By Ditlev
The domain name is an essential part of any web site and registering it can be a tricky business. The good people at Nominet have written a guide on how to pick the right domain name.
I thought I’d pass on their recommendations and paste their guide below:
Top tips for registering a domain name
The domain name is an essential part of any web site, but
choosing and registering it can be a tricky process.
By Andy
Hi again,
Ok maybe not all of those things…in fact only transferring domains really, but as I sat down to write this post it seemed like I was trying to fit the proverbial camel through the eye of the needle.
As part of a major revamp I updated and re-wrote the UK2 instructions on how to transfer domains (as our process will be slightly changing soon). So I thought I’d also post a more general discussion in our blog for those of you who are confused with the options and methods out there (as it’s quite complicated). I’m grossly simplifying with this explanation I know, so please don’t get upset if I’ve glossed over the finer points!
Let’s begin by discussing what options there are for a domain transfer as there’s more than one way to move your domain or the services attached to it (or to skin a cat). (more…)
By Ben
We just wrapped up our first help guide and we hope it helped everyone understand more about internet marketing, web design, blogging, and search engine optimisation! The series featured five interviews with leading UK based web designers and marketers and we have summaries below in case you missed one and want to catch up!
By Ben
For part 5 of our help guide we have an interview with James Crooke on the challenge of designing ecommerce based web sites as well as search engine optimisation, usability, and the importance of accessibility for your website.
James runs CJ Website Design and does a wide variety of design work on ecommerce and other websites. He also offers search engine optimisation services and you can view his full portfolio here. James is 23 and based out of Derby. He has three years of commercial web development experience, particularly in ecommerce and transactional websites.
If you missed the previous interviews on how to improve your internet marketing efforts and website you can read part 4, part 3, part 2, and part 1. All feature interviews with some of the leading web designers in the United Kingdom!
By Ben
Today for part 4 of our series we have an interview with the UK designer Richard Stelmach! Richard is going to talk to us about finding a balance between making your site unique and brandable versus usability as well as search engine optimisation and the uses of business blogging.
Richard runs the design company Creative Binge and you can view his portfolio here. He also runs a very useful design blog. Richard has been working in the design industry for 4 years and lately has been playing with social media sites and the traffic you can generate from them. He received a lot of traffic from Digg for a post entitled “What will Facebook look like in 40 years?”.
If you missed the previous interviews on how to improve your internet marketing efforts and website you can read part 3, part 2, and part 1. All feature interviews with some of the leading web designers in the United Kingdom!
By Ben
Ever wondered how your business could improve their online brand, or how to use social media to drive sales, or even how to setup a blog for your business? Well today we hope to provide the answers to those questions with an interview with Chris Spooner! This is part three of our small business help series and you can read part 1 and part 2 if you missed them.
Chris is a full time designer working in Sheffield, UK for his company Spoon Graphics. You can view his design and illustration portfolio here. He also runs a great blog on design and other subjects and I highly recommend taking a look at its gorgeous design!
By Ben
For part 2 of our help series we have an interview with Mathew Browne on what a small business can do to improve their web page and their search engine optimization efforts.
Mathew Browne is one of the leading web designers in the United Kingdom and provides design and search engine optimization services through his company MB Web Design! You can view his portfolio here and some SEO success stories here.
Mathew is 23 and got his start with web design at an early age, he won several national web design competitions before he had even finished school! He is a graduate of Computer Science at UCL and just finished a three year stint working in web and multimedia design at University College London. When he is not working he is posting on his blog or watching one of the big drama series Lost, Heroes, or Prison Break.
By icklekaskas
Today we have an interview with Nathan Beck on what small business owners in the United Kingdom can do to improve their website and their understanding of internet marketing!
Nathan is based in the UK and you can view his design work at NathanBeck.co.uk and SansDesign. He also runs the tech and design related blog RedSwish. Which I highly recommend!
Nathan is 18 and has been doing web design and search engine optimization for a little less than two years. He should serve as great inspiration for those new to internet marketing and design as he is self taught through books, online tutorials, and blogs!
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By Ditlev
Greetings!
We are often asked questions like that - “Do I need a dedicated server for this site?”, “what is the advantages and disadvantages of having my own dedicated server” and “Would my site be faster on a dedicated server?” etc. etc.
I thought I’d sum up a bit on the typical answers to those questions, and outline a few typical situation where you may want to go for dedicated hosting rather than shared - UK2 provide both dedicated servers and shared hosting, but I will try not to be too “salesy” 
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By Andy
Hi,
Just a note to say we’ve now enabled SSH access on the Business Webhosting package. We’ll be communicating this to customers by e-mail too, but it’s now live!
If you have an account on Business Webhosting (and providing it’s on our cPanel platform) you can now directly access the server from the command line to perform tasks like changing permissions, deleting files etc. (more…)