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		<title>SaGeek SnapBill Review</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/05/03/sageek-snapbill-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SnapBill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since it&#8217;s launch to the South African public in March 2010 SnapBill, Lusion Technologies online billing and service provisioning system, has gone from strength to strength. Like SnapBill many online billing systems claim to be easy to use, affordable and fully brandable, but as we all know the proof is in the pudding. So we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since it&#8217;s launch to the South African public in March 2010 SnapBill, Lusion Technologies online billing and service provisioning system, has gone from strength to strength. Like SnapBill many online billing systems claim to be easy to use, affordable and fully brandable, but as we all know the proof is in the pudding. So we asked Quintin van Rooyen, author of the <a href="http://g33q.co.za/" target="_blank">SaGeek blog</a>, to test drive the SnapBill system and let us know what he thought.</p>
<p>You will be pleased to know that SnapBill passed the test with flying colours.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;SnapBill is what e-commerce in South Africa has been waiting for. I give SnapBill a Q rating of Four out of Five&#8230; In fact, I am so impressed with SnapBill that it will be the first product that I will list on my &#8216;<a href="http://g33q.co.za/category/sageek-recommended/" target="_blank">Sageek Recommended Products</a>&#8216; page.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Check out the full SaGeek SnapBill review <a href="http://g33q.co.za/2010/05/02/review-snapbill-online-billing-system/#more-154" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h3>If you don&#8217;t put your two cents in, how can you get change?</h3>
<p>Are you tech savvy? Do you write your own blog? Then we want you! The SnapBill system is constantly being updated and improved. We would therefore like to invite you to test drive the SnapBill system and let us know what you think. If you would like to review the system or give us feedback feel free to <a href="http://www.snapbill.com/contact" target="_blank">drop us an email</a>.</p>
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		<title>Benefits of Local Hosting for South Africans</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/04/21/benefits-of-local-hosting-for-south-africans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/04/21/benefits-of-local-hosting-for-south-africans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ZA Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South African web hosting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before setting up your website you need to ask yourself whether the site will be making use of international or local hosting.  International hosting has usually won the argument in the past with cheaper packages offering more bandwidth, but you may be pleasantly surprised with recent developments in the local hosting industry. Maybe even enough [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before setting up your website you need to ask yourself whether the site will be making use of international or local hosting.  International hosting has usually won the argument in the past with cheaper packages offering more bandwidth, but you may be pleasantly surprised with recent developments in the local hosting industry. Maybe even enough to bring out your &#8216;proud South African&#8217; streak and motivate you to move your website&#8217;s hosting to a local server. Join me as I have a look into what the South African web hosting market can offer you and why it may be a good time to start hosting at home.</p>
<p>It is essential to identify your businesses&#8217; needs before making a choice between hosting locally or internationally. Identifying your needs will ensure that you choose a hosting solution that not only provides your website with a home on the internet, but will encourage your business to grow and flourish. I have broken down a few key points for you to consider when pondering the benefits of hosting locally.</p>
<h3><span id="more-630"></span>A Question of Bandwidth</h3>
<p>One of the main differences between local and international hosting is the amount of bandwidth you receive. South African hosting has traditionally left users with less bandwidth at their disposal &#8211; when compared to international hosting packages of the same price. South Africa has less bandwidth capacity than most other countries which is worsened by the fact that the industry was monopolized by large telecommunications companies in its &#8216;formative years&#8217;. Therefore higher prices have always seemed to be the norm.</p>
<p>In late 2004 claims were made that prices offered by South African ISP&#8217;s were as high as 286% and 480% more expensive than a comparable offering from an Egyptian ISP! Reassuringly times have changed. Due to a more competitive market prices seem to be decreasing and South African consumers can look forward to more bandwidth for their buck in years to come.</p>
<h3>The Need for Speed</h3>
<p>This allows local hosting to really shine. Hosting your website in South Africa means that it runs about 3 times faster than if the site is hosted internationally. A definite win for South African web hosting! The increase in speed when hosting locally as opposed to international hosting can be attributed to the unfortunate telecommunication bottle-neck we have in South Africa and not to the inferiority of international servers (that are usually even faster than local servers). The slow line speeds and expensive packages offered by Telkom also mean international pages are served slower than locally hosted pages. Hosting locally therefore means having a website that loads considerably faster for local users &#8211; allowing visitors to your site to browse with greater ease. Increasing visitor satisfaction.</p>
<h3>Quality Support</h3>
<p>Hosting locally can also increase your access to and the quality of  support. Many international hosting companies offer support services for their South African clients, but lack the local knowledge to provide a truly exceptional support service. Using a reputable local company to host on a South African server means you have easier access to quality support. Most South African hosting companies provide 24/7/365 telephone and/or email support and several cite turnaround times for support queries as 1 hour.</p>
<h3>More Uptime for your Target Market</h3>
<p>Do you want to host a website aimed at the South African market? Using a South African server to host your website will allow optimum access for South African users. Preferential loading times and higher server uptime will ensure that your website functions best for South African users. Greater server uptime for locally hosted websites is not a result of shortcomings on the side of international server, but instead a direct result of the operation of South African ISP&#8217;s. Local ISP&#8217;s loose their link to international servers more frequently and with greater ease than to local servers. Thus it stands to reason that if your target market consists of South Africans &#8211; rather than international users &#8211; a locally hosted site will ensure optimum access to them.</p>
<h3>Should you?</h3>
<p>Considering whether to host your website on a South African server as opposed to an international server still remains a choice that we all have to ponder at some stage. And it would seem that the outcome of this competition is becoming less of a one horse race. With the South African ISP market getting more competitive and the days of exorbitant bandwidth pricing becoming a thing of the past it would seem that South African hosting is turning into a viable option.</p>
