Easy Domains

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• 23-11-2021

One may define an online presence in 2021 as a brand's relevance and reputation within the online community they are selling to. It's also a measure of how easy it is for customers, web directories, and clients to find your company or brand through a simple web search. For example, a brand with a significant presence online will have a business website and several social media accounts that directly target their desired audience. They will...

Posted by: Admin on: 23-11-2021 Read More

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• data protection,data,security
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• 19-10-2021

Customer data refers predominantly to demographic, personal, and behavioural information companies and brands collect when dealing with their customers. Customer data is collected to retrieve valuable customer or general public insight. Doing so allows brands to decipher what kinds of people prefer which items or helps them understand their target audience for other campaigns or product developments in the future.    While public...

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• 24-09-2021

Many factors make for a great domain name that will engage the right audience. Typically, good domain names are snappy, short, memorable and ensure they can be easily pronounced worldwide. It must be suitable to your business or field, for example, estate, toys, hotel bookings, transport, etc.  Some of the best domain names include a familiar domain extension that many are aware of and often use, such as .com, .co.uk, .org, etc.  Many...

Posted by: Admin on: 24-09-2021 Read More

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• google,SEO,hyphens,URL
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• 23-09-2021

SEO is a complex process with dozens of aspects to consider. We all want our websites to bring in many visitors and to rank highly on search engines. Many factors matter when it comes to the quality of your site's SEO.  Both hyphens and dashes in your domain name are important to think about, but can they impact your SEO? In this article, we will discuss dashes and underscores and other elements that contribute to the success of your SEO...

Posted by: Admin on: 23-09-2021 Read More

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• domain name,portfolio,investment,finance
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• 22-09-2021

Should you build a domain name portfolio? There are many reasons to consider investing in a domain portfolio. We look at some of the reasons why it is a wise investment. A domain portfolio is a combination of domain names that are owned by you or your business. It is an investment strategy that involves purchasing high-value domain names to later sell them off at a profit.   All businesses need domains, no matter how big...

Posted by: Admin on: 22-09-2021 Read More

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• Expensive,Domain Names,Domain
• Posted date:
• 22-09-2021

Given the sheer amount and wide variety of niche domain names out there on the internet, finding the ones that have fetched the highest prices is not easy. Insurance, business, and travel companies are among those with the most expensive domain names ever sold, showing just how varied these prices can be depending on the industries they relate to. The importance of companies being online cannot be understated, meaning that people...

Posted by: Admin on: 22-09-2021 Read More

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• Domain Name,Small Business,Right
• Posted date:
• 22-09-2021

When you choose a domain name, it should be a carefully thought out process. If you rush into this and decide later that you would like to change your domain name, it can lead to a time-consuming process. The domain name for your business will not be the only reason for its success, but it plays a very important factor. A memorable and niche name will set your company apart from other companies on the internet and make it easier for customers...

Posted by: Admin on: 22-09-2021 Read More

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• 16-09-2021

Choosing the right domain name for your business can be difficult. There's so many to choose from, and you have to be certain as you wouldn't want to change it often and create inconsistencies in your branding. It is one of the first things your customer will see and judge about your online presence, so it is essential you choose a good domain name.  If anyone tries to type your domain and doesn't find it easy...

Posted by: Admin on: 16-09-2021 Read More

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• 14-09-2021

Google has begun developing further additional privacy measures to protect all young users and teenagers on its search engines and YouTube.  They are one of the search engines becoming the latest technology giants to garner and create or adopt tougher standards in the face of plenty of criticism that many companies, like Facebook and Google themselves before these changes, face due to not doing enough to protect children from various threats...

Posted by: Admin on: 14-09-2021 Read More

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• 14-09-2021

On the 26th of July 2021, Google made an announcement. They introduced the internet to launch their completely new algorithm update, which we called the "Link Spam Update". Over the following two weeks, this update was rolled out for users across the internet, focusing predominantly on the ability to identify and nullify the link spam presented.  The algorithms update was skilled enough to place links of various languages, which meant a wide...

