Business Management

Ubersmith: How To – Add a PayPal Billing Agreement.

How do I add a Paypal Billing Agreement in Ubersmith? Log into Ubersmith Account Management Portal Select ‘Client Profile’ from the menu on the left. Select ‘Payment Methods’ Select ‘Add PayPal Billing Agreement’ on the right. Enter PayPal Login details. Confirm correct details in ‘Pay With’ section. Click ‘Accept and Continue’ Confirm Billing Agreement details

PayPal: What is the difference between a Subscription and a Billing Agreement?

Paypal is a name that has become synonymous with sending money, given their online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders, especially in an online world that often sees us doing vendors with businesses

Server Pricing Report – July 2021

Welcome to the sixth installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2021. If you were following along, last year we’ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, CPUs, and a couple of GPUs. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog. Currently, all listed prices are from eBay,

How To: Manage and Monitor Your Server with ‘Device Manager’

Welcome to another entry of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ series! For this post we’re going to walk you through the capabilities of ‘Device Manager’ in Ubersmith and how to utilize it to better manage your server. Ubersmith is the management software that our customers use to submit tickets, view billing information, and manage their services

Ubersmith: How to Understand Your Invoice!

Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through how to understand your invoice. Prior to the start of every billing period you’ll receive an automated invoice through our billing system.  This invoice will be delivered to you via email to any email address listed as

How To: View Services in Ubersmith

Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through one of the most common questions we get asked in the support department. “How do I view a list of the services I have with you?” There are no doubt plenty of reasons that you might like

How To: Submit a ticket and assign a service item in Ubersmith

Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through one of the most common questions we get asked in the support department. “How do I submit a support ticket and associate a service item?” There will no doubt be a time where you need to contact

Testing the network speed of your IOFLOOD.com server with iperf

With 10gbps and faster network ports becoming more common all the time, it is becoming increasingly important to make sure that a server can actually use all of that bandwidth. At these high speeds, many things can go wrong that limit your performance to less than the maximum speed of the port. The most important

Server Pricing Report – February 2021

Welcome to the Second installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2021. If you were following along, we’ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, CPUs, and a couple of GPUs. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog. Currently, all listed prices are from eBay, for used

How To: Update a Contact in Ubersmith

Welcome to another of our Ubersmith ‘how to’ guides! For this post we’re going to walk you through one of the most common questions we get asked in the support department. “How do I update my contact information with you?” Missing important emails can sometimes have negative effects on your business, especially if it ends