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- By Thom Harrison
- 7 min read
Somewhere in the UK right now, a potential customer is searching Google for exactly what you offer. Are they finding your business, or are they heading straight to the competitor down the road?...
- By Thom Harrison
- 14 min read
One of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin that gives your website everything it needs to become an online shop. You can add products, accept payments and manage...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
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- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
Your domain name is the first impression you give online, and often the start of everything else: your website, your brand, and a professional email that customers will trust. It’s free to check...
- By Will Stevens
- 3 min read
Anyone who opens a new business will face plenty of challenges, but one of the biggest is actually getting customers through the door. It doesn’t matter how good you are at what you...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 10 min read
You already know that backlinks, along with content, are the top two most important ranking factors that Google’s algorithm takes into account when calculating a website’s position on a search engine results page...
- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
If you’ve ever tried to start up a blog, you’ll know how daunting it can be if you don’t already have an established audience to write for. Most new bloggers end up giving...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
How would you feel if you were to find out that only 5% of your first-time visitors can understand what your website is about? Whether your visitors come to your site from Google’s...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
One of the best ways to make your website stand out from the crowd is by using great looking photography. Images help you to grab the viewer’s attention and show off your brand....
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 7 min read
One of the biggest challenges website owners face is attracting the right traffic. But what does the “right traffic” mean? For many it comes down to visitors who have the potential to become...
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Domains
- By Thom Harrison
- 7 min read
Somewhere in the UK right now, a potential customer is searching Google for exactly what you offer. Are they finding your business, or are they heading straight to the competitor down the road?...
- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
Your domain name is the first impression you give online, and often the start of everything else: your website, your brand, and a professional email that customers will trust. It’s free to check...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
So you’ve registered your domain? Congrats! That’s a big first step towards getting your idea, business or brand online. You’ve got everything you need to point your domain wherever you want it to...
- By 123 Reg
- 9 min read
If you’re launching a website, buying the right domain name is one of the first (and most important) decisions you’ll make. But with so many domain extensions, providers and price ranges to choose...
SEO Advice
SEO Advice
- By Thom Harrison
- 11 min read
If you own a local business, your Google Business Profile might be the first thing customers see, even before your domain name and website. It’s the listing that shows up on Google Maps...
- 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 Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
What is Google Search Console? Google Search Console is a free tool from Google that helps you understand how your website appears in Google Search. It can show you which searches are bringing...
- By 123 Reg
- 10 min read
If you’ve bought a domain together with a 123 Reg plan like Website Builder or Managed Hosting for WordPress, the chances are it’s already connected — so once you’ve hit publish, it should...
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Business
Business
- By Thom Harrison
- 7 min read
Somewhere in the UK right now, a potential customer is searching Google for exactly what you offer. Are they finding your business, or are they heading straight to the competitor down the road?...
- By Thom Harrison
- 14 min read
One of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin that gives your website everything it needs to become an online shop. You can add products, accept payments and manage...
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
Starting an online business today? It’s easier than it’s ever been. You can get your own domain in a few clicks, have a website live by the afternoon, and, for many business starters,...
- By 123 Reg
- 2 min read
Starting a business is exciting — but it’s easy to feel overwhelmed before you’ve even begun. Got a new idea and big plans, but no clear starting point? Here’s where to begin. The...
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
- 6 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...