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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 Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Customers are going to Google to find products and services near them. Stats show that 46% of all searches on Google are local and almost 29% of customers search for local businesses at...
- By Will Stevens
- 5 min read
Many small business owners dismiss paid advertising as something they don’t need to worry about when they’re getting started. Why? Because most believe it’s too expensive for their tight budget. They feel they...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Every website needs to be hosted so it can be accessed online. That’s what hosting does – it provides a ‘home’ to hold everything that makes up your website (that is, files, code,...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
How do you know if people are talking about your brand on social media? If they tagged your brand in their posts, you can simply check your notifications to see what they’re writing...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
Jenny Prevel’s online business proves how much she loves dogs. Back in 2004, when she adopted her first rescue dogs, she wanted to create an online community where her fellow dog-lovers could share...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
Do you really need to urgently change your online banking password, or is that email from a hacker who’s trying to get hold of your login details? It’s not always easy to spot...
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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
- < 1 min read
Good branding can really help your business. But explaining what branding is and why it’s important can be tricky. For many people, a brand starts and stops with the company logo – yet...
- By John
- 3 min read
We mentioned last week that Nominet has released its second annual domain name industry report (PDF, 1MB). These things usually contain a lot of fairly interesting domain name-related data. Fairly interesting, that is,...
- By John
- < 1 min read
Next Wednesday it’s the annual Nominet .uk registrar conference. The conference is being held at Wembley Stadium, and while it’s unlikely to be most exciting event that particular venue has ever hosted, it...
- By John
- 4 min read
In July, ICANN (the organisation in overall charge of managing the internet’s domain name system) announced it was going to allow the creation of additional top level domains (TLDs). A top level domain...
- By John
- 5 min read
Just lately we’ve encountered a few instances of domain name scam emails circulating. A couple of people in the office have received them, and just the other day one of our readers left...
- By John
- 2 min read
You’d have to be trying really hard to have failed to notice that next Tuesday, people all across the USA will go to the polls to elect their next President. Every detail of...
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...
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
- 5 min read
As a small business, you’re probably doing all sorts of tasks, from updating your social media accounts to dealing with customer questions and feedback. Wouldn’t it be great if you could automate a...
- By Tim Fuell
- 4 min read
Lack of money kills businesses. Poor financial management may be a factor in many business failures but poor financial planning probably plays a part in even more. Avoid these pitfalls: Complacency Don’t fall...
- By Nick Leech
- 7 min read
Having had several years of growth, the agency I’d co-founded had come to the attention of investors. They wanted some simple facts; reasons why we were worth placing a bet on. “So what’s...
- By Tim Fuell
- 5 min read
Many small business owners feel they have to forfeit annual breaks away because their business won’t run itself in their absence. In certain businesses this may still be true but in many, a...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
Starting a business can be a lonely task. You’ll face many difficulties and often no one other than you will be able to overcome them. To help keep you going through these difficult...
- By Tim Fuell
- 7 min read
It’s no coincidence that with the number of people starting up their own business rising, so the number of alternative finance options is expanding. Last year, a government report cited a lack of...
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 Will Stevens
- 7 min read
So you’ve got a passion for writing and you want to use it to make money through blogging. It might seem like an impossible dream, but plenty of people run profitable blogs and...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
For some odd reason, people seem to think that if you’re not selling anything, and you’re only asking people to donate, volunteer or even subscribe to your blog, you don’t need good copywriting....
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
When your potential customers are searching for your business online, what do they see? Is a hate site the number two listing on Google for your business name? Or is a bad review...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
Millennials are a demographic that every business out there wants to charm. But the trick in earning their loyalty involves getting their attention, and keeping it too. This is no easy task considering...
- By Will Stevens
- 14 min read
Picture the scene – you’re sat at your computer, you know exactly what you want to buy – you even have your credit card out ready to make the purchase. You find a...
- By Janah Jackman
- 7 min read
It’s no secret – social media is one of the best forms of marketing around for a small business. In fact, 90% of all marketers say their social media efforts have generated additional...