Get Hosted: orangesarecool@gmail.com AIM: orangesarecooool MSN: orangesarecooool@hotmail.com To apply, please scroll down for the email application. Do not expect accounts to be set up over AIM. OrangesAreCool.com is a fansite hosting site. As of 5/18 we host about 125 fansites. Update, 5/2/08. We will mostly be creating custom packages now, if you would like to apply for hosting please email orangesarecool@gmail.com with the application below. The layout will return in a couple weeks, a DNS change was made and significant updates needed to be made on the site information so we started from scratch. For now here's some basic information. This applies to new hostees only although previous hostees, feel free to switch to the new rules. It's a text-only version but all the information should be there. 5/6/08. Added aimee-teegarden.org to adoptable domains. Aimee stars as Julie Taylor in the NBC TV series Friday Night Lights. Check out the other domains available as well. 6/4/08. Added some more domains. If you are selling domains or sites please contact me. I am also giving away some domains, email with requests. More domains will be added to the list, they are being transferred right now, expect 15 more to be added by June 15th. 6/9/08. Added some more domains. About 5 more are in progress and will be added by June 15th. 6/12/08. Contact for urgent server issues: orangesarecool.fix@gmail.com or orangesarecool08@gmail.com Urgent issues include: 1. Server down or slow 2. Nameserver change requests 3. You cannot log in or access certain folders 4. 505 error 5. Server settings that only we have access to need to be changed 6. If you see a hostee on the network not following the rules, please report them 7. Other issues which only we have the ability to fix Please do not use the above addresses for non-server issues such as hosting requests. For issues such as hosting requests you will get a response only from orangesarecool@gmail.com 6/15/08. I've just installed the codecs necessary for phpmotion on another server, hilary-duff.org. phpmotion had been installed on another server and is now available on the hilary-duff.org and orangesarecool.com (jesse-mccartney.net) servers, but you must have permission to use these. Also, I've rebuilt php with freetype support on hilary-duff.org, orangesarecool.com (jesse-mccartney.net) and ashleytisdale.org. 6/22/08. The list of adoptable domains has been updated. Please contact us if you or a friend is interested in adopting a domain. Please send examples of your work when contacting us. Also, contact us if you have a domain or site for sale. A reminder to current hostees to please remember your hosting arrangement, especially on layout changes. We went through several sites today and found that links or ads were missing. 6/23/08. Please adopt a domain. :) There are many looking for owners. 7/4/08. Happy 4th of July! Domains are still available for adoption, please adopt one! =========== NAMESERVERS =========== depends on which server you're on, one of the following: Contact us if you are a hostee and not sure what server you're on. ns1.jesse-mccartney.net, ns2.jesse-mccartney.net ns1.orangesarecool.com, ns2.orangesarecool.com (same as jesse server) ns1.ashleytisdale.org, ns2.ashleytisdale.org ns1.ohhilary.net, ns2.ohhilary.net ns1.nicolerichie.org, ns2.nicolerichie.org ns1.hilary-duff.org, ns2.hilary-duff.org ============ HOSTED SITES ============ (na) = hosted without ads, or webmaster's own ads (g) = on first page of google, (second page considered for some celebrities) (uc) = under contsruction (a) = adoptable * = newly added to our network alainawhitaker.org (g) adamlevine.org* annavissipix.org ashley-greene.com (na) (g) ashleytisdale.org (g) / ashley-tidsale.nl (g) aubrey-o.com (g) audrina-patridge.net (g) breakoutmiley.com* (uc) carrie-jones.com celebs-world.org chace-crawford.com (uc) chacedaily.org cheyennekimball.org / cheyenne-kimball.com christina-crazy.net chrystinasayers.net (g) coreyconnection.com (na) (uc) david-cook.com (uc) david-archuleta.org (g) / archuletapics.com davidfans.net day26media.com dufficons.orangesarecool.com (na) duffphotos.net (na) evamendesonline.org* dutch-portraits.orangesarecool.com elizabethperkinsmedia.org (na) ellen-source.com (na) esmeefans.org evamendesonline.org* faith-media.us (na) gpd-media.org (na) granting-innocence.orangesarecool.com gwendaily.com (na) hduff.net (g) / hilarypics.com (g) hilaryfan.org houghfan.org ilovegemmaward.com (g) iheartemma.net* jamie-fan.org janet-love.com jerichoholics.org jesse-mccartney.net / withoutu.org (g) jordindaily.com* justin-long.org (g) / justin-long.com killerpilze-music.nl kristenwiigfan.com (g) kz-manofthehour.com (g) laura-prepon.org* (a) lauren-german.com* (a) lily-cole.org (na)(g) / lilycole.org / lily-cole.net losing-grip.org (uc) matt-dallas.com / matt-dallas.net / matt-dallas.org/ kyle-xy.net (uc) maxthieriot.net (g) / maxthieriot.org / max-thieriot.org / max-thieriot.com / max-thieriot.net mickie-madness.org nicolerichie.org (g) oh-hilary.com (g) oh-hilaryboards.com (g) oh-lily.org* othfan.org (g) (uc) piper-perabo.org (a) rachael-cook.com rmcadams.com sarah-silerman.net/org* (a) sexysteventyler.com (g) smgfangallery.com soulmates.orangesarecool.com tatumusic.eu* taylorlautnerfan.com (g) (uc) teyana-taylor.com (g) the-rihanna.org (na) tyresegibson.org (g) ultimatehilary.org (g) ultimateleona.com ==================== DOMAINS FOR ADOPTION ==================== Domains for adoptions, special arrangements/restrictions may apply for certain domains. If you know a friend who might want to adopt one of these please let them know. If you want your domain listed here please email us. If you want to become a coweb of a site on our network, contact us or the webmaster of the site. Hosting is not provided for all domains. All are available unless indicated otherwise. (s) = comes with site Adoptable domains: aimee-teegarden.org adamlamberg.net amywinehouse.org annasophiarobb.net/asrobb.net audrina-patridge.org *taken cheyennekimball.org/cheyenne-kimball.com dianekruger.net haylieduff.net kat-deluna.net hilary-duff.org (s) paris-hilton.net matt-dallas.com/net/org/kyle-xy.net *taken reese-witherspoon.net rickyullman.net/ricky-ullman.net/org rihanna-fenty.org jordanfrancis.net victoria-justice.org audrina-patridge.org justin-long.net/com *reserved sarah-silverman.net/org (s) piper-perabo.org (s) lauren-german.com (s) laura-prepon.org (s) heidi-montag.net michael-emerson.com/org/michaelemerson.org jorge-garcia.net jackshephard.net jimhalpert.com pambeesley.net conniebritton.net kylechandler.net/org gaiuscharles.net zachgilford.net timriggins.com smashwilliams.com lylagarrity.com mattsaracen.com nicholaslea.com jessixx.net JAIMIEALEXANDER.NET biancaryan.org luke-wilson.com/org kristen-wiig.com *reserved steve-martin.org seth-meyers.com david-duchovny.org david-duchovny.net kenana-thompson.com kim-cattrall.net LUKE-WILSON.COM TINA-FEY.NET ryan-sheckler.org SHAILENE-WOODLEY.ORG/NET SHAILENEWOODLEY.ORG NIKKI-REED.NET nikkireed.org Possibly more available - ask for specific celeb domain ----- ashtonfan.com kimkardashianweb.com othfan.org nicole-fan.org (s) nicolefan.net nickyhiltonfan.com (s) mkaolsen.org v-hudgens.net alysonstonerfan.net mischafan.com keira-k.org uma-fan.com ---- taken: taylorlautnerfan.com Many other domains available, will probably put up the rest by the end of May Domains for sale/free - we can push these domains to your account or accept any transfer requests, probably for free if no one else is using them. Email with requests. Hosting not provided for these domains. mileyimages.com v-minnillo.com nickyhiltonfan.net miley-style.org nicolefan.net hpanettiere.net olsendaily.com corey-golden.com/.net ramiele-mulabay.net/.org ================= FEATURES/PACKAGES ================= Packages will be custom created from now on. You can apply for subdomain or domain hosting. A subdomain looks like username.domain.com where you can choose the username and domain.com will usually be orangesarecool.com but other domains are available by request. Your hosting comes with CPanel (where you can set up FTP accounts and databases for example) and Fantastico where you can install scripts such as forums, and the popular Coppermine gallery script typically used by fansites. Other features: we support PHPMotion and have the codec support for other media software. Sites wanting to use this must get permission. ===== RULES ===== 1. EXPERIENCE. You must have at least intermediate website skills and we expect you to have enough website experience to manage your website, fix problems yourself, install scripts, etc. Although we may be able to help, do not rely on us. 2. QUALITY. Your site must be high quality. You'll be asked to redesign your site if necessary. You must have original content, we will not host sites getting their content from other sites. Fix all broken links on your site. 3. ESTABLISHED SITES. You must maintain a high position on google, first or second page. We are taking mostly established sites, this mean no new sites please. You must have at least a keywords and description meta tag at all times, and have a pagerank. 4. HOST SUPPORT. You must display our ad code or link according to your arrangement at all times on all pages of the site. This must be done the moment you make your site public on our servers. 