Register a new gTLD to better represent your website's brand

What is a new gTLD and why do I need one?

The internet is a universe unto itself, and like our own universe, it is ever expanding and evolving. As a result of this expansion, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has rolled out a lot of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) in recent years. The ICANN is an organization sets the benchmark … Read more

Monetise your website with Affiliate Marketing

How exactly does Affiliate Marketing work?

Whether you are selling products directly to customers or creating informative blog posts to attract traffic, the ultimate goal is to monetise your website. This is the final stage of creating a long-term income stream but one which many people find difficult. You might look towards different options such as Google ads, selling advertising space … Read more

Common Reasons WordPress Site get hacked

6 WordPress Security Issues that Expose your Site to Hacks

  If you own a WordPress site and you have questions about internet security this article can help you understand the security loopholes that hackers can exploit to attack your website. Likewise, if you’ve already been through a hacking attempt or a successful attack on your site and need to understand how they were able … Read more

Reasons to change your startup domain anme

4 Reasons to Change Your Startup Domain Name

Over the last few years we have seen yet another revolution in the domain name market which has prompted many start-up companies – shock horror – to consider changing their original choice of domain name. These are companies which have very strong brands that are traditionally based around the .com gTLDs. So, what are the … Read more

Email Marketing Best Practices you should be using

If you have signed up for newsletters, bought products or opened online accounts in the past the chances are you will have come across email marketing. Some of it will catch your eye, some of it will automatically hit the spam directory and some will just pass you by as if they weren’t there. There … Read more

Shared Hosting benefits

Run Your Website with Shared Hosting in 2019

As more people and businesses look to the Internet to increase their exposure, the subject of shared hosting is a hot topic. Web Hosting Providers offer three main options for website hosting.  Companies and individuals have the choice of dedicated servers, virtual private servers (VPS) or shared hosting servers. Depending on the Host, services and … Read more

How to handle a WordPress Hack

How to Handle A WordPress Hack

  WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) used today. It is for this reason it tends to attract the most hacking attacks, with just over 70% of WordPress Sites hacked according to a 2016 study by Sucuri. If a hacker accesses your server, it becomes vulnerable to the entire hacking community. Fortunately, … Read more

crypto-currency payment methods

Hosting.co.uk’s Approved Crypto-Currency List

We’re delighted to inform you that  Hosting.co.uk accepts over 50 different cypto-currency payment methods, in addition to PayPal, Credit Card and Bank Transfers. Crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum are decentralised P2P digital currencies that enables instant payments. Clients can use Bitcoins and other crypto-currencies to buy Domain names, Website Hosting solutions, SSL certificates, and even … Read more