A steady consumer shift to online shopping has been happening for years, and statistics sourced from https://www.ons.gov.uk show that by mid-2019, 20% of all UK retail sales were online. Then in Q1 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, and, almost overnight,… Continue Reading →
Believe it or not, websites don’t need domain names. When your browser tries to find a website, it relies on a string of numbers, known as an IP address, to identify the server it is running on. When you give… Continue Reading →
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 1st February 2020, UK or Gibraltar based individuals and businesses are no longer eligible to register a .eu domain name. If you currently hold a .eu domain or are considering registering one,… Continue Reading →
Let’s talk business. The impact that COVID-19 will have on the UK is still uncertain. What is certain is there’s help in place to help get small businesses through these challenging times. We want to make sure you have… Continue Reading →
Back in 2014, Nominet (the .uk Registry), launched the shorter and smarter, .uk domain name extension. They protected existing UK domain registrants by reserving the matching .uk domain for 5 years. What steps has names.co.uk taken to protect their customers?… Continue Reading →
There’s no doubt that one of the biggest questions across the UK right now is – how will my business be affected when the UK leaves the European Union? Domains are the core of our business, so we’ve been keeping… Continue Reading →
At names.co.uk, we like to share knowledge, especially when we feel it would benefit our customers and community. Recently, we learnt that our logo was used as part of a phishing scam, so we have decided to share some knowledge… Continue Reading →
A small number of customers have received a phishing email with the subject line, “Not renewed”. It requests payment for a domain name renewal. It instructs the recipient to go to a payment form in an attempt to obtain sensitive… Continue Reading →
The .UK extension launched in 2014, joining .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk as part of the UK domain family. At that time, Nominet (the Registry for the UK domain family), reserved the matching .uk for registrants of existing .co.uk domains registered… Continue Reading →
All good things must come to an end… and be replaced with something way better! We’re always looking for ways to make our customers lives a little easier. Today, we’re super excited to tell you all about our new service… Continue Reading →
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