In honor of Father’s Day, June 21, we are offering a 15% off coupon for the life of a new shared hosting plan for all dads out there!
This coupon code is for new accounts only (this means new domain, never hosted with Surpass before). If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments!
]]>If you’re not familiar with the contest, we asked Surpass clients to give us a Surpass video review in exchange for a free Flip cam. These are the clients we picked to tell their stories!
Tad is the force behind an amazing one-man band and wrote a song about Surpass called “Friend in the Cloud” which almost brought tears to our eyes. Check out his music at TadDreis.com.
Steve, an adventure seeker and amazing video editor, raced down mountains in his biking video while recollecting his Surpass experience. You can find his website at SteveOreno.com.
Thank you for the amazing videos, we really loved them! And enjoy your cams for many films to come!
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We gave $25 dollar Chipotle gift cards to four Surpass clients that follow us on Twitter!
@mrheadrick @summertea @angielaa @robmonroe!
Congrats to you all and enjoy that free grub! And remember, if you follow us on Twitter, you can win too!
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We’ve had great success with this sale and so many people have been ecstatic about the affordable price coupled with our caring support. We have decided to continue this sale until… June 30!
Remember that if you follow us on Twitter, you can get your certificate for only $15 by simply entering your Twitter username into the comment box on the order page. You can purchase multiple years as well at this price, but only until the end of June.
For more information on why you should get your own SSL certificate, please read our SSL information page here.
However, please remember that SSL Certificates are not automatically renewed. They are purchased for a specified time period and are no longer usable after that period, which means you must purchase a new one when it expires. With that said, we recommend you purchase the certificate for multiple years as we can’t guarantee a price this good forever.
Just click here to begin your order! You will have your SSL, installed personally by us, within the next 24 hours.
*All SSL enabled domains are required to be issued a dedicated IP address. Without a private IP, the SSL will not function. IP pricing is as follows: $4.00/month for shared hosting, $3.00/month for reseller hosting and $2.00/month for dedicated server clients. (If you are not a client and will be purchasing a certificate from us, you’ll need to contact your server company to make sure you have an IP address to use.)
* These certificates are RapidSSL® Stable, 128/256 bit single root install SSL certificates ideal for lite ecommerce.
Thirteen may be considered an unlucky number by some, but it’s very lucky for us! We are so happy to announce that we have reached another milestone at Surmunity with a total of 13,000 members today. Our community is the core of Surpass and we could not offer such a great experience without each and every one of you. We thank you for participating in our contests, promotions and for joining us on Twitter and Facebook.
Most of all, we immensely thank you for being loyal customers who always let us know what we are doing right or wrong. Feel free to always reach out to us for anything you need - we are here to help and make your experience the best!
I feel like I’ve said the words, “This was the hardest decision we’ve ever had to make” before, but this time I really, really mean it! We received over 40 wonderful entries for our Flip Cam Contest. We truly thank everyone for contributing and for your kind words!
In the end, after reading the emails over and over, we finally figured out the three lucky winners.
Sam Liu - Just like us, he is all about community! We love it!
“I love surpass because I can develop on it without a hitch. From Ruby on Rails to my hosted Facebook application (Export Photos 2.0), things just work! I’ve only had downtime once in my four years with surpass (2 years sharing with a friend, the past 2 years I bought my own plan). And when I have any problem, surpass staff get to me quickly! I recall one instance where I locked myself out of my account (made a password I forgot)—my email was returned within the hour. I am active on the startup scene and was actually overjoyed to see TipJoy (a YC-funded company) making inways especially in the newsletter of my favorite hosting company. Surpass is perfect for startup folk like me who need a fairly-priced and reliable shared host for development needs. I haven’t used and therefore can’t vouch for the dedicated services, but certainly they remain in future considerations also.
Best of all, Surpass does stuff like this in the Surmunity (love it!)—my first site hosted here was a forum board for my school (previously hosted on a now-defunct British host)—my friends appreciated the speed and reliability increase. Some 70 classmates pitched in a couple bucks each to pay for the first two years of hosting with Surpass. From the start, it was all about preserving a community, and after I started hosting here, another vibrant community was what I found. I was really glad to be hosted by a company that engaged with its hostees.”
Steve James - We chose him because of the excitement and the unknown!
“I’ll secure and strap on that camera and ride down a technical downhill section in the Sierra Nevada mountains while explaining my positive experience with Surpass over the many years I’ve been with you. It should be a rush! ”
Tad Dreis - Instrumental, indeed!
“My video would feature me playing harmonica, mandolin, and hi-hat cymbal (AT THE SAME TIME!) and singing an original song expressing my joy at the value and ease of use I’ve enjoyed since hosting my original music website with Surpass.
I’m a writer and musician, not a techie. With Surpass’s competitive rates and intuitive interface, my hosting plan can grow as my audience grows, and I’m able to manage my online presence without a degree in computer science.”
We’ll be sending off the Flip cams next week and will be excited to see their video entries next!
Once again, thank you to everyone who contributed.
From now until May 31, 2009 - purchase your SSL from Surpass and only pay $20.00. Twitter users can get their SSL for $15.00. For more information on why you should get your own SSL certificate, please read our SSL information page here.
