Helibo

At 20:00 GMT earlier this evening, all entries were inputted in to a system where at the end it would automatically select one of them.

The winner of our first competition at Helibo has now been notified, whose name is Josh from standxhtml.

We hope to get some more competitions out in the future, but we will need your support.

*Note: Sincerely sorry for the lack of updates, still awaiting on a developer for the theme. Bare with us as more content is being prepared!

Just a quick update so first of all I would just like to say that Helibo like’s to give something back so we are now a do-follow blog! So get posting those comments!

Also I would like to thank everyone for there support, writers and readers.

On a side note, our Web Consultation service has been doing quite well, and we have decided to increase the pricing for this service as we believe our Web Consultation is at great value.

Last but not least, a free theme should be launching very soon. We’re just waiting on a developer to finish it, then it will be yours. I would suggest you grab an rss feed and you’ll be the first notified about the new theme!

That’s right folks, right here on Helibo.com you have the chance to win a book!

As a matter of fact, there is 2 books, but the we are giving the winner a choice between which one you’d prefer. The winner will be able to decide from either one of the following, The PHP Anthology or The Principles of Beautiful Web Design. Both books are from Sitepoint, both in brilliant condition. And to top that, The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is a hard back copy, which are limited edition!

The books have been provided by Adam Roberts (me), which I have read completely and I must say, they are great! And just to note, the Quick Reference Guides are included of course!

Want to get your hands on of these prizes?
It’s simple, all you need to do is post a comment below, with your name and email, your email will be hidden, and in the comment just simply post a link to your website.

How does it work?
You will be entered into a database, which will enable you to be entered for the draw. At the end of the competition, we will have write some code that pull someone out at random. And that person shall win.
Once the winner has been chosen by the computer, we will contact you via email. If you fail to reply within 10 days, a new winner will be announced.

When does it end?
This competition will end on the 15th of April 2008.
And remember, to enter you must have your own website!

What if I have a question?
If you have any questions or concerns, please use the contact form.

I would just like to let you know that there might not be a new post for the next couple of days, but if you can wait, just hold on that little longer, we will have something for everyone.

I myself am working on getting a competition together, without saying what the prize will be, it will be great for designers and programmers or anyone that would like to get learn on either of the subjects.

And to top that, I am also working on something for all wordpress bloggers, a free theme. Yeah, you read right! We will be releasing a new wordpress theme that will be freely available to download right here on Helibo.com. So check back every day, or subscribe to the RSS Feed so you can hear about it first!

And to finish off, I thank everyone for their support so far.

Months ago I had the idea to start Helibo as a personal blog. It wasn’t until recently when I decided to take Helibo to another level, where many articles about the web industry would be written by myself and 2 other people. So before I go on, I would first like to introduce, Xavier and Andy who will be writing articles for Helibo.

So today is the day where I announce the launch of Helibo, and how I will start this is by telling you where the name ‘Helibo’ came from. To answer, I was using a great tool called Tabeze to brainstorm my domain ideas really quickly. Roughly guessing, I would have made over a 100 attempts to come up with something short and decent. So there it is, and if you struggle to pronounce the name, this may help you - “Hair-Lee-Bow”.

I would also like to explain that this site was NOT created to be flipped, nor have I got the intentions of selling Helibo. With that being said, Helibo isn’t about making any money, it’s about providing thorough information about the web today which will give you as the user, a better understanding of it. Even if some articles are very detailed about different topics, we wouldn’t like you to turn your head away.

So if you know of a topic that you do not understand about the Internet, please feel free to contact us and we can add it in our topic box. Yes, we have one!

We have big plans for Helibo, and one way for us to succeed is by you giving us help. Give us honest feedback, interact with other members, and possibly submit your own articles and get paid. Helibo will be about sharing knowledge, and building an efficient blog about the web today.

If you a personal interested in any of the following:

• Learning about Identity, and strengthening your brand.
• How to interact with clients properly
• How to get yourself above your competition
• Dominating you or your business in the industry
• Making money online
• How to generate a buzz
• How to make your design a non 20 second look
• Learn more from programming
• Learning from industry leaders through interviews and articles
• And much more!

Then keep coming back or contribute to Helibo by grabbing an RSS feed, we know you love them!

So to finish off today’s introductory phase, I would like to Thank everyone for helping me launch Helibo. There is much more to come, so we suggest you be back very soon!