11Jul

Entrepreneur Success: Create A Thriving Startup With These Business Tips

Entrepreneur success is the dream. Sadly, despite having a great product, reliable website hosting and even a strong digital strategy, only 5-10% of new startups make it past the five to ten year point. Why are some just luckier than others? When you read the stories of successful South African entrepreneurs like Mahlatse Mamaila, Arlene Mulder, Aisha Pandor, Vusi Thembekwayo and Ryan Bacher, it’s clear to see that there is no luck involved. Their thriving startups have all been preceded by a series of failed attempts and countless setbacks. But they learned the lessons and prevailed. And that’s the key!Today, aspiring SA entrepreneurs have access to expert books, podcasts, talks, and courses packed with business tips to pre […]

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07Jul

5 Ways To Find Out Who Hosts A Website

Learning how to find out who hosts a website can be relatively simple, especially if you have access to the right tools and information. Whether you’re doing research to help you decide on a hosting provider for your new site, or you want to learn more about your competitors, this blog discusses five methods to find out the details you want and what to look for. We have included other relevant information about how Web Hosting works with domain names, when it comes to making websites accessible online, and how you can also use domain names to help you find out who hosts a website. KEY TAKEAWAYS Identifying a website’s hosting provider shows its technical backbone, offers business insights, and might aid in safety or ownershi […]

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30Jun

The .Online Domain Name: Why Choose It For Your Startup?

The .online domain name extension has been around for a decade. It launched in the same year as others like .tech, .capetown, .business etc., and offers online businesses an extremely fitting addition to their internet addresses. As a new company, choosing and registering a domain name is a priority because it can affect the brand you want to build. No point in coming up with a brilliant name just to realise there’s no availability for it with your desired top-level domain (TLD) extension. But that’s where new TLD options can help. While traditional domains like .co.za and .com have decades on the newbies, newer TLDs do offer more availability and creative freedom. Over the past 10 years, .online has stepped up as one of the […]

8 Best Practices for a Mobile Friendly Website

20Jun

Mobile-Friendly Website Creation: 8 Best Practices

A mobile-friendly website is the only type of website that matters these days. Seeing as more than half (63%) of the world’s internet traffic comes from mobile devices and Google uses mobile-first indexing, there’s just no getting around it. If you don’t have a responsive website for your SME or you haven’t adapted your site for mobile, your sales and SEO rankings may suffer. But what’s all the fuss about? It all boils down to user experience. A site that’s difficult to navigate, will inevitably frustrate people and lead to high bounce rates, which Google and other search engines are “allergic” to. The good news however, is that it’s not too late to adapt your website for mobile. In this blog, we share best practices to crea […]

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09Jun

Email Etiquette For Startups And SMEs

These days, email etiquette, or Netiquette, is more important than ever. That’s because email is a preferred business tool that is used by 81% of companies for communication and marketing. And seeing as the second week of June is National Email Week, we thought it fitting to share best practices for email. Why should we care about the way we compose email messages? Because the way you or your employees write and respond to emails can reflect positively or negatively on your business. A shocking statistic is that 50% of emails are misinterpreted. Well, that’s just wasteful, isn’t it? Perhaps, the influence of informal chat platforms and collaboration apps, have made us a little haphazard in our communication habits. This blog […]

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04Jun

What Email Hosting For Small Business Can Do For Your SME

As most of us know, email is one of the most important ways of communicating and dealing with people on a professional level. Having Email Hosting for small business can be the difference between making a great first impression on customers and helping your business grow; this makes your choice of hosting a major factor in your business’s image and operations. Unlike free email services, professional email hosting gives you more freedom and helps improve your brand’s image. This blog will show you what it is, how it works, and the benefits of having email hosting for small businesses. KEY TAKEAWAYS Email hosting provides dedicated servers and infrastructure to manage email communications, offering complete control over their […]

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04Jun

Web Hosting vs WordPress Hosting: How To Choose

When setting up a new website, understanding the differences between Web Hosting vs WordPress Hosting can make a big difference to your website’s performance, management, and online success. While they are similar, they aren’t interchangeable, and many people, especially beginners, find themselves confused about which option will best suit their needs. This guide will walk you through the differences, benefits, and what to look for in a hosting plan to help you make the right decision for your site and business. KEY TAKEAWAYS Web Hosting provides flexibility and control but can require more technical knowledge to manage correctly. WordPress Hosting streamlines management and optimises performance specifically for WordPress […]

23May

Brand Building Strategies For Small Businesses & Startups

Brand building strategies play an important role in your small business’s marketing success. That’s because people are usually hesitant to buy from a business with a poor or lacking in reputation. Branding is not just about having an impressive business name, logo and website – although all of these things contribute toward it. Rather, it’s about aligning everything your company does; online and offline, in such a way that it underpins the viewpoint you want people to have about your brand. For example – what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about these three brands below? Volvo Red Bull Apple Did you think about “Safety” for Volvo, “Enhanced Performance” for Red Bull, and “Innovation & Creativity” fo […]

Entrepreneur Success: Create A Thriving Startup With These Business Tips

5 Ways To Find Out Who Hosts A Website

The .Online Domain Name: Why Choose It For Your Startup?

Mobile-Friendly Website Creation: 8 Best Practices

Email Etiquette For Startups And SMEs

What Email Hosting For Small Business Can Do For Your SME

Web Hosting vs WordPress Hosting: How To Choose

Brand Building Strategies For Small Businesses & Startups

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