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Our target this year was to raise over £3,000 for the Children In Need appeal. We’re delighted to announce that we have absolutely smashed our target and raised a whopping £8,563!

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The new .CO.NO extension is aimed at international users who want their Internet addresses to end in "no", but with additional flexibility. While CO.NO is not meant to replace .No, it can however be a valuable alternative in some cases. If you are a holder of an International Trade mark, you could benefit from calling our Domain Name Management team to discuss how we can help manage your application.

Please note that the domain name will consist in the registration of a .CO.NO subdomain (xxxx.co.no) by CoDNS B.V., a private company totally independent from NORid, the official Authority for the Norvegian domain name extension “.NO”. NORid is therefore not responsible for the registration or the servicing of .CO.NO subdomains by CoDNS B.V.

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The .SO Domain for Somalia was re-launched as an unrestricted domain on 1 November 2010 starting with a Sunrise period.

The launch process takes place over 4 months before General Availability release in March 2011.

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In the run up to this year’s Children In Need Appeal 2010 Telethon, here at Namesco we’re holding a variety of fundraising events in support. Our goal is to raise over £3,000 and to kick this off, we’ll be donating £2 from every transaction made between the 15th and 21st of November.

We’ve just launched our Namesco JustGiving donations page and are asking our customers to help us support the appeal by donating securely in this way. We are also holding fundraising events at our offices throughout the week including getting the bosses to make the drinks all day, for a fee, and the fastest eater competition which has seen past year’s contestants munching through tins of baked beans with a toothpick!

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Measuring how successful your website is proving to be is essential to getting the best out of your web presence. Piwik, one of our 100+ Free 1-click Installs provides detailed reports on your website traffic via a modular drag-and-drop, dashboard style interface. Available on all our Linux hosting packages, Piwik aims to be an open source alternative to Google Analytics.

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Recently Simply.com exhibited at ad:tech, the leading event for online and digital marketing. During the two days we received many questions from website owners about how they could make money and maximise the returns from their website.

In one of our presentations given at the show we detailed how you can grow and maximise your online revenue, take a look now

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If the .CO.UK or .COM extensions you want are not available, you should really consider .UK.COM Domains as the perfect alternative and you could find that you’ve won £5,000 in the UK.COM awards just for creating your website!

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Namesco is a member of the Internet Watch Foundation, the UK internet Hotline for the public to report their inadvertent exposure to online child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and non-photographic child sexual abuse images, criminally obscene adult content and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.

The IWF works in partnership with the online industry, government, police and the public. As a result of this self-regulatory approach, less than 1% of online child sexual abuse content has apparently been hosted in the UK since 2003, down from 18% in 1997.

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The .ME domain is all about You!

Need a website all about you? Why not choose a .ME domain extension at 50% discount and bring a truly personal touch to your website, blog, online photo album or portfolio – the possibilities are endless!

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Here at Namesco we’ve been following Science Is Vital and have pledged our support to a group of concerned scientists, engineers and supporters of science, campaigning to protect science funding in the UK.

In a week when British IVF pioneer, Robert Edwards won the Nobel prize for medicine, we think it’s important that a group like Science Is Vital is looking to the future and raising awareness about damaging cuts to UK sciences.

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We’ve recently launched our NEW more powerful and feature-packed WebMail Version 4.1.

To help you get started with the NEW WebMail, we’ve published a series of articles in our Knowledge Base. Read an overview of the some of the features and learn how to do simple tasks such as compose an email and manage your mail folders in this NEW WebMail 4.1 version.

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Want even more from your Email? Our NEW WebMail 4.1 is more powerful and feature-packed than ever before!

Our unique WebMail service is a fast and secure way to access your emails from anywhere in the world via your web browser. We’ve improved a bunch of current features and added some new ones to help you get the most out of your email.

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Right now, if you buy a new Domain you can claim 1 month FREE Professional Hosting to get your online venture up and running. Adding Hosting is that easy – choosing the right Domain can be the trickier part.

