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- By Thom Harrison
- 14 min read
One of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin that gives your website everything it needs to become an online shop. You can add products, accept payments and manage...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
Update: October 22, 2026, 14:30 BST Web Hosting: We have patched all PHP versions on Web Hosting. You don’t need to take any action. Update: October 22, 2026, 02:20 BST Windows Hosting: We...
- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
Your domain name is the first impression you give online, and often the start of everything else: your website, your brand, and a professional email that customers will trust. It’s free to check...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
So you’ve registered your domain? Congrats! That’s a big first step towards getting your idea, business or brand online. You’ve got everything you need to point your domain wherever you want it to...
- By 123 Reg
- 3 min read
A blog is a regularly updated section of a website where you publish articles, guides, opinions, or stories relevant to your business or audience. Done well, a blog helps people find your website,...
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...- By Will Stevens
- 7 min read
If you’re starting an online business, you can’t just expect potential customers to find you and spend money on your product or service. You need to promote your site in the right places...
- By 123 Reg
- 4 min read
This is a guest blog article written by our friends at Crunch. All views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy...
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Domains
- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
Your domain name is the first impression you give online, and often the start of everything else: your website, your brand, and a professional email that customers will trust. It’s free to check...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
So you’ve registered your domain? Congrats! That’s a big first step towards getting your idea, business or brand online. You’ve got everything you need to point your domain wherever you want it to...
- By 123 Reg
- 9 min read
If you’re launching a website, buying the right domain name is one of the first (and most important) decisions you’ll make. But with so many domain extensions, providers and price ranges to choose...
- By 123 Reg
- 8 min read
The UK is one of the biggest domain markets on the planet, with thousands of new co.uk domains registered every year. From the corner pub to the national law firm, a website address...
SEO Advice
SEO Advice
- By Thom Harrison
- 11 min read
If you own a local business, your Google Business Profile might be the first thing customers see, even before your domain name and website. It’s the listing that shows up on Google Maps...
- By 123 Reg
- 5 min read
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is all about improving your website so that it appears higher in search engine results when people look for businesses, products, or services like yours. Broadly it’s about making...
- By Alexandra Gavril
- 5 min read
What is Google Search Console? Google Search Console is a free tool from Google that helps you understand how your website appears in Google Search. It can show you which searches are bringing...
- By 123 Reg
- 10 min read
If you’ve bought a domain together with a 123 Reg plan like Website Builder or Managed WordPress Hosting, the chances are it’s already connected — so once you’ve hit publish, it should appear...
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Business
Business
- By Thom Harrison
- 14 min read
One of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, WooCommerce is a free WordPress plugin that gives your website everything it needs to become an online shop. You can add products, accept payments and manage...
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
Starting an online business today? It’s easier than it’s ever been. You can get your own domain in a few clicks, have a website live by the afternoon, and, for many business starters,...
- By 123 Reg
- 2 min read
Starting a business is exciting — but it’s easy to feel overwhelmed before you’ve even begun. Got a new idea and big plans, but no clear starting point? Here’s where to begin. The...
- By Thom Harrison
- 11 min read
If you own a local business, your Google Business Profile might be the first thing customers see, even before your domain name and website. It’s the listing that shows up on Google Maps...
- By Tim Fuell
- 2 min read
© Photographer Andres Rodriguez Agency: Dreamstime.com The 13th July may not be a date of note yet in your calendar, but if you run a business it may just be a day you...
- By Tim Fuell
- 3 min read
On the back of the success of Dragon’s Den and the like, making your inspirational idea into a successful start-up business has never been such a popular pastime. Many a business has begun...
- By Tim Fuell
- 3 min read
Starting a business and making it successful on a budget has never been as easy as it is now thanks to the Internet. Domain names dominate the advertising world and they shape brands,...
- By 123 Reg
- 2 min read
In a recent survey, we asked 1,000 email users how they viewed the significance of email as a tool for business communication. Additionally, 123-reg asked respondents how they viewed the importance of a...
- By Tim Fuell
- 3 min read
Whether you enjoy meetings or not, the chances are, your working life sees you having far too many, or at least far too many that fail to really develop anything. Probably in many...
- By Tim Fuell
- 3 min read
If you were to select one key element of a successful business it would more often than not be an up-to-date well written business plan. Too many people ignore its status as the...
Online Marketing
Online Marketing
- By Thom Harrison
- 10 min read
Google Ads is a tool that can put your business in front of customers who are searching for what you offer. By far the world’s leading Pay-Per-Click (PPC) platform, it lets you run...
- By Thom Harrison
- 6 min read
Your domain ending helps set the tone for your website before anyone clicks. It isn’t just a part of your web address — it can influence how professional and trustworthy your business appears...
- By Will Stretton
- 6 min read
No one understands your business like you, but understanding your customers is an entirely different ball game. Even if you have some notion of who they are and how to cater to their...
- By Thom Harrison
- 8 min read
Businesses today all face the challenge of holding onto customers in a fiercely competitive online world. With so many options just a click away, shoppers can easily switch to a rival offering a...
- By Nick Leech
- 3 min read
In this month’s video, I’ll be taking a look at things you can do to streamline your checkout. The aim here is to make sure people who begin the process of buying from...
- By Tim Fuell
- 4 min read
My smartphone (OK smartphones I have more than one) I carry around with me have 100 times as much storage as my first PC and are more powerful than the most powerful machines...
- By Nick Leech
- 4 min read
In this edition of the 123-reg Swift Six, we’ll be looking at how better user experience (UX) can help you turn more of your website visitors into customers. We start with a brief...
- By Will Stevens
- 2 min read
Running an online business is hard and you need all the help and advice you can get. That’s why over the last few months we’ve been creating a range of online marketing guides...
- By Nick Leech
- 3 min read
Do you worry about boring your readers? In the latest Swift Six video I’ll look at ways you can make sure people who check out your blog stay interested in what you have...
- By Nick Leech
- 4 min read
Hello! In this Swift Six, I’ll be explaining six ways you can get ideas for blog posts (and other content). You’ll find plenty of quick and easy ways to get inspired, so let’s...