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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 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...
- By Nick Leech
- 11 min read
“I’d love to do content marketing, but my business is just too boring.” It’s an objection I’ve heard a number of times. But in reality, I think content marketing is something that every...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
We’ve all read the statistics on how video reaches three times more people and gets 20% more attention than regular blog posts. So if audiences crave video, and if video gets you noticed,...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 10 min read
Everyone makes it sound so easy. “Post a few times on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and traffic will pour in and people will start buying”. The reality is – social media for businesses...
- By Will Stevens
- 4 min read
404 codes are one of the most common website error messages around. You’ve likely seen at least one in recent weeks, and you’ll know how frustrating they can be. A 404 error occurs...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 6 min read
If you have a personal blog, how do you keep things ticking over Christmas? This is a common question amongst bloggers that comes up as the holiday season approaches. So, should you keep...
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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...