<p>Hosting locally on a South African server will ensure more uptime for your website, preferential loading time and faster browsing for South African visitors, greater access to trusted support and optimum access for your target market. Hosting your website in South Africa also holds benefits with regards to Search Engine Optimization as search engines such as Google will determine their search results based on your websites locale. Could now be a good time to reassess your website hosting and make the switch?</p>
<h3>Links</h3>
<p>For local hosting I recommend you take a look at <a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/" target="_blank">Lusion Technologies</a>. Lusion is a South African web hosting company that offers great deals on<a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/web-hosting" target="_blank"> local hosting packages</a>. With exceptional support and near flawless uptime they will definitely be able to give your website the edge.</p>
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		<title>How to Enable your South African PayPal Account on SnapBill</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/03/30/how-to-enable-your-south-african-paypal-account-on-snapbill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SnapBill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First National Bank (FNB) recently released PayPal for South Africa after closing an exclusive deal with the international payment gateway. Consequently you may have heard the buzz emanating from SnapBill&#8217;s seamless integration of PayPal and be wondering how you, as a South African PayPal account holder, can enable and use this payment method. Read on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First National Bank (FNB) recently released PayPal for South Africa after closing an exclusive deal with the international payment gateway. Consequently you may have heard the buzz emanating from <a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/03/26/snapbill-south-africa-to-seamlessly-integrate-paypal/" target="_blank"><strong>SnapBill&#8217;s seamless integration of PayPal</strong></a> and be wondering how you, as a South African PayPal account holder, can enable and use this payment method. Read on to find out what the PayPal payment option in SnapBill entails, what you need to use the service and how to go about enabling it.</p>
<h3>What PayPal integration means for the SnapBill user</h3>
<p>If you are a FNB account holder you can now get a PayPal account which will not only allow you to send money, but also receive funds from millions of potential international customers. SnapBill has recognised the potential this holds for it&#8217;s users and integrated PayPal to offer all SnapBill users and their clients another safe and easy way to get their SnapBill invoices paid.</p>
<p>SnapBill currently supports payments for SnapBill generated invoices in ZAR and USD via credit card and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). With the new PayPal integration SnapBill users can also accept payments in USD via PayPal from any of the over 200 million PayPal users in 190 countries and regions. Only PayPal payments in USD are supported since PayPal payments are only done in USD (there is currently no support for South African Rand).</p>
<h3>What you need to enable PayPal in SnapBill</h3>
<p>You will need to have the following to use this service:</p>
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<td width="25%" align="center" valign="center"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-596" title="paypal-logo" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/paypal-logo.jpg" alt="paypal-logo" width="145" height="42" /></a></td>
<td width="75%" align="left" valign="center">A <strong>PayPal</strong> account</td>
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<td width="25%" align="center" valign="center"><a href="http://www.fnb.co.za/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-599" title="FNB-logo" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/FNB-logo.jpg" alt="FNB-logo" width="145" height="64" /></a></td>
<td width="75%" align="left" valign="center">Qualifying <strong>FNB</strong> personal or business current account<br />
(<a href="https://www.fnb.co.za/commercial/online-banking/pay-pal-business.html" target="_blank">Visit the FNB website to view their conditions</a>)</td>
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<td width="25%" align="center" valign="center"><a href="http://www.snapbill.com" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-597" title="snapbill-logo" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/logo-copy1.jpg" alt="snapbill-logo" width="144" height="57" /></a></td>
<td width="75%" align="left" valign="center">A Free or Premium <strong>SnapBill</strong> account</td>
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<h3><span id="more-584"></span>How to Enable your South African PayPal Account on SnapBill</h3>
<p>Enabling PayPal as a payment option on your Free or Premium SnapBill account its easy<strong>.</strong> Follow the steps below to enable PayPal on your SnapBill account:</p>
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<li>Log<strong> </strong>in to the SnapBill online billing system</li>
<li>Click on <em>Setup</em> in the navigation menu on the left of your screen</li>
<li>Under the <em>Setup</em> section click on <em>Payment</em></li>
<li>You will now see three payment options &#8211; <em>Electronic Funds Transfer, Credit Card Payment </em>and<em> PayPal</em></li>
<li>Click the<em> Enable</em> button next to the <em>PayPal</em> heading</li>
<li>Enter your <strong>PayPal email address</strong> under <em>Account Details</em> and click <em>Save Changes</em></li>
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<p>You have now activated PayPal as a payment option for your SnapBill generated invoices. To disable PayPal as a payment option simply click <em>Disable</em> next to the <em>PayPal</em> payment option under <em>Payments</em> in the <em>Setup</em> section of your navigation menu on the left of your screen.</p>
<h3>What does it cost?</h3>
<p><strong>SnapBill does not charge anything for this service!</strong> You will however be charged the associated fees from both PayPal and FNB.</p>
<p>PayPal charges 3.4% + $0.30 USD per transaction if your monthly sales are between $0.00 USD &#8211; $3,000.00 USD. PayPal charges no monthly or recurring gateway fees. In addition to the standard PayPal fees FNB also charges a transaction only fee of 1.5% when you withdraw money from your PayPal account to your South African bank account.</p>
<p>You will also need to take into account the Dollar to Rand conversion fees (and vice versa) charged by your bank. You should contact your bank for more detail regarding these and how they affect your payments.</p>
<p>For more information feel free to contact<a href="http://www.snapbill.com/contact" target="_blank"> SnapBill support</a>.</p>
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		<title>SnapBill South Africa to Seamlessly Integrate PayPal</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/03/26/snapbill-south-africa-to-seamlessly-integrate-paypal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SnapBill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[invoice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invoicing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online billing system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting your SnapBill generated invoices paid has never been so easy!
