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- By 123 Reg
- 6 min read
Thousands of domain transfers take place every year. If you’re thinking about doing the same, you might be wondering how difficult it all is — and whether it’s really worth the effort. In...
- By Thom Harrison
- 15 min read
Launching an online business has never been easier. You don’t need big upfront funding, and serious tech skills aren’t required. With the flexibility to set your own schedule and call the shots, this...
- By Hannah Smith
- 7 min read
The LinkedIn professional networking platform has more than a billion members in 200 countries worldwide. Designed to put entrepreneurs, professionals, and talent in touch with each other, it can be an invaluable business...
- By 123 Reg
- 7 min read
Think like a Dragon. Know your numbers, your market, and your edge. These six questions could make or break your online business – whether you’re pitching for investment or just aiming to grow....
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Running an online business is bound to be time consuming. There are so many tasks that you need to tackle day to day. Thankfully, there are some fantastic tools available to help simplify...
- By Will Stretton
- 9 min read
Looking to get your side hustle off the ground but aren’t entirely sure where to begin? Although it may seem like a daunting task, there are plenty of affordable and easy-to-use tools that...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
Imagine having no boss — the power to make effective decisions quickly, the opportunity to take on responsibility for all areas of a business, and the chance to make more money. Sounds great,...
- By Will Stevens
- 10 min read
Businesses of all sizes are obsessed with ranking well in Google search results. There’s a good reason for that – topping the results for a term relevant to your business can bring in...
- By Will Stevens
- 6 min read
You’ve decided it’s time get your business online. Now, you’re not doubt looking into the best option to: So, what’s the best way to create a website: use a website builder or hire...
- By Will Stevens
- 5 min read
If you had to book a service over the phone and your call was unanswered or you were forced to wait on hold, would you go somewhere else? According to research by GetApp,...
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Domains
Domains
- By 123 Reg
- 6 min read
Thousands of domain transfers take place every year. If you’re thinking about doing the same, you might be wondering how difficult it all is — and whether it’s really worth the effort. In...
- By 123 Reg
- 11 min read
You’re building something special online, and whether you’re starting fresh or taking your offline business to the web, your domain name is more than just a web address: it’s how people find you,...
- By Thom Harrison
- 9 min read
The Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the last part of your domain name — like the “.co.uk” in mybusiness.co.uk. But it’s more than a few letters after a dot. That little ending plays an...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
So, you’ve got yourself a domain name? Brilliant! You’re now one step closer to building your brand online — be that to show off your skills as a freelancer or to sell your...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
A new domain extension has arrived here at 123-reg and we thought we’d try and pre-empt your queries on this great new international internet address that is a prime choice for personal use....
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
Have you noticed our January sale? There’s a full range of bargains. Whether you are a start-up business or a super-sized techie developer there’s offers to help kick-start your business in 2013. Domain...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
How do you spell Catholic in Chinese? Don’t know? You probably soon will. The latest chapter in the story of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) opened to much applause and a few grins...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
A new domain hits the 123-reg systems very soon, yet it’s strangely familiar. The .it extension is coming soon to 123-reg so you can enjoy the most descriptive computing domain name alongside all...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 2 min read
Great domain names are hard to find so when a catchy new domain extension becomes available, you need to get your perfect domain before anyone else gets a chance. A .sx offers something...
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
Sometimes you choose your domain name to suit a business project you long to get off the ground. Other times you may grab a domain you think is witty or clever. Now you...
SEO Advice
SEO Advice
- By Thom Harrison
- 6 min read
Google AI Mode has landed in the UK, and it’s already changing how people search online. Instead of a long list of website links to scroll through, searches now return answers written by...
- By Thom Harrison
- 8 min read
Ever wondered what the world (or, say, Basingstoke) has been searching for recently? Google Trends has the answer. By reading into popular search terms over time, online business owners can use this tool...
- By Thom Harrison
- 11 min read
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is all about getting your business out there in front of as many customers as possible. The idea is to optimise your website so that it shows up easily...
