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By Kat Holmes

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In The News
Kat Holmes

The 5 most shocking websites to go down in May

4 min read Want to be surprised by the websites that have gone down in May? You will be! From CRM giants Salesforce to social media experts Facebook, they’ve all had websites go down this week. Ouch,

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Engineering
Kat Holmes

Why you should focus on page speed & stop using pop-ups

4 min read We recently conducted a poll on LinkedIn about the biggest turn-offs for website visitors. The results? Poor page speed and constant pop-ups are the biggest pet peeves. Find out everything you need to know at the impact of these foes and what you can do to make sure your website isn’t getting a huge bounce rate because of them.

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short-reads
Kat Holmes

Website downtime: the cost, the impact, and the solution

3 min read Have you ever considered the true impact of website downtime on your business? Do you have everything in place should you experience unplanned website downtime? We’ve put together everything you need to know about costs, budgeting and resource needed to ensure website downtime doesn’t end up affecting your bottom line.

How To
Kat Holmes

The 5 easiest ways to spot a fake website in seconds

5 min read Do you know how to spot a fake website? No? Stop what you’re doing. Literally stop. You need to read these quick 5 ways of noticing instantly if the website you’re on is trustworthy or not. Hold onto those credit card details until you do!

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Kat Holmes

8 major websites that you won’t believe went down in April

4 min read You might be surprised to learn that even mega famous, widely-used companies like Amazon and eBay experience website downtime. They’re not the only ones. Find out the big 8 that have gone down this April and how you can monitor your uptime!

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Kat Holmes

The cleverest 404 pages on the internet right now

5 min read No one wants to see a 404 page but when you do, it makes it just a little better when it’s absolutely fabulous. From dog pictures to animations of wizarding hamsters, we have the very best 404 pages of the year right year. Check them out right now.

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In The News
Kat Holmes

Google Ads outage affects users across Europe

2 min read On 24th March, Google Ads suffered an outage lasting hours across most of Europe. The result? Huge loss in revenue and some very angry customers on Twitter. Find out everything you need to know on the Google Ads outage here and how you can prevent the same fate happening to your website!

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In The News
Kat Holmes

Globally used DNS provider Network Solutions suffers an outage

2 min read The 4th biggest domain registrar in the world, Network Solutions, has been suffering an outage since 17th March. Find out everything you need to know here and how it’s affecting customers on a global scale.

website downtime
In The News
Kat Holmes

Website downtime: 4 more major websites that have gone down in the last month

3 min read We’re only halfway through March and already some of the biggest and most-used websites in the world have experienced downtime. From LinkedIn to Netflix, no website is safe from the dreaded downtime. Read about the latest websites affected here and what you can do to prevent it happening to your site.

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Kat Holmes

Celebrating women that influenced technology on International Women’s Day

5 min read This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating women throughout history who have changed the way we use technology today. Although we haven’t mentioned even 1% of these incredible women, we hope these few will inspire you and help to lift up other women to do greatness.

short-reads
Kat Holmes

The hidden powers of content revealed

4 min read It’s easy to forget that content is a revenue driver, especially since you can’t specifically track its ROI. But I want to show you content from another perspective – show you the power that content has on your business and customers. Read on to find out exactly what revelations are inside.

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short-reads
Kat Holmes

The story of the 999 Club charity that inspired us to give

4 min read We are truly inspired by the work that the 999 Club does and we believe that you will be too. We interviewed Head of Partnerships, Gulen Petty, to better understand the story of this outstanding charity and what made her give up her successful career in chemistry for the 999 Club.

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short-reads
Kat Holmes

Malicious threats to your website that you don’t know about

5 min read You’ve heard the terms “malware” and “phishing” but do you know how they affect your website and what you can do to prevent them attacking? Find out everything you need to know about malicious threats to your website so you don’t risk your company’s reputation or revenue.

slack outage
In The News
Kat Holmes

Slack outage 2021 welcomes everyone back to work

2 min read It’s 2021 and the first major platform to go down is the multi-billion dollar team communication tool Slack. Find out everything you need to know about the 3-hour Slack outage on Monday 4th January in our latest news post.

Black Friday
In The News
Kat Holmes

Why Black Friday 2020 is going to be the biggest one yet

3 min read Black Friday 2020 is set to be the biggest discount day of the year, especially with lockdown meaning high street shops are unable to open until 2nd December. See how and why Black Friday 2020 will make a difference to businesses and consumers.

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