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Thom Harrison

Thom Harrison is the lead writer for the 123 Reg blog, helping UK businesses make sense of the online world and grow. With many years’ experience writing about websites and online business, he makes technical topics accessible through practical guides on getting online, building a website, attracting customers and staying secure. His articles cover domains, web hosting, WordPress, WooCommerce and ecommerce, as well as SEO, online marketing, AI and website security. At 123 Reg, one of the UK’s leading domain registrars and web hosts, Thom draws on his industry knowledge to help small businesses make informed decisions and put advice into practice.

Google Ads is a tool that can put your business in front of customers who are searching for what you offer. By far the world’s leading Pay-Per-Click (PPC) platform, it lets you run...

Google’s new AI restaurant-booking experience is now live in the UK. Built on top of the existing ‘Reserve with Google’ tool, it lets people move from a natural-language search straight to a restaurant...

Running an online business today, big or small, the chances are many of your customers will be looking for answers from Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT before they ever click through to your...

Setting up a website can feel like learning a whole new language. One minute you’re excited about that great new domain name, the next you’re looking at words like DNS, SSL, and PHP,...

Getting your business found online now means showing up twice: both in traditional search results and in the answers given by AI search assistants. More than ever it’s AI doing the searching on...

Your domain ending helps set the tone for your website before anyone clicks. It isn’t just a part of your web address — it can influence how professional and trustworthy your business appears...

Thinking about taking your business online, but stuck between choosing a quick-start Website Builder and flexible Web Hosting? Both can help you build a brilliant professional site for your brand. The difference is...

Cybersecurity myths are everywhere — and they can leave small business owners dangerously exposed. Many people assume hackers only care about big corporations or that basic antivirus software is enough to stay safe....