Posted by: Admin on: 14-09-2021 Read More

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• 13-09-2021

If you're looking to build and boost your online presence in 2021, then you're in the right place. We will give you quality tips to help engage audiences online, increase your presence on Google and improve sales. You may have heard of an online presence. Someone has inevitably mentioned it to you and why it's important, either as a business owner or an individual. But what does having a presence online actually mean?  Put...

Posted by: Admin on: 13-09-2021 Read More

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• Martyn Holden
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• Two Factor,Biometrics,Security
• Posted date:
• 25-07-2019

Two-factor authentication is designed to be an additional layer of security between the user and the account. This means that if someone has your username and password, they will not immediately gain access to your account - they will also need to pass another stronger security measure. Adding two-factor authentication to your account is a quick and easy method of increasing your account security. Every week a new story appears about how government...

Posted by: Martyn Holden on: 25-07-2019 Read More

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• Martyn Holden
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• Nominet,Domain Names,News
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• 18-06-2019

It's been 5 years since Nominet first introduced the shorter .UK extension in June 2014. Since then, millions of organisations have registered to the shorter .UK extension (including us) and experienced tremendous success building their brand.Nominet have been running a number of awareness campaigns to ensure all rights have been communicated to the rights holders. This has seen roughly 2 million .UK domain names registered in the last 5 years...

Posted by: Martyn Holden on: 18-06-2019 Read More

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• SSL
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• 08-08-2018

After the new EU GDPR swings into action in May to tackle data security and how we process said data, our next step towards a safer web was pushed by Google, with an announcement that "all websites will be marked as 'Not Secure' unless it has a valid SSL Certificate". The announcement was made in February and took effect in July 2018, so you may have already started to see the impact of it. But what is an SSL certificate and why is it so...

Posted by: Admin on: 08-08-2018 Read More

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• GDPR,Nominet,Data Privacy,Data Protection
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• 09-05-2018

Set to come into effect on the 25th May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation is at the forefront of everyone's minds. The new law calls for more transparency in data collection and processing. It sets strict standards for the protection of the subject's data privacy. The looming threat of a 20 million fine has motivated corporations such as Google and Amazon to review their privacy policies to be GDPR compliant.  So far,...

Posted by: Admin on: 09-05-2018 Read More

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• Sally Luk
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• Privacy,Data Protection,GDPR
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• 02-05-2018

In an increasingly data-driven world, data security and protection is becoming an important agenda. The new EU General Data Protection Regulation was approved on 14th April 2016 and is set to take effect on the 25th May 2018. However, there are still a lot of uncertainty regarding compliance and what needs to be done. Here is a brief explanation as to what it is, how it will affect you and what you need to do. You can think...

Posted by: Sally Luk on: 02-05-2018 Read More

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• Matt Rendle
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• .beer, Domain Extensions
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• 11-07-2015

If you were not aware of Carlsberg then you are about to be, Carlsberg are one of the 4 largest global brewers and so it makes sense for them to sign up to so many of the new top level domains. 150 top level domains are now Carlsberg's to use as they see fit, the domain they choose was of course .beer, the possibilities of uses for these domains are pretty much endless and they are sure to produce some major traffic to Carlsberg online. Carlsberg...

Posted by: Matt Rendle on: 11-07-2015 Read More

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• Damian Hope
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• .uk Birthday, Domain Extensions
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• 09-07-2015

Recently .uk hit the streets of London to celebrate its first birthday, the celebrations were unlike any other one year birthday party in history, the UK Domain Family popped up all over London throughout the morning, with flash mobs across the capital in high spirits and Champagne in Piccadilly Circus and leading commuters in a rendition of Happy Birthday on the Underground. All of this and more, plus they had cupcakes and balloons for people to...

Posted by: Damian Hope on: 09-07-2015 Read More

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• Louisa Forbes
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• Password Security
• Posted date:
• 08-07-2015

The internet can be a dangerous place, 30,000 websites are hacked each and every year and more then 100,000 people fall victim to identity fraud a year. We have recently teamed up with Cloudflare to help protect our customers and keep your website safe online. Unfortunately, if someone gets hacked from your website it tends to look very bad on your business, even though you had nothing to do with it and probably didn't even know you had been...

