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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 […]
A new industry-led report – The Future of Business: A Conversation with SMEs – published by Vodafone Ireland today, reveals overwhelming positivity about the future of the SME sector in Ireland. However, clear challenges exist in terms of digital skills and adopting new ways of working to stay competitive and attract and retain talent. This […]
“You can actually get a website that’s very respectable, up and running and doing business online with just a few clicks” That’s what I said when I went to Gorey last week (there’s a video and everything!) In fact, I’ve been saying this in different ways – and demonstrating it in front of audiences around […]
To celebrate Ireland’s Internet Day on Thursday 25 October, and Blacknight’s sponsorship of Blog Awards Ireland, we’re giving away a €500 gift voucher for Ireland’s Blue Book of Hotels & Country Houses! Why? Because we’re nice like that. And because we have an important message for Ireland’s bloggers, businesses and anyone who finds opportunity online. […]
In order for the Internet to function properly there has to be “trust”. Trust in “online” is something that has ebbed and flowed over the years, but over the past two decades more and more of our daily lives are linked closely to “digital”. Our banks encourage us to use online banking and their mobile […]
Blacknight will be an exhibitor at Wexford Business Summit. Would you like to meet? Drop us a line.
IE Domain Registry has announced a new ‘Digital Town’ initiative for Internet Day 2018 which will be celebrated in Ireland on 25 October. The company, which manages the .IE national domain for Ireland, has selected Gorey, Co Wexford, as this year’s Digital Town. The Digital Town initiative seeks to highlight the economic, social and cultural benefits of […]
If you’re launching an app that enables mobile payment, and is designed to conquer the world, you need a strong name to go with it. In-depth research came up with the name ‘Payconiq’. A name that sounds good and does the job… but isn’t so easy to spell. Fortunately, there was a creative way to […]
Almost three-quarters (72%) of Irish SMEs now have a website, and businesses have increased their usage of social media and other online tools, but only a third of Irish companies can take orders online, and two thirds do not promote their businesses online. That’s according to the SME Digital Health Index, an annual survey of […]
On today’s podcast, we’re delighted to announce that Blacknight will be a sponsor of The Spiders – Ireland’s longest established web awards – which has gone through numerous incarnations over the years. It’s now part of a stable of events being developed under the umbrella of Dublin Tech Summit. William Brightling is the CEO of […]
Are you looking for a name for your brand or business? Brainstorming could be the answer – but preparation is the key! Brainstorming is a special subject, almost an art that you need to master before you can come up with a really good name – the right name – for your business. And a […]
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 […]