SnapBill, Lusion Technologies&#8217; free online, white label, billing and service provisioning system will be among the first South African online billing systems to seamlessly integrate PayPal, offering all SnapBill users another safe, easy way to pay and get paid online.
The Lusion Technologies team announced the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-573" title="paypal-snapbill-fade" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/paypal-snapbill-fade.jpg" alt="paypal-snapbill-fade" width="626" height="224" />Getting your SnapBill generated invoices paid has never been so easy!</p>
<p><strong>SnapBill</strong>, Lusion Technologies&#8217; free online, white label, billing and service provisioning system will be among the first South African online billing systems to seamlessly integrate PayPal, offering all SnapBill users another safe, easy way to pay and get paid online.</p>
<p><span id="more-557"></span>The <strong>Lusion Technologies</strong> team announced the exciting news hours after FNB confirmed their partnership with PayPal. South African blogs and forums  have been buzzing since First National Bank confirmed the rumors of an exclusive (for now anyway) partnership earlier this week, as this would now allow South African PayPal users to not only pay online, but withdraw payments they have received through PayPal via their qualifying FNB personal or business current accounts.</p>
<p><strong>PayPal</strong> offers online users a secure service through which to engage in online transactions, allowing users to send and receive funds from other users in any participant PayPal country. PayPal claims the platform offers a safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay in the way they prefer, including via credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances, without sharing financial information like your credit card or bank account number.</p>
<p><strong>Who can use this service?</strong></p>
<p>The fully integrated PayPal facility will be available to all registered SnapBill users  &#8211; free and premium account holders &#8211; who have a registered South African PayPal account and bank with FNB (<a href="https://www.fnb.co.za/commercial/online-banking/pay-pal-business.html" target="_blank">visit the FNB website to view their conditions</a>). All SnapBill users will be able to select PayPal as a payment method for their SnapBill generated invoices along side the current EFT or credit card payment options.</p>
<p>To enable PayPal as a payment option all SnapBill users need do is go to <em>Payment</em> under their <em>Setup</em> menu, enter their PayPal user ID and click enable. As simple as that! They will then be able to accept and make payments on or for any SnapBill generated invoices via PayPal.</p>
<p><strong>What this will mean for the SnapBill user?</strong></p>
<p>More than 200 million people in 190 countries and regions trust and use PayPal to send and receive money. With the integration of PayPal into the SnapBill system you can now accept payments from any PayPal user in any country or any invoice or service billed via SnapBill. Getting your SnapBill invoices paid has never been so easy!</p>
<p><strong>Seamless </strong><strong>SnapBill/PayPal integrating is set to be </strong><strong>launched on the </strong><strong>1st of April 2010 </strong>- no April fools joke!</p>
<p>To find out more about enabling PayPal as a payment method on your SnapBill account please <a href="http://www.snapbill.com/contact">Contact SnapBill</a> or <a href="../../contact/" target="_blank">Lusion Technologies</a>.</p>
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		<title>SnapBill QuickStart Guide: Online billing made easy</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/03/11/snapbill-quickstart-guide-online-billing-made-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SnapBill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you have heard the buzz,  checked out the SnapBill website and signed up for the ultimate online billing system. But what do you do now? As you may know by now SnapBill is packed with a comprehensive list of features to ensure your billing and client management worries are over. But for first time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you have heard the buzz,  checked out the <a href="https://www.snapbill.com">SnapBill website</a> and signed up for the ultimate online billing system. But what do you do now? As you may know by now SnapBill is packed with a comprehensive list of features to ensure your billing and client management worries are over. But for first time online billing system users learning how to use the SnapBill system can seem a bit daunting.</p>
<p>The team at SnapBill are here to help. They have compiled an informative QuickStart Guide to take all worries out of your SnapBill startup.</p>
<p>This guide has been designed to lead the first time SnapBill user through the systems features. It will assist you in getting to know the system, it&#8217;s navigation menu, it&#8217;s client management and billing capabilities. Allowing you to immediately get more out of your SnapBill experience! So read on to learn how to breeze through your SnapBill startup or view and download the guide from the <a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/assets/Downloads/SnapBill-QuickTour-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">SnapBill QuickStart Guide</a> link on <a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/reseller-hosting/" target="_blank">Lusion&#8217;s Reseller Hosting</a> page.<span id="more-482"></span></p>
<p><strong>Welcome to SnapBill</strong> Follow the easy steps below to get started</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-488" title="steps-image" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/steps-image.jpg" alt="steps-image" width="640" height="136" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong> </strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>SnapBill Login</strong></p>
<p>Note your username, password and login link supplied in the welcome email. Follow the link to SnapBill and login using your username and password. You can log into SnapBill anytime, anywhere and from any web enabled device by going to <a href="https://billing.snapbill.com/login" target="_blank">https://billing.snapbill.com/login</a>.</p>
<p><strong>1. Getting Started: The SnapBill Setup Wizard</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-505" title="1-getting-started" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1-getting-started1.jpg" alt="1-getting-started" width="640" height="169" />Getting started is easy.</p>
<p>When you first login to SnapBill the Setup Wizard will prompt you to begin setting up your account.<br />
First enter General and Public Details for you account. The details you enter here will remain secure and are only released for services that require them e.g. domain registrations. Ensure that all compulsory fields are filled in correctly.</p>
<p>Now enter your Invoice Details. The details you enter here will appear on all of your SnapBill invoices.</p>
<p>Lastly set up your basic Branding. Adjust the basic colour scheme and headers for your invoices. You can fully customize SnapBill to suite your brand by using the Advanced Branding option. You can upload a logo or individually edit headers and colours. To use the Advanced Branding feature go to Branding under the Setup navigation menu after you have completed the Setup Wizard. Choose Advanced Branding from the Branding Type dropdown box and select the desired function from the Branding Option dropdown menu.</p>
