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	<title>ApnaBill.com Developer Blog</title>
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	<description>Rails Ho!</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Introducing a 5% surcharge</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/introducing-a-5-surcharge</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all,
We are introducing a small 5% surcharge to cover for our payment gateway costs and other operational expenses. These costs would be clearly visible as and when applicable.
Here are some screen shots describing the same&#8230;

Coupon confirmation screen

Invoice PDF
Please feel free to contact us at support [at] apnabill.com incase you have any queries regarding the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>We are introducing a small 5% surcharge to cover for our payment gateway costs and other operational expenses. These costs would be clearly visible as and when applicable.</p>
<p>Here are some screen shots describing the same&#8230;</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2968006180_dbb7241bc6_o.png" height="218" width="523" border="0" /><br />
Coupon confirmation screen</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2968006184_0c4fa4e67f.jpg" height="156" width="500" border="0" /><br />
Invoice PDF</p>
<p>Please feel free to contact us at <a href="http://apnabill.com/contact#contact_form" target="_blank">support [at] apnabill.com</a> incase you have any queries regarding the newly introduced surcharge scheme.</p>
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		<title>[FInished] Scheduled Downtime 2 AM to 4 AM, 24th Oct 08</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-2-am-to-4-am-24th-oct-08</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-2-am-to-4-am-24th-oct-08#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks,
ApnaBill.com would be down from 2 AM to 4 AM IST on 24th Oct 08 for scheduled maintenance activities. Please plan accordingly.
&#8211;
ApnaBill.com Team
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Folks,<br />
<a href="http://www.apnabill.com">ApnaBill.com</a> would be down from 2 AM to 4 AM IST on 24th Oct 08 for scheduled maintenance activities. Please plan accordingly.</p>
<p>&#8211;<br />
ApnaBill.com Team</p>
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		<title>[Finished] Scheduled Downtime 2:45 AM to 3.45 AM, 18th September 08</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-245-am-to-345-am-18th-september-08</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-245-am-to-345-am-18th-september-08#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com Status]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear users,
ApnaBill.com would be undergoing scheduled downtime from 2:45 AM to 3.45 AM IST on 18th September 08.
We request you to kindly plan accordingly.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear users,</p>
<p>ApnaBill.com would be undergoing scheduled downtime from 2:45 AM to 3.45 AM IST on 18th September 08.</p>
<p>We request you to kindly plan accordingly.</p>
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		<title>[Finished] Scheduled downtime - 2am to 2.30am, 28th Aug 08</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-2am-to-230am-28th-aug-08</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-2am-to-230am-28th-aug-08#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sandythefire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear users,
ApnaBill.com would be undergoing scheduled downtime from 2am to 2.30am IST on 28th August 08.
We request you to kindly plan accordingly.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><small><!-- by makuchaku --></small>Dear users,</p>
<p>ApnaBill.com would be undergoing scheduled downtime from 2am to 2.30am IST on 28th August 08.</p>
<p>We request you to kindly plan accordingly.</p>
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		<title>Blog to Twitter updates</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/apnabillcom-blog-to-twitter-updates</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/apnabillcom-blog-to-twitter-updates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just installed a nifty little plugin called Twitter Updater - which can feed wordpress posts to Twitter.
This can go great lengths in streamlining updates from ApnaBill.com blog.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just installed a nifty little plugin called <a href="http://www.firesidemedia.net/dev/software/wordpress/twitter-updater/">Twitter Updater</a> - which can feed wordpress posts to Twitter.<br />
This can go great lengths in streamlining updates from <a href="http://www.apnabill.com">ApnaBill.com</a> <a href="http://blog.apnabill.com">blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>BSNL Coupons now available&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/bsnl-coupons-unavailable</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/bsnl-coupons-unavailable#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[Update]
The seeming problem with BSNL prepaid coupons has now been fixed.
Please feel free to buy BSNL prepaid coupons.
[/Update]

There seems to have been a weird problem with BSNL coupons - we are working on it.
Once it gets fixed, we&#8217;ll be personally sending a pingback to users who have tried but couldn&#8217;t get a BSNL coupon from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font color="#008000">[Update]<br />
<font color="#000000">The seeming problem with BSNL prepaid coupons has now been fixed.<br />
Please feel free to <a href="http://apnabill.com/" target="_blank">buy BSNL prepaid coupons</a>.</font><br />
[/Update]<br />
</font></p>
<p>There seems to have been a weird problem with BSNL coupons - we are working on it.<br />
Once it gets fixed, we&#8217;ll be personally sending a pingback to users who have tried but couldn&#8217;t get a BSNL coupon from ApnaBill.com.</p>
<p>Inconvenience is sincerely regretted.</p>
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		<title>PuneTech.com interviews ApnaBill.com</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/punetechcom-interviews-apnabillcom</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/punetechcom-interviews-apnabillcom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayank Jain (makuchaku)</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[makuchaku]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PuneTech.com just posted an online interview about ApnaBill.com on how it started, challenges it faced and some tips for budding entrepreneurs. Don&#8217;t miss it!
[A snip from the interview]
There was this funny thing that set us back by almost 1 month…
We applied for a PAN card for Four Fractions. First, our application somehow got lost in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://punetech.com">PuneTech.com</a> just posted an <a href="http://punetech.com/interview-with-mayank-jain-co-founder-of-apnabillcom/" >online interview about ApnaBill.com</a> on how it started, challenges it faced and some tips for budding entrepreneurs. Don&#8217;t miss it!</p>
<p>[A snip from the interview]</p>
<blockquote><p>There was this funny thing that set us back by almost 1 month…</p>
<p>We applied for a PAN card for Four Fractions. First, our application somehow got lost in the process. Then someone in the government department managed to put down our address as 108 when it was supposed to be 10 B (8 and B are very similar looking). <a href="http://punetech.com/interview-with-mayank-jain-co-founder-of-apnabillcom/">Read more&#8230;</a></p></blockquote>
<p>[/A snip from the interview]</p>
<p><a href="http://punetech.com">PuneTech.com</a> is an initiative from Navin Kabra - with an intent to bring together in one place all information about interesting software technology in Pune - the <a href="http://punetech.com/wiki/Category:Companies">companies</a>, the <a href="http://punetech.com/wiki/Category:Products">products</a>, the <a href="http://punetech.com/wiki/Category:People">people</a>, and the <a href="http://punetech.com/wiki/Category:Technologies">technologies</a>.</p>
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		<title>ApnaBill.com - Recharge your prepaid mobile online!</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/introducing-apnabillcom-recharge-your-prepaid-mobile-online</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/introducing-apnabillcom-recharge-your-prepaid-mobile-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayank Jain (makuchaku)</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[makuchaku]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com - Utility Bill Payments, Simplified!

