Is your hosting holding your site back?
June 4, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsWhen you first start out with web hosting, price will probably be the most important factor. The likely outcome is you’ll end up choosing shared hosting because it is by far the cheapest option. The downside of this is that your website will be sharing server space and an IP address with others. This could […]
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May 13, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsWhen thinking of building a website, many business owners will often go to the largest web hosting and domain registrars for their solution. For the most part, they offer a simple ‘click and drag’ design tool that allows those with minimal design knowledge to create an attractive website for a small fee. However, if you’ve […]
0 0 Read moreTips for improving the reliability of your website
May 6, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsA reliable site is important if you want to offer the best services to clients. The last thing people want to see when looking for more information about a business is a server error or similar issue that prevents them from accessing the website. When this happens, they’ll head straight to a competitor. To keep […]
0 0 Read more8 out of 10 surfers prefer .co.uk
April 13, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsYou may have noticed in the news recently that there’s has been a lot of new “TLDs” announced. Your first question could well have been “what’s a TLD?” If that was the case, then we are happy to give you the answer – TLD stands for ‘top level domain’, and refers to the primary location […]
0 0 Read moreGoogle now have control over the .app domain suffix
March 14, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsGoogle have paid £16.2 million to have control over the much sought-after new .app domain name suffix, winning out over twelve other bidders including Amazon. This was reportedly the highest price ever paid for a top level domain at an ICANN auction, with the previous record holder, .tech, selling for around £4.4 million in 2014.
0 0 Read moreNew Welsh domain names up for grabs
March 9, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsGreat news for Welsh business owners this week: this week the internet domain names .wales and .cymru were made available to members of the public, giving you the chance to snag a location-specific domain that could help to give your business a head start in the competitive online world.
0 0 Read moreAldi take legal action over unauthorised domain name
February 24, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsWe’ve written before about the importance of domain names and how companies need to carefully guard their online identities to preserve their image, resulting in legal action for some companies who feel people are misusing their brand names online. There are countless examples of this, with companies taking legal action against other companies or individuals […]
0 0 Read moreThe emergence of gTLDs and their costs
February 18, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsIt is clear that the market for custom domain names is booming. With each passing year, more generic top level domains are released and are subject to a bidding frenzy as companies and individuals do all they can to snatch up the best domain names that will grant them a significant amount of exposure.
0 0 Read moreChanging trends in domain registration
February 12, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsThe most popular keywords in new domain name registrations are constantly changing. Although common keywords such as “shop” and “online” are consistently registered in high numbers throughout the years, there are also some keywords that are clearly a reflection of what’s going on in the news. As many millions of domain names are registered throughout […]
0 0 Read moreUsing new domain names to your advantage
February 6, 2015 by simon in category Domain Names, NewsWhen you think of domain names, you most likely think of .co.uk or .com addresses. However, there are now a number of other domain names available which are designed to better express the industry or location of your business and make the website experience more useful for visitors.
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