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With over 440,000 .CO domains registered in more than 182 countries, the global launch has been one of the most successful in recent history.

Now Google has placed .CO alongside generic top-level domains like .com, .net or .org by allowing geotargeting of .CO within Webmaster tools. This gives you the option to target your .CO content to the specific countries where your customers operate.

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This month Simply.com is talking about ‘cluster targeting’ and how it can improve your online advertising campaigns. Cluster targeting allows ads to target groups of users based on their behavior. This revolutionary technology used by Simply.com allows the delivery of highly targeted, high performing campaigns for both advertisers and website owners.

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Namesco is delighted to announce that for the 3rd year running, we’ve been recognised as the industry’s Best Shared Hosting provider by ISPA (Internet Service Providers Association).

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A number of our customers have contacted us recently after receiving confusing 'snail mail' from a company calling themselves “Domain Renewal Group”. We wanted to share their experience with you.

If you receive any correspondence then please pay attention to the small print otherwise you might be in for a shock. A quick google of the name “Domain Renewal Group” may also provide you with the views of more customers.

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Is your data safe? Does your company have a disaster recovery policy? When you look at your business today you can see that the information or data you have is vital to it’s smooth running and yet most businesses are unprepared for the worst and unaware of how at risk their data is.

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Continuing our series of 1-Click Install tutorials, today we're going to be looking at backing up your 1-Click Install websites.

We all know the feeling, something goes wrong, we think "It's ok, I have a back up, I can just....oh no, I didn't do a back up!"

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WordPress is the World's most popular Blogging tool and is included in the 100+ 1-Click Install web applications, FREE with Namesco's new Web Hosting plans.

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Do you love creating content but lack web design skils?

We have recentlly launched our brand new, Softaculous section of the control panel. this powerful feature facility gives you the ability to install blogging applications like WordPress, forums such as phpBB or even feature rich ecommerce applications such as Magento - in just a couple of clicks and without going near any code or databases!

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NEW Hosting Will Knock You Out

With reduced prices and powerful features packed into our NEW Shared Hosting products, you’ll have a hard time finding reasons NOT to move all your Domains to be Hosted by Namesco. Plus we’ve just been voted the ‘Best Shared Hosting’ provider for the third year running, so we have a lot to shout about!

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We don’t like to boast, but we have to admit that last night we were proud to win the ISPA UK (Internet Service Providers Association) ‘Best Shared Hosting’ Award for the third year in a row! This year we were also nominated for the ‘Best Dedicated Hosting’ award, so it was fantastic also to be recognised in this area.

Namesco were the first winners of the night at this best in class awards ceremony competing against the other category finalists, 123-reg, Netcetra, NewNet and Webfusion. The judges stated that they were “impressed with Namesco’s high level of customer satisfaction, with good use of security and technical support complemented by a clear pricing structure.”

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Namesco is delighted to announce that for the 3rd year running, we have been announced as finalists in the upcoming ISPA (Internet Service Providers Association) Awards!

This year Namesco are up for ‘Best Shared Hosting’ and ‘Best Dedicated Hosting’, which speaks volumes about the ongoing development of our products and services as well as the commitment and hard work of our internal teams.

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If you own a .com or a .net Domain we can register it in any language you require, meaning that your customers can find you and truly connect with you whatever language they speak; so whether it’s Arabic or Chinese name characters, your customers will view your Domain name in the language they want.

In order to register an Internationalised Domain Name (IDN), the original name must first be converted into Punycode so that when your Domain name is viewed by customers they'll see if represented in the right language. Some browsers are still in the process of being updated and will still show the Punycode, but this issue will shortly be resolved so now is the time to plan your registrations.

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We’re attending the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA); the largest gathering of trademark professionals in the world. More than 8,000 attendees will be keeping up to date on worldwide trends and new trademark developments.

We’ll be presenting the Namesco Partner Program developed specifically to meet the needs of legal firms offering their clients a complete and customisable online protection program without the burden of managing the technical, bureaucratic and administrative aspects related to it.

