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15 May 2015
Many WordPress users have a difficult time deciding on where to host their WordPress website or blog. There are many web-hosts that offer a WordPress hosting solution but there is also the option of using the free WordPress.com hosting option. Choosing the right option is essential as there are...
Read more →14 May 2015
If you are running a website or blog, the chances are that you used an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) connection to upload your files to your website hosting providers servers. As with everything you do on the internet you should take steps to make sure your data is being transmitted securely and...
Read more →12 May 2015
When you are designing a website or marketing material you need to make sure you are getting a response from your audience. This is done using a "call to action". A call to action (CTA) is an instruction to your target audience to do something by use of a verb such as "call now" or "visit us...
Read more →30 April 2015
Does your website load in under 4 seconds? A study by Akamai (the content delivery network) revealed that 75% of people would not return to a website that took longer than 4 seconds to load! - learn how to make your website faster with this infographic. Those statistics along with Google now...
Read more →30 January 2015
We have had a few clients asking about the affect of SagePay making changes to their SSL encryption so we thought we would write a post. If you haven't already seen it (you should have if you use SagePay for taking payments on your website) then the short version is - SSLv3 is going to be turned...
Read more →25 September 2014
Registering a new domain name should be a painless and simple process but sometimes companies apply tactics to keep you locked in to using them. Here are 5 checks you should always make before using a domain name registration company. Make sure your domain registration company uses your details...
Read more →24 September 2014
If you are a work at home web designer or run a website design agency then then you could be missing out on a great recurring monthly income opportunity. Many web designers will just ask the client to set-up a hosting account and upload the website but, by hosting it for your client using a good...
Read more →18 September 2014
123 IT Solutions is happy to announce a new partnership with CloudFlare, the web's easiest performance and security solution. As a CloudFlare Certified Partner, we deliver their simple and free solution to help protect and accelerate your website. Once your website joins the CloudFlare...
Read more →19 August 2014
Follow these steps to transfer your WordPress.com hosted blog to your own self-hosted WordPress blog: 1. Install WordPress on Your 123ITSolutions Hosting Account This can be done using either the one-click quick installation tool or by upload the script from WordPress.org 2. Export Your...
Read more →19 August 2014
This month Google confirmed that it is now taking into account a websites secure, encrypted connections in its search ranking algorithms. This means any site using https (SSL certificates) will be getting a small, but significant, boost in search engine rankings. They (Google) are tying to build...
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