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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 Stretton
- 4 min read
Launched in 2016, TikTok became a tremendous success on the social media scene by offering users the ability to post short-form videos. Far from a short-lived fad or gimmick, TikTok today boasts over...
- By 123 Reg
- 2 min read
Adam Blakey and Vicci Small set up Lil Beatz and began offering urban dance classes to under tens in 2018. Since then, they have really got into the rhythm of running a business...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Picture the scene: You notice your web traffic has fallen away to zero, so you start your investigation by visiting your site only to find it has been replaced by an error message...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
Chris Ross had been in search of a gap in the market in the hospitality sector for some time when the idea for The Floodgate first kicked off. Alongside old friends, he was...
- By Will Stretton
- 5 min read
In terms of advertising options, few platforms can match the power and reach offered by Google Ads. Not only does this tool allow you to publicise your business on the world’s most popular...
- By Will Stevens
- 6 min read
If you don’t have the budget to assemble a top-tier marketing team, you’ll need some great tools to take your marketing to the next level. To help you reach your marketing goals this...
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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 John
- 2 min read
We imagine the people running the online branch of world famous toy shop Hamleys were feeling a little red-faced last week. Just as the whole world’s thoughts were turning to Christmas shopping and...
- By John
- 2 min read
Big changes are afoot in the world of domain names. By the middle of 2010, the first domains in non-Latin scripts should be up and running. This will make domain names written in...
- By John
- < 1 min read
Interesting little domain name related story in The Guardian last week. The domain name extension .yu, the country code for the now-disintegrated former Yugoslavia, was finally retired last Wednesday. This extension has been...
- By 123 Reg
- 2 min read
Every website needs to woo search engines like Google and Yahoo. But forget boxes of chocolates, flowers and expensive dinner dates, search engines are only interested in one thing…optimisation. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)...
- By John
- 2 min read
It’s a while since we rounded up recent domain name news for you. So here goes. First, a couple of items we found particularly interesting: Over at Circle ID, they explained how much...
- By John
- 2 min read
When news of Michael Jackson’s death broke last week, it sent shockwaves around the world. Celebrities don’t come much bigger and that meant from London to Lima, New York to New Delhi, everyone...
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
- 3 min read
Trust builds trust and trust builds authority. Authority is an important factor that helps rise up the rankings, which means that, in terms of SEO, authority has a positive influence on search engine...
- By Thomas Costello
- 3 min read
Creating a great website nowadays is child’s play. Getting it indexed by most search engines is where it gets tough. I have a website, now what? Having your website online is not enough....
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
Search Engine Optimisation is probably the biggest investment you can make in tweaking your website but if you needed proof that it isn’t a magic wand, take a look at the top search...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
We’ve highlighted the SEO value in YouTube before, as the second largest search engine in the world, you are fool not to be featuring your brand, but it appears few people know about...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- < 1 min read
Google announced recently that it has improved the way sitelinks appear. The newer version is expanded and it’s presented as a column of relevant links. Now when people search for a site they...
- By Tim Fuell
- < 1 min read
However good your SEO, the key aim is always to get a higher listing in search engine directories. So when one of those search engines shares tips on optimising your site for SEO,...
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
- 5 min read
In this latest Swift 6, I’ll be looking at six things you should resolve to change about your business website in the year ahead. Now you don’t have to do all six, although...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
When he was made redundant just before his wedding, John Westward-Hill knew he had to cut costs as much as possible. That meant a do it yourself approach. The cake, the invitations and...
- By Will Stevens
- < 1 min read
This week 123-reg has been at the Business Startup Show which took place in the London Olympia. Over the course of two days, experts from 123-reg delivered a series of Masterclasses aimed at...
- By Nick Leech
- 8 min read
I do quite a lot of public speaking these days, often at the events we hold with Enterprise Nation. In the “about me” section of my presentation I talk about my experiences of...
- By Thomas Costello
- < 1 min read
This month, 123-reg launched its industry-leading website builder, helping all businesses and web professionals to build responsive, personalised websites quickly. The launch will enable all UK businesses to build mobile optimised and dynamic...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
People often start their own business because they’re simply not satisfied with their working life and can envisage a situation where they get to more fully enjoy not just the fruits of their...
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
If your idea of content distribution is to share a link to your newest blog post on Twitter and Facebook, and then give yourself a nice pat on the back and call it...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Marketing isn’t a guessing game. The only way to create content and promotional messaging that truly engages your target audience is by defining your buyer personas first. What’s a buyer persona, you ask?...
- By Will Stevens
- 6 min read
Perhaps you’re starting a new business, or maybe you’re taking an existing business online for the first time. Toy might even be updating the content of an existing business site. Whatever situation you’re...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Whether you’re making a new website or redesigning an existing one for your business, you probably want to let the world know about it the moment it goes live. But how do you...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Do you worry that your business website isn’t good enough? That its flaws could mean you’re missing out on potential sales? The truth is, even leading businesses are always looking for ways to...
- By Nick Leech
- 9 min read
“I’ve got my website just way I want it,” he told me. “Green header and menu. A white background with a black font, Calibri, in 14pt. And I’ve got an image of some...