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Do you know if someone else is using your brand to trade on the Internet? If your company name is well known or popular, someone may be using it to do business on the Internet without your knowledge.

We can help identify if your trademark or brand is being used as a keyword for a pay per click campaign, if it appears on unauthorised pages, or as a part of a Domain name you don’t own. As well as identifying potential infringement, we can also advise about the best way to protect your brand online.

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.CO (Colombia’s Domain extension) is set to take the Domain industry by storm and it’s now in the Global Sunrise period so contact Namesco to pre-register your desired .CO Domain if you’re an existing International Trademark holder (Pre July 30th 2008 Trademark registrations only).

Why .CO ?

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The Sunrise Period dedicated to Chinese-characters .SG domains has now closed and from 10th of June 2010 the 'first come first served' period will open. A .SG domain name can be registered by any local or international entity, and is a great way to market your business in Singapore and abroad – an important gateway to the Asian market.

A Chinese Domain Name (CDN) is a domain name that contains one or more Chinese characters. Presently, domain names have been in Latin characters like abc.com.sg. CDNs allow for Chinese characters to be used within domain names.

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At the end of the Sunrise and Landrush Period, the .TN Registry reintroduced a requirement that had been previously been abolished.

Those who wish to register a domain name in Tunisia, but who do not have an office in this country, will be required to provide evidence of their registration mark in Tunisia and will only be eligible to apply for a domain name similar or corresponding to that trademark.

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ICANN has published information regarding the addition of IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) ccTLDs to the root zone meaning non Latin characters will be available for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in Arabic as well as the Russian extension in Cirillic. It is also unknown at this time, how Registries will launch the registration process. ICANN’s official announcement stated:-

“For the first time in the history of the Internet, non-Latin characters are being used for top-level domains. The first IDN country-code top-level domains were inserted in the DNS root zone earlier today. The associated countries and their respective IDN ccTLDs are, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

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With massive savings of up to 50% on international Domains, now’s the perfect time to jump in and secure new Domain extensions that will put you ahead of the game.

By securing the 4 key Domain extensions we’ve selected (.COM, .INFO, .EU and .IN), you could increase the chances of customers finding you online. Adding new Domains to your existing portfolio is simple and you can manage them all in your Online Control Panel.

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When selecting a web hosting plan for your website, one of the first decisions you need to make, is whether a Windows or Linux platform will be best suited for your needs. In this article, we promise not to use any jargon.

If you haven’t yet started your research for the perfect hosting plan you better get used to the ubiquitous icons indicating a Windows hosting or Linux hosting platform.

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At Namesco we are offering all our customer the ability to make use of special offers from our partner Network. We’ve negotiated 50% off the RRP on this unique product designed with two things in mind – to recover files when Windows completely fails and to easily “lift & shift” your files from one computer to another. As Namesco customers you get an exclusive discount. We at Namesco have trialed and tested this powerful device and within in a short span of time were able make great use of it.

Keygold Recovery rescues your documents, photographs, videos, music, contacts, emails and other key files using Smart File Finding.

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How to earn online (a series of ‘How to’ articles from Simply.com)

You will have probably read articles online about becoming a publisher of ads, and how with the simple addition of some code to your site pages you can have banner ads showing on your site and earning you significant amounts of revenue.

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Namesco has been informed that there may be possible intermittent issues with the .VE Registry and resolution of domain names may be affected as well. It’s reported that there have been recent problems accessing even the Registry’s website and accessing some websites in Venezuela has become erratic lately.

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NIC.DO, the Dominican Republic registry, has announced the extension of the grandfathering period until 10 June 2010 to allow for more applications for 2nd-level .DO domains. Registrants of existing 3rd-level Domains (.com.do, .net.do, .org.do etc.), during this period will be given priority to register their matching 2nd-level domain.

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The Argentinian Registry (NIC.AR) has recently issued an important notice on their website. They are warning registrants that they must ensure their contact and other data* associated with their Domain names are accurate and up to date, or risk losing those Domains. It’s particularly important for the Registrant email address to be valid.

