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Patch up WordPress ( please )

By on April 25, 2013 in security, Tips, WordPress

Waking up today and we’re hearing about more issues with certain plugins so once again here’s the type of blog post you see quite a bit on here. It’s namely the keep your website up to date post. You generally keep the software on your computer up to date don’t you? There are new features, [...]

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Giving your users more control of their email.

By on March 7, 2013 in General, Tips

Hot on the heels of “An introduction to the shiny new Blacknight control panel” post we’re giving you a post about empowering your users a small bit more. If you’re managing a number of email accounts you no doubt get requests along the lines of how do I add an auto responder for when I’m [...]

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New Year New Resolutions

New Year and New Resolutions

By on January 8, 2013 in Marketing, Social Media, Tips

Everyone seems to be writing their new year’s resolution  posts over the last few days,  so rather than tell you that we’re going to give up chocolate or cut down on coffee, why don’t we share some tips that you could add to your new year’s resolutions for your business? Get a blog (of course [...]

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Special offers via the Blacknight control panel

Take Advantage Of Special Offers

By on December 6, 2012 in Promotions, Tips

Existing Blacknight client? Want to take advantage of the Google Adwords deal? Or how about the stock photos one? You can access these and other special offers easily via your control panel. They all “live” under the “special offers” tab: Any questions? Let us know! Related articles Market and Promote Your Online Business (technology.ie) Press [...]

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Spruce Up Your Site For Christmas With Stock Images

By on November 26, 2012 in Marketing, Promotions, Tips

In the run up to Christmas a lot of people will be tweaking their websites to bring a slightly “festive” touch. We traditionally change our logo or add a couple of subtle things to our site and of course we’ll probably do a few mailers etc., that are in the spirit of the time of [...]

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Which Version of Linux Should I Choose?

By on November 13, 2012 in Cloud Hosting, Hosting, Tips

We offer a very wide range of Linux templates on our cloud hosting plans. If you’re a hardcore Linux geek you probably already have your favourite flavour. You’ll know which one you want (and this article probably isn’t for you!) But what about the rest of you? Which version of Linux should you choose? Why [...]

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Missing Out On Facebook Offers And Updates?

By on November 12, 2012 in Social Media, Tips

As you may know we run some promotions and giveaways via Facebook and Twitter. We also try to post news, tips and relevant things there .. sometimes more than we post here .. Of course Facebook is constantly changing how they display content to their users, so some of you might be having issues seeing [...]

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An Introduction To Responsive Webdesign

An Introduction to Responsive Web Design

By on August 27, 2012 in Design, Seo, Tips

One code to rule them all, and on the web bind them… Web Design used to be simple. Well, simpler. Designers would design to the most popular desktop screen-size, create a single layout that works for pretty much everyone. This was typically a 960px wide Photoshop document which allowed you to easily divide your design [...]

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Don't forget to renew your hosting / domain

Don’t Lose Your Domain (Or Your Hosting)

By on August 27, 2012 in Domains, Hosting, Tips

Domain registration and hosting are not expensive. Signing up for hosting and domain registration isn’t complicated. Choose your hosting provider / domain registrar. Find an available domain name, choose an appropriate hosting plan, pay and off you go. The entire process is fast and automated (unless you chose a domain name that requires manual intervention). [...]

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Hands up if

Everything you wanted to know about mobile but were too afraid to ask

By on August 23, 2012 in Hosting, mobile, Tips

Hands up if you know someone with a mobile phone Hands up if you know someone who uses the internet on their mobile Hands up if you use the internet on your mobile Hands up if you have a website If you’re reading this post you’ve probably thought about putting your hand up at least [...]

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Getting Business Online & Google AdWords

Getting Business Online & Google AdWords

By on June 15, 2012 in business, Marketing, Tips

Wow, what a year for Getting Irish Business Online! Over 10,000 businesses have taken the first steps towards getting online and created their website through the initiative. We know there are many more to come. To sign up simply visit the Getting Business Online website and follow the steps. It really is that easy! Your [...]

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Blacknight on Google places

Tweaking And Enhancing Your Google Places Page

By on May 23, 2012 in business, Marketing, Seo, Tips

Getting found online these days is a “must” for any business – large or small. One of the relatively simple things you can do is make sure that your business is listed on Google places. If you’re not already listed you can start the signup process online here. You will need to validate your business [...]

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