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Getting Online

Expert advice and tips on making the most of online and web technology for your business. This section includes handy guides to setting up online, registering domain names, building commercially-focused websites and marketing them, as well as case studies and the latest news on Internet matters affecting the SME world.

Get your business online with this 7-step action plan

In partnership with the UK Domain, we explain the 7 steps you need to take to get your business online.

Getting Online

Getting Online

Why should you have a custom domain?

In partnership with the UK Domain, we tell you why you should go for a custom domain name.

Getting Online

Get your business online in four easy steps

In partnership with the UK Domain, here's a look at how you can start building a website for your small business.

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Why it’s time to shorten your UK domain name

Registrants with a third-level domain have under three months to secure the shorter .uk equivalent before it's made generally available.

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Voice search for small businesses

The way that people are researching information is changing. Follow this guide to get ahead and optimise your voice search for your business.

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Gardening website: Exploring a gap in the market

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Five tips on investing in the build and design of your website

Your website is the one online presence that you actually own and can control. Here, we look at how to maximise its build and design.

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Why choosing the right domain name matters

As a business owner, it’s not uncommon to spend a great deal of time deciding what name you want to use for your company. Ideally, you want to choose one that represents your brand while also appealing to your target market. A name that, when people hear it, it makes them want to do business with you.

Getting Online

Five tips on investing in the build and design of your website

Your website is the one online presence that you actually own and can control. Here, we look at how to maximise its build and design.

Getting Online

Why choosing the right domain name matters

As a business owner, it’s not uncommon to spend a great deal of time deciding what name you want to use for your company. Ideally, you want to choose one that represents your brand while also appealing to your target market. A name that, when people hear it, it makes them want to do business with you.

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Restaurant website: Things to do and things to avoid

How to create an effective and persuasive website to attract a higher number of visitors to your restaurant?

Getting Online

How websites can get ready for GDPR

For online lead websites, GDPR will pose a significant change to how they process and handle data, as we explore here.

Getting Online

Half of brand websites are still not GDPR compliant

42 per cent of brand websites are still not GDPR compliant leading up to the regulation deadline of May 2018, according to new research from Ensighten.

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Your first website: Stock vanilla or bells & whistles

How complex does your first business website need to be? Do you need to pay a designer a grand?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world