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12Apr

Domains.co.za Supports Animal Cruelty Prevention Month

April is the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month. It is a month to bring extra awareness to the plight of our animal rescue centres and the great work they are doing, as well as to support them whereever possible. It is a never-ending mommoth of a task to take in and care for neglected, abandoned, or lost, animals and they cannot do it alone.     As a domains and hosting company, Domains.co.za is about fast, reliable and secure service and support, but that’s not all we are about. Our branding suggests a bunch of quirky, fun and tech-savvy innovators, and this is of course spot-on. But we also have a lot of heart. In the past we’ve always tried to pair our passion for cycling (and healthy exercise) wi […]

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08Apr

7 Best WordPress Plugins for 2022

Plugins for WordPress are allowing WordPress website owners to customise their websites and improve its functionality and performance. With nearly 60 000 plugins to choose from, finding the right plugin can seem daunting. Luckily, the internet is bursting with guides to help you pick the best. Along with the list of WordPress plugins we shared recently, we think the following are worth a visit:   1. WPForms – Create custom forms quickly and easily Forms are a great tool to include on your website, as it is an easy way to obtain contact information, gain email subscribers, run surveys and polls etc. With WPForms you can drag and drop pre-built forms or customise your own.   2. MemberPress – Create & restr […]

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01Apr

7 Reasons to Register a .joburg, .durban, .capetown or .africa alongside your .co.za

It all starts with a domain name, but it doesn’t have to end with just that one!   Your business can benefit from having a domain strategy that includes owning multiple domain names. It shows vision and out-of-the-box-thinking, and with Geo-TLDs like .joburg, .durban, capetown and .africa your brand can literally demand the online attention it deserves.    Benefit 1: We are selling the available domain extensions to our current .co.za customers for R3.00* each We’ve got excellent news for all our current .co.za customers! We have just launched the Great Domains Rush campaign in which we have reserved the equivalent of your .co.za domain name in the available .joburg, .durban, .capetown and .africa d […]

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15Mar

What to Consider when Choosing your Web Hosting Provider

Website hosting is the most important foundation of every website, it may seem less important as a “back-end” feature, than what is happening on the “front-end”, but it certainly is not. The hosting you choose will directly influence your website’s performance online. If you’ve chosen incorrectly, it won’t matter that you have an incredibly optimised, user-friendly website because it simply won’t function properly.   Here are the top things to consider for your Web Hosting: 1. Server Reliability You want your website to be live and fully functional all the time because any downtime will mean damage to your reputation, less leads and less sales. Also, did you know search eng […]

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07Mar

How to get More Online Reviews for your Business

In marketing, tools and platforms change, but one thing always stays the same: the importance of “word of mouth”. People do not necessarily trust brands; but they do trust what other people say about them. Statistics show that 91% of consumers are more likely to buy products, or make use of a service, after reading positive reviews about the business. Furthermore, 76% of consumers feel the same way about online reviews as they do about recommendations from friends and family. In other words: reviews matter! That’s why irrespective of the size of your business, positive online reviews will be your company’s best sales pitch. It’s time to invest in an Online Review Strategy for your brand.   T […]

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10Feb

The Benefits of Inbound Marketing for your SME

Digital marketing is constantly changing and adapting according to the needs and behaviours of consumers. A method of marketing that is standing the test of time is ‘inbound marketing'. Inbound marketing is the use of digital tactics that draw in selective customers, as opposed to just sending out a message to ‘the masses’ (outbound marketing). Essentially, inbound marketing aims to provide targeted individuals with interesting and/or educational content that’s relevant to them. Various types of inbound marketing include Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Call to Actions, Landing Pages, Whitepapers, Blogs, eBooks, videos, podcasts etc. EXAMPLE: A hair salon will use inbound marketing to share […]

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02Feb

How Important is Geographic Redundancy to your Domain Name Server?

The geographic redundancy of a domain name server (DNS), also referred to as DNS geo-redundancy, forms part of a company’s continuity. In other words, if your company is serious about limiting any downtime and disruptions regarding your hosting, perhaps due to a power outage or other challenges, geo-redundancy will be a pressing matter to prioritise. Not really sure what a DNS has to do with your domain name or hosting? Let’s take a few steps back to explain the relevance a little. What is a domain name server (DNS)?
A domain name is a short name that humans can remember and relate to. However, computers and the internet talk in IP address lingo. A domain name server (DNS) is the system used to translate domain na […]

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27Jan

7 Ways to Save your Start-up Money in 2022

Uncertain times have always been a catalyst for opportunity. Changes in consumer behaviour, and their adjusted needs, spur new business ideas.  Never has there been a better time to turn an idea into a start-up, than now. Irrespective of how great your idea is and how many investors you have at the ready, it is always a good idea to cut costs and keep overheads as low as possible while you grow your business.   Here are some ideas to save during the year ahead: 1. Ask: Do you really need an office yet? Part of the excitement of starting your own thing is moving into that dedicated office space where ideas will surely flow naturally…An office makes a business look and feel professional, but on the flip side it […]

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13Jan

Our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2022

The small businesses that have survived the initial shock of Covid-19 and its effects on trade, services, manufacture, etc., and that have successfully adapted, will come into 2022 with their ‘guns blazing’. That’s because after nearly two years of “uncertainty” there is some normalcy in the ‘abnormalcy’. Now, at least, business owners know more or less what to expect, and can be better prepared. Here’s what we do know: Consumers spend more time at home browsing the internet and shopping via mobile devices and they want to feel important. Based on this, and everything else the past two years has taught us, these are the 10 things we think will stand out in the year ahead.   […]

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15Dec

Get your New Website Indexed by Google & Bing – Step-by step Guide

Search Engines e.g. Google and Bing, use web crawlers (also known as spiders, or spiderbots). This is software technology that crawls the entire World Wide Web daily, finding new hyperlinks and indexing new content. When search engines index website content, it means that content gets added to their gigantic database. If a website has not been indexed by a Search Engine (SE), it won’t rank on organic searches, because they are unaware of the site’s existence. The SE bots will eventually crawl your website and index it, however, this can take weeks. Every new website owner is excited to get their website live asap and they want it to be seen in search results. Manually submitting a website to a Search Engine can sp […]

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