Monthly Archives: November 2008

I have made the move to a different webhost

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I have made the move to a different web host.  My current (or most recent) one just simply was not adequate.   This old webhost of mine was down almost every other day, and I can’t even begin to count how many tech support requests I had to send them.  On a few occasions, they implied that the fault was my own.   I have had this site for 3-4 years now, and haven’t changed the structure, or database at all, and the errors started happening out of nowhere.  I even got a MySQL database expert (third party) to look things over and he even said “nope, it’s your webhost’s fault.”

I am a bit nervous as changing webhosts can sometimes affect your rankings, but so far so good.  Actually, if anything, traffic has increased some.

I have removed the subdomains from the site and just made them straight pages.  Subdomains are kind of a pain sometimes, and they aren’t as effective as they used to be.

The other thing is that I moved my webhost to the US.   I just couldn’t find a coldfusion webhost in Canada that I was comfortable with.  I use one in the US for some other sites of mine and it has been rock solid for the many years I have been with them.  I hope that having a US ip address doesn’t affect anything.   According to what I have read, it shouldn’t, especially if you declare your site’s geographic location in google’s webmaster tools, which I did a year ago.

So, we’ll see how this goes.   If I can stay on this new webhost and go for more than a week without tech support I will be thrilled.  Oh, wait, it’s already been over a week.   Woohoo!!!

I just discovered Osoyoos

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I have been doing this site for several years now, and I have learned a lot about many of the cities and towns in Canada that I service.  I thought that I had most of the ‘important’ ones on the site, but recently, someone mentioned “Hey, where is Osoyoos BC?”  I thought “Osy-who?”

I looked into it, and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Osyoos area is quite a popular destination, especially in the summmer months.   There are many  home rentals in Osoyoos as well as vacation rentals and even apartments.

I learned that retirees especially like the Osoyoos area and the Okangan Valley.  The arid climate is very favorable and there are plenty of recreational activities in the area.  Osoyoos Lake is a big draw (this lake is considered the warmest lake in Canada).

For more information about Osoyoos, you can visit their town website here.

Anyways, I have added Osoyoos to the site!