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<div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_563994"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/makuchaku/apnabillcom-a-post-launch-overview-presentation?src=embed" title="ApnaBill.com - A post launch overview">ApnaBill.com - A post launch overview</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=apnabillquickieppt03-1219345640306675-9&rel=0&stripped_title=apnabillcom-a-post-launch-overview-presentation" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=apnabillquickieppt03-1219345640306675-9&rel=0&stripped_title=apnabillcom-a-post-launch-overview-presentation" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View SlideShare <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/makuchaku/apnabillcom-a-post-launch-overview-presentation?src=embed" title="View ApnaBill.com - A post launch overview on SlideShare">presentation</a> or <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload</a> your own. (tags: <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/prepaid">prepaid</a> <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/makuchaku">makuchaku</a>)</div></div>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How to Recharge Prepaid Mobile online?</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/how-to-recharge-prepaid-mobile-online</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/how-to-recharge-prepaid-mobile-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayank Jain (makuchaku)</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Developer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[makuchaku]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered that if you have a Prepaid mobile connection for Spice, Airtel, Idea, Vodafone, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance or other prepaid services like Dish TV or TATA Sky - how can you recharge it online?
The solution is simple!

Using ApnaBill.com, now you can recharge your prepaid mobile in just seconds. The process is very simple.
How to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered that if you have a Prepaid mobile connection for <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your SPICE prepaid mobile online">Spice</a>, <a href="http://www.apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid airtel mobile online">Airtel</a>, <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid IDEA mobile online">Idea</a>, <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid Vodafone mobile online">Vodafone</a>, <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid BSNL mobile online">BSNL</a>, <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid MTNL mobile online">MTNL</a>, <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid Reliance mobile online">Reliance</a> or other prepaid services like <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your Dish TV prepaid connection online">Dish TV</a> or <a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your TATA Sky prepaid connection online">TATA Sky</a> - how can you recharge it online?</p>
<p>The solution is simple!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.apnabill.com/" title="ApnaBill.com - recharge your prepaid mobile online"><img src="http://www.apnabill.com/images/apnabill_logo.png" height="100" border="0" width="159" /></a></p>
<p>Using ApnaBill.com, now you can <a href="http://www.apnabill.com/" title="Recharge your prepaid mobile online">recharge your prepaid mobile</a> in just seconds. The process is very simple.</p>
<p><u>How to recharge?</u><br />
1) Visit <a href="http://www.apnabill.com/" rel="nofollow">www.ApnaBill.com</a><br />
2) Select a coupon<br />
3) Click pay<br />
4) Pay via netbanking or credit cards<br />
5) PIN code is delivered via SMS</p>
<p><u>Some benefits of using ApnaBill.com</u><br />
- 100% safe transactions<br />
- No transaction surcharge - 100 bucks coupon for just 100 bucks!<br />
- Great discounts!<br />
- Netbanking for almost all banks - UTI, ICICI, HDFC, etc.<br />
- Excellent and responsive customer support</p>
<p><a href="http://apnabill.com/" title="ApnaBill.com - Safe, Simple and Smart recharge for your prepaid mobile."><img src="http://www.apnabill.com/images/process.png" height="60" border="0" width="425" /></a></p>
<p>Now can anyone beat that?</p>
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		<title>[Finished] Scheduled downtime - 10 PM IST (18th Aug)  to 10 AM IST (19th Aug)</title>
		<link>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-feature-upgrades</link>
		<comments>http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-feature-upgrades#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>makuchaku</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com Status]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.apnabill.com/scheduled-downtime-feature-upgrades</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ApnaBill.com would be undergoing a scheduled downtime from 10 PM IST (18th Aug)  to 10 AM IST (19th Aug) for backend feature upgradation.
Inconvenience to our dear users is regretted.
[Update]
The services are functional now.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ApnaBill.com would be undergoing a scheduled downtime from 10 PM IST (18th Aug)  to 10 AM IST (19th Aug) for backend feature upgradation.</p>
<p>Inconvenience to our dear users is regretted.</p>
<p>[Update]<br />
The services are functional now.</p>
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