NIC.AR are stating that discovery of incorrect registrant data (name, address, telephone no. ), use of false names, corporate names missing, etc., could result in the deletion of the Registrant, which would automatically delete ALL Domains for that registrant.

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Nominet, the national registry for .UK Domain names has announced their intention to allow registration of one character, two letter and other reserved .UK Domain names which are currently not permitted. This is an exciting opportunity potentially opening up valuable new Domains.

Nominet has begun a consultation period on the proposed release lasting until 8 June 2010 and they would like to gather feedback from any stakeholders (including Registrants – so now is your time to speak up!).

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AFNIC, the French Registry has a strong identification and eligibility process which verifies the holder of the Domain. As of 1 March 2010, AFNIC has added a new procedure to this policy.

AFNIC may delete, at its own discretion, Domain names that do not follow the naming charter after identification operations and/or eligibility checks.

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Increasing numbers of our clients are receiving unsolicited third party emails from the Far East coercing them to buy international Domains. These alarming emails create such impact that you may feel pressured into reactively purchasing at a high cost rather than protecting your brand online with a controlled and planned strategy.

Most emails declare they are from a professional ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ organization and claim to have received a request from a potential customer to register multiple Domain names identical to yours (in various different extensions or an ‘internet brand’ - sometimes referred to as ‘internet keywords’).

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Namesco the award winning Domain and Hosting provider further improves its Broadband service by offering the latest Netgear router. Our customers can now get a Free Netgear DG834GUK v5 router with each new Broadband package purchased.

NETGEAR has a long standing reputation for quality and reliability and the NETGEAR DG834G v5 wireless modem router adds considerable power and flexibility to your network. Five products in one, it combines an ADSL2+ modem, router, 10/100 LAN switch, 802.11g wireless access point, and SPI statefull firewall.

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Those customers that had already registered a Dominican Republic, ART.DO, COM.DO, NET.DO, ORG.DO, SLD.DO, WEB.DO extension before October 30th 2009 had the ability to complete the .do registration before March 10th 2010.

Now, all unregistered .do domain names will be served on a first come, first served basis.

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Few businesses give lots of thought to their domain names until it’s too late, and most don’t have an internal domain name policy or guidelines in place.

Can You Answer These Key Questions ?

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If you have already registered a .cn domain name please ensure you pay particular attention to the expiry date as if this is lost, you may not be able to secure it again. Late in 2009 the Chinese registry decided to take action to try and prevent the number of malicious registrations. As of 20 December, 2009, CNNIC is requiring documentation to accompany all .CN domain registrations.

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New opportunities are opening up in Colombia! .com.co and .net.co domains are now available to anyone, with no restrictions. Before, a local presence was required.

.CO Colombia Preview

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The .pro Registry has published details regarding the first phase of the release and allocation of one, two and three-character .PRO names. The first phase is Request for Proposal (RFP). The complete RFP process is outlined on the .pro Registry website at http://www.registry.pro/123. The deadline to submit RFPs for one-character .PRO names is March 31, 2010 and the deadline to submit RFPs for two- and three-character names is April 30, 2010.

Names not allocated by RFP will be released by auction and first come / first served, general release at a later date.

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A free Domain with every Hosting plan is just one of the reasons why our Hosting is better than most, but one of the features we're most proud of is the fantastic support our team provides.

When you move hosting to Namesco, you can relax in the knowledge that our teams are on hand to provide fast UK based technical support whenever you need it.

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The 1980’s conjure up images of yuppies shouting into mobile phones the size of a brick and some very questionable fashions. At a time when many of us hadn’t even heard of the Internet the .COM extension was born and with it, a revolution that’s changed all of our lives. With .COM reaching its milestone 25th Anniversary this month, Verisign is launching a number of events and initiatives in celebration.

The first .COM domain name was registered back on March 15th 1985 (symbolics.com) and is today owned by domain investor, Aron Meystedt. This first .COM registration ignited the birth of the Internet and the rest as they say is history. Today there are over 80 million .COM domains in registration and still growing rapidly.

