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Domain Name Special Offers

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 31/01/2012
Domain Name Special Offers

We are currently running a series of special offers on our domain names, so grab a bargain today! 40% off .tv, .tel and .mobi domain names Get 40% off your .tv, .tel and .mobi domain names for one week only with our limited-time special offer code. Find out more by heading to our Weekly Deals [...]

Your Web Planning Checklist for 2012

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 23/01/2012
Your Web Planning Checklist for 2012

We’re fast approaching February, but it’s never to late to plan ahead! Creating a checklist of your goals helps you work more effectively and is an easy way to see what you’ve achieved over the course of 2012. We’ve put together some tips for you to build your own list and move forward from your [...]

5 new one-click installs now available

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 15/11/2011
5 new one-click installs now available

We’ve added five brand new one-click installs to eXtend, so if you’re a Home Pro or Business Pro web hosting customer, simply log into your control panel and install them in seconds. If you’re a reseller, you’ll need to add the one-click installs to the hosting packages of your choice before they are available for [...]

Website of the Month Winner for September

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 03/10/2011
Website of the Month Winner for September

Now we’ve reached the beginning of October, it’s time to announce September’s Website of the Month winner! We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to vote in September’s contest, but there can only be one winner…

Interview with Tom Ross, founder of web design blog fanextra.com

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 03/08/2011
Interview with Tom Ross, founder of web design blog fanextra.com

Fanextra.com is a hugely popular web design blog edited by its founder, Tom Ross. In this interview Tom discusses how he drives traffic to his blog, how he motivates himself to keep blogging and his plans for the website.

15 of the most inspirational UK Web Designers

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 04/07/2011
15 of the most inspirational UK Web Designers

There’s a lot of talent in the UK web design industry, and we’ve picked out a selection of some of the best from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Below you’ll find a range of styles ranging from traditional and retro to cartoon animation…

8 blogs you should read if you want to be a WordPress developer (or a better one)

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 16/06/2011
8 blogs you should read if you want to be a WordPress developer (or a better one)

There is so much written about WordPress on a daily basis that keeping up to date with the latest developments and ideas can become an impossible task. Instead of trawling through the internet trying to find that little nugget of information, regularly coming back to these websites should be more than enough for you.

Interview with Ben Gillbanks, owner of wpvote.com & prothemedesign.com

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 15/06/2011
Interview with Ben Gillbanks, owner of wpvote.com & prothemedesign.com

Ben Gillbanks runs the premium WordPress theme site www.prothemedesign.com. In this interview Ben talks about how he got started in web design, what drew him to WordPress and how he tries to stand out in such a busy market place.

eXtend: New file manager launched

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 01/06/2011
eXtend: New file manager launched

We are always looking for feedback from our customers about how we can improve our web hosting. Based on this feedback, we have just put live a brand new file manager in eXtend.

Win a Motorola Xoom tablet (and more) in the Heart Internet Easter Egg Hunt!

Posted by: Ben
Date posted: 21/04/2011
Win a Motorola Xoom tablet (and more) in the Heart Internet Easter Egg Hunt!

What better way to celebrate Easter than with a brand new Motorola Xoom tablet? We’re giving away lots of great prizes in this year’s Heart Internet Easter Egg Hunt.