A Breakthrough Year for IndieCork Film Festival [Audio]
As the programme for the Blacknight-sponsored IndieCork Film Festival 2017 goes to print, we reveal some of the highlights of next month’s festival, in a podcast interview with Úna Feely of the organising committee. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 11:56; 7MB; MP3. “It’s very much a festival about […]
Extending Whois Privacy
We’ve been offering “whois privacy” with .com and .net domain names for several years. We have now extended the service to include several other domain name extensions, which means you can now get it with the following domain names: .biz domains .buzz domains .com domains .org domains .co domains .mobi domains .net domains .space domains […]
When Choosing A Domain Name, Readability Matters More Than Size
Choosing a domain name for your business, or even your personal hobby, is important. Once chosen and implemented it’s often a costly exercise to change. It takes time to deal with the technical issues involved and it can even cost in lower search engine rankings and lost business. It has been considered that a shorter […]
Is Simplifying IE Domain Rules a Bad Thing?
As we mentioned yesterday there is an ongoing public consultation on simplifying the IE domain name registration policy. We think this is a very positive move and are supportive of it. However some people have contacted us to express their concerns. The proposed changes are fairly dramatic, though they’re not out of line with […]
Dot IE Net Visionary Awards Tickets in High Demand [Audio]
Tickets for the 2017 Dot IE Net Visionary Awards are selling fast, and a capacity crowd is anticipated for the popular internet industry event at the RDS on 15 September. That’s according to Cathy McGovern of Inspiration Marketing, who is the current chair of the Irish Internet Association which hosts the awards, and our guest […]
Registering a IE Domain Could be About to Get Much Easier
Wouldn’t it be great if you could register a .ie domain name as quickly and easily as a .com? Imagine being able to order a .ie domain name for your business and be guaranteed to get it? Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? And it’s not “pie in the sky”. We’ve always felt that the rules and […]
.IE Domain Names On a Roll As Business Confidence Grows
Business confidence in Ireland is on the up according to a couple of new reports released this month. The 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Survey found there were almost 96 new Irish business owners every day in 2016, totalling 35,000 for the year. Another report from the company that manages the .ie domain, IE Domain […]
BaseKit siteBuilder Video Tutorial: How to Create an Image Slideshow
Did you know that you don’t have to be a web developer to make a website? Sure, lots of our customers use professional designers to build their sites, which we host, but for some people that’s just not an option. Maybe you’re just starting out; maybe it’s a short-term project – or an experiment on […]
It’s Back! The Blacknight Festival Centre at IndieCork
Last year, we sponsored the Blacknight Festival Centre at IndieCork festival of independent film and music. It was a terrific success, and we were delighted to be able to contribute to the festival in such a meaningful way. Organisers Mick Hannigan, Úna Feely and the volunteer committee at IndieCork have done an amazing job over the past […]
PSA: Corporate Restructuring? Ceased Trading? Don’t Lose Your Domains!
Companies get bought and sold or changed in some way all the time. It’s completely normal. During the economic downturn a lot of companies were closed, but not all changes are bad news. Maybe a particular business venture simply isn’t working out and you decide to shut it down for a while, or you simply […]
Enjoy the August Holiday Weekend! Here are Our Opening Hours
Monday 7 August 2017 is a public holiday in Ireland. Support will be available by email and live chat from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday. Telephone service will be provided for support, accounts and sales from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The usual on-call support will be available to colocation and dedicated server customers. Online domain […]
You’ve Really Got to Be Passionate about Blogging [Video]
Irish food blogger Conor Bofin has some simple, direct advice for bloggers: be passionate about blogging! “Be passionate about what you’re doing, and learn the rest. You can learn to write, you can learn to take photographs, you can learn to shoot video. But if you’re not passionate about what you do, you’re wasting your […]