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Namesco’s fully managed dedicated hosting range is synonymous with security, reliability and support. With our dedicated servers, we provide full management and install Parallels Plesk Control Panel. Installation of additional modules or configurations modifications are free. Our automated monitoring system alerts us to problems or potential problems, so that we can resolve or advise customers to resolve it where appropriate. We provide every customer with an account manager, to whom they have direct access by telephone and email.

Our Business range uses Intel Dual-Core processors and our Enterprise range uses low voltage Intel Xeon processors, with both ranges using green power hard drives in order to reduce power consumption and enable us to offer competitive pricing. We provide protection from spam using MAPS with popular IP blacklists and install scripts to prevent brute force attacks. Additional protection with anti-spam and anti-virus modules either on the server or via an external mail gateway is available as an optional extra.

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Not everyone understands how to get the most out of a .tel domain. Very simply, .tel can be thought of as fantastically easy to use telephone directory. A .tel extension allows you to create a personalised or branded online presence without the need to buy hosting, develop web pages or purchase email accounts.

You could turn your own name into a personal home page in minutes, making it easy for friends and family or even clients to stay in touch. Just imagine, instead of searching around for your phone number, you could ask your friends to simply .tel you!

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We’ve introduced a regular feature put together by our ‘Simply’ team; experts in removing the hassle from promoting your website online. This month, Simply have gone back to basics and focused on how to get your web promotion strategy kicked off.

So you’ve purchased SiteMaker or Hosting and you now have a great website. What’s Next?

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We’ve got the perfect innovation helping your customers stay in touch using a .tel domain extension, which allows them to reach you from any internet-enabled device. So is it time to look at your customer contact strategy?

For a limited time, as well as making it easier for people to contact you by registering your .tel, we’re also making it cheaper by offering a special February 2010 price of just £9.99 for a one year registration*.

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This month we’re giving away one year FREE when you register a new domain for 4 years or longer* so now is the perfect time to secure brand new domains for the future whilst saving!

This offer is available on any domain that can be purchased for 4 years or more and delivers a saving of up to 25% across unlimited registrations! Whether securing a new name, or registering a new extension like .biz or .me, this February offer is great value.

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Our New Year Hosting Offer is due to end this week so why not start 2010 like you mean to go on and secure the UK’s Best Hosting for your website from only £25 a year!

Secure our Award Winning Hosting for a whole year and succeed in 2010 with the confidence that you have chosen the UK's Best Hosting provider. But this offer must end this weekend so make sure you don’t miss out!

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Need a website all about you? Why not choose a .ME domain extension and bring a truly personal touch to your website, blog, online photo album or portfolio – the possibilities are endless!

A clear indicator of the popularity reached by this domain extension is the sale of Date.me at auction for $70,000 in 2009, shortly followed by Insure.me that sold for $68,005, and love.me for $32,500.

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We are delighted to announce that we have now increased our product range for Namesco customers with the acquisition of PoundHost, the UK’s leading player in the dedicated hosting market.

PoundHost, formed in 2001, are the UK’s leading supplier of DELL and HP branded dedicated servers and storage solutions, with a flexible, rock-solid platform for your hosting requirements. The acquisition of PoundHost will enable us to strengthen our position in this market and ensure we can offer a more complete range of server solutions to our customers.

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Use your Free Bonus from Simply.com to start your own Google AdwordsTM campaign with Simply Keywords and promote your website even more effectively.

To create a great campaign, try our tips below:

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We now bring you news on the winners of our Facebook competition which we ran in the latter part of 2009 to celebrate our launch on social networking giant, Facebook.

The competition required entrants to create a website using our simple Sitemaker tool and we received a real mix of professional business style websites and creative hobbyist websites. So thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to enter!

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Start the new year as you mean to go on, by securing one of our Award Winning Hosting Plans now with 50% off all annual packages.

From only £25 for a whole year you can be confident that you have chosen the UK’s best provider and saved.

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