We will be doing maintenance on all servers starting at 11:00pm CST on Friday, March 19, 2010. When the maintenance is completed on one server, it will restarted. The downtime is expected to be less then one minute as the system gets back up and running. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at support@onyourmark.com.
We are going to be migrating domains to a new server cluster over the next couple weeks to allow for the expansion of services, the continued availability of services, and the ease of administration of our network. After careful planning and preliminary work, we expect zero downtime for all domains as we move them. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at support@onyourmark.com.
Dear OnYourMark Ecommerce Client,
If you are a wholesale only or do not charge sales tax to your customers, you can disregard this post. We received notice from the state of Wisconsin that beginning April 1, 2010, the 0.5% county sales tax will be in effect in Fond du Lac County. This means that Wisconsin retailers must now charge an additional 0.5% sales tax on goods and services delivered to Fond du Lac County.
Information about the increase can be found on the the Wisconsin Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax Report Dated December 2009.
The bulletin is available at:
http://www.revenue.wi.gov/ise/sales/09-5.pdf
Because of this increase in sales tax we will need to adjust the programming for sales tax calculations made on your site. The adjustment will increase the amount charged to the zip codes in Fond du Lac county. It will take 30 minutes to program the update on your store for the new sales tax rate and test. We will be making the updates early in the day on April 1. Please Note: Any sales to Fond du Lac county prior to when we make the change will not reflect the correct sales tax.
We will be sending an invoice with your April hosting invoice to reflect the time to update your store with the new sales tax rates.
If you have any questions, please email us at support@onyourmark.com.
On Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11:30 pm we will be migrating email to a new server cluster. We expect the email migration to take less then two hours to complete. During this time you will not be able to retrieve new email from the server. We will be spooling email to ensure no email is lost and will unspool email when we have completed the move and tested the system. The reason we are moving email to a new cluster is two fold. First is due to growth of the email system, instead of putting a stopgap on our clients overall email usage we are working to expand our infrastructure to allow for this growth. The second is to ensure we are able to reach our goal of 99.99% uptime by continuing to provide a stable, fault-resistant platform. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at support@onyourmark.com.
Update: The email migration has been completed.
Dear Client,
Throughout the day today our clients have been experiencing brief intermittent service disruptions. We promptly investigated the issues and we could find no problems with our equipment.
We then reported the problem with our upstream provider. Within a short period they called back and reported that they are having problems with the core routers. What this means is the problem is due to something outside of our control. Our service providers are looking into the problem and hope to have a solution soon. They did not give an estimate time, because they are unsure what the exact problem is.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Update: The routing issues have been resolved.
On Friday, January 22, 2010 we will be performing an upgrade of the client blogs system. Please refrain from posting content on your blog until the upgrade is complete. We will post an update here once the upgrades have been completed.
OAK CREEK, WI – The newly redesigned website of Muskus Management Corporation recently went live on the internet. Muskus Management Corporation strives to help businesses use “Technology Tools” to increase their effectiveness by improving their business processes. They believe each of their clients have unique needs. Their goals and management style are their business. Because they work with a diverse community of businesses, they can quickly determine your special accounting and consulting needs and make recommendations to assist in business growth. The new website features expanded content and incorporates bold colors and graphics and completely new navigational tools.
You can find Muskus Management Corporation at www.MusksuMgmt.com . www.MuskusMgmt.com is designed, produced, programmed, hosted and marketed by OnYourMark, LLC.
Cheryl Muskus, the owner of Muskus Management Corporation is also the owner of a The Carmel Rose Florist, LLC, a family owned and operated florist shop in Oak Creek. Carmel Rose is committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts, backed by service that is friendly and prompt. Because all of our customers are important, our professional staff is dedicated to making your experience a pleasant one. That is why we always go the extra mile to make your floral gift perfect. Carmel Rose Florist can be seen at www.CarmelRose.com
We’re adding all of our clients to http://www.Twitter.com
I called annd spoke with a half-dozen clients about the plan to add all of our clients to Twitter. The reaction, “Great – as long as I don’t have to do anything!”
You don’t have to do anything. We’ll post for you occasionally. However, if you do want to post, we’ll give you access to your Twitter account anytime.
The chief reasons for adding a Twtter account for your business:
# 1 Google is indexing Twitter in near-real-time. This gives you an additional back-link to your web presence, increasing your link popularity. Content for your Twitter account should be relevant to your business, making this a relevant link to you. Link popularity and link relevance help increase your ranking results for search.
# 2 Just like blogs (Twitter is, afer all, a micro-blog) new search technologies will emerge to capitalize on this market – and we want you to have market share. Some complimentary technologies are already here and we’ll be telling you more about what we’re doing for you on those soon, too.
# 3 Defense. We want you to have a name that makes sense for your business – before they’re all gone!
# 4 It’s the future. If you don’t believe me, just ask me.
Your suggestions and questions are welcome. We’ll update you individually on your Twitter “handle” – the address at which you’re located on Twitter.
Client examples include:
http://twitter.com/oldworldbuilder
http://twitter.com/dellstimberland
Thank you for the opportunity to be of service. More to come.
Regards,
Keith Klein & the Associates at OnYourMark
Social Media ROI: Socialnomics is by Socialnomics author Erik Qualman. This video showcases several Social Media ROI examples along with other effective Social Media Strategies. Music is by Bob Sinclair (“Tennessee”).
Want to know what the ROI – Return On Investment – is for social media? Watch and be amazed and amused at the numbers in a stylish presentation that takes less than five minutes.
Regards,
Keith
