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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
- 3 min read
You’ve bought a domain name, you’ve created a website and you might think that’s all you need. But as well as providing what you need to get a business online, 123 Reg also...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
A website builder is a tool used to create and host a website, it’s usually aimed at people with no technical skills so you don’t need to code to use one. It lets...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
If you need a website for your business, your main options are: Pay a web designer to create one for you, build one yourself using WordPress or a website builder tool or code...
- By Will Stevens
- 5 min read
If you’re completely new to WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system (CMS) this is the post for you. We’ll look at how to log into WordPress, how to write your first...
- By Will Stevens
- 8 min read
If you’re just getting started with search engine optimisation (SEO), you might be tempted to go through Google’s ranking factors one by one and create a list of things you need to do...
- By Will Stevens
- 5 min read
In this beginner’s guide to shared hosting, we’ll look at the basics of shared hosting, what makes it different from other types of hosting and how you can decide if shared is the...
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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
- < 1 min read
If you are reading this then the chances are you already own a .uk domain name – one of 9 million .uk domain names that have been registered. The 9 millionth .uk domain...
- By John
- 2 min read
Our support team deals with a whole variety of questions from customers. We’ve probably covered every conceivable query at some point, from changing where a domain name points and managing web hosting to...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
In case you missed it, Prince William (second in line to the British throne) is to marry Kate Middleton, probably some time next year. If you did miss it, the chances are you...
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
The half a million registrations mark has been hit less than a week since general registration opened for the new internationalized domain name .рф (which stands for Российская Федерация, or Russian Federation in...
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
We’ve got a new deal to get your teeth into. Have you seen our domain Count on the 123-reg home page? Our Halloween offer has .me domain names for a spooky £6.66. Always...
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
Whether you love or loathe the game of golf you probably won’t have escaped the news that this weekend – starting tomorrow – the Ryder Cup takes place at the Celtic Manor Resort,...
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
You’ve probably seen those rich snippets in Google’s search results that show you not only the name of the author of a blog post but also his picture. This is a really cool...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
Search engine optimisation is all about online, the latest buzzwords, etc., right? Wrong. Natural search is very dependant upon natural use of language. Understanding how people use language will help you understand how...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 3 min read
As you probably know, last week Google’s head of webspam, Matt Cutts, announced a “minor” change to Google’s algorithm. Its purpose is to reduce the number of low-quality exact match domains (EMD) in...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 2 min read
URLs are important on-page SEO elements as we use them to travel from a page to another so they underpin your entire website. When you create a new site, create it with SEO...
- By Tim Fuell
- 3 min read
So many web pages on the Internet have poor page titles like “Home”, About us”, “Services” or no titles at all. Web page titles are very important because these describe the content on...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 2 min read
Usability, links and content all have an impact on search engine rankings. Major search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing are constantly trying to improve their algorithms so that web users find exactly...
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 Will Stevens
- 8 min read
The words you use, whether it’s on your website, in your emails, or on social media, help people understand what your business does and how it does it. On the face of it,...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
This week the 2016 Business Show took place at the London Excel. 123 Reg had a stall there along with Nominet, but we also took the time to catch some of the hundreds...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
Parking is a nightmare. Different cities have different rules about when and where you can park and if you’re travelling to an unfamiliar area you may accidentally attract a fine. That’s what drove...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
Do you want to grow your business but don’t have access to the funding you need? Have you considered a start-up loan, but don’t know whether that would be the right move for...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Imagine you’ve come up with an idea that’s not only unique, but also allows you to turn something you enjoy into a way of making a living. That’s the dream, right? Well, that’s...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
Productivity is a huge challenge for businesses of all sizes. But smaller businesses face particular challenges when it comes to time management. With so much to be done and so little time to...
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
- 8 min read
In this day and age, small businesses can compete on almost every level with big brands. That includes content marketing. Regardless of the size of a business, the goal remains the same: to...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
2017 has been an eventful year, with lots of changes in most aspects of digital marketing. But since we know how challenging it can be to keep up with all this information while...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
If you’re running an ecommerce website, you should always be searching for ways to improve your sales. In this guide, we’ll look through some methods to entice more people to make a purchase...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
Whether you’re fine-tuning your social presence, optimising your website or digging through data, relying on the right tools means saving time and maintaining your sanity at the same time. The problem is there...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
You know how one minute you think you’ve nailed vlogging and the next you’re pulling your hair out wondering why your vlogs aren’t getting enough views? That’s marketing, and it moves fast. The...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
In an age when being busy has become a status symbol, it can be a challenge to attract enough volunteers to your organisation. Even if you stand for a good cause, have a...