<p>Once completed remember to save these changes.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Note:</strong> Any of these settings can be changed later in the Setup section in the Navigation Menu on the left of your SnapBill screen</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>2. Taking the next step: Navigating SnapBill</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">All of SnapBills powerful features can be accessed through the Navigation Menu on the left of your SnapBill screen. The Navigation Menu contains 5 main categories:</p>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard</li>
<li>Clients</li>
<li>Billing</li>
<li>Statistics</li>
<li>Setup</li>
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<p>Take some time to explore each of the Navigation Menu categories and familiarise yourself with the features each on them contain.</p>
<p><em>Dashboard: Recent account activity and billing summary</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-511" title="dashboard" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dashboard.jpg" alt="dashboard" width="388" height="232" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The Dashboard screen allows you to keep track of Recent Activity on your SnapBill account &#8211; monitor communications with clients, invoices and payments sent and received. It also presents you with a Summary of your clients billing history that allows you to determine, at a glance, paid and unpaid invoices as well as cost and profit totals for 4 months.</p>
<p><em>Statistics: View client, payment and invoice statistics</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-512" title="statistics" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/statistics.jpg" alt="statistics" width="395" height="219" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To view statistics on your clients, invoices and services click on the Statistics section in the Navigation Menu on the left of your screen. Now simply click on each of the options in the Navigation Menu to display your desired statistics.</p>
<p><strong>3. Clients: Add and modify clients, invoices and charges</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Add a new client</em></p>
<p>To add a client to SnapBill click on the Clients section in the Navigation Menu on the left of your screen. Click on Add client and enter your clients details.</p>
<p>To complete click on Add client to save the information.</p>
<p>You can repeat this proccess as many times as you like to add all your clients to the SnapBill system. Once all your clients are added you can further modify and manage each record by clicking on the client’s name under the Clients section of the Navigation Menu.</p>
<p><em>Client Management</em></p>
<p>To locate a spesific client use the search box on the top left of your SnapBill screen.</p>
<p>Once you have located the client you can modify their information, view their account statement, create and send them an invoice, quote or email. Add a service, charge or user to their account and merge two client records or remove a client record.</p>
<p><strong>4. Billing: Process payments, export data, create and send invoices/quotes</strong></p>
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<p>To create an invoice, add a charge, proccess a payment or export data click on the Billing section in the Navigation Menu on the left of your screen.</p>
<p><em>Creating an invoice or quote</em></p>
<p>You can create a quote or invoice for a new or existing client. Go to the Billing section in the Navigation Menu and click on Create an Invoice. Now simply choose the client that the invoice or quote is intended for. Enter the service description, unit cost and total<br />
and click either Save as Draft, Send as Quote or Send Invoice.</p>
<p><em>Adding a charge</em></p>
<p>You can add a charge to a new or existing client. Go to the Billing section in the Navigation Menu and click Add a Charge. Now choose the client that the charge is intended for and enter the charge information and recurrence.</p>
<p>Adding a charge for a specific date will cause an invoice to automatically be generated and sent out for charges set to occur/recur on the specified date below. If there are more than one charge set to occur/recur on a day then all charges will be combined into a single invoice for you.</p>
<p>Charges are automated and there is no need to create an invoice after adding a charge.</p>
<p><strong>5. Setup: Modify and manage your settings, services, payments and branding</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Modify Settings</em></p>
<p>To modify your General, Public and Invoice details click on Settings under the Setup section of the Navigation Menu on the left of your screen. To enable Electronic Funds Transfers and Credit Card payments click on Payment under the Setup section on the Navigation Menu on the Left of your screen.</p>
<p><em>Adding a Service</em></p>
<p>You can use SnapBill to sell or resell your own or other companies services. To add your own service complete with customised signup form, go to the Setup section in the Navigation Menu. Click Services and then Add a Service. Fill in your service name and click Add service.</p>
<p>You can now edit your newly created service by adding packages and specifying pricing. You can also use the custom form creator to add custom data fields, for the chosen service, to the online sign up form. These fields help to store data about the service and allow you to customise various sign up options and parameters.</p>
<p>Once you have specified your package and custom form fields you can view your online signup form at https://yoursnapbillusername.snapbill.com/signup. You can now have clients signup and pay for your services online through your fully customised signup page.</p>
<p><em>Complete Branding</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-525" title="branding" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/branding.jpg" alt="branding" width="640" height="177" />To modify your SnapBill branding click Branding in the Setup section of the Navigation Menu on the left of your screen. Select the desired option from the dropboxes in the Branding Control window  and upload a logo or individually edit header colours and text.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>6. Refill/Withdraw: SnapBill credits</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-528" title="6-refill" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/6-refill1.jpg" alt="6-refill" width="437" height="205" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Your SnapBill account balance is displayed in the top right of your screen. You can use the credits in this account to purchase services on the SnapBill system and pay your monthly SnapBill fees. When clients make payments to you via credit card the amount will be reflected on your SnapBill balance.</p>
<p>To refill or withdraw your SnapBill credits click on the Refill/Withdraw quick-link at the top right of your SnapBill screen.</p>
<p>Well, that is it for the SnapBill QuickStart Guide. You should by now have explored SnapBill&#8217;s features and be well on your way to getting your billing done in a snap!</p>
<p>Remember: If you would like to view and download the QuickStart guide go to <a href="http://www.lusion.co.za/assets/Downloads/SnapBill-QuickStart-Guide.pdf" target="_blank">QuickStart Guide Download</a> or if you require any further assistance send an <a href="http://www.snapbill.com/contact">email to SnapBill</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to SnapBill!
