Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category
By Andy
Hi all,
I read yesterday that Sony had completed a deal with Google to make Chrome the default browser in its PCs. This seems to me to be a big move since the historic domination of Internet Explorer could be largely put down to the fact that it is pre-installed and ‘just works’ (kind of anyway, yes I am biased).
This led me to check the browser statistics for uk2.net to see the percentage split with some interesting results. I had no idea that Firefox had gained so much market share with our users as the last time I looked there was only a small percentage using it and visiting our site.
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Posted in General stuff, Tech News, Technology, Web Design | 8 Comments »
By Tom
For those that are interested you can see a teeny sneaky peak of our new vps.net homepage over at the UK2 Group. You can also see how the VPS mascot is beginning to take shape.
I think the illustrations are looking amazing, and are reflective of all the care and attention going on behind the scenes to build the best virtual private server platform.
Check it out!
Tags: virtual private servers, vps, VPS.net
Posted in News, Web Design | No Comments »
By Ditlev
A few months back I posted Nominet’s top tips for registering a domain, I know that many of you read that post, so I thought that I’d repeat the success by posting their top 10 on marketing your website.
Here you go:
Top tips for marketing your web site
‘A web site without marketing is like a shop in a cul-de-
sac’ – the goods are on display, the cash register is set up
and the store is open, but customers don’t know that the
shop even exists.
Here are some great tips for marketing your web site (more…)
Tags: domain, marketing, Nominet, seo, tracking, web site
Posted in Business, General stuff, Howto's, Information, Miscellaneous, News, Web Design | 2 Comments »
By UK2 Marketing
One of the most common support questions concerning Mac OS X at UK2 is what OS X software we recommend for FTP, SSH, and easy website creation! Below is a compilation based on input from our staff and customers!
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Tags: os x, os x blogging, os x ftp, os x mysql, os x ssh, os x website
Posted in Howto's, Web Design, Web Hosting | 9 Comments »
By Ditlev
Hey - hope you are all enjoying this wonderful summer day, they say it’s the last sunny day for quite some time 
Anyway, as some of you may have noticed UK2 has launched a new e-commerce product, well - we’ve had an e-commerce package for quite some time, but we have totally redone it and now that our new product is online and live I’d like to tell you a bit about it. (more…)
Tags: css, design, e-commerce, shop, templates, Web Hosting
Posted in Business, Funny stuff, General stuff, Howto's, Information, New Features, News, Promotions, Technology, Web Design, Web Hosting | 46 Comments »
By UK2 Marketing
Ever wanted to browse through the best designed CSS websites for inspiration and ideas for your site? Design Shack features a huge gallery of award winning CSS sites and today we have an interview with David Appleyard of Design Shack! Also be sure to drop by and take a look at our UK2 and Design Shack Contest, you could win some free web hosting if you enter!
Design Shack offers a gallery of CSS designs, what else do you offer visitors?
Design Shack started several years ago as a pure CSS gallery, and we haven’t forgotten our roots. We add two or three new great website designs to the gallery every day, all categorized by colour, category and column/layout style. In addition, we offer regular news articles, reviews and tutorials to help you learn and develop your web design technique. Our partner site, 13 Styles, has a collection of freely available CSS menus which can be incorporated into your designs.
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Tags: CSS Gallery, design inspiration
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