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It’s Thanksgiving Day in North America, and while turkeys in Europe are safe for another month, there is one aspect of American life which we will be embracing enthusiastically again this year: Black Friday. Of course we’ll do it ‘ironically’, perhaps; frowning in disapproval. It’s soulless consumerism, we’ll say. Now, what was that coupon code […]
We’ve had a terrific response to the free .IE or .COM domain names offer we launched a couple of weeks ago. To recap: if you register a .IE or .COM domain name with us and add web hosting, we’ll give you the domain name, free for the first year. It’s good business for us to […]
Why do so many small businesses not have an online presence? Why do so many small businesses rely so heavily on social networks instead of their own websites? We’re not new to this space and have been providing website hosting, email and other services to small businesses for well over a decade. Back in 2011 […]
Did you know that you don’t have to be a web developer to make a website? Sure, lots of our customers use professional designers to build their sites, which we host, but for some people that’s just not an option. Maybe you’re just starting out; maybe it’s a short-term project – or an experiment on […]
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 […]
What’s it worth to an SME to have a website? The latest Irish research suggests it’s €24,000 a year! The figure comes from a survey conducted by Ignite Research, on behalf of the IE Domain Registry (IEDR). Published today, the report reveals that SMEs with a website receive an average of 22 additional jobs a year, with […]
It’s easy to get online these days. It’s super easy to setup a website and start selling and it’s even easier to setup a social media presence. What’s hard is building trust and reliability. That takes time and energy. We’re constantly working on new things, but a lot of that goes on “behind the scenes” […]
‘Tis the season to buy domain names, and you can do that right through the holidays for most domain registries. What’s more, we’ve got a special promotion on dot-CHRISTMAS and dot-LINK, both available for just €5.99 ex VAT until December 26! .CHRISTMAS is the ultimate ‘seasonal’ domain – and it’s the gift that keeps giving year […]
As sponsors at this years IndieCork Film Festival, we’re giving a free website workshop at the Blacknight Festival Centre on Saturday at 2pm, titled: Building your Reputation Online – A Practical Guide. A workshop that will demonstrate how creative practitioners can look at making your own website, with a minimum of cost, and maximum of impact. Social networks […]
Blacknight is a long and loyal member of the Irish Internet Association, and we’re delighted to be sponsors yet again this year for the annual Net Visionary Awards. Shortlists were announced this week; there are 16 categories of award in total – and four of those categories are now open to a public vote. That includes […]
Technology is a wonderful thing when it works. But unfortunately, no matter what you do things will go wrong from time to time. People delete files they shouldn’t, website updates go wrong. Basically Murphy’s Law is alive and well in the 21st century and if you don’t have proper backups of your website’s data, settings […]
Normally we don’t write about service issues on this site. We have a specific site we reserve solely for that. Yesterday, however, we had a major network and DNS outage that impacted a very large number of our customers. Our teams worked as quickly as they could to both respond to queries from our customers as […]