We have compiled a QuickTour of all of SnapBill&#8217;s features to help you get better acquainted with what our online billing system can do for you. Take the tour below or visit the SnapBill website to learn more about this powerful system.

What is SnapBill?
SnapBill is a free online, white label, billing and service [...]]]></description>
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<p>We have compiled a QuickTour of all of SnapBill&#8217;s features to help you get better acquainted with what our online billing system can do for you. Take the tour below or visit the <a title="SnapBill website" href="https://www.snapbill.com" target="_blank">SnapBill website</a> to learn more about this powerful system.<strong><span id="more-451"></span><br />
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<p><strong>What is SnapBill?</strong></p>
<p>SnapBill is a free online, white label, billing and service provisioning system that you can customise to fully suit your own brand, manage clients and invoices, process payments and efficiently automate all your billing requirements.</p>
<p>SnapBill offers a comprehensive mix of billing and client management features. It is automated, secure, accessible and has a powerful built in service provisioning functionality. SnapBill can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world, from any web enabled device and at any time. Take the SnapBill QuickTour below to explore its features and find out what SnapBill can do for you!</p>
<p><strong>What can SnapBill do?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Quick Quotations and Invoices, Automated Charges and Powerful Recurring Billing</strong></p>
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<p>Use SnapBill to quickly and easily draw up quotations for your clients. Quotations are sent via email and may then either be accepted or rejected by your client. If accepted an invoice will automatically be generated and sent out. If there is a credit card present on your clients account then they will also be automatically billed. Your SnapBill account is then credited with the funds.</p>
<p>You may add any charge to a clients account and set the charge to recur for any period of time. This is the power and flexibility of SnapBill. When your bill date arrives SnapBill automatically generates and sends out your invoices. SnapBill groups charges, set to recur on the same date, and composes a single invoice which is sent out to your client.</p>
<p><strong>Automated Statements, Payment Reminders and Late Payment Notices</strong></p>
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<p>Let SnapBill alert, remind and warn your clients of funds due. Upon processing or receving payment SnapBill will automatically send out statements and payment processed notices. If a client is outstanding on their payments SnapBill can warn them of account suspensions or terminations.</p>
<p>You may resend invoices and statements as many times as you wish and even set multiple recipients. Add a billing contact to your client and SnapBill will automatically direct any billing correspondence to this contact.</p>
<p><strong>Collect Payments from Clients, No Gateway Needed</strong></p>
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<p>Say goodbye to third party payment gateways. SnapBill is your billing and payment gateway solution all in one. With extremely competitive rates you cannot go wrong. Now you can accept Visa and Mastercard payments (American Express and Diners Club coming soon) directly from your clients without any recurring monthly or annual gateway fees.</p>
<p>SnapBill charges R2 + 8% per transaction (rate reduction soon) and credits the collected funds directly to your account. Your clients will clearly see the charge as *SNAPBILL* on their statements. SnapBill even does fraud checking on your client before we change your clients account state from new to active. If we find anything out of place we will inform you before proceeding.</p>
<p><strong>Manage Clients and Keep Track of Communication</strong></p>
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<p>SnapBill allows your to easily manage your client personal information. Add contacts to client accounts or send emails directly from within SnapBill. All correspondence sent from SnapBill to clients is logged and accessible under a clients account. This makes it easy to determine what message a client has been sent as well as view the historical responses.</p>
<p>Use SnapBill to email all your clients at once. Email sent from SnapBill appears to come from your own email addresses. SnapBill makes managing client communication easy and organised.</p>
<p><strong>Provision Custom Services, Set Packages and Pricing and Customise Database Fields</strong></p>
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<p>The power of SnapBill lies in the ability for you to add your own custom services to the system. These services are customisable by adding packages, pricing and by altering the payment term or even the custom fields stored in the database. Any service added to the SnapBill system is immediately available to be ordered online by your clients.</p>
<p>Custom services are added automatically to your sign up form and your billing management center (so clients may order them online) and may be added manually to any client account within SnapBill. The client will then instantly and automatically be billed for the new service on their account.</p>
<p><strong>Fully White-Label and Beautifully Brandable</strong></p>
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<p>Applying your business branding to SnapBill is easy and intuitive. Set your primary business colours and upload your company logo using the advanced branding feature. This branding configuration is automatically applied to quotations, invoices, statements and notices. Even your sign up form and billing management center are automatically branded to your business quickly and easily by setting just a few values.</p>
<p>Please note: free account members will have a link present at the bottom of each quotation, invoice and statement which informs the viewer that SnapBill was responsible for generating it. If you wish to remove this link then please sign up for a &#8220;<a title="Sign up for SnapBill today!" href="http://www.snapbill.com/packages-and-pricing/" target="_blank">Premium</a>&#8221; account.</p>
<p><strong>Automatically Generated Sign Up Forms and Billing Management Center</strong></p>
