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Let’s be clear about this: we’re not going to pay you to blog. Well not exactly. But we feel so strongly about the benefits of blogging that if you register a .BLOG domain name right now, AND buy a 12-month hosting or BaseKit plan, we’ll give you back €15*. What’s more, we’ll give you another […]
Blog Awards Ireland is in its 7th year and in that time has received over 2,000 nominations for both personal and corporate bloggers. This year Blacknight is on board as a sponsor of the category for blogs focussed on Marketing and Communications. If you’ve got a blog, The Blog Awards are a great opportunity to get […]
Monday 6 August 2018 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 […]
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 […]
Last week, Blacknight was an exhibitor at TBEX Europe – or #TBEXIreland, if you like, which was the hashtag of choice. Three of us attended from Blacknight, and we met hundreds of bloggers, experts, learners, travel-industry types – and lots of Kerry people who made us welcome. Back among my own people (i measc na […]
Yesterday we announced that we will be promoting the .BLOG domain at TBEX Europe next week in Killarney. Of course we support hundreds of Top-Level Domains (TLDs), and they all go great with our hosting and other products. There’s more choice than ever before, and that’s a good thing. For bloggers, we think .BLOG offers […]
We’ve got a busy month of events coming up at Blacknight, starting with TBEX Europe 2017, in Killarney, Co Kerry, for which we are a sponsor. It’s appropriate that an international conference on travel and tourism is being held in Killarney. Nowadays, Ireland’s tourist industry is well developed, and the success of campaigns such as […]
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 […]
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 […]
BloggerConf was wonderful on Saturday: a great lineup of speakers and a steady stream of busy bloggers, comparing notes and eager to learn. Once again, Blacknight was a sponsor and an exhibitor. Our stand was busy all day, talking to people about domains and hosting and best practice for bloggers. As I pointed out in my talk in […]
BLOGGERCONF is Ireland’s leading conference for digital creatives, bloggers and YouTubers, and it’s on in Dublin’s Mansion house on 20 May. Blacknight is an exhibitor and a speaker at the event, and this afternoon we skyped event organiser Emma O’Farrell for a preview podcast! Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it […]