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123 Reg, the UK's leading domain registrar with over 25 years of experience, is the simple way to succeed online. Based in the UK, we help small businesses and entrepreneurs get domains, web hosting, email, and websites up and running with straightforward tools, no jargon, and expert support — powering more than a million sites across the country.

A subdomain is an extension of your domain name that lets you create a separate section of your website under the same root address. So for exaxmple, if your website is your-big-idea.co.uk, a...

Pay-per-click, or PPC, is a form of online advertising where you only pay when someone clicks your ad. Rather than paying a flat fee to show your ad to as many people as...

An SSL certificate is a small digital file that secures the connection between your website and your visitors. It encrypts the data passing between them, keeping sensitive information private and protected. If you’ve...

A server is a computer that stores and delivers information to other computers over the internet. Whenever you visit a website, send an email, or download a file, a server is responsible for...

Nameservers are part of the Domain Name System (DNS) — the system that connects your domain name to your website. In simple terms, nameservers tell your domain where your website is hosted. When...

Domain Registration is how you claim a unique web address for your website — like your-big-idea.co.uk or your-big-idea.com. Once it’s registered, that name is yours to use for a set period (usually a...