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A water feature in your garden or back yard adds beauty, value, movement - and an amazing sense of tranquility and peace! This article is intended to provide a few tips and ideas to help make the job of installation easier, save money, avoid mistakes, and help you get the most from your new addition!

First, you should decide exactly what you want. A water garden could be anything from a large tub with a few water plants to a huge pond with stream, waterfall, bridge, and extensive plantings of waterlilies, bog iris and marginal plants. However, if you also want fish - especially koi - this adds another level of planning.

With any water feature, nice clean water enhances the overall picture. With koi, you will also need well-oxygenated water free of chemicals and toxins that could harm your fish. This includes ammonia generated by fish wastes, and chemicals which might help clear your water and be harmless to plants, but could be toxic to your fish. This is where filtration comes in - and a good filtration system can ease the maintenance of a larger pond even if it doesn't have fish.

Once you've decided what you want, you need to decide how large you want it. And let me tell you - almost anyone who has installed a water feature or pond will tell you that one of the main things they would change would be to make their pond bigger! Yes, it's possible to expand or add onto an existing installation, but it's almost always less expensive to make the larger installation in the first place!

While you are making plans for rocks, waterfall, plants and so forth, be sure to include a spot to sit and enjoy your pond - and fish, if you have them. Consider adding a feature such as a pergola - these provide broken shade for you and can do the same for the koi in your pond if extended over a portion of the pond. You can also wire these to include lighting, or an overhead fan to further add to the comfort of relaxing and enjoying the peace and tranquility of your new addition.

If you aren't sure about koi, but do want a fairly large pond - install a bottom drain! It doesn't require immediate hookup to a pump or filter, but even without fish it can be invaluable if you need to drain the pond for cleaning, or to repair a leak. Then, if/when you decide to add koi at some later date, your bottom drain is already plumbed and just waiting for the addition of a mechanical filter and pump! The plumbing costs very little at this point in time, and can save a lot at a later date.

Here are just a few other things to think about as you are planning your new addition. First, all the dirt that comes out of that hole can be used to a) create a raised planting bed along the back; b) raise the sides of your pond and reduce the depth you need to dig; or c) build up the area where you want a waterfall. For oxygenation - or just to hear the sound of water - you might also add a fountain, perhaps in statue form. Plants include bog plants - these can be separated from the main pond with a narrow border that still allows water in to maintain the moisture these plants need. A stream can add more movement with additional oxygenation and filtering, and waterfalls are great for movement, the music of water in motion, and oxygenation. A path and bridge can add to your viewing enjoyment. And edging can be grass, slate, brick, rock, or any combination - such as slate for your sitting area, with large rock around the rest of the pond perimeter.

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Outsourcing was a hot issue a while back. As budding web entrepreneurs, we can't stop thinking about it just because the issue has faded, because we all have to stay up to date on issues related to our prospective businesses. If you are looking into putting up a reseller hosting company, for example, you'll know that offshore reseller hosting is increasingly becoming a hot ticket. But if we pay more serious attention to the outsourcing issue, we'll have to ask ourselves: Are India reseller web hosting outfits in fact outsourced service providers?

We're not talking about Indian support agents or customer relations representatives answering queries for a reseller outfit based in North America or in Europe. Chances are that reseller outfit will not advertise that it is outsourcing certain back office services to lower cost locations. No, we're talking about India reseller web hosting companies - individuals or entire business units licensed to operate independently within India, with a mostly-Indian labor pool.

First off, we have to define what "outsourcing" really is. There is a remarkable difference between outsourcing and franchising, two very lucrative business processes that have spelled out success for smart global-minded entrepreneurs over the decades. Outsourcing means recruiting workers in lower-cost locations to address a target market residing in an advanced nation. Franchising means setting up a base in a lower-cost location to address the needs of the residents of that lower-cost location.

A common example of franchising is Yahoo!'s method: there is a Yahoo!Japan, a Yahoo!Singapore, a Yahoo!China, and many other versions, everywhere in the world. Some of these franchises may be in low-cost locations, but the idea is that the market is localized. It is also important to note that any transactions with international clients is done under the global Yahoo! banner.

If a company is based in India, then, and it is addressing a mainly Indian clientele, it is not an outsourcing company. And if it does not tie back to a mother corporation or a global banner, neither is it a franchise. It is, quite simply, an independent all-Indian venture.

However, these independent ventures may address an international audience! This is one of those things you could take advantage of, as a web space reseller. An Indian reseller web hosting outfit would be able to offer you significantly cheaper space, which you could then redistribute at optimum rates. You are able to save not through outsourcing, but through a strategic partnership!

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For a web host to do a superior job it requires a server that is top notch. Unfortunately dedicated servers do not come without their own quirks. Many have a number of technical issues that need to be ironed out. A great deal of output is demanded of web hosts and that explains where it requires the services of what is known as a managed server. Also sometimes referred to a managed hosting, these web servers provide many necessary services, in regards to many things including web site design. The services provided are of tremendous use. There is the managing of load balancing; the managing of storage; the managing of exhaustive methods of security, not to mention the process of reporting problems, monitoring information and managing all of the varieties of data banks.

A managed server brings together the elements of both administration as well as support services. A good managed host will pinpoint obvious problems; assist you with configuration; answer your questions; install or repair software; and keep the server doing its job properly. As a web site entrepreneur all you need to do is upload your files and make sure your site runs as smoothly as can be.

What do you look for when it comes to a managed web server? Well that is an easy question to answer. You need first and foremost, reliability and adequate support when you need it; freedom; a fast and reliable Internet connection, and a level of competitiveness to keep everything running smoothly. To make the important decision of whether a web host consists of both an efficient as well as effective team and has quick response time then contact them by e-mail and make a note as to when you hear back from them. Did they respond in a timely and speedy fashion or did it take as long to get a response as it would if they had sent you an answer by way of snail mail? This is something you must take into consideration. Freedom to pick and choose what services you need and which ones you can dispense with is a necessary issue that must be addressed.

The arrangements in regards to payments that you can choose between also come under the whole concept regarding freedom. Managed server companies that word their policies such that clients are able to make payments on a monthly basis, can therefore act to the benefit of everyone concerned.

Make sure your Internet connection is as swift as possible and it can be counted on. Talk over all of your concerns about connectivity issues with the web host before you decide to take things any further. You need to feel confident about your decision before you dive in.

Web site design is an imperative part of your success in today's online world and you should refuse to cut corners. Take the time to consider both the good and bad sides of managed versus unmanaged web servers. Some may be more appealing to one person while the other might be preferable for another.

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