time worth the multiples of it.

Hosting including CPanel

Cpanel web hosting really is the way to go. You will have less a need for support from your hosting provider, many of which will only help out for free if there is an issue with your hosting, and charge you for administrative tasks.

Some, but not all, hosting providers include Cpanel if you buy hosting with them. Other may charge you a small fee. The bottom line is that you shouldn’t have hosting without, particularly if you are a new webmaster.

Before I have changed to a dedicated server – with Cpanel of course – , I had a hosting account with Hostgator. Their web hosting plans start for less than four dollars a month and include Cpanel! If you want to check out other providers google them for the term Cpanel web hosting.

Cpanel Advantages for a VPS or Dedicated Server

If you are renting a server or have a virtual private server then you usually have to manage and run the server software on your own. Many providers give little if any support unless you have hardware issue, as I can tell from experience. Hostgator might be better in this aspect, but as opposed to web hosting their pricing for servers and VPS is not the best offer in the market.

So when you find a better deal you are somewhat prone to have little support, and this is where Cpanel kicks in. Make sure to opt in for a Cpanel license when you make the server contract because you will get support from Cpanel directly if you encounter an issue, and from my experience they also help out if you don’t know what to do. What’s more is that you can Google many Cpanel related questions, and find help in the Cpanel forum.

The Cpanel license cost for a server should be around 15$ a month, less for a VPS. This money is spent wisely given the ease of use for server administration and setup. Compare this to the rates for hiring a Linux/CENTOS specialist, or the lost revenue should your websites experience a down time.

Now that you understand what is Cpanel do yourself a favour and make sure you it have along your hosting, VPS or dedicated server hardware.

Assumed you have found a turnkey script or built a game site using one of our startup scripts. For a return on investment by means of advertising you have to get visitors to your site, and you have probably been thinking about blog commenting and directory submissions to get backlinks to your web site.

However, getting valuable backlinks by blog commenting has become harder these days because WordPress is the dominant CMS, and most webmasters use the powerful Akismet anti-Spam plugin. Moreover, backlinks from WordPress sites are no-follow by default, which means that these backlinks will not pass any Page Rank juice to your site.

Furthermore, manually looking for web sites to place a comment including a link to your site is very time consuming and tedious task. The good news is that there are a number of tools which automate backlinking by posting to various sites on different IP addresses.

Social Monkee is our favorite tool to obtain 25 backlinks a day for free. Using a Firefox plugin you can submit your content to 25 relevant websites simultaneously while browsing your website. The Social Monkee plugin takes the Meta information from your site, you spin it a bit * and click the submit button. You get 25 instant free do-follow backlinks that easy. Alternatively, you can submit your URLs from the Social Monkee website without using the Firefox plugin.

That’s adds up to 750 free backlinks a month! If that’s not enough you can purchase the premium member ship including 100 free backlinks 3 times a day which gives the opportunity to get as much as 9000 do-follow backlinks a month for a one-time fee of 47$ only.

As a premium member you will also get access to the full backlink reports and have access to RSS feeds which are very useful for faster indexing. As a free member you can obtain 750 free do-follow links at no cost or obligation.

We can really recommend using Social Monkee a part of your link building strategy – no strings attached!

*) Spinning backlinks by varying titles, descriptions and keywords makes your backlinks look more natural in the eyes of Google and other Search Engines. How to use Social Monkee including spinning your submissions is well explained in video tutorials and FAQs.

PHP Dir Submit is the solution, it allows you, the owner to set up a semi-automatic directory submission service website within minutes. You can either use the site privately or make money by selling the service. The script allows you to do both right out of the box so you have a choice.

There are so many automatic directory submitters  out there, what’s so unqiue about PHP Dir Submit? Well, first of all, it’s an online based software (turnkey script) so it can be used by anyone who has an internet connection. Secondly, it has three submission tools packed within the same site, which means you or your users can get the work done more quickly and have all the website details, articles, bookmarks..etc saved in one single place. The end result is less passwords to remember, less clicks to get the same tasks done, and more time for you to do any important tasks in your business or life.

The script has an admin section that allows you to add more directories and social bookmark sites, send emails to users, see what the users have submitted..and more.

For more information about script and to see it in action, visit www.phpdirsubmit.com.

By popular demand we now officially offer to install your Arcade site using a theme from WPArcade, or MyArcadeBlog Pro. We will do everything for you, and you don’t have to worry about anything.

Your hosting provider needs to have CPanel, we recommend Hostgator, but are also happy to provide you with our own quality hosting at competitive rates.

Build your own Arcade Game Site or have your own Arcade Site  setup for and make Money! For a quote please contact us using the form at the bottom of the sidebar.

Below you find the feedback (see comment) from our customer Carolyn, whom we have installed Chico’s Free Games:

“I love my gaming script I purchased from you! Thanks for all your awesome work and patients. Everything done perfect, your work is remarkable! I can’t say enough about your professional work, manners and kindness! You really know how to treat and work with your customers! As “The Terminator” says I’ll be back ! Thanks a million!”

and Amar, whom we have setup bakwaas.com says:

“It was a wonderful experience setting up a new arcade site through startupscripts. The support and implementation was quick and fast. The whole experience was hassle-free even for a newbie like me. If I can run a successful arcade site then anyone can!! I highly recommend startupscripts!!”

This time we look at  some more details of MyArcadeBlog and WPArcade, which offers a number of nice WordPress powered Arcade Game themes. There are currently seven Arcade game site designs available, and this is what it mainly differentiates WPArcade from competitors like MyArcadeBlog.

Remember, you have to keep publishing new games to retain the love of Search Engines. Whereas MyArcadeBlog Pro adds games automatically based on a predefined trigger WPArcade lets you schedule publishing new games which you get for free from Mochi.

www.flashvideogames.info has been built using the NextWPA theme from WPAracde. NextWPA ships with a useful setup guide, so it is really easy to install your new Arcade site. NextWPA has a price tag of 29$, and you can also use it on an unlimited number of sites like MyArcadeBlog Pro (*).

However, should you be new to WordPress you may be better off with MyArcadeBlog, which is not only cheaper and a bit more powerful, but also has second to none support from the owner Daniel. WPArcade on the other hand is the right choice for a rich variety of predefined themes, each for 29$.

Both Arcade game site WordPress themes are equally Search Engine optimized, yet WPArcade’s preloaded game list is expandable in contrast to FunGames, the default theme of MyArcadeBlog which needs a bit of tweaking so that the game list isn’t either too long or to short.

(*) At the time of this writing, please check vendor sites as terms may change.

Tip:

Monetizing your new Arcade site with downloaded Mochi games isn’t worth the occupied disk space as earnings are totally ridiculous. Rather, we recommend do not download the Mochi games. For the user experience it doesn’t matter as games appear local to your site.

This way the required disk space is minimal and you don’t pay a cent for gaming bandwidth. Let Mochi pay that. You can still earn well using Adsense and affiliate programs for example.

Stay tuned for the last part of this series which is about Emanuele Feronato’s Triqui – a soon as Triqui is compatible with the latest WordPress editions.