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<p>SnapBill is aimed at users providing online services and because of this the SnapBill system provides you with an automatically generated sign up form (located at <strong>http://username.snapbill.com/signup</strong>) which you may direct your new or existing clients to if they wish to sign up for any of your services. These are services that you add to SnapBill and set your pricing for. Once a client signs up via your sign up form SnapBill will automatically generate an invoice and send it to them. If the client signed up with a credit card SnapBill will also bill them for you.</p>
<p>Existing clients may login to the billing management center (located at <strong>http://username.snapbill.com/</strong>) and view both their outstanding and paid invoices as well as the services they are currently signed up for. They may set payment methods as well as add or remove credit cards on their account. Existing clients may also use the billing management center to order and pay for any of your services online.</p>
<p><strong>Useful Statistics, Graphs and Reports</strong></p>
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<p>View useful graphs and statistics from within SnapBill. Getting a complete overview of your business has never been this easy. SnapBill will even generate statistics for your own custom services. See what services and packages your clients have been ordering as well as what they have been paying you. View your income and expenditure on a monthly basis in both tabular and graphical formats.</p>
<p><strong>Get Started</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pricing and Signup</strong></p>
<p>We have two versions of SnapBill available, and we’re sure that one of them will suite your business billing and service provisioning needs. Take a look at the table below and see which one fits your business the best or visit our <a title="Packages and Pricing" href="https://www.snapbill.com/packages-and-pricing/" target="_blank">Packages and Pricing section</a> on the SnapBill website.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-453" title="tour-9" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tour-9.jpg" alt="tour-9" width="640" height="448" /></p>
<p>If you wish to obtain a Free account you may do so now and upgrade later from within your SnapBill account. You can use your Free account for as long as you like and will never be obligated to upgrade. For unlimited and fully white label access to SnapBill register for a Premium account.</p>
<p>If you would like to harness the power of SnapBill proceed to  <a title="Free account signup" href="https://www.snapbill.com/registration-form" target="_blank">FREE Account</a> signup or  <a title="Premium account signup" href="https://www.snapbill.com/premuim-registration-form" target="_blank">PREMIUM Account</a> signup. It takes less than a minute to join!</p>
<p>If you require more information on the system go to the <a title="SnapBill website" href="https://www.snapbill.com" target="_blank">SnapBill website</a> or feel free to <a title="SnapBill contact us" href="https://www.snapbill.com/contact" target="_blank">Contact us</a>.</p>
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		<title>SnapBill: Free online billing and service provisioning system features and benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
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SnapBill is a free online white label billing and services provisioning system that you can customize fully to suit your own brand, use to manage clients and invoices, process payments and efficiently automate your billing requirements. The system is 100% free to use to anyone.  SnapBill has been open to selected pre-registrations and referrals since [...]]]></description>
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<p>SnapBill is a <strong>free</strong> online white label <strong>billing and services provisioning</strong> system that you can customize fully to suit your own brand, use to manage clients and invoices, process payments and efficiently automate your billing requirements. The system is 100% free to use to anyone.  SnapBill has been open to selected pre-registrations and referrals since February of this year. The billing system has been two years in the making and anticipation is building for its launch to the public in March 2010.</p>
<p>As part of the build up to the launch we have decided to take you through some of SnapBill&#8217;s features and benefits to whet your appetite. So join us on our tour the find out what SnapBill can do for you.</p>
<p><span id="more-381"></span>It&#8217;s 100% FREE!</p>
<p>Firstly, and crucially, <strong>SnapBill is free</strong>. The free system allows you to utilize all of SnapBill&#8217; s powerful features &#8211; no monthly charges, no hidden fees. The free system gives you 25 fully brandable invoices per month and the ability to manage 50 clients &#8211; perfect for small businesses who want to keep track of their billing professionally, without having to add to their overheads.</p>
<p>If your company issues more than 25 invoices per month or has more than 50 clients  you can easily upgrade to a premium account. For only <strong>R50/month  + (R1/client &gt; 50)</strong> the premium account allows you to send unlimited invoices and <strong>fully utilize SnapBill&#8217;s powerful features</strong>.</p>
<h3>Bill and provision services anywhere</h3>
<p>SnapBill is accessible &#8211; it can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world, from any web enabled device at any time.</p>
<h3>Automation of tasks</h3>
<p>Billing and managing clients and invoices can be a time consuming task often requiring repetitive but essential processes. SnapBill has been created with the powerful capability to <strong>reliably automate</strong> these repetitive tasks saving you time and ensuring you are always in control of your billing. SnapBill can <strong>automatically</strong> issue recurring monthly invoices and statements, log and process payments and monitor client accounts &#8211; all without you having to lift a finger.</p>
<h3>SnapBill is secure</h3>
<p>When considering an online billing system SnapBill is your most secure choice. SnapBill comes with secure/encrypted 256 bit AES, ensuring that all data sent to SnapBill is encrypted.</p>
<h3>Multiple daily backups</h3>
<p>When you use SnapBill your data will always be right there when you need it. Multiple <strong>daily backups</strong> ensure that is something went wrong you data could be  easily and speedily restored.</p>
<h3>SnapBill Features</h3>
