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Advantages of Ecommerce
The advantages of E-commerce are (nearly) endless. It has changed our society in a profound way, making it easy and simple to buy a massive variety of goods and services online. From Tesco shopping to...
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PCI and what it means for hosted e-commerce shopping carts
One day in 2004, online retailers in the United States and United Kingdom woke up to news that the five major credit card brands, including Visa, MasterCard and American Express were fed up with...
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How much do website visitors spend online each month?
Website visitors are spending between £5-7 billion online per month, with £6.4 million spent in September alone. This is nearly 16% more than last year, and e-sales are set to permanently outperform...
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Ecommerce spotlight: Five WordPress Plugins To Get You Going!
Setting up a WordPress site is quick, easy and doesn’t require a lot of technical knowledge. Simple proof of this is the propagation and popularity of WordPress as a blogging platform. Adding...
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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Use UK2 Website Builder to Launch your First...
As a small business owner you may be currently considering hiring a web designer to spare you the pain of building, launching and promoting your first website (or renovating an existing one). But what...
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Dedicated Servers: Juiced and Ready For Busy E-commerce Periods
One form of web hosting infrastructure that is well equipped to deal with the surging increase in UK e-commerce sales (at least 20% above last year’s levels) is dedicated server hosting. The big boys...
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Adam Pacitti on taking #EmployAdam viral
How one self-confessed “attention seeking tosser” beat the system and got on the career ladder. Mark Bonington talks to Adam Pacitti. “Has anyone ever told you you are the spitting image of wrestling...
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Expert Insights: Building LinkedIn Success
Sara Cunha Rego, Director of Hosting and Domain Products at UK2, gives you the keys to the internet’s most powerful professional network. How do you use LinkedIn? I use LinkedIn, essentially, in...
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Win a Chromebook!
Over the next year, more than 700 new .somethings will be made available on the internet. This will allow web pages to become much more personalised, rather than just being .com or .co.uk. Aspiring...
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Expert Insights: Adele Woodthorpe, PR Pro
“When I got the bus today, everyone on my eye line had their smartphones out” says Adele Woodthorpe, founder of Woodthorpe Comms. “I guarantee you most of them were checking their social media”....
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Entrepreneur? We have just what you need…
At UK2, we believe in helping entrepreneurs make their mark online. We strive to make our products and service second to none, allowing you to focus solely on creating and maintaining your business. As...
View ArticleIf you Like a Lot of Traffic on Your Website Join .club
Why you can’t afford to miss out on a .club web address if you want all eyes on you online… Forget needles in haystacks, when you’re a club, fighting for an audience online, you can often feel like a...
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Expert Insights: Luis Filipe Spencer – Integrated Marketing Expert
Mark Bonington talks to social media expert Luis Filipe Spencer on how entrepreneurs can utilise social media for business. Luis has worked as a Regional Digital Marketing Manager since February 2012,...
View ArticleWhat is PCI Compliance?
You won’t be able to play hardball as a merchant business until you’re PCI Compliant. But what exactly does that mean and how does it happen? PCI compliance relates to a set of security and policy...
View ArticleHow Will A Website Benefit My Small Business?
The world becomes your oyster when you get your business online. Every week, UK shoppers spend more than £6.6 billion online. And this, according to the Office of National Statistics, is on the up....
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What Is An SSL Certificate?
What is an SSL and why do you need one? Tip: If you’re a visual person, skip to the infographic at the end of the blog… Most people will be aware that their web browser sometimes displays a little...
View ArticleGetting Started With E-commerce Plugins
A guide to improving your buyers’ experience online… As many of you will know, one of WordPress’ greatest merits is its open-sourced architecture. The coding for WordPress can be altered by anyone with...
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A Business Guide To Pinterest – Part 2
In part 1 we brought you an interview with entrepreneurial Pinterest pioneer Cynthia Sanchez. But how, precisely, can Pinterest make a move for your online presence – particularly if you are working in...
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Social media from space
“Great social is great social power” says Tessa Barrera, opening her talk for Social Media Week at the HQ of the Lexis Agency: “What a man jumping from space can teach us about socially powered live...
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Expert Insights: Dotun Olowoporoku
Mark Bonington speaks to CEO Dotun Olowoporoku on making a meal of it in the startup business. Say the word ‘takeaway’ to yourself and what comes to mind? Sludgy curries stuffed with salt? Lukewarm...
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