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How To Set Redirects on GoDaddy Hosting

First let me say “Welcome Back!”. Not to you, to me! It’s been forever since I posted something here, been busy at EveryJoe.com so hopefully you’re catching some of the stuff I’m writing over there. But for now we’re going to focus on letting you know how to set redirects on GoDaddy hosting service.

I spent some time this evening trying to work out how to set some auto-redirects for URL’s for a client. To practice I decided to setup some links for my domain that automatically redirect to other profiles for me on some social networks.

For example, if you now go to https://bnpositive.com/facebook you’ll be redirected to my long Facebook URL at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=502473549. I also setup the same thing for https://bnpositive.com/twitter which redirects to my twitter page.

This won’t be what we’re doing for a client, but it was a good practice and test. Also, if I change all of the links I use to direct people to my various online presences, I should be able to start tracking how much traffic my website is generating to these other networks for my exposure.

The problem today though was that the process for setting up these redirects. I know how to setup redirects in the header of various web pages in both HTML and .aspx pages. The problem with that solution is that I’d have to setup an actual page for each URL I wanted to use and then manage those pages independently. There’s a better way!

One way would be to modify the .htaccess file to setup your own internal redirects. I didn’t have access to this (I thought I did) with GoDaddy.com. The good news is that GoDaddy.com provides a Site Redirect tool to accomplish this task. The bad news is that it wasn’t too obvious and user-friendly for the end-user in my opinion.

Keep reading for screen shots and details of how I accomplished my goal with GoDaddy.com

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Weight View – See Yourself Thinner

As Chris Farley used to say, "I have what doctors call a 'weight problem'". As funny as he was being overweight isn't really a laughing matter. Losing weight is tough. Sometimes you just need that little bit of motivation.

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The Weight View site helps provide that motivation. I'm sure you've seen the before and after photos that many weight loss services and products use. Now you can get an idea of what you're "after" photo would like if you lost those extra pounds. And if you are still having trouble losing them then you can look for alternatives, like getting a bariatric weight loss surgery.

WeightView is a FREE digital weight loss tool that allows you to see what you would look like at their target weight. It's SO simple… you upload a photo of yourself, specify how much weight you'd like to lose, and WeightView sends you back an image of yourself at your target weight. Dieters can see themselves thinner, which can provide the motivation needed to sustain a weight-loss goal… oh the things we do for motivation! With your WeightView image, you can print out results, save it on your screen, pin it on your wall, post it on the fridge, keep it in your wallet- we provide a tangible, visual tool to strengthen your motivation and resolve!!

An interesting idea. Is it enough motivation for you to do that little bit of extra effort to get down to that weight you're looking to attain? Maybe you've already used it? If you have and have photos available online, let us know in the comments. I'd love to see them.

Check-out WeightView for yourself and let us know!

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Absolutely Phenomenal Bicycle Riding Talent

I remember when I was a kid I used to subscribe to freestyling and BMX magazines because I loved the sport. I never could afford to purchase a freestyle bike of any type and never really learned how to do much of any cool tricks on my own bike, except perhaps an endo here and there. Danny MacAskill didn’t seem to have that problem though. He does stuff on a bike that looks impossible to actually pull off in reality where gravity, inertia and momentum are the laws you have to abide by on the street.

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Absolutely incredible!