<p>SnapBill&#8217;s power and versatility lies in the fact that it provides you with a <strong>comprehensive system</strong> to fully manage and monitor your clients, services, accounts and payments.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-434" title="Clients-screenshot" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Clients-screenshot3.jpg" alt="Clients-screenshot" width="640" height="1151" /></p>
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<p>As a SnapBill user you are able to freely <strong>add unlimited new and exiting clients</strong> to your SnapBill system. The system stores <strong>detailed, searchable information</strong> on each of your clients and their billing history. It records payments received, invoices issued and account balances, email correspondence, personal and company details &#8211; to name only a few.</p>
<p>SnapBill presents this data in a user friendly interface that allows to <strong>instantly query or modify</strong> any element of their records. You are able to add charges, send and monitor statements, issue or cancel invoices, add services and modify client information. SnapBill also allows you to issue payment notices,  warning notices and suspension notices.  Allowing you to easily control any outstanding payments on accounts.</p>
<p>With SnapBill<strong> processing, receiving and making payments</strong> has never been so easy. Through SnapBill you are able to securely accept and process several means of payment including credit card payments and debit orders. Allowing you to provide a host of hassle free payment options for your clients.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-436" title="add-a-service-screenshot" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/add-a-service-screenshot1.jpg" alt="add-a-service-screenshot" width="640" height="358" /></p>
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<p>The true power of SnapBill is made apparent when you consider one of its most potent features &#8211; <strong>add a service</strong>. As a SnapBill user you will be able to add any service to the SnapBill system. The package you add can be <strong>fully customized</strong> with pricing, the nature of the service, package information and custom fields being determined by you. Not only will you be able to offer this service to your clients through SnapBill, but other SnapBill users will be able to resell your service to their clients. This feature is currently moderated, but future developments should ensure that this feature will have a positive impact on <strong>your business&#8217; earning potential</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>SnapBill is fully brandable</strong>. It integrates seamlessly with your business&#8217; branding by allowing you to fully customize your interface. Send branded invoices, notices and statements containing your company information, logo and colours. Your sign up and log in pages will also be branded to your company&#8217;s look and feel.</p>
<p>SnapBill is available to anyone, anywhere, anytime and from any web enabled device. It securely stores your data, allows you to manage, monitor and control your clients, payments and invoices and offers you the power of task automation. SnapBill is truly set to fill the need for a reliable, efficient online white label billing system.</p>
<p>If you would like to find out more about SnapBill please visit <a href="https://www.snapbill.com" target="_blank">www.snapbill.com</a>.</p>
<p>To pre-register for SnapBill visit the <a href="https://www.snapbill.com/register" target="_blank">Register now</a> page or for any other questions feel free to <a href="https://www.snapbill.com/contact" target="_blank">Contact us</a>.</p>
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		<title>7 Reasons why web hosting is the perfect valentines day gift</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/02/10/7-reasons-why-web-hosting-is-the-perfect-valentines-day-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
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<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-363" title="Reason_1-Chocolate" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_1-Chocolate.jpg" alt="Reason_1-Chocolate" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-364" title="Reason_2-Flowers" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_2-Flowers.jpg" alt="Reason_2-Flowers" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-365" title="Reason_3-affordable" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_3-affordable.jpg" alt="Reason_3-affordable" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-366" title="Reason_4-beahero" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_4-beahero.jpg" alt="Reason_4-beahero" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-367" title="Reason_5-romantic" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_5-romantic.jpg" alt="Reason_5-romantic" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-369" title="Reason_6-original" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_6-original.jpg" alt="Reason_6-original" width="640" height="540" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-370" title="Reason_7-40off" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Reason_7-40off.jpg" alt="Reason_7-40off" width="640" height="540" /></p>
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		<title>Web hosting: The perfect Valentines day gift?</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/02/08/web-hosting-the-perfect-valentines-day-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Valentines day right around the corner many of you love birds out there may be looking for the perfect gift for your special someone. As it is said, it is best to avoid cliches and go for an original gift that will leave your partner feeling special due to the thought and effort you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-353" title="Valentinesday-Elty" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Valentinesday-Elty.jpg" alt="Valentinesday-Elty" width="380" height="763" />With <strong>Valentines day</strong> right around the corner many of you love birds out there may be looking for the <strong>perfect gift</strong> for your special someone. As it is said, it is best to avoid cliches and go for an original gift that will leave your partner feeling special due to the thought and effort you put into acquiring said gift. Although this is easier said than done!</p>
<p>Coming up with an original idea to bowl your partner over with is not always the easiest thing to do. And when you are facing the challenge of purchasing a gift for someone who already has everything, the task becomes that much more difficult.</p>
