Information current as of August 2016:

You ARE NOT REQUIRED by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to file FORM 1099 Information Returns if you are engaged in a trade or business and the payment was made to another business that is incorporated, or the sum of all payments made to the person or unincorporated business is less than $600 in one tax year (unless the recipient is an attorney or law form). Otherwise, you may be required to file FORM 1099.

For specific details, please see https://www.irs.gov/uac/about-form-1099misc and https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/am-i-required-to-file-a-form-1099-or-other-information-return. Also consult your tax professional if you have questions.

NOTES:

1. You do not need to complete a FORM 1099 for your web hosting service, because these payments are made to a corporation (EZOT, Inc.).

2. Website consulting and support are being handled by PRECISION COMPUTING ARTS, LLC (an LLC, not a corporation, owned by Larry Gotkin), so you may need to complete FORM 1099 for consulting and support services.

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EFFECTIVE July 15, 2016: Elizabeth Olson will no longer perform website design and update services. However, we've found someone to help you, so there's no need to panic. Please read about our referral of Larry Gotkin.

PCA will continue to host — and welcome — new and existing SiteBuilder websites and provide account support for them. NO CHANGE here for any current or future PCA customers.

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Our website content management system (CMS) includes Flash tutorials and other online help (including a downloadable user manual) to make it easy to learn how to update your "build-your-own" websites.

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For customers using our Precision Computing Arts / Fastwebdev website hosting system, here's some clarification about those "unable to charge credit card" messages that may occur during automated monthly credit card billing.

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A website will look more professional if you pay close attention to the appearance of the text, make the links behave consistently, and ensure that photos are not so large that they distort the design of your pages.

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Is your site indexed in Google or Bing? Here are some quick ways to find out, along with tips for indexing your Sitebuilder Website.

You should compare Google and Bing periodically to get the best bang for your search engine buck. For serious research, try both.

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You can add your Twitter feed to your website.

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Sitebuilder 4.95 is available now! It offers many new features that you may want to check out, including these areas of the system:

• Quickbar
• CSS Animations
• Background Videos
• Video Banners
• Templates / Layouts
• Banners
• Mobile Video / Audio
• Blockquotes Text Style
• Submenu Icons
• Long Form Pages
• Mobile Enhancements
• Content Distribution Network (CDN)
• Miscellaneous Updates (File Upload Sizes, Search Engine Indexing, Blogs)
• E-Commerce Updates (SSL Certificates, Order Editing, Add to Cart Popup Overlay, Security Enhancements, Re-Order Feature, Renewal Billing Date for Subscriptions, Custom Checkout Form Restore, Quantum Gateway, USPS Realtime Shipping API Updates, Coupon Tax Collection).

As with all automatic updates, there is no extra charge for this upgrade. We hope you enjoy all the new changes!

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