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Its enforcement date in all EU member states is 25 May 2018, less than 12 months away, after which any organisations that are non-compliant will face heavy fines. Within Ireland awareness is low. Only 14% of small to medium enterprises have begun to prepare, according to a study for the Data Protection Commissioner, and while […]
Blacknight went to Cork earlier this month, to take part in the South Cork Local Enterprise Office Information Day about the Trading Online Vouchers (TOV) scheme. These vouchers are available to SMEs from Local Enterprises Offices (LEOs) all over Ireland, providing matched funding up to €2500 to help companies to trade online. But as Dr Stephen […]
It’s never too early to plan for Christmas. For business people, it’s vital. In fact, the best time to plan for peak-time is when the memories and data are fresh from the previous peak! That’s why the Ecommerce Association of Ireland is holding an extraordinary day of practical discussion on planning for peak, and what might happen […]
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…)
Irish shoppers, like those across Europe, are flocking to new payment options using contactless credit cards and mobile payments in ever increasing numbers, forgoing cash for speed and convenience. Over three-quarters (78%) of Irish shoppers are using mobile payment options such as a smartphone, tablet or wearable device when shopping, the eighth highest use in […]
Online sales keep on growing, mobile usage is up, but many Irish businesses still don’t have an effective online presence, or any online presence at all. This year Irish consumers will spend over €100 million in online purchases between Black Friday and Cyber Monday and 86% of Irish consumers want to buy online this Christmas. […]
We receive many calls about “making my site show up in Google”. While we don’t offer web development services, nor are we SEO consultants, we deal with the topic on a daily basis. Seeing as it’s such a necessity to so many of our clients, we wrote an article which should be of help to […]
Have you ever had a dispute with a business over a purchase made online within the European Union? Have you had difficulties resolving the complaint? If so, help is at hand. The European Commission this week has launched a new online platform to enable businesses and their customers resolve disputes over purchases made online. The […]
Yesterday, Sunday 24th January 2016, accompanied by the IEDR, Blacknight attended Showcase Ireland’s Creative Expo®. On behalf of Blacknight, armed with merely a laptop and a PowerPoint presentation I spoke to a full house on the topic ‘Boosting your online business and success’. Presentation overview Search engine optimisation Content Management Webmaster tools & tricks Tips […]
The IEDR, the people who run .ie, have just launched this year’s Optimise “fund”. (Calling it a “fund” is a bit misleading, as they’re not actually awarding money to anyone, but are instead giving a number of small Irish businesses assistance to develop and improve their online presence). If you think you might qualify you […]
Are you tired of your current hosting? Are you considering switching providers? We know that making the switch from one provider to another can be a quite daunting and scary concept so we have just made the process easier than ever by launching our new website migration service. Our experienced development team can transfer […]
People often ask us why they should choose us as a hosting company. Hosting is hosting, right ? Wrong. Hosting and domain name services are critical to the availability of your website. If something impacts either of these, your website will not be available for people to visit. With business relying more and more on […]