<p>This is where <strong>Lusion Technologies</strong> has decided to step in. We have resolved to save you hours of trawling through shopping malls and countless Google searches for &#8216; unique gift ideas&#8217; by coming up with the perfect, original gift for your valentine&#8230; <strong>web hosting</strong>!</p>
<p>&#8216;Web hosting?&#8217; you may ask with a puzzled look on your face. Oh, yes! Web hosting!</p>
<p>Now, before you write this article off as a shameless ploy to capitalize on the weary valentines day consumer&#8217;s need to purchase to affirm their love and commitment, we would like to explain exactly how our web hosting packages can really benefit you and your relationship.<span id="more-335"></span></p>
<p>Web hosting is the <strong>perfect gift</strong> due to its <strong>originality</strong>. You partner will be expecting the traditional chocolates, flowers, jewelry and plush stuffed teddy bears &#8211; instead you will astound them with your boundless creativity when you present them with a Lusion Technologies web hosting package as their valentines day gift. This is the perfect gift to showcase your originality, spontaneity and sense of humor.</p>
<p>Secondly, our web hosting packages offer you<strong> choice</strong>. There is a web hosting package to suit anyone&#8217;s needs. Lusion Technologies takes pride in providing you with the absolute best web hosting solutions for your <strong>personal and commercial web needs</strong>. Our packages are designed to suit anyone&#8217;s pocket and provide a full range of quality functions to suit your loved ones unique needs.</p>
<p>Lusion Technologies has worked hard to ensure the <strong>affordability</strong> of its web hosting packages. No longer will you have to fork over shovel-fulls of cash for an overpriced, disappointing gift.  Lusion has ensured that its web hosting provides excellent<strong> value for money</strong>, leaving you and your partner completely satisfied. And if our prices aren&#8217;t low enough for you already, you are going to love our <strong>insane 40% off summer special</strong>. This means you will receive <strong>40% off</strong> your first order, making your choice of web hosting an even more satisfactory and affordable gift.</p>
<p>Lastly, web hosting, Lusion style, shows that you <strong>care</strong>. Lusion Technologies has made it our mission to ensure your website has the<strong> safest possible home on the internet</strong>. Let your loved one know exactly how much you care for them by entrusting their online home to the capable, reliable care of Lusion Technologies. Not only do all our web hosting packages come standard with:</p>
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<li><strong>99.98% uptime</strong> guaranteed</li>
<li>Free reliable telephone and email<strong> support</strong> – 24/7/365</li>
<li><strong>User-friendly</strong> cPanel admin</li>
<li><strong>Support</strong> for PHP4 and PHP5, Ruby on Rails, MySQL and PostgreSQL</li>
<li><strong>Comprehensive backups</strong> made at 4 hourly intervals to ensure your data is safe and accessible even if your site is hacked or data is deleted.</li>
<li>Includes <strong>Fantastico De Luxe</strong> – a commercial script library that automates the installation of web applications to your website. Now you can easily install Fantastico-supported applications like web content management systems, shopping cart software, wikis, blogs and photo sharing applications.</li>
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<p>But your choice of Lusion Technologies hosting will demonstrate your attention to detail, gentle, kind nature and commitment to providing your partner with only the best that web hosting has to offer.</p>
<p>Web hosting: Is it the perfect valentines day gift? &#8211; Well, it is the gift that shows you care, won&#8217;t break the bank, showcases your originality, provides you and your partner with custom choices and satisfies your need for reliable support. Web hosting, unlike chocolate, will not make your partner fat. Web hosting, unlike flowers, will not agitate your partners pollen allergy and unlike jewelry, it cannot be stolen.</p>
<p>So the traditional flowers, chocolates, jewelry and plush toys will still rank high on any valentines day wish list, but <strong>be original</strong>,  surprise your loved one with one of Lusion Technologies&#8217; web hosting packages and see what it can do for you!</p>
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		<title>SnapBill free online billing system preregistrations now open</title>
		<link>http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/2010/02/04/snapbill-pre-registrations-now-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shhh, it&#8217;s a secret! SnapBill, our powerful white label billing system, is now open to selected preregistrations. Once SnapBill launches to the public in early March 2010 you will be able to freely register for and use this awesome free service provisioning and online billing system.


SnapBill has not yet officially opened to the public for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shhh, it&#8217;s a secret! <strong>SnapBill</strong>, our powerful white label billing system, is now <strong>open to selected preregistrations</strong>. Once SnapBill launches to the public in early March 2010 you will be able to freely register for and use this awesome <strong>free</strong> service provisioning and online billing system.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-331" title="Website_screenshot1" src="http://www.lusion.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Website_screenshot11.jpg" alt="Website_screenshot1" width="640" height="454" /></p>
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<p>SnapBill has <strong>not yet officially opened to the public for registration</strong>, but we are accepting selected preregistration&#8217;s. If you wish to be kept up to date with updates and receive an invitation the moment SnapBill launches go to <a href="https://www.snapbill.com/register/" target="_blank">SnapBill Registration</a>.</p>
<p>To get more system information on SnapBill and its features visit the <a href="https://www.snapbill.com" target="_blank">SnapBill website</a> and for any other queries regarding billing, sales or technical support please <a href="https://www.snapbill.com/contact" target="_blank">Contact us</a>.</p>
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