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We are a domain name registrar and hosting provider, so we aren’t going to get embroiled in a philosophical debate about Brexit. We, do, however care deeply about how Brexit can impact our clients and there is a tangible impact of Brexit on some of our clients and the products and services we provide them […]
.EU domain names are great value right now at €4.99* (or free!). If your business is bigger than borders – or it aspires to be – then .EU is for You! But the top-level domain for Europe also includes a guarantee of trust and quality that makes it an excellent choice for businesses and organisations. […]
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 […]
Dublin Tech Summit gets underway today at the Convention Centre Dublin, and Blacknight is there with EURid, the EU domain registry. Come and say hello! We’re at stand D6, to the right of the hall as you enter, and near the stage. To celebrate, we’ve cut the price of .EU domains! Normally €6.95, you can […]
Blacknight is an exhibitor at Dublin Tech Summit 2018, in partnership with EURid, the registry for the .EU domain extension.
Have you got a .EU domain name? If so, you should enter the .EU Web Awards before nominations close on 4 July. We like Europe. We like its cultures and languages, its diversity and differences. As an Irish SME, we especially like the things which are the same across many countries in Europe, like freedom of […]
How would you like to win €5 thousand to promote your website? How about an expenses paid trip to Brussels? Sound intriguing? The .eu registry, EUrid, announced the “EU Web Awards” last week and it’s pretty exciting. The competition is free to enter and all you need to do is be running a cool site […]
It’s been 8 years since the .eu domain name launched. Now with well over 3 million domain names registered the .eu domain is one of the largest in the world (7th largest ccTLD according to the latest report from CENTR) The guys over at EUrid have released a graphic to illustrate some of the highlights […]
We unveiled one of the elements of our .eu marketing campaign a few days ago when we announced the availability of multi-year .eu domain name registrations (and renewals). Our choice of imagery seems to have struck a chord in some parts! So today we’re unveiling the next phase of our master plan (queue Dr Evil […]
I’m a strong believer in setting goals. They help me to remain focussed. We have been the largest registrar of .eu domains in Ireland for quite some time, but I really wanted to get us into the top 100 .eu domain name registrars globally. So I was delighted to get an email from one of […]
We’re often asked by people about which domain names they should register for their business. This time round we’re going to have a look at .eu What is .eu? The .eu domain is the domain name for the European Union Why should I get a .eu domain name? If you’re doing business across Europe and […]
Here at Blacknight we take domains very seriously. It’s a very serious business. We were shocked and horrified when we heard stories circulating in the “underground” about cash strapped kitties having to go to great lengths to get low cost domains. So in order to save the kitties we introduced yet another domain promotion! This time […]