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GeneralWordPress Hosting

Getting Started with a New Website

So, you've registered your .com/.co.uk/.scot domain name and you've got great ideas for what you'd like to see on your website, but how do you get the ball rolling? If you're no...


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DomainsGeneral

.UK Domain Names - The Final Phase

A few years ago Nominet launched the simpler, shorter .uk -ending domain names. If someone already had a .co.uk, .org.uk or .me.uk domain name they could reserve the equivalent ...


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DomainsGeneral

Guidance Regarding Nominet .UK Right of Registration Emails

You may have received an email from Nominet in the past few days, like the one in the image below, and wondered if it's genuine and safe, and what it's all about. We can confirm...


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GeneralWordPress Hosting

WordPress - The Easy Way to Create Your Website

Thinking about giving your website a make-over? Or looking to start a new website from scratch but aren't sure where to start? Maybe WordPress would be the answer. WordPress is ...


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Cyber securityGeneral

SSL Certificate Upgrade Roll-out for Basicali Accounts

Up until now we've only offered SSL Certificates on our Supercali Linux and Windows services, along with Spanglefish sites. We're now looking to roll out this upgrade option to ...


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General

Campbell's After-Work Activities are 'Muy Caliente*'

At Calico we strongly believe that we should all maintain a good work/life balance. So what do we get up to when we switch off our screens each night? Here's a glimpse into Camp...


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General

Karen Makes Waves At Her First Regatta

We're always told at networking meetings and social media workshops, that it's the people of a business that interest our existing and potential customers. On that basis, we'd l...


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DomainsGeneral

World Intellectual Property Day - Domain Registration Advice

Today (26th April) is World Intellectual Property Day. WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, gives advice on domain names and IP-related issues: If you pick a name...


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General

Kirsty Features in Small Business Focus in the Press & Journal

Read the text of the article below. Joining internet services firm just clicked into place for Kirsty. Each week, we ask small businesses key questions. Here we speak to Kirsty ...


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