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 […]
Blacknight Sponsors TBEX Travel Bloggers Conference in Killarney
We’re delighted to announce that Blacknight is a silver sponsor of TBEX Europe 2017, the travel bloggers’ conference, which will be held in Killarney from 3 – 5 October. TBEX is the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers, writers, content creators and travel industry professionals. It first came to Ireland in 2013, when it was […]
Irish Domain Registrations Show Strong Growth Amid Global Slowdown
Registrations of Ireland’s ccTLD grew 5% in 2016 outperforming the average for other ccTLDs which grew 3.1%. The Irish domain has shown strong growth, albeit from a lower base, and there are great opportunities for businesses and individuals to register their favourite .ie domain names as there were only 221,871 registered at the end of […]
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WearetheSalishSea.eco: A Site for a Site
If you’ve travelled anywhere, you’ve probably visited a UNESCO world heritage site. From Egypt’s Thebes to the Galápagos Islands, there are more than 1000 sites around the world. Ireland has two of its own. One is Brú na Bóinne, a complex of Neolithic chamber tombs in County Meath. The other is Skellig Michael, an early […]
Getting online is easy with our .IE Domain and Hosting Offer!
At Blacknight, we always encourage SMEs to have an online presence. Not only do we think its really important, we have the data to back it up! Research carried out earlier this year (by Ignite Research, on behalf of the IEDR) shows just how important it is for Irish businesses to be online. Here is […]
Dot-CO Offers International Advantages for Innovators [Video]
A promotion running right now at Blacknight will get you more than 63% off the price of the first year on dot-CO domain names – and open the door to international networking and business opportunities. .CO is a shortened version of .COM – that’s one way to look at it. It’s leaner, quicker, simpler – […]
.BLOG is the Domain Name which Transcends Verticals [Audio]
Today’s podcast is an interview with Don Ruiz, Head of Business Development with the .BLOG domain registry, which launched in November 2017. You really only get one chance to make a first impression, and your domain name is your very first representation of you as a person or your business online. Click on the […]
The .EU Web Awards – Because You’re EU
Have you got a .EU domain name? If so, you should enter the .EU Web Awards before nominations close on 4 July. We like Europe. We like its cultures and languages, its diversity and differences. As an Irish SME, we especially like the things which are the same across many countries in Europe, like freedom of […]