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- By Thom Harrison
- 13 min read
It’s always exciting, starting an online business — but there are a few important decisions to make before you get going. One of the first is choosing the right business structure: should you...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 9 min read
Isn’t it frustrating when you come up with the perfect name for your business, run a search, and discover the domain is already taken? Worse still, the owner doesn’t even seem to be...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is all about improving your website so that it appears higher in search engine results when people look for businesses, products, or services like yours. Broadly it’s about making...
- By Thom Harrison
- 9 min read
You’ve got a name in mind for your business, project, or side hustle. The next step is simple: find out if it’s available to register. Checking takes seconds (literally) and even if your...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
You’ve probably heard a lot about GDPR recently. If you’re still unfamiliar with the issue, you can read a basic guide to GDPR here. In this article, we’ll be providing the answers to...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
Thanks to content marketing, small businesses can now compete on an (almost) level playing field with big brands. Because no matter the type or size of a business, the goal is the same:...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
Visuals are no longer just a cool trend. They’re a necessity if you want to engage your audience. That’s because the way people are consuming content is radically changing. Just look at what...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
Social media is a great way to promote your business or organisation to people who are interested in what you do. But it’s hard to know how to get started. Which social media...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
You may have a beautifully designed landing page that’s getting heaps of visitors. But if it’s not making you money, you must be doing something wrong, right? It can often be a struggle...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
Your audience craves video. It’s why Snapchat is so popular. It’s also why Instagram copied Snapchat’s video features to allow users and brands to create and share video content. And it’s also why...
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Domains
Domains
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 9 min read
Isn’t it frustrating when you come up with the perfect name for your business, run a search, and discover the domain is already taken? Worse still, the owner doesn’t even seem to be...
- By Thom Harrison
- 9 min read
You’ve got a name in mind for your business, project, or side hustle. The next step is simple: find out if it’s available to register. Checking takes seconds (literally) and even if your...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
Did you know that when you buy a domain name, it’s often linked to a public record that can show who owns it, when it was registered, and when it expires? That record...
- By 123 Reg
- 11 min read
Domain names are the unique addresses that make websites easy to find online. You can think of them as house names on a virtual street. Not all domain names are created equal, though...
SEO Advice
SEO Advice
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is all about improving your website so that it appears higher in search engine results when people look for businesses, products, or services like yours. Broadly it’s about making...
- By 123 Reg
- 10 min read
If you’ve bought a domain together with a 123 Reg plan like Website Builder or Managed WordPress Hosting, the chances are it’s already connected — so once you’ve hit publish, it should appear...
- By Thom Harrison
- 6 min read
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...
- By Thom Harrison
- 9 min read
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...
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Business
Business
- By Thom Harrison
- 13 min read
It’s always exciting, starting an online business — but there are a few important decisions to make before you get going. One of the first is choosing the right business structure: should you...
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
For small-to-medium businesses, social media and your website work best when they work together. Social media grabs attention, and your website gives people somewhere clear to go next. Used well, the two can...
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
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...
- By Thom Harrison
- 6 min read
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...
Online Marketing
Online Marketing
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
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...
- By Thom Harrison
- 7 min read
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...
- 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...