123-reg.co.uk

A web browser is the piece of software you use to look at internet sites. You’re using one to read this.

There’s quite a choice of browsers out there. Most people use one of the most popular ones, like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari.

And then there’s a whole host of smaller browsers. For instance, check out Opera, Flock, SeaMonkey, Avant and K-meleon.

Different browsers display sites differently

Having a choice of web browsers is generally considered a good thing. It means you can decide which you like, and a bit of competition encourages the browsers to introduce new features.

But if you’ve ever decided to build your own site, you’ll know that multiple browsers can be a real headache. Because they all display websites in slightly different ways, it can take a lot of work to make sure your site looks good in all of them. Read the rest of this entry »

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You will have seen the term affiliate marketing being bandied around on the web, and you have probably worked out that it has something to do with making money. But what exactly does an affiliate have to do to make that money?

Affiliates essentially act as middle-men in the world of ecommerce. They earn commission from companies in return for recommending new customers to those companies. Anyone with a website can become an affiliate. Most web sites have a certain amount of ‘white space’ on their pages, and affiliates simply populate this unused space with advertising banners.

Of course some high traffic sites will charge advertisers for the privilege of posting banners on their pages. Although you don’t have to operate in the big league to be a successful affiliate. Even the most low-key sites get at least some visitors. If those visitors happen to be in the market for the product(s) that you’re advertising -  you’re in business!

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As Formula 1 followers will know, Honda have pulled out of the sport.  Last week there was a management buy out of their former F1 team, now known as Brawn GP.  We’re delighted to see that when setting up their new official website Brawn GP chose 123-reg.

It was only December when Honda announced they were quitting Formula 1, which didn’t leave much time for Ross Brawn — the strategy mastermind behind Michael Schumacher’s famous championships for Ferrari — to get his new team up and running.

And given it was costs, especially during the credit crunch, that forced Honda out, Brawn GP needed to get set up on the cheap; they even got Jenson Button for half price.

So it makes sense that they turned to 123-reg to register their domains, with our great value domain names and simple order process they could quickly buy the domains they needed while spending their money wisely.

Good luck to Ross and the team for their debut season!  Not sure about the lime green though – perhaps it’ll look good under the lights of the Singapore night race …

PS:  Before anybody worries that we’re divulging private information from our customer database: we’re not.  Who a domain is registered with is one of the pieces of information available in public whois records, and that’s how we discovered who brawngp.com is registered with.

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We might be in the midst of a deep financial crisis, but clearly there are still a few companies out there with deep pockets.

The evidence? At the end of last week, Toys R Us triumphed in a furious bidding war for toys.com, eventually agreeing to pay an enormous $5.1m for the domain name.

(I don’t actually have much evidence that it was a furious bidding war, but given the amount of cash involved, I like to picture the final two bidders involved in a tense standoff, waiting to see who cracks first.)

Is it worth it?

Clearly, toys.com is a prime domain name for Toys R Us to own. It fits perfectly with their brand, and I’m sure they’ll receive a ton of visitors, both from people typing it straight into their browser, and from search engines. Read the rest of this entry »

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