- By Thom Harrison
- 8 min read
From humble origins as a garage startup to a global tech giant, Google has redefined how we access information in the modern age. Near-synonymous with search, Google handles literally billions of queries each...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
So you wake up one day and realise that your site’s rankings have dropped significantly. When you look closer, you find all these spammy links pointing to your site using keywords like Viagra...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 9 min read
Most people automatically think of Google when they hear the term “search engine”. And it makes sense considering Google has around a 69% share of the desktop search market and around 92% of...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Have you ever heard or read things like: “Your page needs to have a 3% keyword density to rank high in Google’s search results.” Or: “All link building is bad so you need...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 4 min read
Alright, so you’ve just published a new blog post. But now you can’t expect people to find it on their own (there’s just too much content being published every day on the Internet)....
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 9 min read
You might think that you need to rank number one on Google to get more clicks and increase traffic to your site. Or that you need to invest loads into PPC to stand...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 4 min read
Yet another big shakeup in Google land is affecting how websites rank in the search engine’s results. Matt Cutts, Head of Webspam team at Google, recently confirmed via Twitter that the search engine...
Business
Business
- By Thom Harrison
- 15 min read
Launching an online business has never been easier. You don’t need big upfront funding, and serious tech skills aren’t required. With the flexibility to set your own schedule and call the shots, this...
- By Hannah Smith
- 7 min read
The LinkedIn professional networking platform has more than a billion members in 200 countries worldwide. Designed to put entrepreneurs, professionals, and talent in touch with each other, it can be an invaluable business...
- By 123 Reg
- 7 min read
Think like a Dragon. Know your numbers, your market, and your edge. These six questions could make or break your online business – whether you’re pitching for investment or just aiming to grow....
- By Will Stretton
- 6 min read
No one understands your business like you, but understanding your customers is an entirely different ball game. Even if you have some notion of who they are and how to cater to their...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 4 min read
Starting your own small business or going freelance involves a lot of unglamorous beginnings: trying to build connections from scratch and doing work for free or for cheap in order to build your...
- By Sarah Cooper
- 5 min read
Do your customers love everything about doing business with you? Or are there some areas they think you need to improve in? If you don’t know the answer to these questions, then it...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
So you’ve got your business up and running, and hopefully you’re on your way to profitability. But what’s next? Well, it’s time to start thinking about ways you can grow your business, so...
- By 123 Reg
- 7 min read
The Online Experts team at 123 Reg have the privilege and pleasure to take a sneak peek at many start-up business ventures and budding entrepreneurs. They get to help sculpt their online presence...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Some people seem to plan everything they do meticulously. Others just get started and seem to make it up as they go along. But is the latter an attitude you can take when...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
In the first instalment of our brand-new Spotlight series, the Online Experts team at 123 Reg take a look at what drives entrepreneurs to start their own business, and asks them to share...
Online Marketing
Online Marketing
- By Will Stretton
- 6 min read
No one understands your business like you, but understanding your customers is an entirely different ball game. Even if you have some notion of who they are and how to cater to their...
- By Thom Harrison
- 8 min read
Businesses today all face the challenge of holding onto customers in a fiercely competitive online world. With so many options just a click away, shoppers can easily switch to a rival offering a...
- By Thom Harrison
- 9 min read
Google Ads is a tool that helps put your business in front of customers who might be searching for what you offer. By far the world’s leading Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising platform, it gives...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
According to the latest report from creative agency, We Are Social, 56.2 million of us in the UK are active on social media—that’s 83% of the population! With such a massive audience to...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
Your small business has been running smoothly enough this year, but there’s always room for improvement. If you want to do better in 2019 – get more people talking about your business on...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
Google Analytics isn’t just for checking how many people are visiting your website. If you know where to look, you can get valuable insights into how your visitors are engaging with your site....
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
The holiday season is crucial for small businesses. In fact, did you know that businesses can generate as much as 30% of their annual sales in November and December? So if you want...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
Before a prospective customer reaches for their credit card to buy from you, they need to feel confident that you can deliver on what your product or service promises. They want to know...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 9 min read
You want authority, qualified traffic, relevant links, motivated leads and sales in your business. Well, guest blogging can give you all of that and so much more. That is if you have a...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
When you start a personal blog, or even when you’ve been blogging for a while, there is a sea of plugins that can help turn your blog from average to awesome. These handy...