Posted by: Louisa Forbes on: 08-07-2015 Read More

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• Martyn Holden
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• Domain Extensions, Cafe, Express
• Posted date:
• 06-07-2015

We are very excited to announce that we have two new extensions coming to our customers this week, they will be available to our customers from 8th July and could really improve the traffic to your site as they will make it easier for your customers to find you out there on the web. As you all know, the key to any business having a successful website is making it easier for your customers to find you on the web, there are many ways of doing this and...

Posted by: Martyn Holden on: 06-07-2015 Read More

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• Damian Hope
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• Cloudflare Partnership
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• 05-07-2015

We are very proud to announce our partnership with Cloudflare, since Easy Domains started we have worked hard to ensure that our customers websites have run quickly and just as importantly they are safe and secure, now we are teaming up with Cloudflare to bring you even better security and to speed up your website even more. Cloudflare has 23 data centres which are placed around the world, now when you choose to work with us to create your website...

Posted by: Damian Hope on: 05-07-2015 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• ICANN, Domain Names
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• 04-07-2015

The internet is growing, not surprisingly businesses are seeing the importance of the internet more and more, they are seeing just what the internet can do for their business and how it can bring traffic to their business and get some more cash flowing in. However, with nearly 300 million domain names out there now, how can you separate your small business from the crowd and still make sure the internet is providing you with the traffic and business...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 04-07-2015 Read More

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• Martyn Holden
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• Domain Renewals
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• 03-07-2015

This quite possibly the oddest tech news I have ever come across, Heinz have learnt a lesson about domain renewal from Qr codes and porn, told you it was odd. Domain renewal is basically something you have to do in order to keep the domain name you are using, I am sure you all know this as you are all very bright. If you don't renewal your domain name it goes back out for public resale as you have no use for it any more, you will have been sent...

Posted by: Martyn Holden on: 03-07-2015 Read More

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• Matt Rendle
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• Domain Extensions
• Posted date:
• 03-07-2015

Is there really a benefit to a website address? Surely the benefit is that your customers can find you and that they are reading about your services, the address part is pretty unimportant right? Well actually no, the big benefit of the web addresses in the title of this article is the .uk part, your customers in the UK will begin to trust you more as a business if you have the .uk signature in your web address, if people are going to type their bank...

Posted by: Matt Rendle on: 03-07-2015 Read More

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• Louisa Forbes
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• Privacy
• Posted date:
• 03-07-2015

Private domain registrations are being used by people who are running sites that are not strictly above board, basically any pirate site were registered privatively and ICANN and a few other companies in the industry are looking to ban private domain registrations in order to combat these people putting copyrighted stuff on the internet for the masses. In recent months copyright holders have been increasingly pushing for changes in the domain industry...

Posted by: Louisa Forbes on: 03-07-2015 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Google Update, Phantom
• Posted date:
• 03-07-2015

As most businesses and Google webmasters were aware; April 21st marked the day that Google released its mobile friendly update to the general public. This proved troublesome for industry specialists and small businesses alike, but the time was available to easily update their web platforms to meet these new recommendations for mobile friendly websites. However, more recently a new update has surfaced that many knew nothing about and feared that it...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 03-07-2015 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Wales New Domain Name, .wales, .cymru, Nominet
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• 29-08-2014

The Welsh online community are proud of their cultural heritage and there is no more potent method of expressing your ties to Wales in your online activities than by registering a domain name that is uniquely Welsh to your business or organisation. Businesses in Wales will soon be able to join the Scottish and Londoners in being able to identify their online activities with their location of origin. Businesses throughout Wales will soon be able to...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 29-08-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Dot London, Domain Names,
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• 19-06-2014

