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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are you looking to move your blog or website to a new domain name? A new guide offers step-by-step instructions for moving to a new online address with your traffic and search rankings intact. There are many good reasons why you might move your website or blog to a new domain name. With a huge selection […]
We offer a crazy number of domain name extensions these days. So it’s only natural that there are some domains that really resonate with me and others that simply leave me cold. One of the domain extensions that I really like is .blog. Why? Because it does what it says on the tin! If you’re […]
Child sexual abuse online is a problem that has pretty much existed since the web was developed, and it’s growing rapidly. Since the UK’s Internet Watch Foundation was founded in 1996 as a reporting hotline for illegal content online, it has been one of the world’s leading bodies dealing with some of the most vile […]
Kid’s safety online is not just good for kids, but it also gives their parents the confidence to allow their kids online more often, or even at all. And with more people online, young and old, it’s more eyeballs on your website. And getting more people online is good for your business. (more…)
Protecting one’s privacy online is a serious business. But one cannot do it alone. It requires internet user’s, business and government to all do their bit. And the recent annual Data Privacy Day on 28 January seeks to raise awareness on what you can do to protect your privacy. (more…)
If you’re a blogger do you have your own domain name? The new .blog domain name is now available so if you wanted to setup a blog to talk about your favourite topic you can now register names like: mytopic.blog myhometown.blog myhobby.blog and thousands and thousands of other options. Here at Blacknight several of us […]
Do you have a blog? Are you using a “free” Blogger, Tumblr or WordPress blog? Why not upgrade to your very own domain name? At 3pm today the .blog domain name will become available for registration to anyone anywhere. You’ll be able to order yours from us for only €24.99 (ex-VAT) per year. Here’s Don […]
Over the past couple of years the number and range of domain name extensions that you can choose from has grown exponentially. You can now choose from several hundred different domain name extensions (the bit on the right of the “.”) for your website or email address. But let’s face it, not all domain extensions […]
Michele, our CEO, has posted about the launch of the new .BLOG domain, which has just entered its sunrise phase. Trademark owners can apply for their domains from now until October 17, and we are also taking pre-registration applications for the later Landrush and General Availability phases. Meanwhile, our company blog has a new home, at Blacknight.blog. In many ways, […]