However, please remember that SSL Certificates are not automatically renewed. They are purchased for a specified time period and are no longer usable after that period, which means you must purchase a new one when it expires. With that said, we recommend you purchase the certificate for multiple years as we can’t guarantee a price this good forever.
Just click here to begin your order! You will have your SSL, installed personally by us, within the next 24 hours.
*All SSL enabled domains are required to be issued a dedicated IP address. Without a private IP, the SSL will not function. IP pricing is as follows: $4.00/month for shared hosting, $3.00/month for reseller hosting and $2.00/month for dedicated server clients.
* These certificates are RapidSSL® Stable, 128/256 bit single root install SSL certificates ideal for lite ecommerce.
Are you in a review-kind-of-mood? What about a new video camera-kind-of-mood? We’ll give you a free Flip Ultra Cam to record a video about Surpass and you can keep the camera in return! We’ll choose 3 of you to receive a camera in the color of your choice!
Just email kayla@surpasshosting.com with why you love Surpass Hosting and why your video would be the best! Based on your responses, we’ll choose 3 favorites and send a Flip Ultra Camcorder your way!
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Today we introduce our United Kingdom hosting services, reaching out to European customers seeking reduced latency and greater accessibility. With servers physically located at the BlueSquare private data facility near London, we will be able to serve a wider variety of prospective customers and satisfy increasing demand from our existing Europe-based customers. Our UK-based services will offer greater redundancy, increased bandwidth, and fewer network hops to web users throughout Europe and Asia.
Hosting plans in the UK are similar to our United States-based plans, but are priced marginally higher to account for greater operating costs in the new market. The Power UK shared hosting plan, which includes 500GB of disk space and unmetered bandwidth, starts as low as $8 (about £5.4) per month. As of today’s launch, there are four shared hosting plans available for the UK market.
“With such a broad range of customers, it is important for our team to continually reevaluate how we can best serve the constantly-evolving hosting market. In recent months, we have noticed increasing demand from Europe-based customers seeking to host their sites on Europe-based servers, without sacrificing the affordability and flexibility Surpass Hosting offers in the United States. Based on these demand conditions, it makes sense for us to offer a similar service in Europe,” said Kayla Fleming, vice president of sales, Surpass Hosting.
In the coming months, we hope to offer similar services in Brazil, New Zealand, Mexico, and Malaysia.
To learn more about United Kingdom hosting from Surpass Hosting, please visit http://www.surpasshosting.com/hosting-uk-solutions.php.
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This is a 20% off value only valid today, Earth Day! Sign up for our Power plan and use coupon earthy to receive a 20% off credit!
There’s only 50 coupons available so act fast to claim your new account. This is the perfect time to get a new project or blog off the ground, maybe even one about the environment or your contributions towards going green!
1) New and current clients can use this coupon for a new Power plan with a new domain name (or domain you already own but is *not* hosted with Surpass).
2) This coupon cannot be used for current plans that you hold.
Just check our homepage for details! Then jump into our Developer Lounge if you have any questions or comments.
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Congratulations to our winner - TheFinite! Ironically enough, this signals the finite end to our St. Patrick’s Day Contest. We must thank every single person who entered - even those who sort of forgot to mention us in their haiku? ; ) This has been a very fun contest and exciting for us to judge. Our favorite entries were somehow broken down to:
TheFinite -
My host is stingy
Surpass *likes* its customers
Think I need to switch
itsmethee -
Shared to reseller,
Dedicated and beyond.
Surpass is my host!
fury -
Many years have passed
Few troubles have arisen
Fail, Surpass does not.
Ponk -
Haikus - limiting.
Unlike how Surpass provides
Cheap hosting for all!
davidah -
Surpass.taculo.us
Has just been mira.culo.us
You Make My Day!!
Honarable mention/favorite:
Mike Malloy -
I need a brownie
Something to make me feel good
Or maybe Surpass
Thanks again everyone and best of luck in our next contest!
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We have been working with Google AdWords in the past month to offer advertising credits to our shared, reseller, VPS and dedicated hosting customers. We are making finishing touches to our sign up page (above) which will be ready next week. Our credit tier ranges from $25 to $75 depending on which plan you have with us. We will let you know when our sign up page is up and ready for you!
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Our second ever Haiku contest rewards one lucky person with Amazon’s second version of the Kindle.
Give us a great haiku about Surpass Hosting and win an Amazon Kindle to further enjoy poetry and reading.
You may ask why not limericks for St. Patty’s? Writing a haiku is easier - we don’t want you to work too hard. 
“The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn’t rhyme.” Here is an example haiku:
i love you surpass
you make my sites go so fast
happy webmaster
Just post your entry (one entry per person) in this thread, then on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) our staff votes for the winner and we send them a fresh Kindle 2.
Many thanks to Len from The Kindle Chronicles for mentioning our contest! We recommend subscribing to his podcast for the best on Kindle news and tips.
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It’s a donuts n’ coffee celebration - Mardi Gras style! If you have five of your friends join our Facebook page and become a fan of Surpass - we will send you a $10 gift card for Dunkin’ Donuts! We are doing this giveaway all day so hurry to get your free donuts and Dunkaccinos!
Once your five friends join our page, just email me at kayla@surpasshosting.com with the links to your profile and those of your five friends so that we can verify and send your card!
We are giving 3 random participants a $25 dollar gift card instead - so your efforts may have a more caffeinated reward than expected!