General availability for the much anticipated Dot London domain begins on 9th September 2014, however London based businesses and residents have been given a priority period to register their own Dot London domain name. The Dot London domain name is being released on the 29th April 2014 for businesses, organisations and individuals who live in London or is associated with it and want to promote their link to the city within their online presence. London...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 19-06-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Dot UK Domain Names,
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• 06-06-2014

Following Nominet's decision to release the much anticipated .uk domain, many businesses and consumers are excited to be a part of the great .uk domain launch. The .uk domain suffix is released on 10 June 2014. This will mean that businesses will be able to ensure that their brand name is the most important element within the domain address whilst still associating your name with it's UK roots. The majority of businesses and individuals...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 06-06-2014 Read More

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• Damian Hope
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• .scot, Scotland Domain
• Posted date:
• 11-03-2014

Domain names actually mean something to certain groups of people, and it seems that national pride counts for a lot. There has been plenty of activity and a strong desire for there to be a distinctive domain name for Scottish businesses and individuals, and now it seems that the. scot domain name will be a reality. By this summer, it is expected that Scottish businesses and individuals will be able to purchase the domain name, which makes it very...

Posted by: Damian Hope on: 11-03-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Top Level Domains, TLD, Domain Names,
• Posted date:
• 07-02-2014

There has been a lot of excitement over recent months when it was announced by ICANN that over 1,000 new Top Level Domain name suffixes will become available for online businesses to use as a replacement for one of the standard 22 TLDs which have been previously in use. Easy Domains is happy to share the news that the first dozen or so Top Level Domains are now available for purchase and that many more will become accessible throughout the year to...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 07-02-2014 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• Facebook, Social Media, New Year, Trends
• Posted date:
• 07-02-2014

Marking the 10th anniversary of its existence, Facebook introduces a special nostalgic feature to its entire 1.23 billion users called 'Look Back'. Look Back uses an algorithm which automatically highlights the biggest moments of your facebook career and relays them in a minute long movie. Many Facebook users became early adopters of the Look Back video and began to share it with their social feeds at the very first...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 07-02-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Internet Safety, Children Online, Social Media,
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• 07-02-2014

A recent survey by Knowthenet found that less than a third of parents questioned were 'very confident' with the safety of their children whilst using the internet. The results show that nine year olds are already exploring social media online which often includes access to a laptop or mobile phone. The social media development of a child begins with viewing content such as YouTube at the age of nine to becoming actively involved in social...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 07-02-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• dotScot, dotEng, Domain Names, England,
• Posted date:
• 07-02-2014

Following the success of the dotScot campaign in providing an independent identity to Scottish businesses, Easy Domains have joined the campaign to push for a dotEng extension that will allow companies based in England to have an equally unique presence on the web. Supported by internationally recognised Scottish natives such as actor Sir Sean Connery, First Minister Alex Salmond and entrepreneur Sir Tom Farmer, the campaign begun by the not-for-profit...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 07-02-2014 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Safe Internet Day, Internet for Children, Young People Safety,
• Posted date:
• 24-01-2014

With a focus on creating a safer internet for children and young people, the UK Safer Internet Centre have organised a national awareness day in February of each year to try and promote their cause to a wider public. Since 2011, the UK Safer Internet Centre has been promoting safe internet use across the many devices that children and young people have access to including tablets mobile phones and desktop computers. As technology...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 24-01-2014 Read More

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• Damian Hope
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• Nominet, .uk
• Posted date:
• 17-01-2014

The organisation responsible for the trusted ".co.uk" domain extension in the United Kingdom, Nominet, is close to opening up a new frontier in UK name spaces, with the option of having a shorter ".uk" domain extension rather than the traditional ".co.uk". This means that the majority of businesses that have a website under ".co.uk" will be able to shorten the name of their site, and therefore have a more snappier and modern domain name extension...

Posted by: Damian Hope on: 17-01-2014 Read More

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• Damian Hope
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• Domain Extensions
• Posted date:
• 08-01-2014

If you run a business or organisation online, you will recognise the feeling you get when someone else has snapped up the domain name you need. This is especially true if you already have an established offline business, and are finally making the leap into the online world. You may find that you pick the domain name you need and then choose a ".com" string after it, assuming that all will be well. In recent months however, the market has...

