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IEDR have published some interesting data on IE domain name registrations up to the end of June 2018. It’s no surprise that simpler registration rules has led to a growth in registration volumes. None. We knew that would happen. Here are the headline numbers represented visually: The major urban centres continue to account for the […]
Do you find yourself communicating more and more through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat? Excellent! That way your customers can reach you more quickly and easily. Yet despite having all these different channels, having your own website is still essential. “I can’t see the added value of having my own website” “You wouldn’t build your […]
We’ve written quite a bit over the last few months about data protection, privacy and, of course, GDPR. We’ve always been very cautious about how our data and that of our clients is handled. Wherever possible we’ve always tried to keep data in Ireland or at least firmly within the European Union. However in some […]
IE Domain Registry, the company responsible for managing and maintaining Ireland’s country-code domain name, .IE, has published its annual report for 2017. Turnover increased by 3 percent from €3.03 million in 2016 to €3.12 million in 2017. The company recorded an operating profit after tax surplus of €255,252, an increase on an operating loss after […]
Are you thinking of registering a .SPACE or .PW domain name? If you act before 21 August you could save hundreds over the lifetime of your registered domain. Radix, the registry which runs both of those top-level domains have informed us that they plan to increase their annual registration fee, with effect from 21 August […]
Ray King is our guest on today’s podcast. He’s the CEO of Top Level Design, the company behind the .DESIGN, .INK and .WIKI domain registries. They’ve put out a report about how some big brands are using dot-design domain names, and Ray joined me on Skype to talk about it. Click on the player below to […]
Have you ever thought, “I really ought to write a blog post about that”? No? I didn’t think so! But hang on a minute. If you’ve ever thought: “I’ve got something to say about this”, then a blog could be just the thing. And while social media services like Facebook and Twitter have generated a […]
We often get contacted by clients who have questions and queries about whois data or domain name registration data. People get understandably upset when the information they’ve provided in good faith to simply register a domain name, is abused by unscrupulous marketers to try and sell them products and services they’ve never expressed any interest […]
Here at Blacknight we are directly accredited to offer a lot of domain name extensions, both country code names, as well as generic ones. We work closely with a lot of the domain name registries to offer our clients a broad range of choices when it comes to setting up their “online home”. Some domain […]
We’ve recently added .EU domain names, to our free domain bundle package. Want a .EU domain name? You can have it free for the first year, if you buy a 12 or 36-month web hosting or BaseKit siteBuilder plan together with it*! Why choose .EU? Well, if European identity is part of your brand or marketing, then […]
We’ve been advertising on RTÉ Radio 1 for a few weeks now, on primetime programmes like Morning Ireland and Drivetime. If you haven’t heard it, click here for a listen! The message is simple, designed to make the most of 20 seconds of airtime. In a nutshell: “Customers place more trust in businesses that […]
We don’t mind saying it: we’re pretty bummed about Brexit. You might say it’s none of our business, because we’re Irish, and that’s true in a way – except it actually IS about our business. We do business in Britain, and in Northern Ireland (and over 130 countries as well!) We fully intend to continue […]