5. MISC. Your site must be in exclusively English. If you must put your site on hiatus, leave the site browsable. Please leave galleries/forums viewable without registration. Your site must work for all browsers and all resolutions, do not create sites best viewed by a certain browser setting. Do not create layouts that take up a very small portion of the browser. Please avoid coding your site in frames unless absolutely necessary. For media accounts the site must be hosted with us first. Keep your CPanel email updated because we will send you important notices through this email and you need to be able to receive and respond to messages within 48 hours. If you are accepted, please fully set up your site within 4 days - coming soon pages and temporary layouts are not acceptable. Violation of any of the above is immediate grounds for suspension/deletion of your site without warning. ===== APPLY ===== To apply for hosting, once you understand the rules above, please email the following information to orangesarecool@gmail.com. To avoid fake applications please email us from the email on your site, You should get a response within 48 hours if you are accepted. If you are not accepted, feel free to make changes to your site and have it re-evaluated by applying again in a few weeks. 1. Your website url that you want to be hosted 2. Desired username/password in the case that you are accepted. For subdomain applicants, your username will be used in username.orangesarecool.com 3. Examples of your work, via links or attachments. 4. Why do you want to be hosted here? 5. How did you hear about us? If through another site please specify the exact site(s), do not just write "another site". ============ AD/LINK CODE ============ Hostees, if you need the ad code, please copy and paste the appropriate ad from one of the sites below. To keep things simple, a regular banner (468x60) is the default, if your site is high traffic 728x90 is required. Other ad sizes allowed by individual arrangement. jesse-mccartney.net (468x60) (default) ilovegemmaward.com (728x90) ashleytisdale.org (768x15) The ad must: 1. be placed near the center of the screen . Ads at the top, side, or bottom are not acceptable. 2. not show irrelevant content. This means you should have meta tags in your HTML to help google determine your site content and show appropriate ads. Please do not apply if you don't know what this means. 3. Have an appealing color with an appropriate color border. You can change your ad colors but please be careful not to introduce mistakes which can invalidate your ad code. For links, please place a link to orangesarecool.com. Please add a title = "Free Fansite Hosting" tag. In addition: 1. If your site is hosted without ads, you must make the link visible enough so it's clear upon entrance to your site that you are hosted by orangesarecool.com. Acceptable examples: smgfangallery.com, ellen-source.com 2. If you are using ads on your site, the link can be placed anywhere although preferably not at the bottom of the page. ======================= REGARDING FREE DOMAINS ======================= We take domain requests but your site must receive at least 300 unique visitors/day, fewer visitors may be acceptable for less popular celebrities. Please only request high quality domains. Your chance of getting a domain is also higher the longer you've been hosted with us. ==== FAQS ==== Q: Why did you start this site? A: The site started out hosting one or two sites, and we had extra space on our server to host other sites so we created this site. Originally we hosted sites ad-free because we were paying for server costs anyways, those spots filled up quickly and we had too many hostees on it so we opened another server. Q: What's your name? A: Please address your emails to "Oranges". Please keep all your questions hosting related. Q: Can you help me back up my site? A: We can help you create backups but it's your responsibility to keep a copy of all your files at all times. You can do this in CPanel -> Backups, or by downloading your files via FTP. Q: Can I run my own ads? A: With permission only from now on. If you want to do this you need to compensate us for your hosting costs first. We have some hostees paying and some co-running their ads along with ours. Q: Can you help me install a script? A: Possibly, but please try to do it yourself first. That means spending more than 10 minutes on it. However, do not rely on us, we expect a certain level of experience if you are hosted here. Q: Why do I have to put an ad? A: It helps pay for server costs and for domains. Q: Can you help me transfer my site? A: Probably, if we have time. Q: How many sites do you host? A: Around 90, as of 5/2/08. Q: Do you support PHP/MySql? A: Yes Q: Can you still get hosted without ads? A: It's still possible, but in most cases no. Q: Do you provide CPanel to subdomains? A: Yes. Q: Can I upgrade my account? A: Yes, it's very easy to do this, just email us. If we determine that your need is legitimate we will give you more space. Q: Where did the layout go on 5/1? A: We made a DNS change and needed to make major updates on the information on the site so we took everything down and rewrote the information. Q: What's the version of php used? A: 5.2.5 =========== WE WILL BUY =========== If you want to sell something to us (such as your site which you no longer have time for) feel free to send an email.