Posted by: Damian Hope on: 08-01-2014 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• Domain Names, Extensions
• Posted date:
• 13-12-2013

Purchasing domain names is like purchasing property; domains are an asset to you or your company and can be seen as a secure address for your online abode. You can buy as many as you like, use them for whatever purpose you desire and you can move your online content between your domains as little or as often as you wish. Youve finally decided on your domain name, Easy. Now you're bombarded by a range of domain suffix and you...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 13-12-2013 Read More

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• Paul Marren
• Tags:
• Responsive
• Posted date:
• 13-12-2013

With the growing smartphone and tablet ownership a large proportion of people in the UK get most of their online experience from devices other than traditional desktop computers. In light of these statistics it has become increasingly important for websites to become accessible on whatever device it is being viewed with. Because of the growing range of screen sizes and resolutions that are accessing the web today, designers have had to create websites...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 13-12-2013 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Content, SEO
• Posted date:
• 13-12-2013

We all enjoy discovering stimulating, engaging articles when browsing the internet. So, why are you continuing to write bland, uninspiring content about the services that your company offers? Ask yourself: Would I be interested in reading this page from top to bottom? Am I learning anything new from this content? How does this content engage me as a potential customer and encourage me to make contact? If the answer to these questions is no, then...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 13-12-2013 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• IMAP Email, POP3 Email, Imap in Gmail, Outlook Setup
• Posted date:
• 13-12-2013

You've purchased a new domain name and have been given an email address to accompany it. Personal email addresses are great for sending and receiving all kinds of information but setting your email up for use may seem difficult if not a little daunting. Easy Domains are here to make light work of all of your technical difficulties - such as setting up an email address to send and receive email. There are a few email clients you can use...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 13-12-2013 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• Security, Last Pass
• Posted date:
• 13-12-2013

Online security is overlooked by many web users thinking it won't happen to me. Understanding the true extent of security measures can be overwhelming, often time consuming and seem like an overkill in protection. Easy Domains have to be security conscious with everything we do, we think it is only fair to inform our clients and readers of a few simple facts and solutions to help improve the state of their online security. Millions of web accounts...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 13-12-2013 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• Chrome Installation
• Posted date:
• 11-03-2013

Throughout the coming weeks Easy Domains will be providing you with a range of beginner and advanced tutorials on various web products and services including our easy services. The aim of the Easy Tutorials is to enable users to have the best web experience possible and to develop their online experience and self promotion opportunities. Easy Domains have made it a mission to make the internet easy to understand and to allow individuals and businesses to...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 11-03-2013 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
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• Browser Cache
• Posted date:
• 18-01-2012

The also commonly known as is a location (Folder) on your computer Hard Drive used to store information from any visited websites. Put simply, Caching is effectively a storage facility for website content. Every time you visit a website for the first time information is stored on your computer hard drive allowing your computer web browser to load web pages much faster the next time you visit. The information...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 18-01-2012 Read More

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• Daniel Lee
• Tags:
• Social Media, Marketing Tips
• Posted date:
• 01-12-2011

  Its that time where we wander off for one of the biggest social events of the year. The New Year is the time to make resolutions for change; Easy Domains encourage you to fit 5 easy changes in to your business plan. Encourage positive and social growth within 2012. Break out from the regular boundaries of printed media and engage with your customers online. Find out what your customers want and see how you can alter your service...

Posted by: Daniel Lee on: 01-12-2011 Read More

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• Paul Marren
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• Nominet, Easy Domains, Nominet Accredited
• Posted date:
• 01-11-2011

Easy Domains are now classified as a Nominet Accredited Channel PartnerEasy Domains have received an early Christmas present from Nominet which has made this festive season a double celebration for everyone who works on our team. Becoming a Nominet Accredited Channel Partner is an exclusive merit which is only provided to UK domain registrars that offer a premium service which performs to the high level required by the Nominet regulations. Being...

Posted by: Paul Marren on: 01-11-2011 Read More